Club Ride Diary
Soudley in the sunshine
For once, a lovely sunny summer morning greeted those who made it to the Square for the 8:30 start. I had planned a slightly hillier than normal route to coffee in order to make use of the extra time, so one rider decided to make his own way to elevenses. This left 12...
Wet Sunday morning
On a wet and windy Sunday morning the ride leader arrived at the square to be greeted by five others who had braved the conditions. One of them was Kat, who was joining us for the first time. We set off leaving Gloucester along London Road, heading towards Cheltenham....
Would Adam’s Ale satisfy?
For the “Endurance” riders an early start, overnight rain, and 100% cloud cover combined to make the morning surprisingly cool after last week’s scorching hot weather. We took advantage of the lighter traffic to make headway out of Gloucester on the A48, turning into...
Don’t try to squeeze an extra ride from a worn tyre
After letting the fast ride depart, 5 riders were left for the tempo ride to Tintern. I know its always good to get the 5 miles on the A40 out of the way quickly, and It proved difficult to hold back over-exhuberant riders. The group settled down after Birdwood, when...
Exploring new routes to Dursley
7 riders left the square promptly at 8.30 unfortunately Colin must have just missed us. We left the square via a new route through the shopping centre because of the of the Glos 10k to Eastgate Street and out past the park to Tuffley through Kingsway expertly guided...
Its dead pan flat apart from the hills
Six riders met at the square on this cloudy but warmish summer morning for the Steady pace ride to Maisemore. One of the group was a new rider, however he had previous experience of cycling so we were good to go. Out from the square we went along Southgate Street then...
Munjac at Montserrat?
Ten riders gathered just before 8:30 at the Square on a decent morning - not too cold or windy and roads drying nicely after some overnight rain, with no rain to speak of in the forecast. We set off via Southgate St and Seymour road, through Tuffley via Bodiam Avenue...
A pick’n’mix Tempo ride to Notgrove
The racing season being in full swing the “fast ride” only had two takers, who decided that riding with the Tempo group was preferable to a two-up 50. So it was that eleven of us left the Square along the Cheltenham Road. There was no chance of the group splitting...
Super Sunday
The Club had several rides this weekend, with a moderate ride to Ledbury and three separate rides to Hay with a choice of routes back: direct, over Gospel Pass, and over Gospel Pass, the Tumble, and the Severn Bridge. A brief review suggests that twenty five Club...
Tough ride to Charfield
Two brave riders turned up for my ride to Charfield. We hadn't left Gloucester before my first detour via Barton Street. All went well, apart from Carl saying he was going to do a steady ride (yeah right). I thought "this is going to be a tough ride". As I rode past...