Ride report

The start was delayed from 9:30 to 11am as there were very heavy downpours for the first part of the day. It turned out to be a good decision as the Met Office forecast was correct with torrential rain followed by beautiful sunshine by the time we set off. Due to the late start, the ride was shortened to cut out the coffee stop at Waterperry and we made our way more directly to the Bicester Avenue GC for lunch. Maybe it was the weather forecast or the lack of a coffee stop but our numbers were down to just 6 of us. We hadn’t been riding for very long before I had a puncture in my back tyre but luckily it was in a beautiful spot with great views out over Otmoor in the sunshine with hardly a car on that small road. If we had left at the right time, that puncture would have needed repairing in the pouring rain! But Barbara said I may not have had a puncture if we had left at the right time. So were we lucky or unlucky? Despite the small turnout and the puncture, we still enjoyed the ride in the lovely sunshine.