The mood of the peloton was very much like the Tour de France on a transition day, where everyone just wanted to ride tempo without pushing it. The presence of Alfredo Sabbadin and Fabian Cancellara, or at least their jerseys, helped us to feel like the Tour riders....
For once, a lovely sunny summer morning greeted those who made it to the Square for the 8:30 start. I had planned a slightly hillier than normal route to coffee in order to make use of the extra time, so one rider decided to make his own way to elevenses. This left 12...
On a wet and windy Sunday morning the ride leader arrived at the square to be greeted by five others who had braved the conditions. One of them was Kat, who was joining us for the first time. We set off leaving Gloucester along London Road, heading towards Cheltenham....
For the “Endurance” riders an early start, overnight rain, and 100% cloud cover combined to make the morning surprisingly cool after last week’s scorching hot weather. We took advantage of the lighter traffic to make headway out of Gloucester on the A48, turning into...
After letting the fast ride depart, 5 riders were left for the tempo ride to Tintern. I know its always good to get the 5 miles on the A40 out of the way quickly, and It proved difficult to hold back over-exhuberant riders. The group settled down after Birdwood, when...
7 riders left the square promptly at 8.30 unfortunately Colin must have just missed us. We left the square via a new route through the shopping centre because of the of the Glos 10k to Eastgate Street and out past the park to Tuffley through Kingsway expertly guided...
