Note the altered route at the bottom of this post. Rusper Road is closed for five days and today I could find no way through.
For Wednesday's ride we (just) fit into two comfortable groups.
The Impressionists
Depart from Pistachios in Redhill at 10.45
They will not go up Box Hill, but will if they wish be taken to Cobham. Afternoon tea to be decided by the leader, in the benign dictatorship that is a Wayfarers cycling group!
Ken Day
Dave Cullen
Tim Court
Sue Foster
Francis d'Silva
Jacqui Pitman
Tony Hooker
Ann Bath will join at lunch and ride the afternoon with this group.
The Cubists
Depart from Pistachios at 11.00
Afternoon tea at the top of Box Hill
Paul James
John Austin
Clive Janes
Tim Gibbons
Steph Wyatt
Martin Gandy
Christina Berkley
Colin Garrod
.....and in all likelihood, Grant.
See you there. Do not despair on Tuesday afternoon, the weather forecast for Wednesday is dry but not too warm.
On today's recce there was one skiddy patch on each of the off road sections, but no flooding. There were branches blown down on some of the roads; take care of these and of skiddy leaves, autumn fruits and storm-washed gravel on the country roads. For those going to Redhill via Rocky Lane, on the downhill section of the road there was a tree blown over, blocking the opposite (uphill) traffic, some of which saw no reason to pay heed to a cyclist while swerving around it. Take care.
Also on today's recce, I found Rusper Road, between Rusper and Newdigate (just after lunch) comprehensively blocked for resurfacing. There was no way through the blockage. Therefore I plotted, and tried out, Partridge Lane as an alternative. This is a lovely road but adds a short distance and a few bumps to the original route.
Attached below is the link to the revised route.
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