Past Rides
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Sat Mar 1st 2008
| Moderate Saturday Ride from Grove |
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Leader:Geoff Neill |
Start Time:1:00 pm |
Start Location:OMH |
Description:Route to be Denchworth,Kingston Lisle, Knighton,Fernham and over A420 to Southmoor (pub stop). Back to Grove vir the Hanney road. |
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Report:A stiff wind awaited the small band of riders but at least it was sunny.The first part of the ride was hilly going over Kingston Lisle hill and on to Knighton. Flat roads and tail winds made the going much easier with a wellcome pint at the Coach and Horses pub in Southmore. There the riders were entertained by 2 pub dogs play fighting and children in the bar, perhaps not ideal! Down the Hanney road and arriving back at Grove at 16:30 after 35 miles. | ||
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Tue Mar 4th 2008
| Turbo Evening |
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Leader:Kevin Fairs |
Start Time:6:00 pm |
Start Location:SITV |
Description:Join us in Stanford in the Vale. Turbo trainer evenings to be run every Tuesday throughout the winter. This week and next we will do baseline fitness tests rigged up to a computer - really useful to compare with later in the winter to see how you've improved your fitness! Bring your bike, and a turbo trainer if you have one. We hope to have several extra trainers for loan. The venue is at the Dotbike premises see www.dotbike.com for details. Note, if you bring your bike on the roof of the car, check the headroom when entering the courtyard. Free tea and coffee and shower factilities should you require. We will be there from 6pm, feel free to arrive throughout the evening. Anticipate finish by 8:30pm |
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Riders:Andy MaleDes Higgs Diane Stuckey Ginny Henderson Henk Altmann (deceased) Neil Warner Sorrel Williams Riders = 7 Report: | ||
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Sat Mar 8th 2008
| Pot-luck Supper Evening |
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Leader:Edith Hipwell |
Start Time:7:30 pm |
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Description:At Brian & Edith's in Wantage.Bring along your entries for the Section Photo Competition on the theme "End of the Ride", however you wish to interpret it. Further details to come. Please put it in your diary now! |
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Riders:Brian HipwellCarol Altmann Edith Hipwell Henk Altmann (deceased) Lou Rose Marion Jones Mavis Rose Neil Warner Richard Divall Riders = 9 Report: | ||
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Tue Mar 11th 2008
| Turbo Evening |
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Leader:Kevin Fairs |
Start Time:6:00 pm |
Start Location:SITV |
Description:Join us in Stanford in the Vale. Turbo trainer evenings to be run every Tuesday throughout the winter. This week and next we will do baseline fitness tests rigged up to a computer - really useful to compare with later in the winter to see how you've improved your fitness! Bring your bike, and a turbo trainer if you have one. We hope to have several extra trainers for loan. The venue is at the Dotbike premises see www.dotbike.com for details. Note, if you bring your bike on the roof of the car, check the headroom when entering the courtyard. Free tea and coffee and shower factilities should you require. We will be there from 6pm, feel free to arrive throughout the evening. Anticipate finish by 8:30pm |
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Sun Mar 16th 2008
| Regular Wantage Ride |
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Leader:Steve Swanton |
Start Time:9:30 am |
Start Location:WMP |
Description:Joint 'Daffodil' ride with City Section. A full day ride of 80 or so km. Meeting City folk for Coffee at Aston Pottery (dep 11:15), Lunch in Lechlade. Route via Eastleach to see the daffodils there. Riders are welcome to cycle with us as far as coffee and make their own way home, or meet us there from 10:30 on... |
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Report:Ride (from Wantage) Abandonned due to adverse weather.Overnight heavy rain continued into the morning. Both Ellen (City) agreed to set off to our respective starting points in the wet and see who turned up. Encountered flooding in Cane Lane and on A338 on way into Wantage but flew in with the NE'rly tail-wind. Only Richard turned up (by car). With no one else to ride decided to abandon. Ellen was just about to do the same in Broad St when she had a taker... Harder work into the wind and rain on way home. A day for the Sunday papers.... Steve | ||
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Tue Mar 18th 2008
| Turbo Evening |
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Leader:Kevin Fairs |
Start Time:6:00 pm |
Start Location:SITV |
Description:Join us in Stanford in the Vale. Turbo trainer evenings to be run every Tuesday throughout the winter. This week and next we will do baseline fitness tests rigged up to a computer - really useful to compare with later in the winter to see how you've improved your fitness! Bring your bike, and a turbo trainer if you have one. We hope to have several extra trainers for loan. The venue is at the Dotbike premises see www.dotbike.com for details. Note, if you bring your bike on the roof of the car, check the headroom when entering the courtyard. Free tea and coffee and shower factilities should you require. We will be there from 6pm, feel free to arrive throughout the evening. Anticipate finish by 8:30pm |
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Sat Mar 22nd 2008
| 'Easy-rider' Saturday Ride from Grove |
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Leader:Diane Stuckey |
Start Time:1:00 pm |
Start Location:OMH |
Description:An easy-paced sociable ride of 45-55 km with tea stop.A 45 km ride through Charney Bassett to Southmoor. Cross the A420 to Longworth and then on to Fernham via Pusey, Hatford and Shellingford. Back through Uffington and up Fawler Hill to Kingston Lisle. Turn on to the B4507 and through Sparsholt and Childrey, down the cycle path to East Challow and back to Wantage for tea at Sainsburys. Apart from Fawler Hill which is not very long the ride is fairly flat. |
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Report:While waiting to depart from Grove, we suddenly had to take cover when the wind rose and snow started falling. Des convinced us this was a clearing up storm and we finally got under way, with a very strong head wind all the way to Southmoor. After crossing the A420 on the foot bridge, the sun came out and the wind blew us along through Hinton Waldrist and Pusey. A sudden change of weather again at Hatford had us cycling with a strong crosswind and horizontal snow. By the time we had reached Shellingford, the sun came out and the wind had settled slightly. We had quite a pleasant ride back through Uffington, up Fawler Hill and through Kingston Lisle and Sparsholt to Childrey, where we took the path through to Challow. As we reached the path, the wind got up and I heard Des say | ||
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Tue Mar 25th 2008
| Turbo Evening |
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Leader:Kevin Fairs |
Start Time:6:00 pm |
Start Location:SITV |
Description:Join us in Stanford in the Vale. Turbo trainer evenings to be run every Tuesday throughout the winter. This week and next we will do baseline fitness tests rigged up to a computer - really useful to compare with later in the winter to see how you've improved your fitness! Bring your bike, and a turbo trainer if you have one. We hope to have several extra trainers for loan. The venue is at the Dotbike premises see www.dotbike.com for details. Note, if you bring your bike on the roof of the car, check the headroom when entering the courtyard. Free tea and coffee and shower factilities should you require. We will be there from 6pm, feel free to arrive throughout the evening. Anticipate finish by 8:30pm |
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Wed Mar 26th 2008
| Pub Evening |
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Leader:Chris Walters |
Start Time:8:00 pm |
Start Location:King Alfred's Head |
Description:A chance to catch up over a drink or two - a good precursor to the imminent return of the Tuesday evening rides! |
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Riders:Chris WaltersHenk Altmann (deceased) Kevin Fairs Neil Warner Sorrel Williams Wenfeng Yang Riders = 6 Report: | ||
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