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This was me yesterday:
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Haven't been out much recently, and when I have it's felt like I've been plugging into a headwind the whole way. With that in mind, and having heard the forum's famous Cambridge route was a lovely ride, I set off in that direction.
Getting out of town was a drag. I reminded everytime I go that way that I don't know north-east London at all well. 13 miles in my first hour was not what I'd been hoping for, and the big through Epping Forest was a bit of a drag.
Then got to the magical left turn just before Epping to find lanes and more lanes, and a succession of lovely Hertfordshire villages. Took it fairly easy through the middle bit, as with one thing and another I hadn't done 60 miles straight for a while. Ran out of water in Hunsdon, so stopped at the little shop to refill. Also picked up a cheeky Magnum and a Capri Sun (all about sports nutrition). When did they start making screw-cap Capri Sun? Not having the sharp straw to poke through the wall of it was a major disappointment.
Got a bit bored and grumpy towards the end so decided to pick up the pace a bit. No stop at the Tortoise Tea Rooms, and ended up TTing most of the last hour (not including a couple of wrong turns). Realistically, flat riding with a decent tailwind meant I was undergeared on 48x19, but had fun anyway.
Then, Cambridge eh? Was there about half an hour. Spotted six comedy blazers, five cellists (one dreadlocked) and about 50 people in white tie, it being summer ball season. Who says our elite universities aren't representative?
A++, good route, would ride again!