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Tue Mar 3rd 2009

Turbo Session

Leader: Neil Warner	Start Time: 6:15 pm	Start Location: Dotbike, Stanford-in-the-Vale
Description: Join us in Stanford in the Vale. Turbo trainer evenings to be run every Tuesday throughout the winter. Bring your bike, and a turbo trainer if you have one. We have several extra trainers for loan. The venue is at the Dotbike premises - see http://www.dotbike.com/ for details. Note, if you bring your bike on the roof of the car, check the headroom when entering the courtyard. We will be there from 6:15pm, the formal structured session will start at 6:30 prompt (please allow time to set up your bike & trainer) and last for approximately an hour including warm-up and cool-down time. Free tea and coffee and shower facilities afterwards. Note that this session is only available to paid up CTC members due to insurance requirements
Riders: Henk Altmann (deceased) Maurice Bawden Neil Warner Paul Sanders Riders = 4 Report:
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Wed Mar 4th 2009

Turbo Session - Social Session

Leader: Chris Walters	Start Time: 6:15 pm	Start Location: Dotbike, Stanford-in-the-Vale
Description: Join us in Stanford in the Vale. The purpose of this session will be more leisure-oriented, with more generic turbo exercises allowing participants to tailor their training to their own needs, and have a social too! If you'd like to try turbo training, this is an ideal way - bring along your bike (and turbo if you have one) and cycling gear to DotBike and we'll get you started. We have several extra trainers for loan. The venue is at the Dotbike premises - see http://www.dotbike.com/ for details. Note, if you bring your bike on the roof of the car, check the headroom when entering the courtyard. We will be there from 6:15pm, the formal structured session will start at 6:30 prompt (please allow time to set up your bike & trainer) and last for approximately an hour including warm-up and cool-down time. Free tea and coffee and shower facilities afterwards. Note that this session is only available to paid up CTC members due to insurance requirements - attendees will be asked to prove membership.
Riders: Angela Sanders Chris Walters Des Higgs Diane Stuckey Kevin Fairs Sorrel Williams Riders = 6 Report: Did another "Sufferfest" turbo film tonight (Glory Days of Tears and Pain), racing Greg Lemond and Bernard Hinault, and recovering with Dutch 'crossers in the snow. Entertainment provided by Sorrel who forgot her bike shoes so did the session in bright red court shoes - pictures provided on request
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Sat Mar 7th 2009

Regular Saturday Moderate ride

Leader: Henk Altmann (deceased)	Start Time: 1:00 pm	Start Location: OMH
Description: Regular Saturday afternoon ride of 60-70km with tea stop. This will be a flatish 62km ride to the east of Wantage. From Grove the route is Denchworth, West and East Hanney, Steventon, Drayton, Sutton Courtenay and Appleford. After a further 2 kms, a right turn will pick up the cycle track through Didcot and under the power lines to the B4016. Thereafter we shall turn north and pick up the road to North Moreton, South Moreton, Aston Upthorpe, East Hagbourne and Coscote. Here is a decision point. The flat course will turn right to Didcot and Harwell village for tea at either Q Cafe or Bytes Cafe in Milton Heights. The more energetic riders can choose the hill to Chilton and continue on to the Cafe, passing Rutherford laboratory and Rowstock corner. After tea we shall cycle through West and East Hendred, Ginge, Lockinge, Wantage and back to Grove.
Riders: Chris Walters Dean Douglas Des Higgs Henk Altmann (deceased) Nick Dunton Philip Thornton-Evison Robert Shaw Riders = 7 Report: A stiff westerly breeze decided a clockwise rotation from Grove to follow the route described in the Ride description. A steady 13 mph speed and relatively light traffic allowed the group to remain together over the whole ride. The ride leader managed to fall off his bike when the map holder became unclipped but no damage was sustained. The easy option of returning through Didcot and avoiding Chilton hill was chosen. Tea at Byte Cafe in Milton Heights did not materialize since they appear to be uncontactable and Q Cafe substituted. The ride was completed through The Orchards and Hendreds to Grove via Wantage. Total distance about 64 km. Weather looked threatening at the beginning but remained dry.
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Tue Mar 10th 2009

