{"id":5607,"date":"2026-04-03T09:43:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T09:43:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/android-finder.co.uk\/?p=5607"},"modified":"2026-04-03T14:43:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T14:43:52","slug":"tnr-2-04-2026-dandelions-and-daffodils-in-the-champagne-triangle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/android-finder.co.uk\/?p=5607","title":{"rendered":"TNR 2-04-2026 Dandelions and Daffodils in the Champagne Triangle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/maccaustinsorguk\/55184411472\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"20260402iPhone 14 ProiPhone 14 Pro back triple camera 2.22mm f-2.2IMG_5906\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55184411472_4f0957425a_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"20260402iPhone 14 ProiPhone 14 Pro back triple camera 2.22mm f-2.2IMG_5906\"\/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Words by Alex, pics by Pete<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Crew<\/strong>: El Pres, Slim, Butty, TJ, Dunc, PTD, Smiffy, Stunt, Troll<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Route<\/strong>: Prestbury Green, Chelford Road, Finlow Hill lane, Bradford Lane, Hocker Lane with Alderley Park furtle, Slade Lane, Findlow Hill Lane, snicket to Artists lane, Windmill wood down to the Owl, Artists lane, Beacon, choice of route to Base Pizza and the Rodney.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Conditions<\/strong>: Dry and mild, some muddy patches on the trails, unexpected rain at the end of the ride!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Notes<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stunt is back on the bike! nine weeks after the shoulder injury he&#8217;s going for the whole TNR (after a couple of weeks of riding to the pub). Also returning after a long absence is PTD on his minty green spesh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Route choice has been chosen to ease the fragile back in, and it&#8217;s a very pleasant ride through the lanes, with daffodils lining the verges, and the sunshine of the day having brought out the daisies and dandelions too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bradford lane stinks at the top &#8211; either the caravan park has some serious sewage issues, or something has died in the mud! It&#8217;s rare to be doing this in the light, and all the better for it, you get to notice all sorts of things you don&#8217;t appreciate in the darkness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/maccaustinsorguk\/55185697630\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"20260402iPhone 14 ProiPhone 14 Pro back triple camera 6.86mm f-1.78IMG_5905\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55185697630_45d15e3cbb_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"20260402iPhone 14 ProiPhone 14 Pro back triple camera 6.86mm f-1.78IMG_5905\"\/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Deep muddy patches in Windmill wood mean we take wide curving lines on and off piste &#8211; which is good fun, as is the sandy bumpy field at the end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/maccaustinsorguk\/55185304266\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"20260402iPhone 14 ProiPhone 14 Pro back triple camera 2.22mm f-2.2IMG_5911\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55185304266_2ef4c9b468_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"20260402iPhone 14 ProiPhone 14 Pro back triple camera 2.22mm f-2.2IMG_5911\"\/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>There is some debate about where next, which is solved by Stunt declaring a celebratory return tipple at the Beacon &#8211; where he dispenses some of his sweet and spicy bolivian chilli brandy to all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/maccaustinsorguk\/55185457248\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"20260402iPhone 14 ProiPhone 14 Pro back dual wide camera 6.86mm f-1.78IMG_5912\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55185457248_11c491d589_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"20260402iPhone 14 ProiPhone 14 Pro back dual wide camera 6.86mm f-1.78IMG_5912\"\/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Team acoustic head directly to Base, whilst Team E (and Dunc) head off to find the descent from the viewpoint and the road return via Mottram St Andrew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At this point it decides to rain, light at first, but steady enough for waterproofs quite quickly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have choice of tables in the pizzeria, and the long one at the back accomodates us all (just). The 2\/3 of a pint IPA are sweet deliciousness, and the pizza ain&#8217;t bad either&#8230;and what&#8217;s this Troll orders a table salad!? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/maccaustinsorguk\/55185697985\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"20260402iPhone 14 ProiPhone 14 Pro back triple camera 2.22mm f-2.2IMG_5915\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55185697985_baa671686f_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" alt=\"20260402iPhone 14 ProiPhone 14 Pro back triple camera 2.22mm f-2.2IMG_5915\"\/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>You know it&#8217;s going to be a good evening of banter when it kicks off with a tale of a real life encounter with a nun&#8217;s chuff (medically professionally of course)! Some bingo card ticks for champagne triangle stereotypes&#8230;do you really need your sunglasses on your head at 8:30pm when it&#8217;s dark? it must be a fashion thing for waggy blondes&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Decamping to the Rodders for dizzy blondes (dispensed by a rather grumpy bar manageress) the ribaldry zone is in full flow &#8211; and with no root canal friday anymore we are graced with PTD&#8217;s tall tales until late.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With winter season officially over here&#8217;s to more TNR rides in the light!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Words by Alex, pics by Pete Crew: El Pres, Slim, Butty, TJ, Dunc, PTD, Smiffy, Stunt, Troll Route: Prestbury Green, Chelford Road, Finlow Hill lane, Bradford Lane, Hocker Lane with Alderley Park furtle, Slade Lane, Findlow Hill Lane, snicket to Artists lane, Windmill wood down to the Owl, Artists lane, Beacon, choice of route to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[50],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5607","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tnrs-2026"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/android-finder.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5607","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/android-finder.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/android-finder.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/android-finder.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/android-finder.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5607"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/android-finder.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5607\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5614,"href":"http:\/\/android-finder.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5607\/revisions\/5614"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/android-finder.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5607"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/android-finder.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5607"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/android-finder.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5607"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}