With the rain forecast to clear early, we set off from King’s Square without capes, but were all caped up by the time we reached Matson. Climbing out of Cranham, there was a mutiny. The ride leader was seen powering up the hill alone as everyone else on the...
Eleven riders were present at the ungodly hour of 08:00 to start the ride to Avebury. The usual route via Foston’s Ash and Daneway to Coates was familiar, but after that, we soon entered the less frequented, and flatter lanes of Wiltshire. Coffee was taken at...
For all you users of Ordnance Survey maps there’s some news of interest. The National Cycle Network has been added to online OS Maps. Details of the cycling and walking routes are available as a free layer on the OS Maps website. To view NCN routes on the OS...
Three rides today, with the Sports Ride cancelled in favour of the Three Cities. Malcolm G led one containing the President, making it Ground Force One in the parlance of USAF. Ground Force One accepted the mission profile of circumnavigating Bredon Hill before...
The warm weather brought a qood turnout to the Square, especially considering that the Sport ride had been cancelled to encourage participation in the Three Cities Reliability Trial. Three groups set off, the one led by Malcolm G contained the President making it...
Our Vice Captain promised some hills on his C category “Longest Day” ride and he didn’t disappoint those who followed him. Another group of older and perhaps wiser heads met him for the early start at the Square to declare their intent of following another route and,...
