Varied routes to Winchcombe

Five set off from Kings Square for the vernal or spring equinox “faster” B ride (on the first day astronomical spring),  with Mr C ably leading the group. The first part of the ride route was cleverly designed to avoid closed bridges, following warnings of such...

When the Vice Captain’s away….

It all happens when he isn’t  about! . A reasonable number of riders in the B+ group, left Kings Square. We enjoyed a tail wind to Colwall, with two official climbs. As we got nearer, we came across a lot of left turns with 2 miles to Colwall. Things were going...

Pop up A/B ride report

Volunteering to supplement the existing choices drew three supporters and so Maz, Sam and Jim joined MG on this spontaneous venture. With drizzle misting all in sight the rolling familiarity of Sneedhams Green and Brookthorpe briskly gave way to the Col de Stroud...

The sun smiled on us today

A beautiful spring-like morning saw a group of seven form for the B ride to Coleford.  The strong southerly wind made for hard going on the descent, usually a fast one, from Highleadon to Tibberton. They spotted a damsel in distress (a Club member on the A ride to...

Storm Dudley, then Eustace. Just time for a ride before Franklin!

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...

Sunday ride report

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...