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16SundaySEPTEMBER

Away Ride - Ashton Keynes

 103 km  619 m  04:12  x2
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With all the other things going on today, this was a select ride for two (with Terry acting as our support vehicle popping up at assorted locations along the way). Lyn set a good pace out of Lambourn and up to the ridgeway and we enjoyed the downhill and flat with wind behind going into Shrivenham. We wound our way through Stanton Fitzwarren and onto Hannington, then down through Down Ampney. At Cerney Wick hopes were raised of an early visit to the coffee shop by Cotwold Outdoors, but there was a planned loop which took us away down to Ashton Keynes and back up to South Cerney before turning back down to the stop for coffee. We were joined by Terry and had a late breakfast / early lunch before heading off again. This time whenever we pointed south the wind was in our faces. We sped back via Kempsford, Highworth and Uffington. Lyn continued with me up Blowing Stone hill (beating me easily to the top), even though that would mean that he would then have to turn around and go back up to the Ridgeway to get home. He peeled off just before Lambourn. Thank you for great company Lyn - I enjoyed the ride.