Club Ride Diary
Summertime, And The Living Is Easy
Another glorious day for cycling - just a shame about the drought conditions. At least today wasn’t muggy, with a decent bit of freshness in the air. A good sized group was at the Square which by the time we’d traversed the Over causeway had swelled to fourteen. A...
Who needs hills?
There seems to be an opinion that for a ride to be hard, or difficult, there has to be a sufficient amount of hill climbing involved. With this in mind a mixture of the Tempo and Intermediate rides set out on route to Clive's Fruit Farm at Cropthorne. The ride leader...
Speed can hurt your legs
With nine riders in the square on a near-perfect morning for a ride, we decided to set off as a single group and see how it developed. We thought the unusually flat parcours was unlikely to split the group, but some took the absence of elevation as a cue to go harder...
Collective fun
Does anyone know what the collective noun for a group of cyclists is? The internet is awash with suggestions for such matters, but there doesn't seem to be a definitively 'correct' answer. Anyway, a chatter of Tempo riders gathered in the square, with everyone in good...
We choose to go to the Moon…
We choose to go to the Moon not because it is easy, but because it is hard. Or so John F Kennedy (nearly) said in 1962. That sentiment lives on in this cycle Club as, despite misgivings expressed beforehand in the chatroom, eight of us tackled the Dark Side of the...
Novice ride to Slimbridge
Four riders left the square on an overcast Sunday morning heading to Slimbridge. Gloucester was departed via Northgate Street through to the Quays when we crossed the swing bridge and onto the Gloucester to Sharpness canal towpath. Passing many anglers setting...
Tempo ride to Kerne Bridge – a grandson’s view…
I found myself unexpectedly leading the Tempo ride to Kerne Bridge, the original leader turning back at Newent due to tiredness. Once again I'm struggling for time so I got my grandson to help write the ride report, hope that's okay. Grandpa met his three friends by...
How to ensure your ride is well attended
Ten experienced riders appeared on a day with a somewhat uncertain weather forecast of light showers. Initial discussions took place concerning the planned route, however right on cue the Captain called time and we were off. Down Eastgate street, through Tredworth and...
Four Climbs To Cirencester?
The weather of late has remained fairly warm and quite muggy, often threatening rain but not delivering. Today was no different really, although the eleven riders who set off from the Square at 8:30 did so with some light drizzle falling, but by the time we broke free...
Nutty Notgove
Nothing to do with being a bit bonkers, apart from maybe the first climb of the day where the ride leader was heard to say "I still hate this bleep hill" to which he got "well you plotted it", fair point! Anyway even after the first climb there was very little flat to...