Archive for August, 2015

31/08/2015 1,000km on Strava reached with this shortish, soggy, wet ride

Monday, August 31st, 2015

Went out for a swift ride trying, unsuccessfully to dodge the showers

Rode up Hanger Hill to the station and down St Georges Avenue to Queens Road

This time there was no meandering through Egerton and Gower Roads

Turned and rode down to Monument Green then turned into Oatlands

Went down to Walton Bridge then turned left to ride across to the Chertsey Bridge Road

At this point the raid decided that I was not to escape – soggy, time !

Turned right, crossed the motorway (M3) to ride through Shepperton and loop back to Walton Bridge

Returned home riding up Queens Road and Hanger Hill

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30/08/2015 Afternoon Shepperton / Laleham loop with a wee bit more

Sunday, August 30th, 2015

Went out for an afternoon ride after getting back from Northants,

Rode up Hanger Hill to the station then down St Georges Avenue to Egerton Road

Went through Egerton and Gower roads to Queens Road and on to Monument Green

Went down Oatlands to Walton Bridge and rode through Shepperton to Laleham

Returned to Walton via Old Shepperton riding by the river

Returned to town on Walton Lane and did the Portmore Park, Wey roads loop to the Chertsey road

Rode to the Bourne Estate and then by the river to Heath Road which I ascended to the station

Again rode down St Georges Avenue, Egerton Road, Gower Road and Queens Road to monument Green

Returned home up Hanger Hill

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30/08/2015 Cobham, Oxshott, esher, Hampton Court, Lower Sunbury and home

Sunday, August 30th, 2015

Went out for a morning ride to burn the blubber

Rode up Hanger Hill to the station and down Brooklands Road to the A245

Rode over the A3 and through Cobham passing Stoke D’Abernon to pick up the A244

Rode through Oxshott to Esher and then on to the Scilly Isles roundabout

Turned and rode to Hampton Court bridge where I crossed the river

Rode to Walton via Lower Sunbury and crossed the river to pick up Walton Lane

Returned to town and looped round Portmore Park and Wey Roads to the Chertsey road

Cycled to the Bourne Estate then went to Heath Road riding by the river

Returned home up Heath Road and down Hanger Hill

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28/08/2015 An evening ride to the Sunbury, Laleham loop

Friday, August 28th, 2015

Went out for an evening ride in the sunshine – it makes a change form ruddy rain this week

Rode up Hanger Hill to the station  and down St Georges Avenue to Egerton Road

Rode through Gower Road to Queens Road and on to Monument Green

Went down Oatlands to Walton Bridge and crossed the river to carry on to Sunbury

Turned onto the A308 and rode to Laleham before riding alongside the river to Old Shepperton

Returned to Walton Bridge then picked up Walton Lane and returned to town

Looped round Portmore Park and Wey roads to the Chertsey road and the Bourne Estate

Rode by the river to Heath Road then ascended to the station

Returned home down  Hanger Hill

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28/08/2015 The usual lunchtime reverse Brooklands loop

Friday, August 28th, 2015

Went out for a lunchtime walk with Chaoying

We walked down Brooklands Road to the P&G gate

After going through we walked down to the museum and crossed the river

Then we walked to the flats and Locke King Road

Finally we walked up Locke King Road to the office.

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27/08/2015 The usual Sunbury, Laleham, Old Shepperton loop

Thursday, August 27th, 2015

Went out for an evening ride thankful for no more rain – Yeah right !

Rode up Hanger Hill to the station then down Egerton Road to Queens Road via Gower Road

Went to Monument Green and down Oatlands on the way to Sunbury via Shepperton,

Turned onto the A308 and rode to Laleham then turned to ride by the river to Old Shepperton

As I rode along it started to spit but I pushed on

At Old Shepperton I rode on to Walton Bridge then picked up Walton Lane and returned to town

Now it was raining and I had become a drowned rat, but as I was wet I decided it was worth completing my ride, at this oint I put the phone into it’s wallet rather than have it on the handlebars – guess when it stopped tracking ?

Looped round Portmore Mark and Wey Road to the Chertsey road and on to the Bourne Estate

Rode by the river to Heath road then ascended to the station before returning home down Hanger Hill

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27/08/2015 The usual lunchtime Brooklands loop

Thursday, August 27th, 2015

Went out for a lunchtime wander with Chaoying, Rob and Paul

We did the usual Brooklands loop staering with walking down Locke King Road

Then we went past the flats to the river and on to the museum

We then walked up to the P&G gate before returning to the office up Brooklands Road

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26/08/2015 A walk up to the Hand and spear for a quick retirement drink

Wednesday, August 26th, 2015

Went out for an evening walk up to the pub for a work colleague’s leaving do – hi Kev

Walked up Hanger Hill to the station then down to the pub

Returned home later the same way

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26/08/2015 A soggy lunchtime walk round the Brooklands Loop

Wednesday, August 26th, 2015

Went out for a lunchtime walk with Barry and Paul

This was the usual Brooklands loop doing Locke King road first

However as we reached the halfway point where the bridge goes over the river by the museum the rain started

After hiding under a tree for a few minutes we headed for the P&G gate and back to the office

Don’t you just love it when your waterproof jacket isn’t ?

Still at least my shoes were 🙂

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25/08/2015 the usual evening Shepperton / Laleham loop

Tuesday, August 25th, 2015

 

Went out for my usual evening ride looping round Laleham and Shepperton

This was an ‘At bloody last’ ride having been unable to ride due to the flaming rain

Rode up Hanger Hill to the station and down St Georges Avenue to Egerton Road

Went through Gower Road to Queens Road and on to Monument Green

Rode down Oatlands to Walton Bridge and on to Shepperton

Carried on to Laleham and turned to ride by the river

Rode to Old Shepperton via Chertsey Bridge then on to Walton Bridge

Crossed the river and picked up Walton Lane to return to town

Looped round Wey and Portmore Park roads to the Chertsey road and on to the Bourne Estate

Rode by the river to Heath Rad and ascended to the station

Returned home down Hanger Hill

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