Been some epic training rides recently and after extensive discussion with compadres the area the official list is as follows. It is not a proper winter training ride unless:
1/ Fig rolls are eaten, whole pack
2/ Some sort of blizzard or extreme weather conditions completely inappropriate for Sussex
3/ Ditchling Beacon has been ridden up
4/ At least two pairs of clothing are essential e.g. gloves/leg warmers/overshoes/hats
5/ At least 2000 kcal are burnt
6/ You think how hard can Paris-Roubaix be only to then think how can anyone even finish it and decide to take it easy and aim to ride the Tour instead
7/ Some sort of inappropriately impossible interval session is completed satisfactorily. Thanks Dan
8/ You get stared at with that confused face that people who don't ride bikes have when you ride past them
9/ You wonder why you took up cycling and then wonder why you would ever consider giving up cycling 10mins later
10/ Josh Cunningham turns up from somewhere unexpected wearing some form of bizzare team kit which definitely isn't the kit for the team he rides for now but somehow it works
11/ Henry Bird is slightly late and has secured some part of his bike using masking tape, usually something non-critical however like his cranks or stem; who needs them anyway?
12/ Charlie J Fawke comes out with some amazing comment that shows he is actually quite intelligent but just not in a way that can be appreciated by humans
13/ Tom Laker has bitched about every single persons bike on the team except his own but forgotten to tighten up anything on his own bike
14/ James Peckham has made some reference to his stats
15/ Your water bottles have frozen
16/ You wish you had gone on the turbo/wish you hadn't
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