Club Ride Diary
This weekend’s rides
Except for the Saturday ride, all rides depart from King's Square. All welcome. Saturday Ride cancelled because of Storm Austen. Joanna has organised a group Zwift ride instead. Sunday 9 a.m. Steady ride to Cirencester (11-14 mph) 38 mile Intermediate ride to Newent...
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...
Exploring the Coln valley (and the A40) and the Ghosts of Roman Britain
The normally straightforward route east from Gloucester along London Road is still impassable, so our group of ten took a varied route though Longlevens and Innsworth to emerge at the balancing ponds of the Goldsmith Road development (a new route for our former...
(fairly) Fast and (occasionally) Furious.
The intention was to have separate Fast and Tempo rides this week, but despite several gaps appearing between Brookthorpe and Stonehouse the terrain wasn't difficult enough for a permanent split. Things settled down a bit on the way to Frocester, and we rode as a...
Autumn feelings.
Autumn has definitely arrived! The day started under a thick blanket of fog which made the early miles most enchanting, if a tad on the cool and limited visibility side. Some riders were in longs and full gloves – but most were discarded as the day progressed. A tidy...
Who Dares Wins
We couldn’t of course match the daring of the young (and not so young) guns who got up in the middle of the night and headed to Avebury in the moonlight, but 5 of us decided to defy the forecast and head west towards the incoming weather front. Rain was expected...
Bring me sunshine
I don't think it's unreasonable to say that a 100 mile ride starting at three in the morning is a pretty daft idea, but with the expectation of a sunrise over Avebury as compensation, I was willing to give it a go. It was surprisingly busy in the middle of town,...