Club Ride Diary

After a Saturday evening shower sub-zero start, caution advised a main road route for two riders (MG & KS) hoping for a sedate B to Malvern. After Hartpury dry roads encouraged more adventure, so Ashleworth and Corse Wood Hill soon gave way to Eldersfield. A brief...

Well, what can I say. Four riders left Gloucester, with the two ladies leading the ride with their Garmin's. The weather was cold, foggy and made that one hour less of sleep more annoying. Within a short time, one of the Garmin operators had a glitch. So, it was down...

Five set off from Kings Square for the vernal or spring equinox “faster” B ride (on the first day astronomical spring),  with Mr C ably leading the group. The first part of the ride route was cleverly designed to avoid closed bridges, following warnings of such...

It all happens when he isn’t  about! . A reasonable number of riders in the B+ group, left Kings Square. We enjoyed a tail wind to Colwall, with two official climbs. As we got nearer, we came across a lot of left turns with 2 miles to Colwall. Things were going...

Volunteering to supplement the existing choices drew three supporters and so Maz, Sam and Jim joined MG on this spontaneous venture. With drizzle misting all in sight the rolling familiarity of Sneedhams Green and Brookthorpe briskly gave way to the Col de Stroud...

A beautiful spring-like morning saw a group of seven form for the B ride to Coleford.  The strong southerly wind made for hard going on the descent, usually a fast one, from Highleadon to Tibberton. They spotted a damsel in distress (a Club member on the A ride to...

The strong wind discouraged riders from turning out this morning, and there were only six fools in King's Square who split into two equal groups. The faster one elected to do a 30 mile loop through Newent. You never notice a tail-wind, but judging by the PRs on...

Poor weather discouraged many from riding this morning and in consequence we were able to consolidate groups without  them becoming unmanageably big. The two candidates for "Sports B" ride in the Square elected to try to ride with the Training Ride. The smile on the...

Seven set off for Dursley on the B ride, and were lulled into a false sense of security on the flat route out through Longney. However, this soon vanished as Frocester Hill loomed in front of us. A dirty and poorly surfaced lane down to Horsley ensured that everyone...