Southwood Road Ramble ’26

Sixth annual Ramble… wow. time flies. am I actually six years older, too? fuck.

had to postpone for a week due to an unfavourable forecast. we can ride in the rain. but we don’t prefer it. great route, always. good groups. an A and a B group. is a pair a group? Peter and I enjoyed an easy pace that we knew our bodies could sustain for a day. great riding with Peter again after some health issues temporarily sidelined him from long rides. as Bettie Davis lamented, “getting old ain’t for sissies”!

we had ideal conditions for a long ride! a decent group of riders who all got to do the ride they wanted… some faster and some longer but all happy to have done it. for some it was their longest ride ever!

the scenic route up Southwood Road was spectacular, as usual, and better than ever to ride on, with new pavement on most of what used to be a game of pothole whackamole.

overall, a successful conclusion of the 2026 Two Wheels To Nowhere Fondo Series

I hope to see many of these riders plus new younger riders at next year’s Series!

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