9th May - BOYZONE - well. plus 25ish years!

Isn't this lovely....a blog entry from a guest blogger! This is Trusty's account of what happens when Beth and I let them off on their own!







Today saw the girls with better things to do so Agent Alex and Trusty Ironman were left to carry the banner. Agent Alex had his new bike profile to enjoy including Tri Bars !! The route choice was an extended Henfield ride, for those in the know about such things. The pace was steady and comfortable with plenty of conversation. The ‘extended’ bit of the ride proved a bit of a challenge for Trusty at times as he was not sure of the directions. He raced off up a hill by Devil’s Dyke with instructions to turn first right and it would take him towards Henfield. Trusty did as told but then encountered an unexpected T Junction after the turn. He decided to follow the sign for Henfield but had to stop after a mile due to a call of nature. Once the task was completed, Trusty had still not been caught by Alex. Alarm bells started ringing and a U Turn was made back to the junction. Still no sign of Agent Alex so Trusty raced along the other turn off. In the meantime, Agent Alex had taken the other, correct, turn off but found himself still riding solo after quite a while. Reminding himself of the meaning behind Trusty’s title, Agent Alex did not believe that he had been deserted like this so something must be afoot. So, Agent Alex also did a U turn and the pair were reunited, albeit going in opposite directions! The rest of the ride was spent cycling within sight of each other. One stop was made for the ‘Banana in Bramber’ refuel before pushing on to the final leg. As we crossed the A272 for the home straight, Agent Alex spotted another cyclist half way up the first hill. Remembering that Trusty had been attacking most of the hills on the ride he issued a challenge....catch the cyclist before he gets to the top of the hill, although the comment was made that the guy looked like he was 75. Trusty accepted the challenge and blasted off, just catching the guy before the crest and feeling good about the chase but, guess what, he did look like he was 75! Home and coffee came soon after and 30 miles in 2hrs 30 set us up for the rest of the day.