Steady Ride Report Sunday 10 Nov

Steady Ride Report Sunday 10 Nov

A mighty fourteen left the Square at 9am for the steady ride to Tetbury. Heading out to Matson we took the back lanes through to the lovely tarmac after Haresfield. It was clear along this route that with a couple of riders on recovery rides we were going to be a bit...
A Magnificent Morning

A Magnificent Morning

A magnificent seven riders had assembled in the sunny part of the Square before 8:30 (feeling like 9:30 due to the clocks falling back overnight) but as we were thinking of setting forth more arrived and made a nice round number of 10. It was a fairly chilly start but...
Disaster! Quick thinking required

Disaster! Quick thinking required

Cold and damp weather did not prevent a good turnout at the Square, with nine choosing to join the President for a trip to Colwall. We endured the tedious A40/B4215 journey to Highleadon, suffering such heavy traffic that we required two courtesy stops to keep it...

Unexpected dry day in September

The weather was basically rubbish all week, not only in Gloucester but right across the world. So, the prospect of getting a reasonable ride out today was quite bleak. However, the weather forecast was quite promising today so maybe, just maybe it could be a dry day....
Torrential, or not torrential? That was the question

Torrential, or not torrential? That was the question

The forecast for this particular Sunday was not good – lots of rain and a yellow warning for thunderstorms. Given the extraordinarily heavy downpours of recent days, it was no surprise that the majority of riders chose to stay at home in the dry, expecting the...