​Etape du Glamour!

• Distance: 40.1km
• Time:  1hr 45m
• Elevation:  435m
• Calories burned: 920
• Average speed:  22.8KM/h
 
A motley crew of 13 riders gathered at the Duke of Marlborough near Blenheim Palace for the final “regular” ride of the season.   This route was one for the "Chipping Norton set" as we whizzed through Dean the home of David Cameron and glided past the glamorous Soho Farmhouse, where David Beckham has a new home.   There were a few punchy climbs as we tracked the edge of the Cotswolds and skimmed through delightful and quintessentially English villages.   This was home turf for quite a few of the riders including Rob McCrigor who used his canny local knowledge to take a more abbreviated route on occasion!   Our speeding peloton rushed to beat the maturing sun as summer slipped to autumn and the evening gloom started to descend.   A steep climb out of Wootton and then we were back into the welcoming arms of the Duke of Marlborough where the chat continued about tech, business and new opportunities after the long summer break.  Another successful outing for Tour de Tech!