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Tue Sep 1st 2020
| Tuesday Evening 2* A | 2* |
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Leader:Richard Pethybridge |
Start Time:6:30 pm |
Start Location:OMH |
Description:Weekly 1.5 hour rides at a riding pace of 18-20km/h (11-13mph). Not likely to be very hilly.***************************************************** This is a pre-bookable 2* ride. To book your place, text your name and preferred ride to Jon Townsin on 07780 676051 no earlier than 9.00am on the Wednesday before the ride. You will receive confirmation or be advised that the ride is fully booked. A reserve list will be maintained. Details of the ride can be found in the map below. |
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Report:Enjoyable evening ride with great companions. Only a short one, but enough time to have the benefit of the amazing evening light, and get back to Grove before it got too dark. | ||
Distance:23.67 km (14.71 mi) | Ride Details:https://ridewithgps.com/trips/55415549 | |
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| Proposed Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/29627938" | ||
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Tue Sep 1st 2020
| Tuesday Evening 2* B | 2* |
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Leader:Des Higgs |
Start Time:6:30 pm |
Start Location:OMH |
Description:Weekly 1.5 hour rides at a riding pace of 18-20km/h (11-13mph). Not likely to be very hilly.***************************************************** This is a pre-bookable 2* ride. To book your place, text your name and preferred ride to Jon Townsin on 07780 676051 no earlier than 9.00am on the Wednesday before the ride. You will receive confirmation or be advised that the ride is fully booked. A reserve list will be maintained. Details of the ride can be found in the map below. . |
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Report:A fairly flat comfortable ride for all 3 riders. A steady pace was kept up and we got back to Grove before lighting up time. (We all had lights on anyway) A very easy ride to lead with no problems and good company. | ||
Distance:32.19 km (20.00 mi) | ||
| Proposed Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/31836121" | ||
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Tue Sep 1st 2020
| Tuesday Evening 3* A | 3* |
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Leader:Jan McCabe |
Start Time:6:30 pm |
Start Location:OMH |
Description:Weekly 1.5 - 2 hours at a riding pace of 20-24km/h (13-15mph). May be hilly.***************************************************** This is a pre-bookable 3* ride. To book your place, text your name and preferred ride to Jon Townsin on 07780 676051 no earlier than 9.00am on the Wednesday before the ride. You will receive confirmation or be advised that the ride is fully booked. A reserve list will be maintained. Details of the ride can be found in the map below. |
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Report:Great to welcome Yvonne and Jerry back for there first ride of the season. A flat loop today (so I took the chance to take my Fixie on a club ride) around the vale, through Lyford and up to Southmoor, the only climb of the evening was the footbridge over the A420, back via Hinton Waldhirst and Stanford in the Vale. Was good to wave to the other 3* group who we saw going in the opposite direction as we rode thrugh Gainfield | ||
Distance:31.40 km (19.51 mi) | Ride Details:https://ridewithgps.com/routes/31945881 | |
| Proposed Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/31945881" | ||
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Tue Sep 1st 2020
| Tuesday Evening 3* B | 3* |
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Leader:Katherine Boyce |
Start Time:6:30 pm |
Start Location:WMP |
Description:Weekly 1.5 - 2 hours at a riding pace of 20-24km/h (13-15mph). May be hilly.***************************************************** This is a pre-bookable 3* ride STARTING FROM WANTAGE MARKET PLACE. To book your place, text your name and preferred ride to Jon Townsin on 07780 676051 no earlier than 9.00am on the Wednesday before the ride. You will receive confirmation or be advised that the ride is fully booked. A reserve list will be maintained. Details of the ride can be found in the map below. PLEASE ENSURE YOU HAVE LIGHTS AS THE NIGHTS ARE DRAWING IN ALREADY! |
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Report:With nights really beginning to draw in, we briskly cycled a relatively flat ride. No lingering anywhere!Was lovely to see Nicole on her first club ride for ages  | ||
Distance:34.16 km (21.23 mi) | Ride Details:https://www.strava.com/activities/3997762859 | |
| Proposed Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/33961923" | ||
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Tue Sep 1st 2020
| Tuesday Evening Off Road Ride | 2* |
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Leader:Robin Tucker |
Start Time:6:30 pm |
Start Location:WMP |
Description:NB: Wantage Market Place start .Off-road ride around local tracks, usually about 15 miles. Knobbly tyres and get you home lights required. We are keen to welcome new riders and have spare lights available to borrow if you let me know. 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. |
