Club Ride Diary
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...
The Hills then the Valleys, the Rain then the Sun
Filling the gap between the Novice and Tempo rides was today’s intermediate pace ride, billed as 12-16mph. The chosen route made this a very optimistic assessment for the two participants. Up Nut Hill and Fiddler's Elbow to Craham Corner they discussed how much harder...
At Last…….. a Dry Forecast
Seven keen athletes left the square for the steady ride to Toddington Railway Station. A Clockwise route of 26 miles was chosen, making use of the new Gloucester to Cheltenham cycle path as far as Staverton. A left turn was made, through Boddington to Piff's Elm where...
What a beautiful day…
After the recent day after day adverse meteorological conditions, this day looked promising and it did indeed turn out that way. A large group set off from Kings Square, but the faster pace soon split the pack, and three riders settled into a steady tempo rhythm. ...
Snowdrops and water everywhere.
Nine riders started out in depressing conditions, although it was not actually raining or overly cold. Just damp, grey and dreary. Out and up the Painswick Road, passing the ski station (thoughts of the Winter Olympics), and onwards to the foot of our major climb:...
How to celebrate your 21st birthday!
I don't know how much you can remember about your 21st birthday, but one of our riders chose to celebrate his by riding with us (in case my youthful appearance deceives you, it wasn't me). On what was probably the nicest day of 2026 so far, with only a light rain...
Tewkesbury in February
On a damp and grey Sunday morning 7 riders left the square for a meander to Tewkesbury. After leaving the square we headed out of Gloucester towards Maisemore and made use of the old road to the top of the climb, when we turned left heading back down the hill towards...
A tale of two cafes
Another damp, cold, miserable Sunday morning. Another damp, cold, miserable group of hardy club members, huddled under the Iceland canopy and tinkering with rubbing mudguards, wondering whether rain jackets should be on or off. Five of the hardy set off on the Tempo...
A Pleasant day’s ride, looking forward to Spring
Prior to departing from the square, we welcomed a new rider to our foray, this lead to fourteen riders departing on what was predicted to be an overcast winters day. The club captain (as usual) volunteered to marshal the rear and if necessary, split the group to...
A colourful ride
A much improved forecast meant a good turnout in the square this week (for January), and six set off on the Tempo ride. Though bright and dry it was sufficiently chilly for a spectrum of non-club-kit jackets to be on display, which at least makes it easy to refer to...