Club Ride Diary
Kings Square to Berkeley Square
At the Square sports ride numbers were severely depleted by our team’s commitment to the Betty Pharaoh Legstretchers road race in South Wales and perhaps some tired legs from yesterday’s University of Birmingham one day stage race. Still, there were more than enough...
March started wet and windy
Although the weather was uninspiring, we managed to have three rides this morning. The sports ride had 7 riders and set off into the wind, to be rewarded later when being blown back up the A38.
Gloucester City CC features in Cycling Weekly
The Club's Thursday group (above), founded in 1894 and revived in recent years (see here), rode to Broadway with Cycling Weekly journalist Dave Nash. The write up features brief interviews with several of the Club's characters and a good plug for Pepper's, our...
GCCC braves Storm Doris
Chapeau to the club riders out in the yesterday's winds, courtesy of storm Doris. Wind strengths of up to 94 mph were reported, with innumerable and unfortunately sometimes fatal incidents. Ken reported it to be a memorable experience. After abandoning plans to cross...
Beautiful weather for February
Beautiful weather for February, and a good turn-out this morning. Despite a team at the Frome 10TT, there was a big sports ride, 2 B rides to Dursley, where the Bank was once again a successful stop, and an AA ride to Saul. Very scenic in the Slad Valley and through...
Sleet and snow didn’t dampen enthusiasm on a ride to Ross
A cold damp morning with a NE wind didn't prevent an impressive turn out of around thirty five at the Square. The Sport Ride left first, heading South, followed by Vice Captain Ian Wareing and a handful of riders using the the challenge of a B+ ride though Littledean...
Ouch! Don’t let this happen to you
With the onset of winter conditions the roads are becoming treacherous. On each of the last two Sundays there have been incidents, fortunately without any tragic consequences. One involved a rider in the sports group hitting an unannounced pothole and visiting...
Severn Valley CC carol service
This Sunday's ride (Dec 4th) will be to the Severn Valley CC Carol Service, which is taking place this year on at 2pm at St Georges Cam followed by tea afterwards at the Arthur Winterbotham Memorial Hall in Cam. We would like to invite you to attend. If there is...
Remembrance Day
Thirteen met in Kings’ Square: sunshine and 3°C at 08:30. Bustling along through Tibberton to Birdwood, Soudley, and Parkend we paused for the Scouts’ and Guides’ church parade in Clearwell arriving at Clearwell Caves at 10:40 to find the café closed. Plan B took us...
Ledbury ride, in the President’s (aka the Ride Leader’s) words
A dull and windless day but dry, and a nice temperature. Fourteen riders on the President's B ride: easy lumps to Redmarley, avoiding Bromsberrow, and little lanes to Lilley Hall.An extra loop or two was called for as progress had been swift and trouble free. "Nice...