It was a ride filled with challenge and rewarded with spectacular views and an afternoon in the pub! Eagerly, or perhaps not so much, we set-out on our weekend ride in the early am hours; surprisingly after Mark's session the previous afternoon come evening. Again we headed out into the wind, head-long for a much lengthy period of time as we aimed for Pocklington; no sooner had we turned the corner from the blowy stuff than we hit our first of many hills, in fact there were a few practice hills along the way, but they really started in earnest just North of Pocklington heading up towards Kilnwick Percy.
It seems that this particular section of the 164 is very popular, but the addition of a cycle event coinciding with a handful of leisure cyclists ensured the warm tarmac hummed with the rolling tyres. Somewhere in the region of 200m we peaked after climbing past Millington Wood and then there was a wonderful descent through Huggate, Tibthorpe and Kirkburn, very relaxing after pumping our legs for so long.
The longest ride of the year so far weighed in at around 48 miles in total, and cost us a Mars bar and Snickers in energy (and the rest) so we were justified in spending the afternoon at the Goodmanham Arms for their annual beer festival.
Not quite sure where next weekend will lead us, but I have a feeling we may opt for a flatter option for once, we have seen a few hills this past few weeks and can only feel confident that when we hit the Pennines we can do the business.
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