Club Ride Diary
Last ride of the club year
Three gathered at the Square in cool but dry conditions. We were soon joined by a fourth rider on the ascent to Highnam. From here it was on familiar lanes to the steep ascent of Glasshouse – a taste of things to come. The descent to Aston Ingham is as poor as usual...
Hills and bridges around the Welsh borders
The ten riders were keen to get started, and it was a fast pace down the A40 to Birdwood. It all settled down in the lanes, caping up at Soudley and removing them again before Parkend. Descending "The Rocks" near Clearwell was interesting, but disc brakes meant that...
The Magnificent Seven ride again, this time without Yul Brynner
The Magnificent Seven rode out of town, progress hampered not by gunslingers but by traffic on the canal towpath: cyclists, runners, walkers, dogs, pushchairs, and a mobility scooter. The Wild West it isn’t! Too eager to leave this traffic behind and get onto quiet...
Brutal start to tempo ride
Today was the final and hilliest day of the Tour de France Femmes. It was also the first road stage of the mostr brutally hilly of the grand tours, the Vuelta a Espana. To honour these two events, the ride leader picked a particularly brutal way onto the Cotswolds....
Hot ride to Northleach
Ten riders left the Square and picked up a latecomer as we sought to avoid the roadworks in Cheltenham Road. The leader, in view of the tropical temperatures forecast, plotted a route avoiding hills, something well nigh impossible in the Cotswolds. He led the riders...
How many hills?
I have often said that you have to go uphill to get to Northleach, but I don't think you have to go up as many hills as the tempo group did this morning. The constant succession of hills, coupled with narrow lanes meant that there was no opportunity for "pace line"...
New Sunday runs list published
The new Sunday runs list covering September to December is now available HEREÂ The on line calendar will be updated soon.
Pleasant ride out to Thornbury
Following one of the warmest weeks of the year, this Sunday (04/08/24) began quite cool in comparison. Nevertheless twelve riders (including myself) set off on our trek to Thornbury, when there was a suggestion of a small amendment to the route, which was duly...
Uneventful ride to Falfield
As a ride leader, you dream of uneventful rides, where there are no mechanicals, navigational problems or splits in the group, and this morning's ride was just that. To avoid anticipated congestion in Thornbury, the tempo group diverted to Eastwood park garden centre....
Three Cities Reliability Ride
Eight riders took on the challenge of the 3 Cities in the 102nd annual running of the event. They were rewarded with warm sunny weather. On his 50th birthday, Tim Butler set a scorching pace to match the weather and ended up beating George Unsworth’s club record (set...