Club Ride Diary
Summer runs list
Now that regulations around meeting, and around eating and drinking out, have become less onerous we are pleased to be able to launch a full programme of summer rides that you may download HERE This return to normality has brought with it a surge in membership so for...
Beautiful weather for a ride out to the Malvern Hills
Beautiful cycling weather saw large numbers in King's Square. We decided to allow the B ride to split naturally into two groups on Woolridge Hill, and indeed, the hill did its job. A selection of lanes were taken to Eastnor, where the brief section on the main road...
A bright morning for a popular ride
A bright morning saw a good turnout of over forty riders in King's Square, with a wide range of capabilities and machines. Veteran cycles from the Tyndale section complemented the modern machines on display; a folding bike and a tandem demonstrated some variety...
Dursley, Berkeley, and Arlingham club rides in the spring sunshine
The President led a select group of four on a B route that proved to be challenging, beginning with Horsepools Hill and then striking across the Painswick stream to tackle Stepping Stones Lane for some glorious views across the valley to Whiteshill and Randwick....
Wintry weather for a ride to Tewkesbury
Well, they associate April with showers, and today didn't disappoint! Four club rides set off from King's Square, by different routes to Tewkesbury. The ride led by the Vice Captain experienced sleet and hail in Leckhampton, where they caped up, then removed the...
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All club events rely on volunteers. Perhaps the most important of these are the ones who assist at races, for without them events would be cancelled and riders sent home disappointed. Of those, the Timekeeper stands out as vital, and thanks are due to...
Club ride to Cinderford on 4th April
A cold, but bright morning, seven chatty riders left King's Square for our first post-lockdown ride. Woolridge Hill quickly revealed that some have been cycling more than others during the lockdown. An eighth rider briefly joined us on Corsend Road, as we headed...
Update on Group rides
Because of the ongoing pandemic and the uncertainty of the regulatory environment to control it we are unable to produce a schedule of social and club rides for the whole season. Nonetheless, it is our intent to maintain regular Tuesday night social rides, Wednesday...
Resumption of Club activities
We are pleased to announce that organized Club activities will resume from 30th March. Our first activity will be the opening event in the evening time trial season, which will take place at Elmore on 30th March. This, and subsequent time trials, will be held under...
North Coast 500
The first day started with a flat sprint out of Inverness before tackling the infamous Bealach na Bà, seventy miles into the ride. This climb (the only 11/10 in ‘Greatest Cycling Climbs’!) was made even gnarlier by baking sun. Even before we began I had been...