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Sun Jul 1st 2001

Joint Ride with the West Oxon Section.

Leader: Kevin Fairs	Start Time: 8:30 am	Start Location: WMP
Description: To meet them in Lechlade by 10:30! Mystery tour after that!
Riders: Alan Jones (dec) Bill Gannon Eve Thornton Gesine Hermann Glen Paterson (deceased) Kevin Fairs Kevin Thomas Lou Rose Mavis Rose Pat Hurt Sue King Riders = 11 Report:
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Sun Jul 1st 2001

41st Benson Veteran Cycle Rally

Leader:	Start Time: 10:30 am	Start Location:
Description: Starts 10:30 on Benson Playing Field. Over 200 entries are expected and all machines are pre-1930. Everything from boneshakers and penny farthings to Safeties and tandem trikes. If you want to take part contact Robert, otherwise you can join the riding throng to follow the riders along their 15 (or so) mile route to Ewelme and back. Teas and refreshments at start and finish and a great 'car boot' sale of cycling memorabiliia on the playing field.
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Tue Jul 3rd 2001

Tuesday Evening Ride

Leader: Edith Hipwell	Start Time: 6:30 pm	Start Location: GMS
Description:
Riders: Alan Green Alan Jones (dec) Alvaro Rey Brian Hipwell Edith Hipwell Gareth Leach Herve Morvan James Leach Jane Bruffell Kevin Fairs Laurent Chambard Richard Divall Roger Veasey Stephen Quartermain Steve Bruffell Steve Smith Steve Swanton Val Smith Riders = 18 Report: All 18 riders kept to the same route, through Wantage, Betterton, Steventon and back through the Hanneys to Grove. Weather extremely hot for 18 miles. Well done Steve (Smith) and Val for going all the way. There were four Steve's on this ride - very confusing. Bad luck for Steve Swanton who unfortunately got a puncture and had to go home. Welcome to Herve Morvan who is new to this area.
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Sat Jul 7th 2001

Saturday Ride form Grove

Leader: Steve Bruffell	Start Time: 1:00 pm	Start Location: GMS
Description:
Riders: Alan Jones (dec) Alvaro Rey Barbara Muritu Brian Hipwell Chris Hooker Edith Hipwell Gareth Leach Helen Bloxham James Leach Jane Bruffell Karen Fisher Mary Weir (dec) Neil Warner Pat Hurt Richard Divall Richard Jenkinson Steve Bruffell Steve Swanton Riders = 18 Report: Thunder and Lightning Part II. Pleasant ride with 18 riders over to Cogges Farm in Witney for tea. Skies opened for return leg with thunder and lightening overhead and torrential rain. New rider, Chris Hooker, said we were all mad and wasn't it great! Pat rode the newly acquired (6-legged) tandem which even he found a bit of a struggle up-hill; perhaps he needs reminding a tandem's meant for two and not a solo challenge! This bike had only been in our group's possession for less than 6 hours and found its way into my garage (already full of bicyles)!! Jane
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Sun Jul 8th 2001

A Little bit of Kent in Oxfordshire

Leader: James Dawton	Start Time: 9:30 am	Start Location: Broad Street, Oxford
Description: Joint ride organised by Oxford Section. 35 miles and will involve a picnic lunch at Rousham House (Small entrance fee). Option to meet 10:30, Harriet's Tea room, Woodstock (opp. Oxfordshire Museum) for 11s's.
Riders: Barbara Muritu Jane Bruffell Mary Weir (dec) Mavis Rose Pat Hurt Steve Bruffell Steve Swanton Sue King Riders = 8 Report: This was the first of our DA rides to places of historic or natural interest, one of the recommendations that came out of our DA members survey last year. Rousham Park meets both categories with landscaped pleasure gardens and house enlarged by William Kent (1685-174, who later went on to design Horse Guards Parade. The gardens, which run down to the river Cherwell, are one of the few of their era to have escaped alteration. Particularly interesting was the statuary, unusually still in place (and hence the exclusion of children and dogs). The herbaceous borders of the walled garden were highly colourful and the roses were at their peak. I decided to start the ride from Oxford and was surprised to see Steve and Jane appear in the nick of time as well. 12 of us set out from Broad Street and we followed the Woodstock road all the way to Woodstock using the cycle path from the A34 junction. Something of a contrast to cycling from Grove. Harriet
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Tue Jul 10th 2001

Tuesday Evening Ride

Leader: Edith Hipwell	Start Time: 6:30 pm	Start Location: GMS
Description:
Riders: Alan Jones (dec) Alvaro Rey Brian Hipwell Daniel Rey Edith Hipwell Gareth Leach Glen Paterson (deceased) James Leach Jan McCabe Jane Bruffell Richard Divall Richard Jenkinson Stephen Quartermain Steve Bruffell Steve Smith Steve Swanton Val Smith Riders = 17 Report: A good turn out with 18 riders on a sunny but breezy evening. Longer ride went up Chain Hill, Brightwalton, Woolley Monument and back down Court Hill to Letcombe Regis - quite a hilly route of just over 17 miles. Edith took the slower group to Charney Bassett and Stanford. Jane B
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Sat Jul 14th 2001 to Sun Jul 15th 2001

OxCam National 400km Audax

Leader:	Start Time: TBC	Start Location: Ampthill, Beds
Description: Organised by Cambridge DA. Volunteers required to act as steward in Stanford inn the Vale on Saturday evening. Contact Ed on 01367 718853, or get out there and ride it!
Riders: Kevin Fairs Kevin Thomas Robert Wyatt Riders = 3 Report:
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Sun Jul 15th 2001

