Cold, dry, icy.....and that involved the inevitable crash. We (myself, Dave Farmer, Dave Croft, Rob Rhodes and Sam Bills) caught up with a large group from Lyme Racing near Nantwich and less than a mile later one of the Lyme guys (John Bourne I believe) came down on a treacherously sloppy section of road. This brought down a few others, including Dave Croft and Sam Bills. Dave continued on the ride with a couple of scrapes but Sam's bike was out of commission. Hopefully no-one has suffered anything more than scrapes and bruises, and the inevitable opening of the wallet at the bike shop...... After the cafe stop at the canal marina near Nantwich, the weather turned out to be beautiful with a clear blue sky. There but for the grace of God.....