Three riders set off from WMP in bright conditions, the strong wind from earlier in the day had died away which was good news. It was cool but not cold.

A pleasant pace was set out to Southmoor where I took the opportunity to check the condition of the path to the footbridge over the A420 before the Harlequin Hack uses it on Sunday.

On the way back we met Pete who had mistakenly assumed the ride started at 7pm and had been waiting at the Market Place for no one to arrive before the penny dropped and he rode out to meet us!

We got back to Wantage three minutes before sunset and three of us went to the Bear for post ride refreshments