Racing Round Ryedale

Few things more excit­ing that watch­ing one’s son par­ti­cip­at­ing in the lead­ing break in a bike race over 100+ miles, though few things more gut­ting than hav­ing the pros over­take on the last lap, when he’d given his all.  But a great day out — start­ing with the Moors­bus to Ample­forth, bik­ing across to Hov­ing­ham where the café/delicatessen does won­der­ful cof­fee and sad­wiches, and then catch­ing the race from vari­ous vant­age points with mag­ni­fi­cent views over Ryedale as the riders passed on each cir­cuit.  Home from Helms­ley on the bus.