Five riders left King’s Square and unusually the girls outnumbered the boys. With the stiff tailwind, we made fast progress to Winchcombe, picking up an extra rider in Staverton, and observing the motorbike festival at Prescott Hill Climb on the way. Soudley...
A gaggle of five met for a prompt 8am start on a cool and blustery morning. The outward leg was into a determined headwind and the leader was pleased that at least one other rider came to the front to share the pace-making. Good progress was made and Upton was soon...
The second B ride, a little slower than the first took coincidently the same route but in the opposite direction. It went via Brimpsfield and the roller coaster hills of the Duntisbournes. The Cotswold villages were looking chocolate box pretty with roses in full...
It may not be the Galibier and Coix de Fer, but the climbs up through Edge to Whiteshill, and then from Stroud to Minchinhampton felt long enough to the seven riders on the sports ride to Cirencester. The longhorn cows on Minchinhampton Common looked intimidating, but...
The 3 Cities deserves its reputation as the “monument” of our season. 82 miles, including some steep hills between Worcester and Hereford, plus the Dymock Alps to finish! It is open to all members, not just those with skin suits! The Boakes Shield, awarded...
The ride leader arrived a couple of minutes late at the Square and the riders must have been keen as they were already setting off! In his defence my lateness was partly due to having encountered a patch of broken glass on the other side of the square, and spending a...
