Spring cycling

Stroud Road provides a fast, and traffic-light free route out of Gloucester, and is reasonably quiet on a Sunday morning, which allowed the group to form up, and find a tempo to work at. This lasted until Frocester Hill, where the group split, with our Welsh mountain...
Tewkesbury on a bright, cold day

Tewkesbury on a bright, cold day

Eight left the square for the 26 miles to Tewkesbury. A short delay at the first bridge for a collector of bike bits to rescue some treasure – turned out to be genuine rubbish. The route was clockwise route, in the lanes, heading north west to Redmarley via Hartpury....
With a fistful of dollars

With a fistful of dollars

Clear skies and bright sunshine generated an exceptional turnout this Sunday, with over forty riders showing up at the Square. As usual, we divided into a number of manageable groups, chosen roughly on the basis of riding speed. Many enjoyed a good ride north, despite...
A foggy day, but not in London town

A foggy day, but not in London town

After a false start without water bottle requiring a double back, the novice ride leader arrived at the Oxbode just in time to lead a group of 11 along Barton St and up Painswick road. A right turn at  Matson and then via the lanes with their little ups and downs to...

Bad luck comes in threes

The pre-ride advertising of “fair and frost-free” may have applied in the Severn Valley, but up at Foston’s Ash, we were in a cloud that was so thick, it was hard to see the front rider from the back of an 8 rider peloton. It proved too much for the...

Club rides cancelled due to ice

The forecast indicates it could be icy through the morning, so club rides and training have been cancelled for 22-Jan. Should you chose to ride on your own, please take care, and leave plenty of space between riders, so that you can see and react to any icy...