Club Ride Diary
New lead-out team
With our lead-out men, Wout Van Aert and Rohan Dennis absent, leadout duties fell to Lizzie Deignan and Kasia Niewiadoma, and they did a fine job up Stroud Road, through Haresfield and on to Stonehouse. At Coaley, we thought we had lost a rider, so the leader retraced...
Riding with antipodians
After some discussion as to whether the ride was A or AA, ten set off from the square proceeding up the A38 to Quedgeley, then via Severnvale Drive to Naas Lane roundabout. After passing the police station and Quedgeley Pond, we took the cycle path through Hunts...
Wye Valley Viaducts
Sixteen gathered in the Square and we welcomed Ann and John back from Australia on holiday also Alister Scott and Toby, aged 10 who rode the whole route effortlessy. It was a hilly ride through the Forest and down to Redbrook where the leader made a wise decision not...
A tough day out
In anticipation of a tough day out, the group of seven set a relaxed pace on the way out through the forest. A pair of gold vests were spotted ahead on the Littledean climb - surely we hadn't caught the 08:00 departure! It transpired that we had not. A mechanical at...
Cycling and watching football
Four of us set off from the square down the Bristol road and across the canal to Elmore, after Longney turning right in Saul to do a little extra loop returning to Frampton. We then turned right down Frampton Green avoiding the Fair parked up for the Frampton Feast...
Home early, hoping to see “it” coming home
With numbers reduced due to football, we headed up Stroud Road to Edge, and down the poorly surfaced road through Whiteshiil. Finding the road through Middleyard closed, we diverted up Selsley, and regrouped on the common. After two big climbs in quick succession, the...
Ride list for September to December is now available
Download, print, or view the list at this link GCCC Sunday Rides lists Sept to Dec 2023 All the rides are also listed on the web site calendar. Remember the new ride nomenclature: AA is Novice A is Steady B is Moderate C is Endurance Tempo is a faster ride on a...
Two involuntary dismounts
It was a damp and breezy start from the square as eleven intrepid explorers set off en route to Cirencester, little did they know the ride leader had made a slight alteration to the planned route. A brief shower was encountered on leaving Gloucester. Only two opted...
Capes on, capes off.
As the mizzle settled in King's Square for the 09:00 start, the riders might have imagined that they were in Glasgow, taking part in the worlds. However, the stop-start nature of Painswick Road, and numerous stops to cape up and cape off quickly shattered any...
GCCC Thornbury Sunday Ride
Sunday 6th August 2023, the weather had been let’s say changeable all week, but today was a sunny start with much optimism about the rain holding off until late afternoon. Nine riders left the square as we took off, cruising out of the town through Podsmead and into...