Tnrc 2013

Somebody been to Brick Kiln Lane recently?

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...

I thought the whole route was public roads. Never mind, we will probably do it later in the summer when the evenings are longer.

I hope that wasn't the Brick Kiln Lane section, or whatever it's called. Best bit of the route.

At the time I figured it would be easy to tell where it was from my GPS but unfortunately it's isn't terribly obvious (however it could be Brixton Lane based on a couple of suspicious speed drops). Sadly if I had to take a punt on it I would say it was Brick Kiln Lane - certainly it was a few minutes after I started getting slapped in the face by the Southerly wind.

Incidentally, at the start of the loop bit, I went left, clockwise - is that the correct way round (the Gramin said both directions were off course(!) but corrected itself quickest going that way)?