The first 8.30am ride of the year saw five riders braving the cool breeze and set off up Stroud Road. The ultimate destination was indeed Stroud, but the route was not direct! Reservoir Road and then through Matson. Here we lost our first rider, but at Upton we picked...
What an excellent day out! Only three braved the Tempo ride this week, but we were rewarded with a delightful ride in beautiful sunshine. The first leg to Birdwood along the A40 was hard work into the chilly wind (I let my young and enthusiastic companions do most of...
The aftermath of storm Dave was immediately apparent, with the first of many fallen trees blocking a lane of the road before Maisemore bridge. The three riders continued, cursing Dave every time we turned west, until we reached the Penny Farthing. Should we stay [on...
Easter Sunday has a large number of options, all leaving King’s Square 08:30 – Moderate ride to Stroud 09:00 – Novice ride to Stroud 09:00 – Intermediate ride – destination still TBD 09:00 – Tempo ride to Tintern & Severn Bridge...
Having lost an hour overnight a cold morning was to be expected, as was a reduced turnout. So it was that the Tempo and Gravel rides were combined into a group of four for the charge out of the city along the former London to Fishguard route. Since its heyday the road...
A chilly but fine and sunny morning – with little or no wind – greeted those of us who once again had forsaken a Sunday lie-in and instead set out for two-wheeled fun and games. Nine set out, which soon became ten, slightly later became eleven, only to be...
