Weekend TT roundabout

Weekend TT roundabout

TT Race Result round-up: On 1st July, Tim Radley finished an impressive 5th in the Finsbury Park CC 50 mile race on F2/50, with a lifetime best time of 1:50:35 in difficult (windy) conditions. In similarly windy conditions, Daryl Stroud achieved a lifetime best of...
Sprinter hits the tarmac mid-stage.

Sprinter hits the tarmac mid-stage.

With a threat of heavy rain it was a diminished gathering at the Square and seven riders opted for the ‘A’ ride to Berkeley, with the Captain standing in for the absent Social Secretary. The group set off across the square to take in the coloured houses of...

Tourmalet and Puy de Dome

After weather induced calendar changes, five set off for Wickwar. By Stroud Road, it was obvious that the ride leader, still recovering from his crash, couldn’t keep up, and so we split into a three (hares) and a two (tortoises). In the style of Cavendish, gear...

A route full of surprises

A gallant group of seven (some may say the magnificent seven) set off northbound, avoiding the other faster groups by keeping to the east bank of the Severn. The Sandhurst lane surface is in need of attention, so caution and calls of ‘holes’ were frequent. But it is...

Upcoming TTs

Upcoming TT’s that may interest some of you, if anyone has interest please reply. Just remember you don’t need a TT bike to ride. Starting with the Ross-on-Wye club double header weekend. Saturday 15th July R10/17 – 10 miles – Abergavenny to...
Follow the leader to Tewkesbury, at a moderate pace

Follow the leader to Tewkesbury, at a moderate pace

The ride leader having, unusually, posted the planned route set off from the Square with a dozen companions, confident that the group could and would stay on track. How wrong could he be? After picking up an extra at Castle Meads we were no longer an “unlucky...