Club Ride Diary
We fought the wind and … the wind won!
The aftermath of storm Dave was immediately apparent, with the first of many fallen trees blocking a lane of the road before Maisemore bridge. The three riders continued, cursing Dave every time we turned west, until we reached the Penny Farthing. Should we stay [on...
Sunday ride times
Easter Sunday has a large number of options, all leaving King's Square 08:30 - Moderate ride to Stroud 09:00 - Novice ride to Stroud 09:00 - Intermediate ride - destination still TBD 09:00 - Tempo ride to Tintern & Severn Bridge 09:00 - Fast loop ride All...
British Summer Tempo
Having lost an hour overnight a cold morning was to be expected, as was a reduced turnout. So it was that the Tempo and Gravel rides were combined into a group of four for the charge out of the city along the former London to Fishguard route. Since its heyday the road...
Dodging The Big Road
A chilly but fine and sunny morning - with little or no wind - greeted those of us who once again had forsaken a Sunday lie-in and instead set out for two-wheeled fun and games. Nine set out, which soon became ten, slightly later became eleven, only to be reduced to...
Our first Saturday club ride
Our first official Saturday club ride for a great many years rolled out from Gloucester at 9:30, with six riders heading off under bright blue skies. It was a little chilly at the start, but the sunshine made for a truly gorgeous morning on the bike. The route took us...
The Lamb And The Lion
A chilly but bright and sunny morning greeted the riders assembling in the Square, and the ride appeared to have seven takers, then one arrived precisely as we were setting off and another appeared as if from nowhere. But I had booked a table for 8! Anyway, I was sure...
A mother’s day ride with no mothers
Five Tempo riders this morning in the bright but chilly sunshine, no mothers unfortunately - the Steady ride did better than us on that count. It was a battle into the wind through Highnam and Tibberton to Newent. We lost two riders there, one permanently, the other...
And then there were four…
After the previous days' burst of sunshine March weather returned to normal today but with Jim "Fish" assuring us that there would be no rain eleven set out from the Square with high hopes. Or not. Obviously concerned that his lead in the competition for Bruce's Bonus...
Rain jackets or not?
Twelve riders left King's Square in uncertain weather. Rain jackets or not? Rain jackets won and we set off in rain to Matson and Sneedham's Green. The wayside daffodils looked rather sad lacking sunshine but the rain stopped to give way to drizzle as the group sped...
Soggy mucky tempo/fast loop ride
After reviewing the weather forecast, I planned a route south mostly in the shelter of the Cotswold escarpment, with a coffee stop at Falfield garden centre. At the square, Jim Anderson-Fish provided me the latest weather forecast, assuring me that although there may...