An eventful start - Rachel arrived with a bulging tyre, and within a few minutes, Ian arrived by car with a spare wheel - now that's what I call support!

Some days you're the hammer and some days you're the nail... Jarv was sadly a nail today and left the ride early on as he had nothing in his legs

John managed to skive off the hills and met us at Compton Beauchamp, but we soldiered on with Dragon Hill (great views today) and Knighton Hill.

Before long we were at Bloomfields for some refreshment, and Paul managed to make an old lady's day while she chatted him up and made lewd suggestions.

The return was with a slight tail wind, so we managed to crack on at a comfortable but decent pace, testing out the new tarmac at Denchworth - lush! A full house again at Alfie's rounded off a rather lovely morning.