Bicycle Madness…

We were in the village for this year’s Prudential 100 Cycle ride. The roads were closed off and the day started early with the amateur riders appearing at around 8am and continuing through until about 2pm when the professionals came through. The weather was not kind to the cyclists as they were subjected to torrential rain and winds from the tail end of hurricane Bertha. Some of the hill climbs were deemed to be too dangerous in the rain with the roads becoming slick but by the time the professionals came through the weather had improved. Still we thought we would take refuge in the pub before moving on to the village green where we watched them loop back around on the giant screen until the passed through the village again. We watched the subsequent loops around Denbies, Ranmore, Westcott and Dorking in the comfort of home along with the challenging Box Hill stage and the final run back into London. We had a lot of fun and we were very impressed with the athleticism of all those who took part.