Club Ride Diary
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Teamwork makes the route work
An amazing ten riders set of on the ride in the wake of storm Claudia’s deluge. The autumn weather had been relatively kind but the inevitable change came with a vengeance. Considering the predictable disruption that the storm had caused, the Captain quizzed me about...
Every Claudia has a silver lining
FIVE riders toook the elevated road out of the City, but the new Club Coach quickly realised he was in the wrong company and disappeared up the road to fulfil his need for speed. Storm Claudia had dumped a month's worth of rain on the county on Friday so it was...
Intelligence services save wet feet
A group of seven left on a dry day, but with damp roads for a flat parcours to Croome Park. A buzzard swooping on some road kill 50 yards in front of us was an impressive sight. What I now know is Marsh Road, towards Birtsmorton was like an impressive causeway across...
Taking Time To Reflect
For some reason more riders arrived early in the Square today, on a day where the mild temperatures arrived but the forecast rain didn’t - well not until much later in the day. Some overnight rain had left damp patches here and there but overall the road surfaces were...
Aren’t we lucky?
It was warm and pleasant, for November, as five of us departed the square on the Tempo ride, but we still moaned a bit about the slight chill as we rode through Highnam and Tiberton. The climb through Flaxley to Mitcheldean warmed us up, but the climb up Stenders had...
Fast ride out to see the parade at Wotton-Under-Edge.
Three3 strong riders left Kings Square and then we picked up a fourth at the 4 Mile House. Pacy riding through Haresfield, Stonehouse, Kings Stanley, Dursley and North Nibley got us to Wotton a little early. The parade was excellent and we were able to show our...
A Day to Remember
Remembrance Day and a short Intermediate pace loop coincided today so that the Club could be represented at the city's War Memorial for the Service of Remembrance. Accordingly a group set out on what became a rather brisk pace through Hempsted and Elmore, perhaps the...
Which way is he going now was the cry!!
Fifteen riders left the square on a bright Sunday morning heading out to Nailsworth. The group left via Westgate Street and down to Bearlands where a left turn was taken, past the old prison and across the brightly painted crossing towards Gloucester Docks. Over the...
Pleasantly tired legs
Well three riders set off heading into the autumn glories of the Forest of Dean, especially with the lowish golden sun showing off the tree colours to their best effect. On the riding front all was pretty uneventful apart from the ride route trying to lead us astray...