Today was about helping Lisa and Kate with their training for London Surrey Ride 100. Kate's husband Gerrard also came along. I rode to Cobham where we were all meeting. Silvi drove. We covered two climbs, Critten Lane and Box Hill over 31 miles as Lisa and Kate don't have the experience to go further or higher. I gave them a lesson on cadence at the start of the Critten Lane climb and also gave them tips along the way. We stopped for a coffee and cake at the top of Box Hill (masses of motorbikes and scooters as it's a bank holiday). Stopped briefly at Pilgrim Cycles and I slavered over a lovely looking "White Down" fast tourer. A lovely day out and the girls seem pretty good considering the lack of experience. After getting back to Cobham, Silvi and I rode to the Plough for a drink before she drove back and I rode back. Passed the scene of a crash at the roundabout with the A3 and Esher-Oxshott road, where there was a car on its side. Then PING! On the road into Esher one of my spokes broke. So I had to nurse poor Bernadette back over the final 8 or so miles.