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Tue Oct 1st 2013

Autumn Evening Ride	2*

Leader: Chris Walters	Start Time: 7:00 pm	Start Location: OMH
Description: Quick but flat 2* ride in the Vale for 1.5 to 2 hours covering around 40km each week. We will not ride as fast as 3* pace, nor will we tackle hills. Will not run if icy, very windy or wet - check the website for cancellation by mid-day on the day of the ride. Good lights capable of lasting the full ride are essential, as is suitable clothing to deal with the cold. Tonight we will have a slightly shorter ride, finishing at the Fox in Denchworth for some liquid refreshment at 20:30, where other club members are invited to join us for a social. The route is Garford, Frilford, Longworth and Charney Bassett, finishing the ride at the Fox. Update 1/10/2013 - Weather forecast ok - ride definitely on!
Riders: Adrian West Allen Stacey Andy Pixton Chris Walters Dave Cox Dave Martin David Smith Des Higgs John Stamp John Talbot John Tranter Katherine Boyce Phil Stubbings Rachel Bennett Steve Burr Ursula Hallam Riders = 16 Report: First dark ride of the new season and a great turnout on what was quite a dreary evening. Welcome to new riders Allen and Rachel - hopeful we'll see you again! Not much to report really - we went out via Garford, Marcham, Kingston Bagpuize (nice bit of wind assistance on this bit) and then back through Hinton Waldrist, Pusey and Denchworth, where we caught up with the others for a social.
Distance: 32.50 km (20.19 mi)	Ride Details: http://ridewithgps.com/trips/1874105
Proposed Route: http://ridewithgps.com/routes/1821689"
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Tue Oct 1st 2013

Off-road Ride	2*

Leader: Robin Tucker	Start Time: 6:30 pm	Start Location: OMH
Description: Off-roading in the dark is an experience you must try for your cycling life to be complete! Knobbly tyres and lights required. About 15 miles up to the Ridgeway and back down again. Sometimes, by agreement on the night, we might go a bit further. Bright lights are required for off-road riding in the dark, and a rear light for getting home. I have 2 spare ones that I can lend so you can see if you like it before buying your own. Contact me so I know to bring them. Dark, cold and wet – we'll ride in any two. But please let me know if you are coming so I can tell you if I decide to cancel due to really bad weather.
Riders: David Brown David Talboys John Davies Richard Anstis Robin Tucker Riders = 5 Weather: Report: Poor preparation packing pump. Punctured pneu preceded post peddling pub pint. Couldn't have put it better myself. We went up Lark Hill and then across to the A338 and up to the Ridgeway. Then West past the puncture until good ol' Sparsholt Field which was dry 'as fast as you dared'. Then mostly road to the pub.
Distance: 30.26 km (18.80 mi)
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Tue Oct 1st 2013

Winter Social Evening

Leader: Chris Walters	Start Time: 8:30 pm	Start Location: The Fox, Denchworth
Description: To continue the summer post-ride social evenings, we'll be meeting at 20:30 on the first Tuesday of each month at the Fox public house in Denchworth, coinciding with when the 2* winter ride finishes. All club members welcome!
Riders: Carin Tranter Tracey Talbot Riders = 2 Report: As well as road riders and offroad riders, it was good to have a couple of members join in normal clothes for a pint and a natter!
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Thu Oct 3rd 2013

Turbo Session

Leader:

Chris Walters

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OMH

Description:

Turbo sessions are back! We are using the Dixon Suite in Old Mill Hall in Grove on Thursday evenings.

The first block of 10 sessions begins on 3rd October and ends on 12th December. Nb. There will be no session on 17th October as the hall is unavailable.

Please see the Turbo Sessions information page. There are some simple rules that we must abide by. Do not arrive at the sessions without reading these first.

