Club Ride Diary
Way out West across the Wye
Taking advantage of an early start and a direct route to Highleadon, eight of us we were making good time with a view to riding some unfamiliar lanes north and west of Ross on a glorious sunny day. One rider who had previewed the route chose to fit a smaller chainring...
No Strada Bianchi, but a visit to Sienna (on-Wye)
First, congratulation to Tim Buttler on a new World Record for the 3 Cities today! Six of us chose not to race,and instead rode out to Kerne Bridge, on roads whose surfaces were barely condusive to cycling in places, and certainly not racing. The section from Kempley...
Meandering through the lanes of Worcestershire
Departing promptly, twelve riders took to the cool air and set off in a westerly direction, bound for Earle’s Croome garden centre’s Rose Café. With no route published, the group kept together nicely as the first and only arrowed descent was taken – Woolridge Hill....
Bastille Day
14th July and what a special day: Wimbledon finals, the European Cup final, stage 15 of the Tour de France, and, of course, the Club Sunday ride. The sun shone and the destination of Lydney beckoned. A route had been prepared by the Vice Captain, and we knew it would...
A real tempo ride
The mood of the peloton was very much like the Tour de France on a transition day, where everyone just wanted to ride tempo without pushing it. The presence of Alfredo Sabbadin and Fabian Cancellara, or at least their jerseys, helped us to feel like the Tour riders....
Soudley in the sunshine
For once, a lovely sunny summer morning greeted those who made it to the Square for the 8:30 start. I had planned a slightly hillier than normal route to coffee in order to make use of the extra time, so one rider decided to make his own way to elevenses. This left 12...
Wet Sunday morning
On a wet and windy Sunday morning the ride leader arrived at the square to be greeted by five others who had braved the conditions. One of them was Kat, who was joining us for the first time. We set off leaving Gloucester along London Road, heading towards Cheltenham....
Would Adam’s Ale satisfy?
For the “Endurance” riders an early start, overnight rain, and 100% cloud cover combined to make the morning surprisingly cool after last week’s scorching hot weather. We took advantage of the lighter traffic to make headway out of Gloucester on the A48, turning into...
Don’t try to squeeze an extra ride from a worn tyre
After letting the fast ride depart, 5 riders were left for the tempo ride to Tintern. I know its always good to get the 5 miles on the A40 out of the way quickly, and It proved difficult to hold back over-exhuberant riders. The group settled down after Birdwood, when...
Exploring new routes to Dursley
7 riders left the square promptly at 8.30 unfortunately Colin must have just missed us. We left the square via a new route through the shopping centre because of the of the Glos 10k to Eastgate Street and out past the park to Tuffley through Kingsway expertly guided...