Turbo Session

Leader: Neil Warner	Start Time: 6:15 pm	Start Location: Dotbike, Stanford-in-the-Vale
Description: Join us in Stanford in the Vale. Turbo trainer evenings to be run every Tuesday throughout the winter. Bring your bike, and a turbo trainer if you have one. We have several extra trainers for loan. The venue is at the Dotbike premises - see http://www.dotbike.com/ for details. Note, if you bring your bike on the roof of the car, check the headroom when entering the courtyard. We will be there from 6:15pm, the formal structured session will start at 6:30 prompt (please allow time to set up your bike & trainer) and last for approximately an hour including warm-up and cool-down time. Free tea and coffee and shower facilities afterwards. Note that this session is only available to paid up CTC members due to insurance requirements
Riders: Dean Douglas Ginny Henderson Maurice Bawden Neil Warner Tony Smith Riders = 5 Report:
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Wed Mar 11th 2009

Turbo Session - Social Session

Leader: Chris Walters	Start Time: 6:15 pm	Start Location: Dotbike, Stanford-in-the-Vale
Description: Join us in Stanford in the Vale. The purpose of this session will be more leisure-oriented, with more generic turbo exercises allowing participants to tailor their training to their own needs, and have a social too! If you'd like to try turbo training, this is an ideal way - bring along your bike (and turbo if you have one) and cycling gear to DotBike and we'll get you started. We have several extra trainers for loan. The venue is at the Dotbike premises - see http://www.dotbike.com/ for details. Note, if you bring your bike on the roof of the car, check the headroom when entering the courtyard. We will be there from 6:15pm, the formal structured session will start at 6:30 prompt (please allow time to set up your bike & trainer) and last for approximately an hour including warm-up and cool-down time. Free tea and coffee and shower facilities afterwards. Note that this session is only available to paid up CTC members due to insurance requirements - attendees will be asked to prove membership.
Riders: Chris Walters Des Higgs Diane Stuckey Sorrel Williams Riders = 4 Report:
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Sun Mar 15th 2009

Regular Sunday all day ride

Leader: Glen Savegar	Start Time: 9:30 am	Start Location: WMP
Description: Regular touring ride from Wantage of around 80-100km. This Months proposed route will head for lunch at Lechlade,taking in Letcombe Regis,Letcombe Bassett,Childrey,Sparsholt,Westcot,Kingston Lisle,Uffington,Woolstone,Watchfield,and Coleshill. Returning by way of Langford,Alvescot,Black Bourton,and Bampton,with the option of a tea stop at Aston pottery.Route will continue following the "Great Brook" and onto Tadpole Bridge,Buckland,Gainfield,Charney Bassett,Denchworth,West Challow,finishing at Wantage market place.
Riders: Amanda Seddon Dean Douglas Derek Boutle Des Higgs Glen Savegar Maurice Bawden Nick Dunton Robert Shaw Riders = 8 Report: Sunday brought a gloriously sunny if chilly morning.We said farewell to King Alfreds statue and headed out of town,settling into a nice steady pace whilst navigating our way through both Letcombes,Regis and Bassett. Derek provided the first mechanical malfunction of the day,when his chain link decided to abandon ship on the descent from Kingston Lisle.Half an hour or so later assisted by the chain link extraction tool,we were up and running(riding?)again.Crossing the inevitable/unavoidable A420 at Shrivenham,we headed uphill passing the very impressive wind turbine farm at close quarters,(They are really quite huge!),before the steepest ascent of the day to Coleshill. Gathering breath at the summit,all that remained pre-lunch was a gentle short journey on empty roads to the "Black cat tearooms" at Lechlade.Service was excellent and swift,with a nice varied menu offering everything from full lunches and jacket potatoes,to cream teas and homemade cakes.Thoroughly recommended for a lunch or coffee stop ! Post lunch our journey headed off from Lechlade in a north easterly direction,fairly unfamiliar territory to this leader and requiring a bit of extra concentration on my "err" rather creaky map reading skills! No problems though,and once again the reward was quiet roads and lovely golden stoned villages. Passing through Langford village,Des became the final contestant of the day to demonstrate his bike mending skills,following a surprise visit by the "bicycle puncture pixies" to the rear tyre of his very nice new carbon fibre framed bike.Still,it was a lovely day,and great to be outdoors soaking up the very welcome spring sunshine. Being in no particular hurry and after saying goodbye to Derek at Aston,a tea stop at the recently re-furbished pottery seemed like a very good idea.It was nice to see Edith and Brian arrive at the cafe for refreshments,out on their bikes for an afternoon ride. The final leg home saw the group gradually disperse on route to their respective destinations,whilst Robert and myself completed the final few miles back to Wantage and King Alfreds statue !.......... Thanks everyone for a lovely day! Glen S.
Puncture Pit Stop!
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Tue Mar 17th 2009

