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Sat Sep 4th 2004

Regular Saturday Ride from Grove

Leader: Jan McCabe	Start Time: 1:00 pm	Start Location: GMS
Description: Leisure ride of approximately 30- 40 miles. Two leaders for faster and slower rides.
Riders: Alvaro Rey Angela Douglas (dec) Barbara Muritu Ben Faulkner Cath Brazier Christine Phillips Diane Stuckey Ginny Henderson Hugh Falkner Jan McCabe Jeny Nicholls Kevin Fairs Laurent Chambard Mavis Rose Rex Belcher Robert Shaw Roger Payn Stephen Quartermain Steve Swanton Tom Millar Wenfeng Yang Riders = 21 Report: A gloriously sunny day saw 21 of us meet at Grove, including new-comers Hugh and Ben on their tandem, for a ride via Lyford, Southmoor, Longworth , New bridge standlake, crossing back over the A415 to take the trank alongside the water park to Ashon, where the ladies did an excellent job of serving us with tasty cakes and copious quantities of tea and coffee whilst we sat outside inthe sunshine, returned via Buckland, Charney (and of course Denchworth) to arrive back in Grove at about 5pm Jan
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Tue Sep 7th 2004

Tuesday Evening Ride

Leader: Diane Stuckey	Start Time: 6:30 pm	Start Location: GMS
Description: For the rest of the season we will just be having one ride on Tuesdays at relaxed pace. As evenings are getting shorter, lights are recommended.
Riders: Angela Douglas (dec) Barry Baker Brian Hipwell Clive Elsmore Dave McLellan Des Higgs Diane Stuckey Edith Hipwell Jeny Nicholls Perry Morrison Philip Thornton-Evison Sally Powis Stephen Quartermain Steve Swanton Zixia Zhang Riders = 15 Report: Fifteen riders set off on a very windy evening towards Denchworth with the wind behind us and Des riding sweep. Through Goosey up the A417 and left towards Uffington with the wind still behind us! First left towards Kingston Lisle past Hale Farm, maybe a cross wind, but it still appeared to more behind us, even the hill did not seem too bad. Left and we were 'blown' along the B4507, another left through Westcot, onto Sparsholt and then right to Childrey. On the bridle path towards East Challow we still appeared to have the wind in our favour. We all put our lights on in East Challow to cycle up the A417 through the West of Wantage and back to Grove just as the sunlight completely disappeared over the horizon. I am really happy that I chose to do the trip the way we did, the other way around and we would have been fighting a head wind all of the way. I don't usually get this sort of luck! It was a most enjoyable ride. 27 kms. Diane
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Fri Sep 10th 2004 to Sun Sep 12th 2004

Oxfordshire DA 80th Anniversary Weekend in Shropshire

Leader: Steve Swanton	Start Time: TBC	Start Location:
Description: Based in Bridgnorth.
Riders: Brian Harris Brigitte Hickman Catherine Hickman Ellen Lee Eve Thornton Helen Beane James Dawton Jan McCabe Kevin Hickman Liz Palethorpe Marion Jones Mavis Rose Rex Belcher Roger Palethorpe Stephen Lee Steve Swanton Sue King Teresa Belcher Riders = 18 Report:
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Tue Sep 14th 2004

Tuesday Evening Ride

Leader: Laurent Chambard	Start Time: 6:30 pm	Start Location: GMS
Description: Sadly this will be last Tuesday Evening ride of the year. Tuesday Rides will resume in April 2005. As evenings are getting short, ligts are recommended.
Riders: Angela Douglas (dec) Clive Elsmore Des Higgs Jeny Nicholls Laurent Chambard Perry Morrison Philip Thornton-Evison Roger Payn Sally Powis Stephen Quartermain Steve Swanton Riders = 11 Report:
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Thu Sep 16th 2004

Section Pub Night

Leader: Jon Seddon	Start Time: 6:30 pm	Start Location: GMS
Description: PLEASE NOTE - change of venue. Now Lamb and Flag in Southmoor. A ride to the "Blue Boar" at Longworth, or meet us at the pub at 20:00 for a meal and a pint. Lights required.
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Sat Sep 18th 2004

Regular West Oxon Afternoon Ride

Leader: Brigitte Hickman	Start Time: 1:00 pm	Start Location:
Description: Meet outside St Mary's Church, Church Green, Witney for a leisure ride of 25-35 miles to a cafe and back. (Please note that this is a week later than usual due to the DA weekend away on 10-12 Sept.)
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Sun Sep 19th 2004

Regular Wantage Ride

Leader:	Start Time: 9:00 am	Start Location: WMP
Description: A hilly 80km to Marlborough, will include a few off-road sections, for which there will be on-road alternatives. This is the last 09:00 start of 2004
Riders: Barry Eastwood Derek Boutle Des Higgs Ginny Henderson Jan McCabe Mavis Rose Rex Belcher Richard Divall Roger Payn Sue King Riders = 10 Report:
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Sat Sep 25th 2004

Inpromptu Off Road Ride

Leader: Robin Tucker	Start Time: 1:00 pm	Start Location: WMP
Description: An extra off road ride led by Robin who has kindly volunteered to take us back onto The Ridgeway. Please give Robin your support for his first ride as leader
Riders: Liz Russell Martin Curran Mike ODonnell Nick Stokell Robert Shaw Robin Tucker Riders = 6 Report: Ride report Riders: Robin Tucker (leader), Martin Curran, Mike O'Donnell, Liz Russell, Rob Shaw, Nick Stokell. We left Wantage Market Place at 1:10pm and climbed to the Ridgeway up Lark Hill. Unfortunatley, this was just as the rain started, but a check with the Met Office (text "wthr4 wantage" to 82222 for a 6 hour forecast - costs about 25p) indicated that it should dry up between 3 and 4pm. Liz abandoned as we started the off-road sections, realising that the combination of mud and rocks wasn't going to be kind to her narrower tyred bike. The remaining 5 of us worked our way up to the Ridgeway to discover the first real mud since the summer Gears started changing of their own accord and comments were made about grinding paste. However, the wind was behind us and we made good time to a snaking singletrack descent just East of the A34 that had us smiling (we did it again on the return leg). By this time, I'm glad to say the rain had stopped, so it was onward East and back up to the Ridgeway, turning back just before Lowbury hill where Martin got stuck in a rut and "elegantly" fell over - no damage done. By this time we'd figured out that sticking to the grassier sections meant picking up much less mud. We had 2 punctures on the return leg and curtailed plans for another climb back to the Ridgeway, preferring the low road home and chatting about the best maintenance regime for chains and cassettes. We got back at about 5pm, mud-covered but grinning, having covered 27 miles at an average cycling speed of just under 10mph.
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Sun Sep 26th 2004

Regular WestOxon Day Ride

Leader: Kevin Hickman	Start Time: 10:00 am	Start Location: Witney
Description: Meet at Witney Buttercross for a ride of 60 miles.
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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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