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Report:Starting from Wantage Market Place gave us the chance to get a bit further afield this evening. We went up Lark Hill, a tough climb and a bit damp but we managed ok. Then along the Ridgeway - with puddles but very fine views this evening.We chose the Harwell descent, grassy and 'as fast as you want' then the really enjoyable twisty singletrack in the woods round the campus. This raised enough enthusiasm that we even added a bit more of this in near Hendred before heading back along the Sustrans route and via Ardington. | ||
Distance:28.97 km (18.00 mi) | ||
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Thu Sep 3rd 2020
| Daytime 2* Thursday Ride | 2* |
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Leader:Stephanie Haddrell |
Start Time:10:00 am |
Start Location:OMH |
Description:Sociable rides of 24km - 40km (15-25 miles) at a pace of 16km - 19km (10-12 miles) per hour. Please check website on the morning of the ride if the weather is poor as the ride may be cancelled or the start time changed.We are going out via the Letcombes to Childrey and then back via Goosey. Coffee stop at Childrey cafe at 11.00am. ***************************************************** This is a pre-bookable 2* ride. To book your place, text your name to Jon Townsin on 07780 676051 no earlier than 9.00am on the Friday before the ride. You will receive confirmation or be advised that the ride is fully booked. A reserve list will be maintained. |
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Report:A lovely ride with great company on one of my favourite short routes, out via the Letcombes, and down into Childrey for coffee. The cafe are doing a great service from the hatch and it was a pleasure to meet up with other riders both from our club and from Oxford on the village green. Suitably refreshed we made our way back via Goosey and Denchworth to Grove. | ||
Distance:22.21 km (13.80 mi) | ||
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Thu Sep 3rd 2020
| Cycle and Meet Up |
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Leader:Carin Tranter |
Start Time:11:00 am |
Start Location:Childrey Village Shop |
Description:This is an event where a destination (usually a cafe) and time is set and riders make their own way to meet with friends to enjoy a socially distanced coffee and chat. This is not a led ride.NB: the start time above is the time scheduled for meeting at the venue. Make your own way there and back as you wish. Meet at Childrey village shop at 11am |
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Report:Lovely to see Tim and Susan out today | ||
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Sat Sep 5th 2020
| 2* Saturday Half Day Ride | 2* |
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Leader:Eddie Little |
Start Time:9:30 am |
Start Location:OMH |
Description:Half -day touring ride (45-55km / 30-40 miles), possible tea stop en route, at a riding pace of 18-20km/h (11-13mph). Not likely to be very hilly. Might be a struggle for new or irregular riders in winter months.This is a pre-bookable ride. To book your place, text your name and preferred ride to Jon Townsin on 07780 676051 no earlier than 9.00am on the Monday before the ride. You will receive confirmation or be advised that the ride is fully booked. A reserve list will be maintained. From Grove we’ll head out to Stanford in the Vale, we’ll pass through Hatford, Littleworth, Thrupp, passing over the Thames at Radcot, then onto Clanfield, Bampton arriving at Aston Pottery for out tea stop. Aston Pottery is very covid friendly, with plenty of indoor & outdoor social distance seating! + takeaway drinks & food service available if you prefer. Once we are all refreshed we’ll take a nice cycle route around Old Shifford & Great Brook. From this point we’ll pass back over the Thames at Buckland Marsh & tackle our one & only climb of the day, Buckland Hill. We’ll then head for Grove arriving back for around 13:30hrs. Ride Distance. 36mi/ 57km. Hopefully see you on the ride!  |
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Report:A select group of just 3 riders for this morning ride, which was really nice. The roads between Denchworth & Hatford were unusually busy for a Saturday morning. Once we had turned off from Hatford into Sandy Lane, we were able to enjoy some wonderful quiet lanes. We had a small stretch of the A420 to cycle along up to Littleworth. Due to the M4 being closed, this made the A420 a bit of a challenge, but we all made it nice & safely into Littleworth. From this point we enjoyed a nice decent & the quiet roads to our tea stop. Amanda had heard great things of the cinnamon buns at Blake’s Kitchen of Clanfield, so we made this our pit stop. A cyclist cafe for sure & as for the cinnamon buns A fantastic cafe stop, thanks Amanda. Once refreshed we made our way through to old Shifford & Great Brook which was mostly traffic free. Buckland Hill was tackled by all 3 riders with ease As we crossed over the A420 at Buckland which was a breeze, we gave Kath a  heading in the opposite direction. We arrived back in Wantage 13:30 hrs. Kudos to Gerry for using a mountain bike on this ride. Very impressive. Thanks guys for your great company!! | ||
