The Alan Parr Challenge - Who's the Daddy?

Early Start - Beers after & back for the football!

Starting out from Whalley, we'll warm up for a few steady miles to Pendleton, turning right we'll go up & over the lump in our way, over the Nick of Pendle. We'll catch our breath at the top & have a chance to reform before riding carefully down into Sabden & up the other side. Swearing is understandable at this point. We'll try to ride along the ridge to Sabden Fold & Newchurch before stopping at the Clarion Café. This has a really interesting history & is the last one still open in the country, although there are still a lot of Clarion Cycling Clubs. We'll have lunch here & you will have to bring your own, they just do drinks & crisps etc. And you really won't want to overeat! We're in Pendle Witch country, have a look at the eye over the Churchyard in Newchurch. We'll head off to Barley & around the back of Pendle to Downham where we'll turn left, making our way back to Whalley where we have one last treat in store. Painter Wood! Up & up we'll go before coming down the other side & calling into the Petre Arms for refreshments, which, trust me, will have been earned aplenty. This will be a lovely ride with something for everyone. We'll ride at a steady pace of 11-12 mph on this ride and we'll keep our pace at a level so that we can all stay together & have a really pleasant ride. We can all do the lumps at our own pace & we'll reform at the top. Please check your bike over the night before the ride, tyres inflated, all bolts tight, lubricated. Clothing, Helmet & lights checked & ready. Please ensure you have all the parts for your bike - pump, spare tube, multi tool. Your bike is your responsibility! Phone, money too. You are your responsibility! Please aim to be ready to ride 15 mins before the ride start time, getting away on time is good for everyone. If you book on this ride & can't make it, please have the courtesy to cancel your place, so someone else can take it. It would be great to have some new & some familiar faces on this ride, you're all welcome & I look forward to riding with you. I'm a British Cycling Ride Leader leading guided rides & I'm also a trained route planner - I enjoy my cycling & appreciate it even more when I have people to ride with. Our group is called the FC's - Friendly Cyclists, where all the Ride Leaders are trained & certified. You can read all about us & join the group here: Let us know a bit about yourself & what rides you like to do. https://www.goskyride.com/SCG/GroupDetails?GroupID=2197