Club Ride Diary
Chatter and joviality enjoyed on ride to Hayles Farm
Three riders left the square on the A - Ride to Hayles Fruit Farm, one of which, Lizzie, was out for the first time with the club having moved from Bristol to Gloucester . We took London Road out of town to Innsworth and through Down Hatherley, Staverton, Boddington,...
Gloucestershire’s historic churches
6.30am start yesterday doing Gloucestershire Historic Churches Ride and Stride. After clocking some local churches it was Highnam via path. Heavy mist met me at Highleadon and a diversion to St Mary's Hartpury. A quick retrace and the next stop was at St Mary's...
Great teamwork on the Tempo ride
A well-matched group of seven left King's Square on a less oppressively hot day than recent days, A flat parcours and some lovely new tarmac encouraged the peloton to form up like a Jumbo Visma Team Time Trial. Excellent team work and rotation kept the group together,...
New lead-out team
With our lead-out men, Wout Van Aert and Rohan Dennis absent, leadout duties fell to Lizzie Deignan and Kasia Niewiadoma, and they did a fine job up Stroud Road, through Haresfield and on to Stonehouse. At Coaley, we thought we had lost a rider, so the leader retraced...
Riding with antipodians
After some discussion as to whether the ride was A or AA, ten set off from the square proceeding up the A38 to Quedgeley, then via Severnvale Drive to Naas Lane roundabout. After passing the police station and Quedgeley Pond, we took the cycle path through Hunts...
Wye Valley Viaducts
Sixteen gathered in the Square and we welcomed Ann and John back from Australia on holiday also Alister Scott and Toby, aged 10 who rode the whole route effortlessy. It was a hilly ride through the Forest and down to Redbrook where the leader made a wise decision not...
A tough day out
In anticipation of a tough day out, the group of seven set a relaxed pace on the way out through the forest. A pair of gold vests were spotted ahead on the Littledean climb - surely we hadn't caught the 08:00 departure! It transpired that we had not. A mechanical at...
Cycling and watching football
Four of us set off from the square down the Bristol road and across the canal to Elmore, after Longney turning right in Saul to do a little extra loop returning to Frampton. We then turned right down Frampton Green avoiding the Fair parked up for the Frampton Feast...
Home early, hoping to see “it” coming home
With numbers reduced due to football, we headed up Stroud Road to Edge, and down the poorly surfaced road through Whiteshiil. Finding the road through Middleyard closed, we diverted up Selsley, and regrouped on the common. After two big climbs in quick succession, the...
Ride list for September to December is now available
Download, print, or view the list at this link GCCC Sunday Rides lists Sept to Dec 2023 All the rides are also listed on the web site calendar. Remember the new ride nomenclature: AA is Novice A is Steady B is Moderate C is Endurance Tempo is a faster ride on a...