Club Ride Diary
Steady ride to Evesham
A novel start along Drymeadow Lane, past the fishing lakes and alongside Hatherley Brook demonstrated that even close to the city there is wildlife and gravel riding. Everone relaxed on recognising the A38 before the ride leader tested his new wheels on the Red Lion...
A do-it-yourself ride report.
My apologies but I don't have much time today so I'm afraid you'll have to work out what happened on today's Tempo ride for yourselves from the pictures below. I'll give you a few extra clues. The first picture was taken just north of Hanley Castle and the riders not...
So, what are we going to talk about?
Six Tempo riders gathered together in a shady corner of Kings Square. A single topic sustained the conversion; how hot was it going to be? The warm-up leg along the A40 to Birdwood was ticked off in surprisingly benevolent conditions, the sun having not really got...
The Rough and the Smooth – a tale of two surfaces.
For the Captain’s third ride leadership on the trot (the previous two were emergency stand-ins) six brave riders turned up at the appointed hour of 8.30am. Not deterred by the health warning of hills to come! The hills are alive with the sound of…complaints! As...
Novice Ride for Experienced Novices
Following one of the hottest weeks of the year the weather forecast for the ride was relatively cool at a mere 20°C, cloudy with the possibility of showers. However, the quality of the riders opting for the novice ride was exceptionally high. There was one new rider...
Looking For Angels
The tempo ride set off for Sherston with seven riders, two of whom would have to pull off early due to other commitments, so from Stonehouse onwards we would proceed with five. The ride leader was wishing for wings ascending Selsey, watching the riders in front flying...
Steady ride to the Forest, but what was the time?
A gaggle of eight, then nine, set off for the deep dark Forest with the Captain taking the leadership from an indisposed AliG. We were reasonably loyal to his published route, but with diversions at the whim of the deputy lead. Mainly to keep people guessing… The...
Apologies to Aesop
The Intermediate and Tempo rides were both heading to Coleford; the Intermediate route was shorter but with some off-road, ours longer with more climbing. It was a straight showdown; tortoises versus hares! Us hares shot off, only to be caught by the tortoises at the...
A Goldilocks Ride
Few people were in the Square at the appointed hour, but those present were treated to an impromptu concert by a talented young jazz trio. After listening to Dave Brubeck’s Take Five the Tempo group did exactly that, leaving just two to enjoy the President’s varied...
The Longest Day ride – A Grand Day Out.
OK, so it was actually the day after the longest day, but no material difference to daylight. Except the day was somewhat overcast compared to previous overheated passages of time. A good thing for the six riders taking up the challenge. With the official leader being...