There seems to be an opinion that for a ride to be hard, or difficult, there has to be a sufficient amount of hill climbing involved. With this in mind a mixture of the Tempo and Intermediate rides set out on route to Clive’s Fruit Farm at Cropthorne. The ride...
With nine riders in the square on a near-perfect morning for a ride, we decided to set off as a single group and see how it developed. We thought the unusually flat parcours was unlikely to split the group, but some took the absence of elevation as a cue to go harder...
The championship was decided on a hot summer evening on the Dursley course. From a filed of fifteen riders our three Champions are: Open category Champion: Matt Hill Road Bike Champion: Ian Cole Ladies Champion: Joanna Hunek DATE COURSE NAME DISTANCE (MILES) 8/12/2025...
The Paul Barnard Challenge Cup is awarded to the winner of the Club Events competition. Paul was killed on 22nd July 2003 while cycling on the Northleach bypass at 7.30am. The trophy was given to the Club by his parents in 2004 and is awarded to the rider with the...
There are trophies for the highest average speed in Junior, Senior, V40, V50, and V60 categories. Each is calculated from the best average speed over 10, 19 and 25 mile distances. A rider’s best average speed at each distance is then averaged. This is consistent with...
Does anyone know what the collective noun for a group of cyclists is? The internet is awash with suggestions for such matters, but there doesn’t seem to be a definitively ‘correct’ answer. Anyway, a chatter of Tempo riders gathered in the square,...
