{"id":3184,"date":"2024-03-09T14:36:31","date_gmt":"2024-03-09T14:36:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/?p=3184"},"modified":"2024-03-09T14:36:33","modified_gmt":"2024-03-09T14:36:33","slug":"leeds-road-09-mar-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/leeds-road-09-mar-24\/","title":{"rendered":"Leeds Road &#8211; 09 Mar 24"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This morning\u2019s forecast was only half right; it was cold, but it wasn\u2019t wet. And that meant that 13 Trekkers were able to don suitable cycling thermals, and join our inaugural 2024 track session, as our new season finally got underway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A metaphorical (if not literal) warm welcome to new pilots Barry and Julie, as well as stoker Michael, together with husband and wife Mark and Vicki, who joined us for their first meeting following their taster session in York. \u201cBetter than riding around a car park\u201d aptly commented Vicki.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She wasn\u2019t wrong!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_9181-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-3178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_9181-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_9181-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_9181-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_9181-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_9181-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_9181-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Group picture.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_9176-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-3179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_9176-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_9176-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_9176-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_9176-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_9176-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_9176-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">New stoker Michael gives a thumbs up alongside Drew.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_9175-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-3180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_9175-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_9175-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_9175-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_9175-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_9175-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_9175-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Stephen De and Elisa.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_9174-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-3181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_9174-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_9174-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_9174-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_9174-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_9174-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_9174-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Barry and Steve Dr.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_9171-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-3182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_9171-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_9171-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_9171-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_9171-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_9171-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_9171-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Vicki and Julie.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_9179-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-3183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_9179-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_9179-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_9179-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_9179-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_9179-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_9179-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Barry and Richard.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This morning\u2019s forecast was only half right; it was cold, but it wasn\u2019t wet. And that meant that 13 Trekkers were able to don suitable cycling thermals, and join our inaugural 2024 track session, as our new season finally got underway. A metaphorical (if not literal) warm welcome to new pilots Barry and Julie, as &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/leeds-road-09-mar-24\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Leeds Road &#8211; 09 Mar 24&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3184","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3184","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3184"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3184\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3185,"href":"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3184\/revisions\/3185"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3184"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3184"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3184"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}