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Fri Nov 1st 2002

Brains of Wantage Quiz

Leader: Mavis Rose	Start Time: 7:30 pm	Start Location: Wantage Civic Hall
Description: Contact Mavis to get in a team
Riders: Jan McCabe Jane Bruffell Laurent Chambard Lou Rose Mavis Rose Neil Warner Pat Hurt Rex Belcher Steve Bruffell Sue King Teresa Belcher Riders = 11 Report: Laurent and Jan's team (Rex and sue) just pipped Neil's to top spot among the 3 Wantage teams (Jane, Teresa and Terry). Mavis's team (Lou, Steve and Pat) missed most of the questions as they were too busy chatting...
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Sat Nov 2nd 2002

Regular Saturday Ride from Grove

Leader: Jane Bruffell	Start Time: 1:00 pm	Start Location: GMS
Description:
Riders: Jane Bruffell Kevin Fairs Laurent Chambard Mavis Rose Pat Hurt Richard Divall Richard Jenkinson Steve Bruffell Sue King Riders = 9 Report: Report upon Saturday Ride 2nd November 2002 We set off in the rain and finished in the rain, but we all seemed to enjoy the ride! Seven set off from Grove to try out one of next summers AUDAX rides. We tried out the 50k Dragon Hill run. We met up with Pat and Sue at Uffington and promptly went up Dragon Hill. Sue left me half way up the hill and drifted away. Really good for my ego!!!. I
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Sat Nov 9th 2002

DA Slide Show

Leader: James Dawton	Start Time: 7:30 pm	Start Location:
Description: Travels in South America by John Hellin & Sophie Higman (as featured in Cycling Plus magazine) at Kennington Village hall. Entrance fee.
Riders: Laurent Chambard Mavis Rose Sue King Riders = 3 Report: Anyone else from Wantage?
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Sun Nov 10th 2002

Irregular Wantage Ride to the Oxfordshire DA AGM

Leader: Laurent Chambard	Start Time: 10:00 am	Start Location: WMP
Description: There will be a ride from Wantage to the DA AGM. Or meet us at 11 for 11:30 in Old Folks Room, Wootton & Dry Sandford Village Hall. Refreshments provided, please bring a packed lunch.
Riders: Alan Jones (dec) Eve Thornton Laurent Chambard Mavis Rose Pat Hurt Stephen Quartermain Steve Swanton Sue King Riders = 8 Report: The threat of rain may have discouraged riders, as only 6 of us set off from Wantage after having waved goodbye to Kevin F. before he went back to bed (looks like it's becoming a tradition on Sunday rides, Kevin!). We hurried for picking up Steve S. in Grove, straight back from Japan the night before and looking forward to a good snooze at the AGM! Unlike last year we all arrived safely and on time for the start of the AGM, to which Steve Q. has also cycled but separately from us (now he has hands on the DA coffers, one can understand Steve is getting worried when riding with us - you never know what can happen on a dark night in a deserted lane somewhere around...). Having left Pat behind with a puncture, we saw him already there when we turned up. That's what you get when you put a foreigner in the lead... AGM and picnic lunch done and dusted, we came quietly back home through the flat (honest!) lanes of the Vale, and made it well on time for the traditional tea at the Museum, having enjoyed a dry ride which was a more than welcomed change from the recent weeks.
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Sun Nov 17th 2002

