A disappointingly small peloton formed up in Monmouth for the “Motor Assisted Ride”. The group set off on the lumpy roads to Abergavenny with a stiff headwind. We were briefly joined by another member, who had ridden out to meet us, and turned home...
A fine morning dawned to see three riders in King’s Square for the annual iconic Black Mountains Ride. We set off at 7:00 and soon picked up a fourth rider. On a variation to the usual route, we crossed the Wye at Hoarwithy, and picked up a fifth rider soon...
John Cook led an excellent ride with eleven club members out for the journey to Berkeley. The theme was traffic free sections, the first being the Severn – Thames canal to the east of Stonehouse, after the group had passed through Whadden and Haresfield. The little...
Eight o’clock saw the Vice Captain lead ten riders from King’s Square. At least two, one being a guest from Texas, had preannounced their intention to do a shorter ride, but after the Hors Category Ham Hill to nearly 250m and the Cat 1 Brockhampton to...
Under clear blue skies and with 20ºC already at 09 00, reportedly, fourteen riders left Kings Square on the announced promise of a “gentle beginning with later undulations” for a B ride to Dursley. Mixing with some solo riders crossing Sneedham’s Green, a brief...
Fifteen left the Square for the B ride. A brief shower on the way to Rudford prompted one rider to call in at home for a bike change, then we lost another who saw discretion as the best option and left us at Clifford’s Mesne, wisely leaving us to manage the...