Distance:64.37 km (40.00 mi) | ||
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| Proposed Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/33994336" | ||
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Sun Sep 6th 2020
| 3* Sunday Half Day Ride | 3* |
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Leader:Eddie Little |
Start Time:9:30 am |
Start Location:OMH |
Description:Half day ride (60-70km / 38-45 miles), with a tea stop, riding pace of 20-24km/h (13-15mph). Likely to visit distant destinations. Not suitable for irregular riders. Climbing likely.This is a pre-bookable ride. To book your place, text your name and preferred ride to Jon Townsin on 07780 676051 no earlier than 9.00am on the Monday before the ride. You will receive confirmation or be advised that the ride is fully booked. A reserve list will be maintained. We'll head towards Hatford, passing through Shellingford, Longcot, Knighton & Ashbury. From this point we'll climb Ashury Hill. Then we'll have a nice decent through the Lambourn Valley, passing through Great Shefford, Boxford & Brightwalton. We'll stop at Honesty of Saddleback Farm Shop for our tea stop. Saddleback Farm are expecting us! I recently called into Saddleback on one of my rides just to check out the seating arrangements & there is ample seating inside & outside, all very covid friendly!! Once we are all refreshed we'll head for our decent Chain Hill arriving back in Grove for around 13:30 hrs. Ride distance. 46 mi/ 77km. Hopefully see you on the ride |
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Riders:Andy PixtonEddie Little Jan McCabe John Groves John Tranter Karen Froud Katherine Boyce Lisa Footner Nick Dunton Paul Bentley Sharon Bedford Yvonne Bird Riders = 12 Weather: Report:A bumper number of riders gathered at Old Mill Hall for this mornings ride. I decided to split the group for safety purposes. Kath very kindly led group 2. Both groups made light work of the first half of the ride. Saddle Back Farm was a good choice for a pit stop. Not to busy & quick service followed by some excellent food & drinks It was nice to see the fallow deer grazing in the field to the rear of Saddleback. Once refreshed we all enjoyed the wonderful decent of Chain Hill. Many thanks to Kath for leading group 2. Thanks to everyone for joining the ride & making it a fantastic mornings ride. | ||
Distance:74.03 km (46.00 mi) | ||
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| Proposed Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/33961419" | ||
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Tue Sep 8th 2020
| Tuesday Evening 2* A | 2* |
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Leader:Stephanie Haddrell |
Start Time:6:30 pm |
Start Location:OMH |
Description:Weekly 1.5 hour rides at a riding pace of 18-20km/h (11-13mph). Not likely to be very hilly.***************************************************** This is a pre-bookable 2* ride. To book your place, text your name and preferred ride to Jon Townsin on 07780 676051 no earlier than 9.00am on the Wednesday before the ride. You will receive confirmation or be advised that the ride is fully booked. A reserve list will be maintained. Details of the ride can be found in the map below. |
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Report:A beautiful evening for the last ride of the season with great friends! Out to the Letcombes, and Childrey and home via Goosey and Denchworth. A quick sprint around the vale! | ||
Distance:22.53 km (14.00 mi) | ||
| Proposed Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/33514607" | ||
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Tue Sep 8th 2020
| Tuesday Evening 2* B | 2* |
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Leader:John Tranter |
Start Time:6:30 pm |
Start Location:OMH |
Description:Weekly 1.5 hour rides at a riding pace of 18-20km/h (11-13mph). Not likely to be very hilly.***************************************************** This is a pre-bookable 2* ride. To book your place, text your name and preferred ride to Jon Townsin on 07780 676051 no earlier than 9.00am on the Wednesday before the ride. You will receive confirmation or be advised that the ride is fully booked. A reserve list will be maintained. A nice mellow loop around the north Vale. Featuring a footbridge over the A420 and the lovely villages of Longworth and Hinton Waldrist. Just on 17 miles. Details of the ride can be found in the map below. PLEASE BRING LIGHTS - THIS IS OUR LAST TUESDAY OF THE SEASON AND IT WILL GET DARK QUICKLY! |
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Report:Another perfect evening! we enjoyed a nice loop around the north of the Vale, with tantalising glimpses of side roads to explore another time, when chasing the sunset is less of a priority.A lovely sunset and back to Grove just as it was getting properly dark. Thanks to all for your company - a great group for the last ride of the Tuesday road series. | ||
Distance:28.97 km (18.00 mi) | Ride Details:https://ridewithgps.com/trips/55841893 | |
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| Proposed Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/33514530" | ||
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Tue Sep 8th 2020
| Tuesday Evening 3* A | 3* |
