The strong wind discouraged riders from turning out this morning, and there were only six fools in King’s Square who split into two equal groups. The faster one elected to do a 30 mile loop through Newent. You never notice a tail-wind, but judging by the PRs on...
Poor weather discouraged many from riding this morning and in consequence we were able to consolidate groups without them becoming unmanageably big. The two candidates for “Sports B” ride in the Square elected to try to ride with the Training Ride. The...
A large group of eleven left King’s Square on an overcast, but frost-free morning for the Sport Ride. Coming out of Highleadon, we spotted a familiar rider ahead, and soon the group was twelve. One rider, on a gravel bike, disappeared at Poolhill to explore...
Seven set off for Dursley on the B ride, and were lulled into a false sense of security on the flat route out through Longney. However, this soon vanished as Frocester Hill loomed in front of us. A dirty and poorly surfaced lane down to Horsley ensured that everyone...
The expectation in January is either rain or ice, so it was a real bonus to have neither this morning. Eleven riders set off from King’s Square for the National Trust’s Croome Park in a well matched group and enjoyed a flat sociably paced ride in the sunshine,...
The suspense of the mystery ride was rather spoilt when the Captain shouted across King’s Square “Are you still going to Dursley?”. However, the seven riders who left the Square on the B ride could not have predicted the route to get there. An early puncture for the...
