Club Ride Diary
Delayed start to avoid deluge
With a proper tropical deluge under way at 8am, and scheduled to continue to 9, the Captain decided, in his wisdom, to defer the ride to 9.30. And then to 10am, when the weather reports suggested it would be safe to be outside. Good call! As it turned out, this was...
Glad to be out
I set off for King's Square in heavy rain, hoping that nobody else would be foolish enough to be out, and I could creep home. However, one other mad fool showed up, and so we set off for Ross-on-Wye. The weather soon started to brighten, and capes came off before the...
A cloudless autumnal assembly
A cloudless autumnal assembly in Kings Square, with fewer knees on view than of late, found ten willing A and B Club riders vainly searching for their designated leader. Exercising his persuasive powers, our Captain diplomatically encouraged an elderly volunteer to...
The Trumpet sounds: one for all and all for one
With the designated ride leader recuperating from Covid in Cyprus and the Vice Captain on a training camp in sunny Spain it was left to the President to “lead” the Sport Ride in sunny Gloucestershire. Those absences, and a few other missing regulars, limited the...
Chedworth Roman Villa 9th October
Nine enthusiastic early starters began from an overcast Kings Square making, hopefully, the final by-pass of the Brookfield Road bridge closure. Passing through a series of traffic works in Churchdown and Kidnappers Lane the ascent of Dowdeswell - more cones on view -...
Tewkesbury ride 9th October
Six souls braved what was the first chilly and autumnal day of the year for the AA ride to Tewkesbury; windproof jackets were the order of the day as we left Gloucester by the usual route to Maisemore where we turned off by the pub to skirt round the back of the...
The clothing shop for Black (winter) kit is now open
The much requested clothing shop for Black (winter) kit is now open at https://myshop.kalaswear.eu/gloucestercityccwinterblack Remember that the items are made to order and cannot be returned if they don't fit, so take a good look at the sizing guide. Password is the...
Dean Heritage Centre
Eleven riders suffered the "not busy on a Sunday morning" A48, really the only way to the lanes to Rodley, A diversion was made to view the Severn and to fix a pedal which was coming adrift. The fix fortunately got the rider safely home. The new e-bike was admired and...
Cunning routes to Coleford
Four set off for Coleford, I decided at last moment to turn ride to use cycle path to Highnam. From there, after a short debate, we decided against “dog alley”, turned left in Tibberton up the hill. At the top, I mistakenly turned right for Huntley, where we crossed...
Brutal hills
After a quick ogle of a new e-bike that was heading out on the Soudley ride, four of us set off for Coleford, in surprisingly mild conditions. A variation of the route out to Flaxley saw us enjoying the views over the Severn from Blaisdon. Dene Magna proved no...