Programme:

Session	Date	Workout	Duration	Intensity	Description	For...
1	3rd Oct 2013	Rubber Glove	60 mins	8.0	A 20 minute Functional Threshold Performance (FTP) test.	...those who need a heart-rate or power-based FTP to use in training plans.
2	10th Oct 2013	The Wretched	48 mins	8.0	A Tour de France mountain stage in 35:00. And it's full of surprises.	...a full-on road race experience.
3	24th Oct 2013	There is No Try	55 mins	7.75	1:00 / 2:00 / 3:00 / 4:00 / 8:00 / 4:00 / 3:00 / 2:00 / 1:00 minute intervals where you get faster within each interval.	...training yourself to get faster when the speed ramps up.
4	31st Oct 2013	The Hunted	61 mins	8.0	20:00 climb that seems to go on for a lot longer and some inverse intervals.	...focusing on longer, sustained efforts and adapting to changes in pace.
5	7th Nov 2013	Local Hero	85 mins	8.0	3x 6:00 TT pyramids, 6x 3:00 tempo and power laps and 4x :30sprints!	...sick individuals who want to time trial, road race and sprint all in the same workout.
6	14th Nov 2013	Angels	64 mins	8.5	3x 8:00 climbs with accelerations and attacks.	...those who can't climb but want to. And for climbers who want to be able to attack more powerfully.
7	21st Nov 2013	Downward Spiral	61 mins	9.0	Two sets of descending intervals at maximum intensity.	...improving ability to hold maximum power over longer and shorter times.
8	28th Nov 2013	Revolver	45 mins	11.0	Maximum power 1:00 intervals with short recovery.	...masochists. And those who want to improve recovery between maximum efforts.
9	5th Dec 2013	Fight Club	60 mins	9.0	5x 6:30 efforts with high intensity 'surprise' attacks.	...improving ability to attack at threshold from a fast group.
10	12th Dec 2013	A Very Dark Place	51 mins	9.0	5x 4:00 maximum power intervals with 3:00 rests.	...those who have a bucket next to their bike. And those who want to improve high-end power.

Riders:

Adrian West
Amanda Seddon
Chris Walters
Des Higgs
Louis Hall
Maurice Bawden
Rachel Bennett
Richard Preece
Ursula Hallam
Riders = 9

Report:

Wecome to new tuboistas Louis, Rachel and Ursula.

Only Rachel managed to remain unscathed, as Louis repeated the once-in-a-lifetime feat that Des performed early in the history of CTC Wantage turbo sessions - that of falling off his bike. Before we even started. Ursula's troubles were foisted on her by a faulty turbo, which was finally bodged by Richard dashing home for a rather fetching pink case full of spanners.

So, we all passed the examination of Rubber Glove - next week the fun starts!

Accounts here:

