After
leaving Syston we rode to the village of Barkby and on through Beeby,
Scraptoft, Thurnby, Stoughton and Evington before turning towards
Leicester via the one-time red-light district of Highfields. After
re-grouping after crossing Leicester's London Road we road through
Victoria Park and then via the industrial area of Putney Road towards
the Walkers Stadium, home of Leicester City, known locally as
'The Foxes'. We approached the stadium around one 'o clock as
the first Foxes fans made their way to the stadium, where their team
were due to play Cardiff City at 3 (apparently Leicester won 1-0). We
then left the traffic and dropped down onto the towpath of the Grand
Union Canal / River Soar (these two waterways run side-by-side
occationally merging then splitting again as they pass
through Leicester). This involved lifting the bikes to carry them down
a set of steps - not quite so easy for those riding Trices!
The
first and only casualty of the ride occured shortly after we had joined
the tow
path, when the ride leader suffered a puncture (it goes without saying
that it was the rear wheel!). Although the culprit was not identified
(only a large hole in the tyre), the tow path was liberally sprinkled
in places with broken glass, necesitating carrying the bikes
past one particularly badly affected area. We followed the
canal
for a short distance after it split with the Soar, passing through
Leicester's Frog Island area (necessitating the negotiation of more
steps) then rejoined the Soar to pass through Abbey Park.
By this time there were one or two grumbles about the delayed lunch stop so we pressed on past the National Space Centre and Abbey Pumping Station into Watermead Park and to The White Horse in Birstall for Lunch. The manager had set asside two tables allowing us to sit together as a group. The food was excellent, as was the Timothy Taylor Landlord! More pictures in the Flickr gallery.
By this time there were one or two grumbles about the delayed lunch stop so we pressed on past the National Space Centre and Abbey Pumping Station into Watermead Park and to The White Horse in Birstall for Lunch. The manager had set asside two tables allowing us to sit together as a group. The food was excellent, as was the Timothy Taylor Landlord! More pictures in the Flickr gallery.
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