Ten of us set off from the square into a headwind for a route along Bristol Road, Stonebench, Elmore, Saul where we did a short loop around Fretherne where it started raining much earlier than forecast. Having put on our raincoats we continued through Frampton,...
With rain forecast at 12:00, a group of six left King’s Square at a subdued pace. Once on top of the Cotswolds, and after meeting a group from Stroud Valley Velos, we turned South, into the strong headwind, and the group worked well to protect our Welsh rider,...
With a proper tropical deluge under way at 8am, and scheduled to continue to 9, the Captain decided, in his wisdom, to defer the ride to 9.30. And then to 10am, when the weather reports suggested it would be safe to be outside. Good call! As it turned out, this was...
I set off for King’s Square in heavy rain, hoping that nobody else would be foolish enough to be out, and I could creep home. However, one other mad fool showed up, and so we set off for Ross-on-Wye. The weather soon started to brighten, and capes came off...
A cloudless autumnal assembly in Kings Square, with fewer knees on view than of late, found ten willing A and B Club riders vainly searching for their designated leader. Exercising his persuasive powers, our Captain diplomatically encouraged an elderly volunteer to...
With the designated ride leader recuperating from Covid in Cyprus and the Vice Captain on a training camp in sunny Spain it was left to the President to “lead” the Sport Ride in sunny Gloucestershire. Those absences, and a few other missing regulars, limited the...
