Setting the pace since 1881
With a membership of 80 riders, it would seem that not many have been out far and wide, exploring our lovely countryside, or venturing abroad on two wheels. So some reports from those that have, and have taken the trouble to send them in!
Whilst Dover in Kent is the nearest port to the French coast, Newhaven on the East Sussex coast provides the shortest land route to London, the main destination for the illicit cargos. In between these two busy ports are many
After the torrential rain and gale force winds of our first day at Newhaven (see https://staging.anerleybc.org/1/stormy-south-downs-and-sussex-coast/) the next day was blue sky and sunshine. Our advance planning had been to cycle to Seaford, head inland to see the Long Man
Something completely different for spectators or those who want a bit of competitive fun, click on the link to the web site below for more details and a couple of videos https://www.hernehillvelodrome.com/raphamuddyhell
Southern England experienced its first autumn frost on the 16th of the month, and Charlwood was the chilliest place in England at 29f , equal to minus 1.4c. Later the next day Storm Babet was forecast to arrive, followed by
John Diamond leads the way: I do a travel journal just to record my trips and below is more or less exactly as I wrote it during and just after the trip. So here it is: The Cantii Way is a relatively