Club Ride Diary
Smoke and Mirages
The 8.30 a.m. moderate ride assembled in good order and time to set off for a day out in the Cotswolds. The Captain leading, it was out of Gloucester via the Painswick road, passing the new school just before Upton. The six were all together onto the Nut Hill ascent...
Black Mountains Ride 2026
Five riders left the square just after 6:30am on a chilly 13°C morning, heading south out of Gloucester. The first long section towards the Severn Bridge was taken steadily, mostly along the A38, with everyone saving energy for the big day ahead. There was an early...
Tempo and Fast rides to Tintern
Three fast riders and five tempo riders. The fast guys dropped us on the A40, and with a puncture in Flaxley putting the Tempo ride even further behind so it was no surprise that we didn't cross paths at the cafe. There was plenty of climbing: Flaxley valley through...
Introductory Ride in the Sun
Eight riders gathered at the square on a hot summer morning to try out the “open Invitation introductory” ride. Amongst the riders were a good number of experienced riders in addition to the three nominated leaders, which would go on to make to safety and enjoyment of...
Saturday Slad Spin
We left the square with six, crawled through the Bristol Road traffic, then picked up number seven in Quedgeley. It was an excellent spin through the back lanes of Elmore and Epney, then across the bridge at Saul Junction (open to bikes and pedestrians only) before...
Tewkesbury, for once completely free of floodwater
At precisely 8.30 8 riders left King's Square to be quickly joined by an additional three members. Perhaps a couple of minutes delay would have been more generous. They made their way along the cycle path from the Docks to Maisemore (Route 45). It was very overgrown...
A brilliant morning out
If ever there was proof that choosing the destination once you have a firm weather forecast enhances the enjoyment of the ride, then this week's ride to Broadway Tower was that. We had everything, warm weather, fine views off the Cotswold edge, an excellent outdoor...
Mitchel Troy 26.07.26
Ten riders gathered for the ride to Mitchel Troy, and rolled out from the square into a stiff headwind beneath threatening skies, another rider joined the group, taking us up to eleven. We headed out over Westgate Bridge and briefly joined the A40 before turning onto...
A trip into Hop Country
A warm if not a hot day was anticipated and we were not disappointed. Fortunately a cooling light breeze from the NE ensured temperatures did not get too heavy. With the destination as The Hop Pocket, beyond Ledbury, our target, it was a prompt departure as advertised...
Occasionally unlucky?
Being a perfect summer's morning I suppose I shouldn't have been surprised to find that twelve people had turned up for the Tempo/Fast ride. This included a new prospective member who had bumped into the Saturday Spin riders yesterday and was persuaded to come along!...