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Leader:Jan McCabe |
Start Time:6:30 pm |
Start Location:OMH |
Description:Weekly 1.5 - 2 hours at a riding pace of 20-24km/h (13-15mph). May be hilly.***************************************************** This is a pre-bookable 3* ride. To book your place, text your name and preferred ride to Jon Townsin on 07780 676051 no earlier than 9.00am on the Wednesday before the ride. You will receive confirmation or be advised that the ride is fully booked. A reserve list will be maintained. Details of the ride can be found in the map below. |
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Report:Last of the Tue evening rides, they only just seem to have started and the evenings are drawing in, looking forward to them resuming in 2021! | ||
| Proposed Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/31836121" | ||
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Tue Sep 8th 2020
| Tuesday Evening 3* B | 3* |
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Leader:Katherine Boyce |
Start Time:6:30 pm |
Start Location:WMP |
Description:Testing.Weekly 1.5 - 2 hours at a riding pace of 20-24km/h (13-15mph). May be hilly. ***************************************************** This is a pre-bookable 3* ride STARTING FROM WANTAGE MARKET PLACE. To book your place, text your name and preferred ride to Jon Townsin on 07780 676051 no earlier than 9.00am on the Wednesday before the ride. You will receive confirmation or be advised that the ride is fully booked. A reserve list will be maintained. Details of the ride can be found in the map below (Ignore starting point on map, we are starting from Wantage Market Place). PLEASE ENSURE YOU HAVE LIGHTS AS WE WILL BE CYCLING IN TWILIGHT TOWARDS THE END |
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Riders:Chris BaileyEddie Little Katherine Boyce Matthew Luker Nicole Pethybridge Richard Pethybridge Sharon Bedford Riders = 7 Weather:  Report:And then it was the last ride of the evening season!!!! Another brisk and business like trot taking in a few minor hills and the flat vale to ensure we were home before the light ran out.Pity the patching of Fawler Hill is already showing where it will part and the approach from either direction is interesting to say the least  It's been a fun 6 weeks trying to get as many rides in as possible. Many thanks to Jon Townsin for all the work he has put into making this work. | ||
Distance:29.03 km (18.04 mi) | Ride Details:https://www.strava.com/activities/4031731510 | |
| Proposed Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/31945844" | ||
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Tue Sep 8th 2020
| Tuesday Evening Off Road Ride | 2* |
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Leader:Robin Tucker |
Start Time:6:30 pm |
Start Location:WMP |
Description:NB: Wantage Market Place start from September.Off-road ride around local tracks, usually about 15 miles. Knobbly tyres required and good lights when it gets dark ('get you home lights' in spring/autumn). We are keen to welcome new riders and can make recommendations or have spare lights available to borrow if you let me know. 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. |
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Report:A very pleasant evening, with a bit of wind coming from the west so that's where we headed first - on the track behind the sports centre to Letcombe and up the hill fort track.Then David Brown had the plan to take us over to Fawley (the one without the oil refinery) and I'm glad to say the track was a lot less muddy than the last time he led me that way (pre-lockdown last winter!) We then headed northeast, almost to Farnborough (the one without the air show) and made our big descent on Jolly Green Giant followed by Goodards Brook. As my wife had taken the car to IKEA (we've downsized to one) I had to ride home to Abingdon, but on a fine evening such as this, a few extra miles on top of the 15 that everyone else did were no bad thing. | ||
Distance:24.14 km (15.00 mi) | ||
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Thu Sep 10th 2020
| Daytime 2* Thursday Ride | 2* |
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Leader:John Tranter |
Start Time:10:00 am |
Start Location:OMH |
Description:Sociable rides from 24km-40 km (15-25 miles) at a pace of 16-19km (10-12 miles) per hour. Please check website on the morning of the ride if the weather is poor as the ride may be cancelled or the start time changed. This is a pre-bookable ride. To book a place, text your name to the ride leader no earlier than 9:00am on the Friday before the ride. You will receive confirmation or be advised that the ride is fully booked. A reserve list will be maintained.Ww will do a classic loop out of Grove via Denchworth and the Hanneys, across to Steventon then to East Hendred and the back lanes to coffee at the Grocer Chef in Ardington. Home past Lains Barn. 20 miles with a couple of minor hills. |
