Club Ride Diary
Sunday 23 Feb rides have been diverted
With the forecast of strong Southerly winds and heavy rain developing later in the morning, rides have been diverted. The Steady ride will go to King's Stanley (click for route). The Tempo ride will go to Stables (Saul Junction). Routes to both published. Both depart...
Best made plans
Eight expectant riders assembled at the Square, with increasing concern that the ride leader was not among them! A short wait past 9 am, in case our man was delayed, and the Captain decided to step in. Thinking on the hoof (no Garmin, just the OS map in his head), it...
What Three Words?
lumpy (adjective) /ˈlʌm.pi/: covered with or containing lumps: In cycling terms we'd probably define a lumpy ride as one with more than the usual number of significant climbs. That certainly describes today's Tempo ride to Coleford. Any route that gets to the cafe via...
The Lone Ranger rides again
After a rare few days without rain the temptation to ride the trails in the Forest of Dean and join the Tempo riders in Coleford was too great to resist. Perhaps the early start, perhaps the promised dirty bike, but whatever the reason the ride leader was the Lone...
New Café, Same Old Winter Weather
This week has been dull, damp and cold and seems set to continue for some time - so I was wondering how many hardy souls would turn up at the Square for today’s ride. Well, there were quite a few more than I’d expected, so that made eight including myself for the...
Rule 13
Tredici ciclisti si sono radunati a Kings Square…oops, thirteen cyclists assembled in Kings Square for the Tempo ride to the Buongiorno Café in Dursley. Was this a case of rule 13? The weather wasn’t that inspiring but dry at least and the route taken was as...
New edition of Spokespiece published
The winter 2025 edition is now avaiable. Download it here or view it online on our Spokespiece page
Finally in February…
After several cancelled rides recently due to the winter weather, we were finally treated to a sunny Sunday with little wind, albeit a bit chilly but not unduly so. This resulted in a large group of cyclists at the Square, with sixteen opting for the steady ride -...
First enjoyable ride of the year
The excellent weather brought out the crowds this morning on the first day this year when cycling has actually been enjoyable. The tempo group was too large to count, but the skills learnt during last week's maths exam have put the number at 15. This group was too big...
The ride before the storm
Seven riders assembled in the Square. With two disappearing to do their own thing the remaining five decided on a loop South, in the hope that this would avoid a return to Gloucester into the strengthening wind and heavy rain that was forecast for around 10:00. A flat...