Todays beautiful sunshine enticed me out on the Moda just before lunch but boy it was cold.
Out to Chelmorton, Brierlow Bar,Earl Sterndale and down the length of Long Dale before returning to Earl Sterndale. My plan was to return home but I felt that I had not had enough hills so I continued up the single track road that leads up to and past High Edge Raceway onto the A53 at Axe Edge. The road had a small strip of tarmac visible for most of it but blowing snow in places covered some icy stretches but my Continental 4 Seasons gave plenty of grip. Had to dismount twice, the first time to cross an icy cattle grid and the other to walk a 30 yard icy uphill section.
Once on the A53 a cold descent to the Harpur Hill turnoff and through that village back to Brierlow Bar and back home via Horse Lane.
A bitterly cold 45 miles, 4,006 feet in 3 hrs 18 min. No other cyclists seen.
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