Cycling saboteurs!

Well, on Sunday Michelle and Nick made their way to Horsmonden in Kent for their annual trip to the Horsmonden cycle ride. This ride runs through some truly beautiful countryside and although it started only a few years ago it has become an annual event. The organisers raise money for our wounded servicemen and women. Michelle and Nick had both been looking forward to the trip but their attitudes and enthusiasm for cycling diverge slightly. Nick intended to do the 75 mile route for a little extra training and Michelle was going to cycle the 25 mile route with their friends (and sponsors) Liz and Scott. Last year Michelle unfortunately had to sit-out the event because of a bad back and would you believe it, this year she fell downstairs with a few hours to spare and hurt her ankle - drat! No cycling again this year!

The whole event was brilliantly arranged as usual and it was a lovely sunny day. Michelle and Liz went to the last feed station to meet the cyclists before they finished the last few miles where Nick was surprised to see them as he thought he was only just over halfway round. However it transpired that the event had been sabotaged; the signage had been removed thus cutting short the route by about 10 miles. Needless to say Nick (the cyclopath) felt somewhat aggrieved having cycled 160 miles from Norwich (and then spent half the night on the loo after that 'One Stop' wrap) to get to the start only to be cheated out of his last ten miles. He was relatively easily calmed though with 2 pints of the delicious 49er which was available on the village green at the end.

One can only wonder about the mentality of people who are prepared to sabotage a charity bike ride  set up to raise money for "Walking With The Wounded". Perhaps they don't like servicemen, or cyclists or maybe they don't like strangers coming through their village or perhaps they just haven't got anything better to do! - They could always get a bike and ride to raise some money for a good cause - but they probably won't.