Seven riders set off at a brisk pace over to Leckhampton, although I was confident that would change once we started climbing, which was true for five of the seven. While Leckhampton Hill may have been accepted, Hartley Lane proved to be the straw that broke three of...
Normally speaking the Law of Diminishing Returns would be where adding more of one input is no longer yielding a proportionate increase in output, however for the ride leader of this week’s tempo ride it meant a diminishing number of riders returning with him as...
A bright, but cold morning required a lot of layers, but was otherwise a perfect day for a trip into the land where they used to have a rugby team. Although it may appear an odd choice to some, the A40 is pretty quiet on a Sunday morning, particularly once you pass...
There were two rides leaving The Square this morning and out of the 20 plus riders at the RV, six brave souls elected to join me on the Tempo ride. Our destination was Hayles Fruit Farm near Hailes Abbey. With several regular Tempo Riders enjoying the cold and wet in...
On the way into the Square, I met a rider who beamoned the demise of the old B rides, expressing the desire for something between the current moderate rides, and the tempo rides. The large number of riders meant that we deliberately let the tempo group naturally split...