Regular Wantage Ride

Leader: Laurent Chambard	Start Time: 10:00 am	Start Location: WMS
Description:
Riders: Alan Jones (dec) Andrew Moore Barbara Muritu Brian Hipwell David Newnham Edith Hipwell Eve Thornton Ginny Henderson Jan McCabe Kevin Fairs Laurent Chambard Mavis Rose Neil Warner Nick Box Pat Hurt Richard Divall Simon Dales Stephen Quartermain Steve Swanton Sue King Riders = 20 Report: I needed to look twice just before the start before realising that all those riders awaiting to set off were not just hallucination from the previous night's party. 19 starters for a November Sunday ride, it's probably a safe bet to claim that we were not far from our record! We were obviously not in fast nor hard mood though. Before starting it looked for a while as if Ginny would have to ride without saddle, but eventually the saddle agreed to stay on the seatpost. It was good also to see two riders on their first tarmac ride with us, well done Simon and Andrew. Eventually we made a move for one of the few climbs of the day, just for ensuring that nobody gets cold. Horses along the lanes through the Vale were quite intringued by this multi-coloured peloton, into which the already legendary pink and purple was not the less visible! It all went so well that the leader started to fear to be too early at the pub, so went for a bit of an extra loop. Which could only result in that a puncture just happened. Nobody quite knows why it took 25 minutes to a seasoned squad of three hardened (male) bike mechanics to change a tube, but as you might expect hypotheses of all sorts were generously displayed (essentially by ladies, no I won't name anyone and particularly not you Mavis) at the square in Hanney where the rest of the troop waited for the rearguard trio to rejoin. Continuing through Fyfield we made it on time to the Thatched Tavern in Appleton where, being lead by a Frenchman, riders could only enjoy kind of a French lunch. Jan and her brother Paul joined us also, but on four wheels. It was quarter to three when we set off again, and Boars Hill proved to be nothing more than a mere lump for so well fed riders. We then continued to Abingdon where, in best gentlemen style, Eve was escorted virtually back to her doorstep. She had obviously given some sign for dispersion, as we started to lose riders left, right and centre heading back to their respective homes. Survivors merrily climbed up Steventon Hill, cut then the A417 on the back lane by Q-gardens and eventually finished through the slippery lanes of the Lockinge estate as the sun was slowly trying to set. Back to King Alfred's statue by about 5.15pm, some controversy about the mileage (yes Ginny I do believe we did 40 miles), and overall a pleasant dry day out.
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Thu Nov 21st 2002

Section Pub Night

Leader: Jan McCabe	Start Time: 6:30 pm	Start Location: GMS
Description: Meet at 18:30 for a ride to "The Chequers" at Charney Bassett, or meet us at 20:00 at the pub. Lights Required......
Riders: Alan Jones (dec) Andrew Moore Diane Stuckey Hilary OShea Jan McCabe Jane Bruffell Kevin Fairs Laurent Chambard Nick Box Nigel Stuckey Richard Divall Steve Bruffell Steve Swanton Riders = 13 Report: Having been wet and miserable all day, it stopped raining in the early evening so Alan, Andrew, Laurent & I had a lovely moonlit ride, via Denchworth, Goosey & Fernham to the Chequers at Charney. We were joined there by 9 others, including Nick, Hilary & Steve B who had also cycled, good food, drink & company where enjoyed by all! Jan
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Sat Nov 23rd 2002

A Bit of Rough

Leader: Pat Hurt	Start Time: 1:00 pm	Start Location: WMS
Description: Off-road ride - Helmet recommended, bring a drink
Riders: Martin Halliwell Nick Stokell Pat Hurt Steve Swanton Riders = 4 Report: After all the recent rain, what better time (?) to refresh our memories of the bridleways and tracks of the Vale !! Pat (not one to be put off by a little water) took us to Faringdon by way of the Grove to Denchworth bridle(water?)way, Charney Bassett-Stanford and then from A417 to Sandhills. For the return we cycled out to Great Coxwell on the Coleshill Road and took the Darcy Dalton Way down to the A417 (good enough for a road bike) and then on to Longcot (not). From Fernham we cut across the fields until we reached the River Ock, 30 yards before the footbridge over it! There was no way round but through. And so we waded in up to our knees. (Neil, where were you!) One good way of cleaning a mud-encrusted bike. Not content, Pat led us from Baulking to Kingston-Lisle along the rail-side b'way as well. By now it was dark and with minimal lighting Nick, Martin and I just about negotiated the lanes from Westcot to Challow and then home while Pat headed up Blowingstone. Steve S.
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Sun Nov 24th 2002

DA Walk

Leader:	Start Time: 10:00 am	Start Location: Shotover Car Park
Description: 8 miles through Shotover Country Park. Meet car park GR564063 10am for coffee (bring thermos) for 10:30 start. Lunch at King and Queen, Wheatley. (Approach Shotover Car Park from the Oxford Side, not Wheatley.)
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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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