10 riders set off from the Square heading to Cirencester after a night of yet more rain – and more rain at breakfast time before setting forth. However we were not troubled by further precipitation, and the cloudy morning eventually gave way to something more...
The new schedule can viewed and downloaded here. This year we have six events that qaulify for the Gibb Shield so there should be plenty of competition.
The first Sunday of March gave us one of the coldest mornings of winter this year, after a freezing-over in the night. Luckily the morning also brought with it glorious sunshine, which continued throughout the day! After some deliberation between the ride leaders, I...
The commentator on Strada Biancha stated that they had had 4 seasons in one day. It was decidly wintery when we set off, with a frost even in the city. Consequently, we elected to go to Dursley via the gritted A38. After we cleared Quedgeley, the racing secretary took...
A select group of 4 left the Square on a bright morning, heading for the Trumpet. The leader’s dislike of Oaks Lane from Clifford’s Mesne led him to try an alternative, climbing from Taynton to the Glasshouse, then the steep lane from the (closed) Yew Tree...
11 riders left the Square on wet roads although the heavy rain had ceased. We took the canal towpath path to avoid the traffic and instead nearly tangled with fishermen’s ridiculously long fishing rods. Stonebench had been flooded but the waters had receeded...