Club Ride Diary
Our first Saturday club ride
Our first official Saturday club ride for a great many years rolled out from Gloucester at 9:30, with six riders heading off under bright blue skies. It was a little chilly at the start, but the sunshine made for a truly gorgeous morning on the bike. The route took us...
The Lamb And The Lion
A chilly but bright and sunny morning greeted the riders assembling in the Square, and the ride appeared to have seven takers, then one arrived precisely as we were setting off and another appeared as if from nowhere. But I had booked a table for 8! Anyway, I was sure...
A mother’s day ride with no mothers
Five Tempo riders this morning in the bright but chilly sunshine, no mothers unfortunately - the Steady ride did better than us on that count. It was a battle into the wind through Highnam and Tibberton to Newent. We lost two riders there, one permanently, the other...
And then there were four…
After the previous days' burst of sunshine March weather returned to normal today but with Jim "Fish" assuring us that there would be no rain eleven set out from the Square with high hopes. Or not. Obviously concerned that his lead in the competition for Bruce's Bonus...
Rain jackets or not?
Twelve riders left King's Square in uncertain weather. Rain jackets or not? Rain jackets won and we set off in rain to Matson and Sneedham's Green. The wayside daffodils looked rather sad lacking sunshine but the rain stopped to give way to drizzle as the group sped...
Soggy mucky tempo/fast loop ride
After reviewing the weather forecast, I planned a route south mostly in the shelter of the Cotswold escarpment, with a coffee stop at Falfield garden centre. At the square, Jim Anderson-Fish provided me the latest weather forecast, assuring me that although there may...
The Hills then the Valleys, the Rain then the Sun
Filling the gap between the Novice and Tempo rides was today’s intermediate pace ride, billed as 12-16mph. The chosen route made this a very optimistic assessment for the two participants. Up Nut Hill and Fiddler's Elbow to Craham Corner they discussed how much harder...
At Last…….. a Dry Forecast
Seven keen athletes left the square for the steady ride to Toddington Railway Station. A Clockwise route of 26 miles was chosen, making use of the new Gloucester to Cheltenham cycle path as far as Staverton. A left turn was made, through Boddington to Piff's Elm where...
What a beautiful day…
After the recent day after day adverse meteorological conditions, this day looked promising and it did indeed turn out that way. A large group set off from Kings Square, but the faster pace soon split the pack, and three riders settled into a steady tempo rhythm. ...
Snowdrops and water everywhere.
Nine riders started out in depressing conditions, although it was not actually raining or overly cold. Just damp, grey and dreary. Out and up the Painswick Road, passing the ski station (thoughts of the Winter Olympics), and onwards to the foot of our major climb:...