Gunness Bridge – BalancingOnTwoWheels

Randonneuring Yorkshire and Lincolnshire

October 12, 2017 balancingontwowheels 200km, Audax, Brigg, Gunness Bridge, Howden, Humber, Humber Bridge, Humber Bridge 200, Keadby Bridge, River Ancholme, River Ouse, River Trent, South Ferriby, Thixendale, Welton

Audaxing is the sort of holiday that involves visiting petrol stations and eating Ginsters sandwiches. It doesn’t have to be, but I seem to lack the forward planning skills to[…]

Sacrifice and Hope

September 23, 2017 balancingontwowheels 100km, 200km, Audax, Gunness Bridge, Howden, Hull, Humber, Humber Bridge, Humber Bridge 100, Humber Bridge 200, Keadby Bridge, Kingston-upon-Hull, Quarmbys, River Ouse, River Trent, St Helens Welton with Melton, The Stone Trough Inn, Thixendale, VC167, Welton

“Are you running a zoo?” I’m stood at the checkout of Aldi with two hundred bananas – but surely the dozen cakes, two jars of coffee and mini packs of[…]

Wolds and Waters 200 (aka Humber Bridge 200)

May 30, 2017 balancingontwowheels 200km, Audax, Boothferry Bridge, Brough, Gunness Bridge, Humber, Humber Bridge, Humber Bridge 200, Keadby Bridge, Pipe and Glass, Quarmbys, River Ouse, River Trent, The Stone Trough Inn, Thixendale, Welton

This has been one of the easiest 200km bike rides I’ve done: I was route-checking the Humber Bridge 200 (HB200) event planned for the 23rd September 2017. Nikki, a friend from[…]

The Many Weltons Circular 200km Audax

September 28, 2016 balancingontwowheels 200km, Boothferry Bridge, Brough, Caistor, Dunham Bridge, Gainsborough, Gunness Bridge, Humber, Humber Bridge, Keadby Bridge, River Ouse, River Trent, Trent Bridge Gainsborough, Welton, Welton by Lincoln

When I said, “I’ve cycled here all the way from Welton”, the barlady in the Black Bull must have thought I was nutty. “This is Welton” she replied with a puzzled[…]