Leader: Chris Walters	Start Time: 1:00 pm	Start Location: OMH
Description: 70km ride, with a tea stop, riding pace of 20-22km/h (13-14mph). Likely to visit distant destinations. Not suitable for irregular riders. Not a hilly ride this month, but we will be making the most of our summer legs before they migrate South for the Winter! Heading out via Lains Barn to Wallingford, we'll have a tea stop at the ever-popular Waterfront Cafe in Benson. Return route via Dorchester, Long Wittenham and Steventon.
Riders: Adrian West Chris Walters David Talboys Jo Munt John Tranter Katherine Boyce Louis Hall Maurice Bawden Phil Stubbings Richard Morris Richard Preece Ursula Hallam Riders = 12 Weather: Report: Welcome to Jo and Richard from Oxford City. Nothing much to report at the start. David forgot his drinks, Louis tried to beat his best heart rate on Lains Barn and then the Hendred dip, and we encountered some quite heavy traffic on the A417. The jury is out on whether to ride assertively as a group, which may annoy some motorists who think they might be able to get past if we rode in the gutter, or to encourage the same motorists to go past with no margin for error. Whichever approach is taken, it's clear that with a stream of oncoming traffic, passing cyclists is not particularly safe. Answers on a postcard please. On Wallingford Bridge, we had the worst bit of driving of the day, when two cars ran a red light, the first almost knocking Katherine off, and the second... well that doesn't bear thinking about. When will some motorists start giving a damn? Following that harrowing experience, some goodies at the Waterfront Cafe in Benson were in order. The return journey should have been slower (into the wind) but due to a few spirited turns on the front, we made really good progress, with a couple of obligatory dashes along from Steventon to Hanney, and also the internationally acclaimed Denchworth Dash. Well done everyone - a good paced ride from all!
Distance: 70.50 km (43.81 mi)	Ride Details: http://ridewithgps.com/trips/1882962
Proposed Route: http://ridewithgps.com/routes/3449663"
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Leader: Steve Swanton	Start Time: 1:30 pm	Start Location: Wallingford Market Place
Description: There is a new CTC group in Wallingford! To celebrate and mark the event, why not join us for an easy-paced sociable afternoon ride from Wallingford into the Vale with a tea and cake stop at Q-gardens, Milton Hill. The ride will start from Wallingford Market Place, just outside the Tourist Information Centre, promptly at 1:30pm. We'll head out via South Moreton and Aston Tirrold to the Hagbournes and Harwell village. After tea, we'll enjoy the descent of Steventon Hill and return to Wallingford via Drayton, Sutton Courtenay, the Wittenhams and Brightwell. There are a few climbs, but nothing too long or steep; some eay off-road, all taken at a sociable rather than sporty pace, about 11-12mph on the flat. (Thanks to CTC Wantage for hosting this page while the CTC Oxfordshire website is being redeveloped. There will be a CTC Wallingford website coming soon.)
Riders: Brian Hipwell Chloe Tucker Guy Yeates Kerry Tucker Robin Tucker Ron Cutler Steve Swanton Riders = 7 Weather: Report: Another beautiful day for a ride - that makes it six in a row for the Wallingford rides! 16 out today including 5 new riders. We had a perfect mix of men, women, young and old. We followed the route pretty much as planned, although some didn't fancy the off-road section between the Hagbournes and took the road route instead. We sat outside enjoying the sunshine at Q-gardens - hard to believe it was really October. After tea, we enjoyed the fast descent of Steventon hill and then the late afternoon sunshine as we headed back through Drayton, Sutton Courtenay, and recently resurfaced NCN route 5 to Long Wittenham . The one major hill of the day was the climb from Little Wittenham up to the clumps car park. Everyone made it up and we were rewarded with the extensive views over the Vale. Then all too soon it was down to Brightwell and back into Wallingford just after 5pm. Once again a thoroughly sociable and enjoyable ride. Thanks everyone. CTC Wallingford now has its own website at www.ctcwallingford.org.uk and details of forthcoming rides should be appearing there from now on.
Distance: 41.84 km (26.00 mi)
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Leader: Steve Swanton	Start Time: 10:00 am	Start Location: OMH
Description: A gentle paced ride to visit Buckland's second Apple Day. The event is being held from 11-3pm, entry fee £4, children free. Food available. See website below for further details. We'll ride out via Charney Bassett and Gainfield and will return in the afternoon via Stanford or Pusey. www.bucklandappleday.co.uk
Riders: Brian Hipwell Sara Smith Steve Swanton Riders = 3 Weather: Report:
Distance: 36.21 km (22.50 mi)
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Leader: Robin Tucker	Start Time: 6:45 pm	Start Location: Wallingford Market Place
Description: Every third Tuesday, we'll join the newly formed Wallingford CTC group for a ride. Note slightly later time of 6:45pm. Parking is free in Goldsmiths Lane. Off-roading in the dark is an experience you must try for your cycling life to be complete! A mountain bike with knobbly tyres and lights is required. (We can find a spare set of lights if you want to try it).
Riders: David Brown David Yearley Robin Tucker Riders = 3 Weather: Report: The first ride run by CTC Wallingford for CTC Wallingford! Six of us riding, three Wallingford locals including ride leader and CTC Wallingford 'point of contact' Dan Hart. Three of us travelled from Grove (or Steventon in my case) to join them. We were lucky with the weather - a dry gap among days of rain. Dan picked a great route including the Grim's Ditch singletrack - one of the best sections around. Payback came later with 3 punctures just after collecting lots of mud in a field. Two of them for David B. (And when i got home, I found a thorn sticking in my front tyre holding the air in). Wallingford has some great trails nearby - more singletrack to compare with the broader trails and Ridgeway near Wantage. So we might make this a regular monthly pilgrimage.
Distance: 20.92 km (13.00 mi)	Ride Details: http://www.ctcwallingford.org.uk
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