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Conventional wisdom with cycling is to head out into the wind and get blown home. Ignoring this convention, we used the stiff tail-wind to fly to Charlton Kings. A brief stop to remove excess clothing in Shurdington was at least further from King’s Square than...
We’ve had a lot of rain recently and the forecast was for much more. Fortunately it was much milder than of late, and several (fool)hardy and/or optimistic riders appeared before 9 o’clock at the Square, in dry conditions but under rather cloudy skies. All...
The tempo riders are used to knowing where they are going, so it was a novelty to have a mystery ride. Guesses kept changing from Ross to Ledbury to Hopewell as we gradually swung from a northerly to a westerly and then a southerly ride. It started quite pleasantly,...
Being a ride leader means you have a moral obligation to get to the Square irrespective of the weather (and the bails on the WhatsApp group). Four brave souls huddled under the Iceland canopy to try and stay dry(ish) before setting out. A brief discussion between me...
Just as two ride leaders -alone in King’s square- were deciding which of their rides to follow, an impressive number of hardy riders arrived dressed for cold weather. The majority opted for the steady ride with small groups for tempo and moderate rides. So four...
