Club Ride Diary

Four of us set off for Berkeley from the Square with the weather looking a bit iffy. We went via Tuffley Avenue and Grange Road where some of those going to Dursley overtook us. We then went via Four Mile House, Haresfield, Stonehouse, Frocester and Slimbridge to...

Five set off for Edge on a cloudy morning with a stiff Southerly breeze. Rain started on the descent of Whiteshill, but we held off with capes, knowing that a hill climb always follows a visit to Stroud. I don't know what it is about Selsley Church, but it is often in...

Following a great night out at The Fountain on Saturday, the ride leader can report that Ham Hill with a hangover is one of the world’s least enjoyable experiences. The hills kept coming, one after the other, but at least our rewards came after Hawling, with great...

Having managed to navigate Painswick Road's recent customary road closure, six regulars ascended by familiar inclines to the heights of Buckholt Road. Surprising one or two, our leader then headed to Brimpsfield before inserting a rare visit to Elkstone and Syde....

The A ride went up Nuthill and then up through Buckholt Woods, before turning towards Stroud. We left the main Stroud Road above Sheepscombe, descending to Jack’s Green and then continued along Wick Street down to Stroud. We had a pleasant stop at the Kitsch Coffee...

A well matched group of 8 assembled in King’s Square. Because of the Brookfield Bridge closure, we went via Brockworth to Leckhampton, and our first hill, which we made harder by turning into Hartley Lane. A bit of recovery on the flat, then Bubbs Hill, which never...

It was already pleasantly warm at the Square at 9 am. The presence of the ride leader's fixed gear bike was met with appreciation by the riders who anticipated a nice flat ride as a result. There was one new rider who'd come along for a try-out; welcome to him. Half a...

An early start at 8am proved to be fortuitous as the day was predicted to be a scorcher: indeed it was. Talk of curtailing the ride was considered, Yate being a reasonable way back in the heat of the day. Keeping options open, the Captain, standing in for the...

It was already warm at 09:00, as four of us left King’s Square. The training ride flew past us after Brookthorpe, but we weren’t tempted to try to draft them. The newly surfaced lane out of Haresfield was great, as we continued at a good pace with the tail wind to...