A large group were tempted out either by the promise of Ham Hill, or the excellent weather forecast. I will leave it to the reader to guess which factor was more appealing. Edspresso suffered an early deflation on his tubeless system in Churchdown, so we left him to...
Many riders were at the Square on a misty November morning that was rather chillier than expected. It was decided to combine the B and AA rides to Roses (for at least the first ten miles) and then see how people felt about tackling more hills. So a straightforward...
With the forecast for rain at 11:00, the four of us who would normally ride the sports ride opted to join the training ride, with the hope of getting back before getting too wet. We set off on a contrived route through the suburbs of Cheltenham, before eventually...
Undeterred by ominous forecasts of gales and heavy showers, five set off promptly from Kings Square with reset clocks. Turning to ascend Buckholt Road, our elder statesman allowed discretion to overcome valour and opted to join the AA ride instead, claiming tired...
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,...
