Club Ride Diary
Improvements to ride listings
With the launch of the next season's runs list it seems appropriate also to mention improvements to the individual events' presentation on the web site. In future, where a route has been prepared beforehand, it will be embedded in the posting, like this example from...
Falfield, the ride for those not on Tour
With no A ride leader at the square the A and B rides merged. Despite the pace being kept low for the first 10 miles we lost our +1, either from a mechanical but sadly no one knew. The leader retraced and waited, but to no avail. The climb up Frocester Hill caused...
Autumn Tour pictures
The Club Autumn tour had two groups, both of whom stayed in Newbury. Six, led by the Captain, took the traditional option of riding from Gloucester and four, led by the President, used the train or car to get to Swindon and then maximize the time off road by riding...
September to December Club Runs list is now available.
The new season's runs list is available for download from HERE or from the Download buttons on the Ride Schedule page Please check below to see if you have been nominated as a Ride Leader and if you cannot manage the date given then contact the Captain or Vice Captain...
Riding the Ridges
A large B ride left King’s Square, which was split into two groups on the A48 to ease traffic flow. The Route took them south west through Minsterworth, an unexpected direction considering the destination was to the North, but gave an opportunity to ride through the...
The A ride to Stroud
The A ride leader, after some debate, turned out to be Neville. The group of eight set off down Bristol Road, soon taking in the cycle path alongside the bypass, to the edge of Quedgeley. Our only notable mechanical occurred here: Captain’s bike shed a bottle cage....
La Vuelta stage 9, or as near as Gloucestershire can make it
La Vuelta a Espana is noted for seeking out steep and sometimes unnecessary hills (such as today’s stage to the Velefique, unnecessarily climbed by the Vice-Captain in the past), and this provided the inspiration for this morning's Sports ride to Dursley. Three sets...
Off Road September tour announced
In addition to the already announced Club Tour to Newbury from 3 to 5th September there will be an off road option for Friday and Sunday, and possibly Saturday too. The idea is to start from Swindon (there are trains from Gloucester at 7:05 and roughly every half hour...
Up the Lyd valley
An early (8.30) departure saw four attendees set off down a reasonably quiet A48 to Chax Hill, checking out the Club 10 championship course: two sets of temporary traffic lights may demand a change of course! It was then a left turn to Rodley where a substantial...
Last day of the Tokyo Olympics, but cycling continued in Gloucestershire
Two Gloucester City riders did brilliantly in last Sunday's 12 hour, so it was an honour to have one of them ride out with us on this morning's Sport ride. A succession of steep hills, and careful descents, due to debris washed across the roads, took us to the top of...