Club Ride Diary
The best laid schemes….
We had seven for the Tempo ride this week, a few suffering slightly after last night's nerve shredding entertainment. We climbed up Nut Hill and Buckholt Road, passed through Bisley, and were descending Old Neighbourhood Road when your correspondent suffered a...
Inaugural Introductory ride
After a late night, due to extra time in Miami, our first 11 assembled in King's Square, without national anthems or crowd countdown. We set off in a loose formation, with an experienced striker up front, assisted by enthusiastic wingers always looking for...
We aren’t really going to ride on the M50, are we?
The fourth of July Saturday Spin went to Ross-on-Wye. The route was planned into the wind, which was a brisk westerly. Four riders set off from The Square in cloudy cool conditions. After leaving the City we took to the lanes and meandered our way to Newent and then...
Slimbridge 05.07.26
Twelve riders left the square on a bright, sunny Sunday morning for a relaxed ride to Slimbridge. On leaving the square, the group meandered through the streets of Gloucester City Centre, Embridge, Barnwood, Hucclecote, Abbeymead and Upton St Leonards. On through...
The Tour de France starts
On the day of the first road stage of this year's Tour de France, 12 riders rode through the neutralised section of the "gated" streets. The flag dropped on a lumpy parcours, ideal for the puncheurs and a break-away was anticipated by many. One of the protected...
GCCC Tempo Ride – Eastwood Garden Centre
The ride leader arrived at Kings Square to the sound of large beating drums. It was a group of local folks playing in the Taiko style; the translation for ‘taiko’ itself is quite literally just ‘big drum’! Taiko has been a very important and historic part of...
New hills, new roads to Canwood
A surprise spot of light rain greeted the riders, nine in all, at the Square for the inaugural ride to Canwood, just north of Woolhope. We are talking deepest darkest Herefordshire, where road maintenance is generally a thing of the past. The rain, such as it was,...
Enjoying The Longest Day
With a heatwave on the horizon, we were fortunate to have a dry and calm day with pleasant temperatures, albeit with strong sun at times in the afternoon. Arriving in good time at the Square for the 7:30 start I was soon joined by a couple of riders, but then it...
11 Flying Monks
An early puncture on Painswick Road put us behind schedule, and the slower riders in the group (i.e. me) had no inclination, or ability to push on to make up the lost time. Garmin only found three reportable climbs, all in the first 15 miles, and all nicely shaded on...
Saturday Spin
The Saturday ride continues to grow in popularity and this week a nicely varied group of eight enjoyed a Spin to the Malbury Cafe at Ledbury. The weather threatened to spoil the party at one point, but merely pulling over and getting the jackets out was enough to...