The five riders taking the Vice Captain’s “Faster and Longer” ride considered referred it to the Advertising Standards Authority, questioning whether it lived up to either of the keywords in its billing. However, it did make up for these missing...
Captain’s Report: After the early start Colin led a fine ride into a strong headwind to the official destination, Yate – the Antique Birdcage. A hard to find but jolly nice cafe. Caping up and off did take place and slowed the ride a wee bit, but we did...
At the start of this morning’s ride to Ledbury, the ride leader’s sense of direction was questioned as we set off down the A48 to Westbury-on-Severn at a blistering pace. The long climb from Flaxley to Dean Magna slowed the pace, and quietened any...
Luckily, Storm Hannah was on predicted schedule, and came through on Saturday. However, it left a cold, brisk North-Westerly, which had club members searching the back of the cupboard for the winter gear that had been put away. Rather naively, I assumed that the...
Considering the forecast of strong winds, I was surprised at the numbers in the Square. Nine set off on the B ride to Cirencester. Two left us at the top of Nut Hill, and then our sole lady announced that she had a tree to fell and left us at the top of Sanatorium...
Recent development in meteorology have included the naming of storms and an enhanced ability to forecast them. Thus it was that the Square had far fewer riders than of late. Storm Freya was expected to put an end to the unseasonable warm weather we’d been enjoying and...
