Despite a very dull day, a host of riders were assembled at the square, with 14 opting for Emma’s ‘easy’ ride to roses, near Newent. We zipped along to Highnam and Tibberton for the quiet lanes to Taynton. Here a newcomer, finding the slopes a bit too hard, was taken by AliG on a more direct route to coffee; the remaining 12 pressed on to the edge of Newent, where the tiny road, also known as the western bypass was taken. This ended on the B4215 where we struck right towards town. Sadly the...

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A magnificent seven riders had assembled in the sunny part of the Square before 8:30 (feeling like 9:30 due to the clocks falling back overnight) but as we were thinking of setting forth more arrived and made a nice round number of 10. It was a fairly chilly start but the weather was set fair, the skies were clear and blue, and the wind was largely absent. The ascent via Nut Hill and Sanatorium Road to Birdlip was taken at a steady pace and we were able to avoid overheating. Also, we were able...

Cold and damp weather did not prevent a good turnout at the Square, with nine choosing to join the President for a trip to Colwall. We endured the tedious A40/B4215 journey to Highleadon, suffering such heavy traffic that we required two courtesy stops to keep it moving. Thankfully, both were acknowledged but really, where were so many people going? How nice it would be if the dream prospect of a cycle path from Gloucester to Hartpury were more than a twinkle in the eyes of the County...