Club Ride Diary
Spring cycling
Stroud Road provides a fast, and traffic-light free route out of Gloucester, and is reasonably quiet on a Sunday morning, which allowed the group to form up, and find a tempo to work at. This lasted until Frocester Hill, where the group split, with our Welsh mountain...
Tewkesbury on a bright, cold day
Eight left the square for the 26 miles to Tewkesbury. A short delay at the first bridge for a collector of bike bits to rescue some treasure – turned out to be genuine rubbish. The route was clockwise route, in the lanes, heading north west to Redmarley via Hartpury....
With a fistful of dollars
Clear skies and bright sunshine generated an exceptional turnout this Sunday, with over forty riders showing up at the Square. As usual, we divided into a number of manageable groups, chosen roughly on the basis of riding speed. Many enjoyed a good ride north, despite...
A foggy day, but not in London town
After a false start without water bottle requiring a double back, the novice ride leader arrived at the Oxbode just in time to lead a group of 11 along Barton St and up Painswick road. A right turn at Matson and then via the lanes with their little ups and downs to...
Bad luck comes in threes
The pre-ride advertising of "fair and frost-free" may have applied in the Severn Valley, but up at Foston's Ash, we were in a cloud that was so thick, it was hard to see the front rider from the back of an 8 rider peloton. It proved too much for the club president,...
Club rides cancelled due to ice
The forecast indicates it could be icy through the morning, so club rides and training have been cancelled for 22-Jan. Should you chose to ride on your own, please take care, and leave plenty of space between riders, so that you can see and react to any icy patches.
The Magnificent Seven Ride again!
With the Captain leading it was billed as a hilly outing – and no-one was disappointed! The route out took in the gentle climb along Painswick Road, and continued all the way to Painswick, the Queen of the Cotswolds, becoming markedly less gentle after the King’s Head...
Into wind and sunshine
Five riders left The Square plus one who had selected the wrong ride. Into the wind and sun was hard but kept us warm. The usual route took us to Stonehouse where we joined the cycle paths which despite the recent heavy rain were quite rideable with care. A tree had...
What a beautiful day
What a beautiful day! A very large group left King's Square, heading for Leckhampton Hill, which the ride leader assumed would split the group into two. However, we were all evenly matched and no split occurred, so the large group continued on to the second brutal...
Training Ride Report
13 Racers left the Square on the first Training Ride of 2023, heading out towards Hartpury, unfortunately one elderly rider dropped off on the Maisemore bank, so the 12 others continued on ,heading for Highleadon & Redmarley where we were met by a group of...