Club Ride Diary

Who Dares Wins

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

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,...

Autumn is here

Il Lombardia is affectionately known as the "race of the fallen leaves", and although its still a few weeks away, there was plenty of evidence of fallen leaves, conker shells and other debris on the roads on an autumnal morning. Its not simply the amount of elevation,...

Broadway village

Eleven riders left King's Square at around 8:40 am, after one rider sadly decided to head home due to a mechanical issue. On this bright morning, we took the green cycle path all the way from the Oxstalls campus to the left turn onto Old Gloucester Road. The youngest...

A five-star Broadway performance.

The club had three groups out today, with the aim of meeting up for coffee. We've failed miserably on the last two meet-up attempts but this week it all went to plan. The Fast and Tempo rides left together, collecting extra riders along the way and then splitting in...

Autumn Ride to Maisemore HQ

Autumn Ride to Maisemore HQ

Six riders left Kings Square on a cloudy Sunday morning with a low prospect of rain. Out via Northgate Street and left over Gouda Way, straight past Kingsholm Stadium, and left along Sandhurst Road. Gathering at the pedestrian crossing we safely crossed St Oswalds Rd...