Club Ride Diary
First Club ride of October, to Ledbury
Despite an uninspiring forecast, 28 turned up in King's Square this morning. The sports riders showed the wisdom of not planning destinations too far in advance, as they headed south with the expectation of being blown home up the A38. Two B rides went to Ledbury. ...
A well earned descent of Frocester Hill
When Simon got expelled from the organising committee for "La Vuelta a Espana" for making the route too brutal, he decided that Gloucester City B riders would be his victims. The first twenty miles of this morning's ride to Kemble were proof of the above statement,...
OVO Tour of Britain – the final stage
Extremely early this Sunday morning, five riders set off to watch the Tour of Britain near Hereford. A social pace through the lanes around Redmarley was broken up by the sprint line in Ledbury. As it was just being painted when we arrived, Ian can claim to have been...
Over twenty GCCC members wouldn’t let rain stop play
Despite damp conditions, three groups left King's Square this morning. About a dozen sports riders went to Dursley, then up through Uley and down Frocester Hill. The sport riders were so keen on the rain that they filmed it. You can watch here. Thankfully enough of...
Captain’s report: Sunday Ride to Stroud on 6th August
Fifteen riders opted for the 'B' category ride to Stroud. With Toby leading the group were in a degree of expectation. The intention was for an easy start and a slightly harder finish. The route out of town was south on the Bristol road, Quedgeley and ontot he...
City riders “tumble” from their cars
A disappointingly small peloton formed up in Monmouth for the "Motor Assisted Ride". The group set off on the lumpy roads to Abergavenny with a stiff headwind. We were briefly joined by another member, who had ridden out to meet us, and turned home before we had...
Black Mountains Ride
A fine morning dawned to see three riders in King's Square for the annual iconic Black Mountains Ride. We set off at 7:00 and soon picked up a fourth rider. On a variation to the usual route, we crossed the Wye at Hoarwithy, and picked up a fifth rider soon...
A’ category ride on Sunday 9th July
John Cook led an excellent ride with eleven club members out for the journey to Berkeley. The theme was traffic free sections, the first being the Severn – Thames canal to the east of Stonehouse, after the group had passed through Whadden and Haresfield. The little...
Great day for the North Cotswolds ride
Eight o'clock saw the Vice Captain lead ten riders from King's Square. At least two, one being a guest from Texas, had preannounced their intention to do a shorter ride, but after the Hors Category Ham Hill to nearly 250m and the Cat 1 Brockhampton to 280m, only six...
A brief (?) summary of a memorable ride
Under clear blue skies and with 20ºC already at 09 00, reportedly, fourteen riders left Kings Square on the announced promise of a “gentle beginning with later undulations” for a B ride to Dursley. Mixing with some solo riders crossing Sneedham’s Green, a brief...