Club Ride Diary
The Rough and the Smooth – a tale of two surfaces.
For the Captain’s third ride leadership on the trot (the previous two were emergency stand-ins) six brave riders turned up at the appointed hour of 8.30am. Not deterred by the health warning of hills to come! The hills are alive with the sound of…complaints! As...
Novice Ride for Experienced Novices
Following one of the hottest weeks of the year the weather forecast for the ride was relatively cool at a mere 20°C, cloudy with the possibility of showers. However, the quality of the riders opting for the novice ride was exceptionally high. There was one new rider...
Looking For Angels
The tempo ride set off for Sherston with seven riders, two of whom would have to pull off early due to other commitments, so from Stonehouse onwards we would proceed with five. The ride leader was wishing for wings ascending Selsey, watching the riders in front flying...
Steady ride to the Forest, but what was the time?
A gaggle of eight, then nine, set off for the deep dark Forest with the Captain taking the leadership from an indisposed AliG. We were reasonably loyal to his published route, but with diversions at the whim of the deputy lead. Mainly to keep people guessing… The...
Apologies to Aesop
The Intermediate and Tempo rides were both heading to Coleford; the Intermediate route was shorter but with some off-road, ours longer with more climbing. It was a straight showdown; tortoises versus hares! Us hares shot off, only to be caught by the tortoises at the...
A Goldilocks Ride
Few people were in the Square at the appointed hour, but those present were treated to an impromptu concert by a talented young jazz trio. After listening to Dave Brubeck’s Take Five the Tempo group did exactly that, leaving just two to enjoy the President’s varied...
The Longest Day ride – A Grand Day Out.
OK, so it was actually the day after the longest day, but no material difference to daylight. Except the day was somewhat overcast compared to previous overheated passages of time. A good thing for the six riders taking up the challenge. With the official leader being...
Mission Impossible!
Our mission, which five riders chose to accept, was to cycle to Moreton-in-Marsh. On the way, we encountered many near-impossible obstacles that the evil entity had placed in our way, the first being Ham Hill. Unlike Tom Cruise, none of the riders needed Hayley Atwell...
Today’s the day!
I'm sure you're all aware that it's a special day today - the greeting card shops, pubs, and restaurants have been banging on about it for weeks. It is of course Prune Day! A celebration of dried plums. I put some on my porridge before reading on the packet that...
Birds & Bridges (and Gospel Pass)
I have long expressed the view that times starting with an "8" are far too early for cycling, and the Cockerel at Birdwood obviously agreed, giving his customary morning greeting as we cycled past. A well disciplined group shared the wind and kept the speed down on th...