There were 10 of us when we set off from Redhill. we lost one on the way (His choice because he was so near home) and Robin went straight to lunch because his hip is still playing up. The attendees are recorded photographically! The ride from Redhill to Crystal Palace really is a bit of a brute. I lost track of all the ups and downs but I did notice that whereas the high point on North Cheam to Redhill is 165m the high-point after Redhill was 225m. As well as the 2 or 3 big hills there's any number of short sharp hills. The route is more-or-less due north: Caterham-on-the-Hill, Warlingham, Selsdon, Shirley. One bit that's off-road (although it's marked a cycle path on the London Bike map) was a very different experience from that 8 weeks previously. Then it was like cycling along a river with a bumpy bottom, yesterday it was dry - but still bumpy. After Norman's puncture we eventually got to lunch at 2.00. Then a nice lunch sitting in the garden and several people had a swim in the nice warm pool I promised.
Bernard
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