Club Ride Diary
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...
Hay Up
The early start of 08:00 proved difficult, but six riders left King's Square into the strong headwind. The Newent road was surprisingly busy, even at the early hour, at least to the M50 junction. Around Upton Bishop, the Garmin reported hill number 1 of 15, to musings...
Who chose that route!
Moderate (more like a B Route) to Ledbury. Ten riders turned up for the moderate ride, which was an unexpected surprise considering the number of great alternative rides the club was hosting today. The weather was quite sunny and warm at the time however this would be...
Notional Service
Taking advantage of quiet streets - the result of the 8:30 start, Gloucester 10 Km and the Tall Ships events - progress out of town was brisk. The dozen riders were soon through Podsmead and Kingsway and heading for Stonehouse with a gentle following breeze. Noting...
To Somerset! Or at least the memorial
A group of eight left King's Square on a fine morning with a nice tail-wind, with a further two joining us in Stonehouse, as planned. Frocester Hill was our first obstacle, which was climbed at a steady pace, in anticipation of more to come. We didn't have to wait...
Future Grand Tour winner in the making
On what was predicted to be the warmest Sunday for a while, four riders set of on the published Novice ride to Nailsworth. On of the riders was a mere 10 years old (with his father I might add), who apparently after passing his “cycling proficiency test” wanted to try...
Spring edition of Spokespiece is now available
The latest edition of the Club newsletter is now available and can be viewed or downloaded from here. It includes an evaluation of the benefits of ebikes, coverage of the T.G.Hall Open 25, some early entries for the Gouda foreign tour trophy from Benidorm and the...
Hayles Fruit Farm
A mild but breezy morning greeted any early risers, with overnight rain having left several damp areas - dark clouds were looming all around presaging the forecast heavy downpours. Maybe this put some people off, as only seven riders gathered at the Square. Setting...
Ladies Ride to Hayles Fruit Farm
Four brave ladies arrived in time for a 9am departure from King’s Square, a great turnout considering the awful weather forecast that had been showing for the last few days. Luckily, I think most of the predicted rainfall happened during the night, leaving a clear and...
Unpredictable weather
The weather forecast was so uncertain that I turned up in King's Square with three plans. Even at 09:00, it wasn't possible to predict what would happen later in the morning, so I chose a loop ride, following behind the fast group. We met the leader of the ladies ride...