Club Ride Diary
Spring sunshine in the Cotswolds
The Milan-San Remo is the longest and flattest of the classics. The club ride to Stow shared neither of these characteristics, starting with the brutal Ham Hill, which Garmin encouragingly reported as "Hill 1 of 8". Passing what may be the source of the Windrush, we...
An abundance of gremlins
On a mild but rather dull day a substantial group formed for the outing to Cirencester, the capital of the Cotswolds. Sixteen set off on the traditional route, along Painswick road and Nut hill, Fiddlers Elbow and Sanitorium road (Captain showing his age!)., then...
Hills and Headwind
A group of six tacked Leckhampton Hill, which was made harder as the top surface had been removed prior to resurfacing. As the gradient eased, we sought more pain by taking Hartley Lane. A lengthy stop at the top for clothing adjustments left some of us with...
Sunday Club Ride Cat B to Dursley
On a cold March morning thirteen riders took off on the B ride. I think Neville was “on” but soon found out he had other plans. I was reassured by Toby and Theo that they would secure the rear of the group when we set off so onward to the first Climb via Podsmead,...
Sunday club ride to Dursley
On a cold March morning 13 riders took off on the B ride. I think Nevil was “on” but soon found out he had other plans. I was reassured by Toby and Theo that they would secure the rear of the group when we set off so onward to the first Climb via Podsmead, Tuffley, to...
Club Ride Cat B To Cinderford
A dozen takers for the B ride left the Square, soon to be a Baker's dozen as Colin joined in Northgate Street. A rather cold start to the day but with bright skies and mostly dry road surfaces so it was good to get going. A conventional start to Over Farm and up the...
Trumpet sports ride
Ten set off on a sunny morning, albeit with a cool wind. Over the Old Road then across the A417 to meet and pass another group of GCCC riders at Highleadon and then disaster struck. A cry of "puncture" rang out but for once the diagnosis was incorrect - instead a...
A ride to Trumpet
Eight riders set of from Kings square, having allowed the sports ride to precede them, and headed down the Westgate route out of the city to the Over roundabout where route planners don't allow you to go. We took the main road through Maisemore so as to turn for...
A ride report
A less cold but dry and grey morning welcomed sixteen riders for the A ride to Berkeley. The Riders split into two groups with a sensible gap Marshaled by Toby whilst Alastair lead the ride along the canal towpath past lots of fishermen with tons of equipment and...
Ladies’ ride report
Four ladies left the square, feeling perhaps this was the last 'ladies' ride'. Though later decided we would run it again in a different capacity. Both riders who had the course on their Garmins, discovered the route was going to take us on every single cycle path to...