The early start of 08:00 proved difficult, but six riders left King’s Square into the strong headwind. The Newent road was surprisingly busy, even at the early hour, at least to the M50 junction. Around Upton Bishop, the Garmin reported hill number 1 of 15, to...
Moderate (more like a B Route) to Ledbury. Ten riders turned up for the moderate ride, which was an unexpected surprise considering the number of great alternative rides the club was hosting today. The weather was quite sunny and warm at the time however this would be...
This was the second round of the Dan Knight competition, where points are awarded for position and improvement. Conditions were dry at the start only for the heavens to open at 7:06pm, making life difficult on the UC713 circuit. Mark Warren was fastest on the night...
Taking advantage of quiet streets – the result of the 8:30 start, Gloucester 10 Km and the Tall Ships events – progress out of town was brisk. The dozen riders were soon through Podsmead and Kingsway and heading for Stonehouse with a gentle following...
A group of eight left King’s Square on a fine morning with a nice tail-wind, with a further two joining us in Stonehouse, as planned. Frocester Hill was our first obstacle, which was climbed at a steady pace, in anticipation of more to come. We didn’t have...
On what was predicted to be the warmest Sunday for a while, four riders set of on the published Novice ride to Nailsworth. On of the riders was a mere 10 years old (with his father I might add), who apparently after passing his “cycling proficiency test” wanted to try...
