Club Ride Diary
Exploring the Coln valley (and the A40) and the Ghosts of Roman Britain
The normally straightforward route east from Gloucester along London Road is still impassable, so our group of ten took a varied route though Longlevens and Innsworth to emerge at the balancing ponds of the Goldsmith Road development (a new route for our former...
(fairly) Fast and (occasionally) Furious.
The intention was to have separate Fast and Tempo rides this week, but despite several gaps appearing between Brookthorpe and Stonehouse the terrain wasn't difficult enough for a permanent split. Things settled down a bit on the way to Frocester, and we rode as a...
Autumn feelings.
Autumn has definitely arrived! The day started under a thick blanket of fog which made the early miles most enchanting, if a tad on the cool and limited visibility side. Some riders were in longs and full gloves – but most were discarded as the day progressed. A tidy...
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
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,...
Introductory ride
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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...
This weekend’s events
Saturday 09:30 Intermediate ride to Tetbury Sunday 08:30 Steady ride to Broadway Tempo ride, also to Broadway Fast ride, also to Broadway Except as noted, rides start at 09:00. If you're not riding , perhaps you'd like to read the latest edition of Spokespiece...