Regular Wantage Ride

Leader: Pat Hurt	Start Time: 10:00 am	Start Location: WMP
Description:
Riders: Alan Jones (dec) Amanda Seddon Brian Hipwell Edith Hipwell Gesine Hermann Jan McCabe Jane Bruffell Jon Seddon Laurent Chambard Mavis Rose Neil Warner Pat Hurt Piet Purmer Richard Divall Steve Bruffell Sue King Riders = 16 Report:
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Tue Jul 17th 2001

Tuesday Evening Ride

Leader: Edith Hipwell	Start Time: 6:30 pm	Start Location: GMS
Description:
Riders: Brian Hipwell Glen Paterson (deceased) Jane Bruffell Steve Swanton Riders = 4 Report: It had rained heavily all afternoon and was still raining, so Brian and Jane turned up just in case anyone else did. Steve and Glenn turned up so we all had a trek around in the rain and then went home. Jane
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Thu Jul 19th 2001

Section Pub Night

Leader: Kevin Fairs	Start Time: 6:30 pm	Start Location: GMS
Description: Meet at 18:30 for a ride to "The Trout" at Tadpole bridge, or meet us at 20:00 at the pub. Lights required. We will (hopefully) meet up with some of the West Oxon Section
Riders: Alan Jones (dec) Amanda Seddon Des Higgs Jan McCabe Jane Bruffell Jon Seddon Kevin Fairs Kevin Thomas Laurent Chambard Steve Bruffell Steve Swanton Riders = 11 Report:
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Sat Jul 21st 2001

DA BBQ

Leader: James Dawton	Start Time: 6:00 pm	Start Location: North Leigh VH
Description: Sue & Mavis are making the salads - must be good! Adults
Riders: Jan McCabe Jane Bruffell Kevin Fairs Laurent Chambard Lou Rose Mary Weir (dec) Mavis Rose Neil Warner Pat Hurt Steve Bruffell Steve Swanton Sue King Riders = 12 Report: It certainly was! Excellent fresh fruit salad too. Pat and Lou added their culinary skills as BBQ cooks as well. Thanks to all 4 of you for all your hard work. We had an enjoyable evening with about 35 from all 3 sections, many cycling over (including laurent). The rain didn't amount to very much, fortunately. Kevin introduced the DA to tyre bursting, ten pumps each until the tyre goes bang! - it has to be said that the inflations achieved were somewhat disappointing... Steve S
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Sat Jul 21st 2001

Family Ride to Steventon

Leader: Steve Swanton	Start Time: 2:00 pm	Start Location: GMS
Description: A gentle ride of about 20 miles via the villages of Lockinge, Ginge and Hendred to Steventon. Shop stop on the way. Please note that riders under 16 must be accompanied by an adult.
Riders: Angela Bell Edith Hipwell Eve Thornton Glen Paterson (deceased) Jan McCabe Laurent Chambard Luke Bell Mary Weir (dec) Steve Swanton Riders = 9 Report: Due to the start of the school and family holidays, we were somewhat short of families today. We got as far as Harcourt Road before Luke decided he didn
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Tue Jul 24th 2001

Tuesday Evening Ride

Leader: Edith Hipwell	Start Time: 6:30 pm	Start Location: GMS
Description:
Riders: Alan Jones (dec) Chris Mallinson Edith Hipwell Glen Paterson (deceased) Herve Morvan Jan McCabe Kevin Fairs Laurent Chambard Stephen Quartermain Steve Swanton Riders = 10 Report: Fast 20 mile ride this evening to Letcombe, Kingston Lisle and back through Goosey. Steve and Jan gave the syndicated tandem a spin and the solos a run for their money on the way home.
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Sat Jul 28th 2001 to Fri Aug 10th 2001

End to End

Leader: Kevin Fairs	Start Time: TBC	Start Location:
Description: All booked so no places available
Riders: Kevin Fairs Laurent Chambard Riders = 2 Report:
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Tue Jul 31st 2001

Tuesday Evening Ride

Leader: Edith Hipwell	Start Time: 6:30 pm	Start Location:
Description:
Riders: Alan Green Alan Jones (dec) Alvaro Rey Audrey Hogston Brian Hipwell Chris Hooker Chris Mallinson Des Higgs Dianne Glenister Edith Hipwell Gareth Leach Glen Paterson (deceased) Herve Morvan James Leach Jan McCabe Jane Bruffell John Hogston Richard Divall Richard Jenkinson Stephen Quartermain Steve Smith Steve Swanton Val Smith Riders = 23 Report: We had an extremely good turn out this evening with 23 riders. Five riders accompanied Edith on the short ride which included newcomers John and Audrey on their new tandem. The rest joined Jane on the fast ride which included yet another tandem with Diane putting her trust in Steve S. Very nice to see Des from the Witney club joining a Tuesday ride for the first time although (along with the tandem) set a very fast pace.
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Start Locations: WMP
Wantage Market Place; OMH
Old Mill Hall, Grove

Categories: 1* - Suitable for irregular, social, beginner or family riders, pace will match the slower riders. Not hilly or long. Expect rides up to 3 hours. Gentle exercise.; 2* - Suitable for regular riders who prefer to cover some distance but at a more relaxed pace. Likely to be half-day rides. Solid exercise.; 3* - Suitable for experienced riders, may be hilly, long, quick, or any combination! Likely to be half or full-day rides. Challenging exercise.; 4* - Suitable for athletic riders who can ride safely above the 3* standard. Quick rides for the fit.; More Information

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