What would you do for a free mince pie? Well the answer for the eight Tempo rides who ventured out today was ‘ride up Castle Hill’. The route was benign to start with, taking in Staverton and Tredington on our way to ‘The G’s’, and then...
A day for the diary, for Toby’s route had been published beforehand! Calm your racing hearts, though, for it’s not a change of practice, but a consequence of his deputising the ride lead. Our newest vice President was briefed and duly created a GPS path....
This December we have a surfeit of material for the newsletter. With four tour reports and the usual end of season summaries there would have been no room for the photographs, of which there are many. Something had to go, and it was the sixteen page format, so here is...
A sudden incapacity for the designated ride leader, our previous President, meant the Captain was called upon to lead. No time to post a new route, and upon checking the original plan, some alternatives were applied: I call this the ride leaders prerogative! Ten set...
What a beautiful morning for cycling. With the stiff breeze on our back, we were flying, and really enjoying ourselves. It felt like being in the world class Brazil teams of old. Small setbacks like a muddy corner and small flood did nothing to dampen our enjoyment,...
Seven riders gathered in the square on a grey overcast December morning hoping that the rain was not going to be too severe during the ride. The group left Gloucester via Eastgate Street, down through Barton and out onto the Painswick Road. Then into the streets of...