Turbo Session

Leader: Neil Warner	Start Time: 6:15 pm	Start Location: Dotbike, Stanford-in-the-Vale
Description: Join us in Stanford in the Vale. Turbo trainer evenings to be run every Tuesday throughout the winter. Bring your bike, and a turbo trainer if you have one. We have several extra trainers for loan. The venue is at the Dotbike premises - see http://www.dotbike.com/ for details. Note, if you bring your bike on the roof of the car, check the headroom when entering the courtyard. We will be there from 6:15pm, the formal structured session will start at 6:30 prompt (please allow time to set up your bike & trainer) and last for approximately an hour including warm-up and cool-down time. Free tea and coffee and shower facilities afterwards. Note that this session is only available to paid up CTC members due to insurance requirements
Riders: Ginny Henderson Henk Altmann (deceased) Maurice Bawden Neil Warner Tony Smith Riders = 5 Report:
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Wed Mar 18th 2009

Turbo Session - Social Session

Leader: Chris Walters	Start Time: 6:15 pm	Start Location: Dotbike, Stanford-in-the-Vale
Description: Join us in Stanford in the Vale. The purpose of this session will be more leisure-oriented, with more generic turbo exercises allowing participants to tailor their training to their own needs, and have a social too! If you'd like to try turbo training, this is an ideal way - bring along your bike (and turbo if you have one) and cycling gear to DotBike and we'll get you started. We have several extra trainers for loan. The venue is at the Dotbike premises - see http://www.dotbike.com/ for details. Note, if you bring your bike on the roof of the car, check the headroom when entering the courtyard. We will be there from 6:15pm, the formal structured session will start at 6:30 prompt (please allow time to set up your bike & trainer) and last for approximately an hour including warm-up and cool-down time. Free tea and coffee and shower facilities afterwards. Note that this session is only available to paid up CTC members due to insurance requirements - attendees will be asked to prove membership.
Riders: Des Higgs Diane Stuckey Riders = 2 Report:
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Tue Mar 24th 2009

Turbo Session

Leader: Neil Warner	Start Time: 6:15 pm	Start Location: Dotbike, Stanford-in-the-Vale
Description: Join us in Stanford in the Vale. Turbo trainer evenings to be run every Tuesday throughout the winter. Bring your bike, and a turbo trainer if you have one. We have several extra trainers for loan. The venue is at the Dotbike premises - see http://www.dotbike.com/ for details. Note, if you bring your bike on the roof of the car, check the headroom when entering the courtyard. We will be there from 6:15pm, the formal structured session will start at 6:30 prompt (please allow time to set up your bike & trainer) and last for approximately an hour including warm-up and cool-down time. Free tea and coffee and shower facilities afterwards. Note that this session is only available to paid up CTC members due to insurance requirements
Riders: Dean Douglas Ginny Henderson Maurice Bawden Neil Warner Tony Smith Riders = 5 Report:
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Wed Mar 25th 2009

