Club Ride Diary
Magnificent Seven Ride Again
A very dull and damp day still saw a good turn-out, presumably catering for those wishing to escape the confines of house and family. The Captain led the mystery ride, and it was often a mystery to him as well as the others! A standard exit from the City via...
Boxing day misty ride
Eight left King's Square for a Slad loop. We had only got to Boots traffic lights when a pedestrian fell over crossing the road. Luckily, Gloucester City were on hand to help him, and after using our first aid training to assess him, we dispatched him to Boots, where...
A day to exercise Presidential and Vice Presidential Prerogatives
The Met Office having declared a State of Emergency (or at east a Yellow Warning of wind), prudence led to the Club’s rides being cancelled today but as the morn looked bright and clear I decided there was a good opportunity for a ride and ignored the cancellation...
Tewkesbury Ride
Seven riders left the square on a relatively mild December morning, heading out of Gloucester over Westgate Bridge and toward Maisemore village. Once at Maisemore the ride leader took the Over Old Road, which many riders had not used previously. Once at the top of the...
Crank of the year
The "Crank of the Year" trophy is not normally sought after, but one rider on today's tempo ride would have been very pleased to have it in his back pocket. His crank sheared, which neartly brought him off. Although theoretically possible for a cleated rider to limp...
New runs list available
The Sunday rides list for January to April next year, including the Spring tour to Abergavenny, is now available here: GCCC-Sunday-Rides-list-for-Jan-to-Apr-2025
A (no) Novice Ride to Nailsworth
Another rainy Sunday, arriving at Kings Square I only saw one cyclist and he had his lights turned off, so I thought "he's not keen to be going out today". More people actually turned up so our band of six were looking for the novice rider but found none. My plan was...
An unwelcome Santa
A dozen or so of the club's hardier members were huddled in the shelter of Iceland's entrance as the last of the overnight showers blew across Kings Square. Seven joined the Tempo ride and we made good progress along the well travelled route through Brookthorpe and...
Ride cancellations on Sunday 24th November
All today's rides are cancelled becuase of severe weather. Be safe out there.
The afternoon ride, finding geology hidden by the morning’s leafy route
Following the President's departure to the heights of Mount Pleasant, instead keeping to the lowlands, five continued north on the Valley Road to Steam Mills, then Drybrook. The climb to the cutting was more gentle than expected – maybe a tailwind assisted? The tower...