Club Ride Diary
This weekend’s rides
Except for the Saturday ride, all rides depart from King's Square. All welcome. Saturday Saturday 09:30 : Saturday Spin : 30-40miles @ 13-16mph Sunday 9 a.m. Steady ride to Earl's Croome : 45 miles @11-14mph Intermediate ride to Dursley : 50 miles @13-15mph Tempo ride...
Remembrance Sunday Tempo Ride
Four riders set out from Kings Square on the Tempo Ride destined for Tetbury where we were hoping to arrive in time to observe the national 1 minute silence of remembrance. We headed out of Gloucester via Nut Hill and Cranham where it became apparent the rides...
A grand ride, but sunshine would have been welcome
On a cold gloomy overcast day fifteen riders including Alexis and Michael, fresh from the introductory rides, left Kings Square via a circuitous route to avoid London Road roadworks en route to Tewkesbury. A meander through the Twigworth estate took the group to the...
Heigh-Ho!
I thought that heading for a colliery would be a good excuse to base this write up on the only other famous miners I could think of. Close inspection of the above photo however will show that there were ten of us, and although there are plenty of obvious candidates to...
Gone with the wind
On a very blustery day after two major storms in recent days, we were lucky, I’d say, to have a reasonable day, considering the rain of the preceding week, with today having some sunshine and little prospect of precipitation. Only seven riders were keen to take the...
Which way does the wind blow at the North Pole?
With a stiff westerly wind, we took the obvious option of getting the battle out of the way early, in the hope of sailing home from the café. As I have used the A40 to head west recently, I decided to use the A48 to get to Flaxley. I had forgotten what an unpleasant...
New Committee elected at AGM
Although many members continued in post, there were some important changes of role: Emma van der Wal is now the Captain, responsible for organising Club Rides, and will be supported by in this by Vice Captain Ana Hristoforova, They replace Toby and Simon,...
A Chilly Start, Autumn Colours and a Curious Case of Butter!
Nine riders gathered in Kings Square on a distinctly chilly October morning, with the thermometer showing a decidedly uninviting 4°C. Wrapped up against the cold, we set off on our steady ride to Ross-on-Wye, hoping that the weather might improve as the morning...
No mythical creatures were harmed during this cycle ride.
Knee-warmers? - check, Base layer? - check, Winter gloves? - check, Gilet? - check, Second base layer? - Check. It was definitely autumn this morning. The sun was threatening an appearance, and with dry roads and a dry forecast the summer bikes were all out for maybe...
Goats, Punctures and Cake!
Eight riders rolled out of the Square for our introductory ride, with a mixture of familiar faces and welcome newcomers joining the fun. We headed via Westgate towards the Quays and onto the canal path, which was surprisingly busy on this chilly morning. As we...