Turbo Session - Social Session

Leader: Chris Walters	Start Time: 6:00 pm	Start Location: Dotbike, Stanford-in-the-Vale
Description: This week we're starting early and finishing early to go to the pub (Horse and Jockey) for around 19:30 for an "end of season" social - all welcome!! Join us in Stanford in the Vale. The purpose of this session will be more leisure-oriented, with more generic turbo exercises allowing participants to tailor their training to their own needs, and have a social too! If you'd like to try turbo training, this is an ideal way - bring along your bike (and turbo if you have one) and cycling gear to DotBike and we'll get you started. We have several extra trainers for loan. The venue is at the Dotbike premises - see http://www.dotbike.com/ for details. Note, if you bring your bike on the roof of the car, check the headroom when entering the courtyard. We will be there from 5:45pm, the formal structured session will start at 6:00 prompt (please allow time to set up your bike & trainer) and last for approximately an hour including warm-up and cool-down time. Free tea and coffee and shower facilities afterwards. Note that this session is only available to paid up CTC members due to insurance requirements - attendees will be asked to prove membership.
Riders: Chris Walters Diane Stuckey Sorrel Williams Riders = 3 Report: The three of us managed another Sufferfest - this one involved hills and more hills! Nigel and Kevin joined us at the pub for a very pleasant social.
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Fri Mar 27th 2009

Saturday afternoon 2* ride from Grove	2*

Leader: Edith Hipwell	Start Time: 1:00 pm	Start Location: OMH
Description: Monthly 45-55km (30 - 40 miles) afternoon ride, with a tea stop, at a riding pace of ~18km/h (11-13mph). Not likely to be very hilly. Might be a struggle for new riders in winter months.
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Sat Mar 28th 2009

Easy-rider Saturday Ride from Grove

Leader: Edith Hipwell	Start Time: 1:00 pm	Start Location: OMH
Description: Regular Saturday afternoon ride of 45-50km with tea stop. The planned route for this ride is Grove ,Denchworth Hanney, Southmoor over the bridge. Turn right meet the main Witney road and follow to Stanlake take a left follow the road to Aston Pottery for tea. Returning via the road over the flood plain, left up the hill to Buckland and home via Charney Bassett. Approx 30 miles / 45 km.
Riders: Brian Hipwell Chris Walters Edith Hipwell Janet Charleston Mandy Taylor Richard Divall Steve Bruffell Steve Swanton Riders = 8 Report: The ride out to Aston pottery was quite uneventful the weather was kind to us on the way there just a few spits and spots of rain. We made good progress deciding to take a diversion from the planned ride, taking the what we thought was a track to Shifford passed the Church. However the track was freshly tarmaced and was better than any of the roads we had cycled during the ride. Steve Bruffell's sister joined us on the ride forgive me Steve if I have got the name wrong I think it was Mandy - very nice to meet you. The tea stop at Aston Pottery was very enjoyable in the new premises; the prices have risen slightly but the cakes are still homemade and lovely. On the return journey Richard set off early. We made good progress as far as Buckland, where we discovered a house fire in progress. There must have been 10 fire engines fighting the thatch fire. I led the assault through the fire engines not realising that Brian and Steve S had been sent on a diversion through the village. We headed on back to Grove. On reaching the edge of Denthworth, I glimpsed Richard just in front and decided to give chase. Chris pulled in front of me and said "get on my back wheel". In the rain that had desended on us in Buckland and no mudguard on Chris's cycle, well you can guess what happened. Anyway, I over took Richard and raced him back to Grove. I won. Good ride Edith
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Tue Mar 31st 2009

Regular Wantage Ride

Leader: Des Higgs	Start Time: 9:30 am	Start Location: WMP
Description: Monthly 80-100km all-day touring ride, lunch and possibly tea stop en route, riding pace 18-22km/h (11-14mph). Not suitable for irregular riders. Climbing almost inevitable.
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Tue Mar 31st 2009

Turbo Session

Leader: Neil Warner	Start Time: 6:15 pm	Start Location: Dotbike, Stanford-in-the-Vale
Description: Join us in Stanford in the Vale. Turbo trainer evenings to be run every Tuesday throughout the winter. Bring your bike, and a turbo trainer if you have one. We have several extra trainers for loan. The venue is at the Dotbike premises - see http://www.dotbike.com/ for details. Note, if you bring your bike on the roof of the car, check the headroom when entering the courtyard. We will be there from 6:15pm, the formal structured session will start at 6:30 prompt (please allow time to set up your bike & trainer) and last for approximately an hour including warm-up and cool-down time. Free tea and coffee and shower facilities afterwards. Note that this session is only available to paid up CTC members due to insurance requirements
Riders: Angela Sanders Dean Douglas Ginny Henderson Maurice Bawden Neil Warner Tony Smith Riders = 6 Report:
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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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