Three riders set off from the Deanwater, Woodford on Sunday for a gentle tour of the Cheshire lanes unlike the Tour de France which was also taking place on the same day. Keith (who had been a member of the group many years ago) is a regular cyclist and knew some quiet lanes and some off road tracks that were not on my original route which we did which were virtually traffic free.
We got to our lunch stop the Crown at Goostrey, a Marston's pub which has a new landlord and three decent beers on and a good menu (but we kept up the SWOG tradition of having our butties on a bench just before we got to the pub). We also met some other cyclists from the Cheshire Road Club who were also having a pint at the pub.
The route back to the Deanwater was a little hillier than going to the pub with a few little climbs up to Siddington and Gawsworth and a fantastic descent to Prestbury. It did not rain at all during the day which made the ride all the more enjoyable as I think there is nothing worse than cycling in the rain. Just to cap of a good day when I got home Bradley Wiggins was still in the yellow jersey in the Tour de France.
Paul
