Road Cycling - Thursday Blast 17.07.25

Thursday Blast – Spaghetti’s Off the Menu 🍝🚫

Alright, this one slapped. Hard. Like a wet towel to the soul.

We had a proper squad tonight:
• Ross – back in the mix and gliding like a diesel-powered ninja
• Jason – Exocet missile, still breaking wind and egos
• Michael – Thor, obviously, because who else brings thunder on the flats?
• Andy – freshly dubbed The Dynamo (you’ll see why)
• MJ – The Feather, back on the wheel like a ghost draft
• And me – Mr. Fandango Man, slightly less cooked than usual

Jason and Michael were on the Mile Turns™, casually rearranging the oxygen in Lincolnshire. Ross and I took the half to three-quarter mile slots, straddling that fine line between teamwork and self-harm. Andy held firm on the half-milers, smooth and unshakable like a man who’s trained for this exact moment. MJ? Sat in like a champ. No shame in survival mode. He made it all the way round—which, frankly, is more than I expected after last week’s ghosting.

The route was a slower one (by our chaos standards), but still had enough kick to keep things spicy. Less “chain gang inferno,” more “controlled demolition.” And yet… somehow it turned into the best my legs have felt in months. No dead weight, no wobble, no spaghetti. Just solid, smooth power and the faint whisper of “you might not be broken anymore.”

Mentally? That’s a massive win. Felt like the old me showed up again, finally.
Or at least… the slightly creaky, sweatier version of him.

📏 31 miles
⚡ Just under 22mph average
🧠 Confidence: restored
🍝 Legs: no longer al dente

Cheers to the crew, the chaos, and the climb back.
Next week, same madness. Let’s see who brings the sauce. 💪

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