Ladies Ride to Hayles Fruit Farm

Ladies Ride to Hayles Fruit Farm

Four brave ladies arrived in time for a 9am departure from King’s Square, a great turnout considering the awful weather forecast that had been showing for the last few days. Luckily, I think most of the predicted rainfall happened during the night, leaving a clear and...

Unpredictable weather

The weather forecast was so uncertain that I turned up in King’s Square with three plans. Even at 09:00, it wasn’t possible to predict what would happen later in the morning, so I chose a loop ride, following behind the fast group. We met the leader of the...

Three City riders excel at the ECCA championship

Three City riders made the long trip to Cambridge to ride the ECCA championship on the popular F2/50 course. After leaving a warm and sunny Gloucestershire it was disappointing to arrive at a cold, dark and breezy race venue. Despite this Tim Radley (1:49:30) and...
Glad to be cycling in the summer

Glad to be cycling in the summer

Fifteen left the Square on a sunny morning, as the roads were quiet at that time, the group took the A48 to Minsterworth. They were helped by a cool tail wind which was lost when they took to lanes. The countryside is at its best at the moment, fresh green foliage,...

Queen Stage of the Giro d’Italia today

Eleven set off on a beautiful summer morning, spoilt only by a quirky wind, which seemed to be a headwind all day. Some of the younger riders were enjoying springing off, and challenging themselves on the climbs, while the more experienced saved a bit for later in the...