Club Ride Diary
Stunning autumn colours
A bright morning, with stunning autumn colours on the trees made for a very enjoyable ride. Some tough hills in the morning were followed by the great descent of the White Way into Cirencester. Good to see two riders take advantage of the option to change rides at...
All rides cancelled
With winds forecast to be gusting over 40mph, and rain, the planned rides for Sunday 20th Oct has been cancelled. Please take care if you go out in the morning, and watch out for floods if you wait until the afternoon.
Sunday 20 Oct
With a forecast of 40mph winds, and wet weather, combined with existing wet and flooded roads, Sunday's published plans could be subject to last minute changes. Please check on Website, FB or WhatsApp before heading to King's Square.
Disaster! Quick thinking required
Cold and damp weather did not prevent a good turnout at the Square, with nine choosing to join the President for a trip to Colwall. We endured the tedious A40/B4215 journey to Highleadon, suffering such heavy traffic that we required two courtesy stops to keep it...
The ride of the falling leaves
With a bright, but cold forecast, it felt like winter had arrived. However, some of us thought the dry conditions would be suitable for a last outing for the summer bikes, although this proved to be foolish. The fastr riders chose to join the tempo group, and I had...
Novice ride with no novices
Sunday 6th October and the weather forecast was fair. I thought it was going to be a fairly sparse turnout for the published ride (A Novice) but “low and behold” there was nine experienced riders who opted to share the ride, so no pressure with the route chosen then…....
Bird strike on the way to the Vintage Birdcage
The ride started with glancing blow on the shoulder from a seagull in Southgate Street. Although there was a flurry of feathers, the gull continued to gain altitude, and I remained on my bike, so I conclude that this was only an inconvenience. Another inconvenience...
Unexpected dry day in September
The weather was basically rubbish all week, not only in Gloucester but right across the world. So, the prospect of getting a reasonable ride out today was quite bleak. However, the weather forecast was quite promising today so maybe, just maybe it could be a dry day....
A punishing sequence of forest climbs
A cold but dry morning had eight riders leave the Square on the tempo ride to Hopewell Colliery. We were obviously too slow for one rider, who left us at the Highnam roundabout. Reported floods at Lower Ley meant we used the A48 to Northwood Green. It was here that a...
Torrential, or not torrential? That was the question
The forecast for this particular Sunday was not good - lots of rain and a yellow warning for thunderstorms. Given the extraordinarily heavy downpours of recent days, it was no surprise that the majority of riders chose to stay at home in the dry, expecting the worse -...