A chilly morning with piercing blue skies and bright sunshine greeted us for the first sportive of the year. Along with good mate and fellow triathlete Jules (aka Camel) and over 200 cyclists we tackled the long course of the Surrey Rumble - organised by Twickenham Cycling Club, it's an undulating 76 mile route through the scenic countryside of Surrey and West Sussex. We passed through sleepy, icy Surrey villages as we headed down towards Cranleigh and onto the first checkpoint at Wisborough Green (28 miles), then heading north we passed by Dunsfold (home of Top Gear), Milford and Puttenham until the second checkpoint at Seale (54 miles) where we found the most amazing cakes!
After a couple of photos for the blog - we set off into the headwinds for a fast, cake fuelled 22 miles back to the finish at race HQ in Cobham. We all rolled over the finish line together in approx 5 and a half hours - a great day to be out on the bikes!
Only one week to go before we fly out to Majorca for the RGActive Tri camp - so good to get some miles in the legs ready for some long rides on the island!
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