Five Tempo riders this morning in the bright but chilly sunshine, no mothers unfortunately – the Steady ride did better than us on that count. It was a battle into the wind through Highnam and Tibberton to Newent. We lost two riders there, one permanently, the...
After the previous days’ burst of sunshine March weather returned to normal today but with Jim “Fish” assuring us that there would be no rain eleven set out from the Square with high hopes. Or not. Obviously concerned that his lead in the competition...
Daryl Stroud, our Club Coach, is the proud recipient of a medal as the Western District’s 12 hour champion of 2025. Conratulations to him for the achievement.
Twelve riders left King’s Square in uncertain weather. Rain jackets or not? Rain jackets won and we set off in rain to Matson and Sneedham’s Green. The wayside daffodils looked rather sad lacking sunshine but the rain stopped to give way to drizzle as the...
After reviewing the weather forecast, I planned a route south mostly in the shelter of the Cotswold escarpment, with a coffee stop at Falfield garden centre. At the square, Jim Anderson-Fish provided me the latest weather forecast, assuring me that although there may...
Filling the gap between the Novice and Tempo rides was today’s intermediate pace ride, billed as 12-16mph. The chosen route made this a very optimistic assessment for the two participants. Up Nut Hill and Fiddler’s Elbow to Craham Corner they discussed how much...
