21st July TT results

Pete Kellow placed second to maintain his lead in the Paul Barnard Trophy competition over tonight’s winner Matt Hill. Nathan Monk remains the highest placed road bike rider. Date Course Name Distance (miles) 21/7/2026 UC101 Pendock 19 Position Name Age Group...

A trip into Hop Country

A warm if not a hot day was anticipated and we were not disappointed. Fortunately a cooling light breeze from the NE ensured temperatures did not get too heavy. With the destination as The Hop Pocket, beyond Ledbury, our target, it was a prompt departure as advertised...

Occasionally unlucky?

Being a perfect summer’s morning I suppose I shouldn’t have been surprised to find that twelve people had turned up for the Tempo/Fast ride. This included a new prospective member who had bumped into the Saturday Spin riders yesterday and was persuaded to...

Today’s Tempo was Adagio

In common parlance tempo simply means speed or rhythm, and in music it covers a range from Adagio to Allegro. In cycling, on the other hand, it is a steady, moderately hard, effort that you can sustain for a relatively long time without fading, a comfortable pace...

Bastille Day TT results

Date Course Name Distance (miles) 14/7/2026 UC713 Staunton 10 Position Name Age Group Machine Time Average Speed (mph) Barnard Points 1 Matt Hill V40 TT 23:35 25.44 10 2 Pete Kellow V60 TT 25:33 23.48 9 3 Daryl Stroud V60 TT 26:33 22.60 8 4 James Reeves V40 RB 27:02...
Hills, Shade, and Surprises

Hills, Shade, and Surprises

Eight gathered at the Square just before 8:30 and were setting off a minute later when another rider appeared in the nick of time. We set off via the Cross and Brunswick Road, past the cricket ground and off to Tuffley via Linden and Podsmead. A road closure sign on...