8/5/14 - It's those chaps on their bikes again!

The Bat & Ball pub is on a Crossroads opposite Broadhalfpenny Down Cricket Ground, claimed to be the home of Cricket*. Nearly all of our longer training rides have taken us up on to the South Downs, and at some point in the ride we will invariably pass the Bat & Ball, arriving from one of the four possible directions. We invariably arrive and leave in different directions each time, so far we've managed 7 of the 12 possible permutations for passing through a crossroads, the Landlord and regulars haven't a clue where we actually come from, just that we keep going past the pub.

Our training has included going out riding in any and all weather conditions, it is possible that the strategy might pay off when we start our epic ride on Sunday.

* The game we know as Cricket is much older and originates from the Planet Krikkit which is situated in a dust cloud on the Eastern Edges of the Galaxy. We have not been here on any of our training rides.