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@Rod_Munch
Hello chaps. I'm not sure if you are planning to do Roydon again next time but I'm afraid I shamelessly pilfered the route and rode out to do it this afternoon (after hoping to be a late entry last Tuesday).
Anyway, I'm not sure if this is normal or not but, around the halfway point there were Road Closed signs and a fence blocking my path. Needless to say, I assumed it would just be some minor road resurfacing I could negotiate so, after a quick bit of Cyclocross action, I carried on. 250 yards later a truck blocked my path and the driver said the area was now in the hands of a private company(?!), he was calling security and I would be fined £2K for trespassing. Fortunately he cheered up after a bit of a chat - and realised it was easier to let me go the shorter distance to the end of the closed area than send me back where I come from - and I was on my way again. It might be a bit trickier on a weekday though it there are workers around (there was a lot of equipment at the roadside)?
Other than that it was a lovely route, I recognised a lot of it from other rides but had never done that particular loop before, so... thanks!*
*Wind was a bitch though...