The Big Strathie Bike Ride
Grangemouth - 63.3 Miles
This was the second attempt to pedal to
Grangemouth, the first being abandoned in
Milnathort when Grangemouth called off.
This gave Captain Slow the excuse not to
start at Inchmacoble but to use Wooden Cock as a
chauffer. Major Disaster was therefore
grateful of the company of The Wee Piss Pot as
far as the Tay Bridge and a slightly later
start!
The snow started to come down heavily just
before Auchtermuchty, by the time the naughty
nurses house was in view it was lying so
thickly as to obscure the view through the
window and the opportunity for one final perv of
the season was gone!
After an hours wait at Kinross Services the
Captain and Wooden Cock scurried in covered in
snow moaning about snow, puddles and a harsh
wind.
An
hour, and two pitch inspections, later it was time
to venture out again with assurances from
Grangemouth that it was only raining on the
other side of Kincardine Bridge.
The Captain retreated to his car for another
few miles before venturing on to his cycle, till
the snow was off and no up hills were left.
A few fags later he was out and proud with the
shiny new bike steaming through the puddles and
on to Grangemouth for a well earned whiskey and
a Guinness.
There
was only one winner
of this weeks 50/50 Niall MacLean collecting £63
guessing the closest at 66.2 miles. To learn more and
enter the next
50/50
CLICK HERE.
Next up is Aberdeen University on the 2nd of
April followed by Harris Acdemy FP's on the 9th,
if you would like to join us please get in touch
with us by
clicking here.
The monies raised will be split between the Everyman Charity and the
club where the money will go directly towards an extension to the clubhouse benefiting both
the juniors, seniors and all who come who come along to watch the
matches and support the club.
Everyman is a campaign that was launched by The Institute of Cancer
Research in 1997. Everyman's mission is to stamp out testicular
and prostate cancer, more can be found out by clicking on their logo.
We aim to have a variety of sponsorship opportunities through the
season. There will be a book behind the bar where a donation and
an overall season accumulator competition can be entered. A
separate match 50/50 book will be available the week before all the away
matches where you can guess the distance travelled for £1.
All club members and supporters are more than welcome to join in any of the
rides, we are also looking for volunteers to assist with transport and
back up.
To offer help, join a ride or sponsor us click
HERE
The next trip is Arbroath with the Strathie Sharks, we will be
leaving around 8:00am, if you would like to come along let me know by
clicking
HERE in case the start time
changes. |