The Bugle | Blast 269

Last Chance Edition

27th January 2017

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

"We never really learn from the first mistake, or the second or the third. It only hits us men when we're given a last chance." - anonymous

TOUR DE BULLECOURT - DEADLINE EXTENDED

REGISTERED TOURISTAS:

Steve B
Tom V
Stuart G
Pete S
Roger F
Jim M
Ilir N
Ricky M
Cameron S
Jo S
Denise B
John E
Frank K

The last chance for signing up for the group ferry booking is now next Tuesday 31st. Same day as your tax return: https://anerleybc.org/tour-de-bullecourt-registration/

Not taking the ferry or not sure? Register anyway and use the comment box to indicate your interest.

POSITIVELY THE LAST CALL FOR OUR CLUB DINNER

Saturday Friday 4th 6:30 for 7pm @ Purely United Reformed Church, 906 Brighton Road, Purley CR8 2LN (£20pp payable on the night)

Sandra writes:
As I have to give Gill final numbers for our dinner a week on Saturday, can anyone who hasn’t already let me know, do so by the end of Sunday. Can I also remind folks to bring any unwanted gifts for our raffle.

FIRST CHANCE TO USE OUR NEW FORUM

The replacement for the old Anerley Chat mailing list now up and working our new website: https://anerleybc.org/forum/

Join in 5 easy steps:
1) Click on the Register button (top right of page) and promise to be a good cyclist
2) Fill in the simple form
3) Click on the activation email you will receive (check spam folder if it doesn't appear)
4) Login
5) Post away

Its a cycling forum but it doesn't have to be about cycling. Just something that will interest other members. Or respond to their posts. Comment on rides or rides you would like to do. Is up to you.

Any issues registering/posting? Just reply to this email. Enjoy!

BICYCLIST OF THE WEEK

Nicole Cooke, Olympic gold medallist in 2008, for taking on Briish Cycling for their second class treatment of women. Now retired but refusing to beaten by the biking establishment she continues to hit them where it hurts and the question of Bradley's TUE's which they are trying to bury. More here: http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/comment/nicole-cooke-offered-critique-british-cycling-foolish-ignore-308703

BICYCLE PORN OF THE WEEK

More Pedal Porn here: https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/pedal-porn.212710/

THIS WEEK'S RIDES

Sunday: 9am Shurguard/501 Brighton Road. Tom V leads a long one to the Frog and nightgown at Faygate. Watch out for late breaking change if the weather hasn't improved.
Tuesday: 10am Shurguard/501 Brighton Road. tba
Thursday: 10am Shurguard/501 Brighton Road. Mark H leads somewhere ...

RECENT RIDE REPORTS

Sunday 23rd +2-1 = Tom's chilly tale: https://anerleybc.org/sunday-ride-23rd-january-2017/
Tuesday 25th Frank being frank: https://anerleybc.org/tuesday-ride-25th-january-2017/

FINALLY

Even in the new Trumpian Universe even the most prudish might consider a doctor ordering a prostitute rather than a pizza to satisfy his needs on a maternity ward while his wife was pregnant was a trifle bit caddish.

Porn addicted Rupert Pemsel has escaped being struck off and has instead taken up cycling instead of sex. So is that OK then? Read more here: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/carry-on-doctor-in-tryst-with-prostitute-keeps-job-g3kzkrzbb?shareToken=7506f8a1fd38f228af932a0f34d5f40a