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Riders:Carin TranterDavid Bridge John Tranter Lizzie Hardingham Martin Hook Patrick O'Leary Stephanie Haddrell Terry Ryland Riders = 8 Weather:Report:It was great to welcome Lizzie for the first time, Terry coming back after a Betjeman Ride a couple of years ago and Martin on his first ride with us since 2018. The group rode really well together and we had a mellow and uneventful run around the Hanney's and across to Steventon. Steventon Hill was made a bit more complicated than usual by roadworks and Featherbed Lane was the usual slightly annoying rat-run, so it was nice to drop into East Hendred and have the roads to ourselves again. A great coffee stop at Ardington was followed by strong riding past Lains Barn and home.Thanks to all for your company - it was a lot of fun! | ||
Distance:32.19 km (20.00 mi) | Ride Details:https://ridewithgps.com/trips/55874720 | |
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| Proposed Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34006303" | ||
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Thu Sep 10th 2020
| Cycle and Meet Up |
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Leader:Carin Tranter |
Start Time:11:30 am |
Start Location:Grocer Chef in Ardington |
Description:This is an event where a destination (usually a cafe) and time is set and riders make their own way to meet with friends to enjoy a socially distanced coffee and chat. This is not a led ride. N.B. The start time above is the time scheduled for meeting at the venue. Make your own way there and back as you wish.Meet at the Grocer Chef in Ardington at 11.30am |
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Sat Sep 12th 2020
| 2* Saturday Half Day Ride | 2* |
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Leader:Stephanie Haddrell |
Start Time:9:30 am |
Start Location:OMH |
Description:Half day ride (45-55km / 30-40 miles), with a tea stop, at a riding pace of 18-20km/h (11-13mph). Not likely to be very hilly. Might be a struggle for new or irregular riders in winter months. This is a pre-bookable ride. To book a place, text your name to the ride leader no earlier than 9:00am on the Sunday before the ride. You will receive confirmation or be advised that the ride is fully booked. A reserve list will be maintained.A half day ride out to Little Wittenham of approx 37 miles. A flat start out via Drayton and Sutton Courtney will ensure we are fully warmed up before the first hill of the day. The return sees us head back via North Moreton, Aston Upthorpe and Hagbourne before joining the cycle route from Harwell into Ginge and home via Lockinge. NB There is some off road tracks which were fine on my road bike if a little bumpy. There are no cafes on route so please bring your own refreshments. |
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Report:A beautiful morning for a ride, and so delighted to see Callum out for the first time since lockdown , along with Karen Bunting , a first time rider with the club. The weather was fine and dry if a little chilly at the start. We started off at a comfortable pace along the flat through Drayton, Sutton Courtenay and Appleford before heading into Long Wittenham where we had a short break before tackling the first hill of the day up to Wittenham Clumps. Here we enjoyed the terrific views, companionship of the cattle and red Kites, and a break for sustenance before enjoying the sweep downhill. | ||
Distance:60.51 km (37.60 mi) | ||
| Proposed Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34007109" | ||
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Tue Sep 15th 2020
| Off Road Tuesday Evening Ride | 2* |
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Leader:Robin Tucker |
Start Time:6:30 pm |
Start Location:WMP |
Description:Off-road ride around local tracks, usually about 15 miles. Knobbly tyres required and good lights when it gets dark (‘get you home’ lights in Spring/Autumn). We are keen to welcome new riders and can make recommendations or have spare lights to borrow if you let me know. 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 we decide to cancel due to really bad weather. |
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Thu Sep 17th 2020
| Daytime 2* Thursday Ride | 2* |
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Start Time:10:30 am |
Start Location:No led ride happening today |
Description:Sociable rides from 24km-40 km (15-25 miles) at a pace of 16-19km (10-12 miles) per hour. Please check website on the morning of the ride if the weather is poor as the ride may be cancelled or the start time changed. This is a pre-bookable ride. To book a place, text your name to the ride leader no earlier than 9:00am on the Friday before the ride. You will receive confirmation or be advised that the ride is fully booked. A reserve list will be maintained.*As we have no leader available only the cycle and meet up ride is available today* |
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Thu Sep 17th 2020
| Cycle and Meet Up |
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Leader:Martyn Wigmore |
Start Time:11:00 am |
Start Location:Vale and Downland Museum garden, Wantage |
Description:This is an event where a destination (usually a cafe) and time is set and riders make their own way to meet with friends to enjoy a socially distanced coffee and chat. This is not a led ride. N.B. The start time above is the time scheduled for meeting at the venue. Make your own way there and back as you wish.Meeting in the garden of the Vale and Downland Museum in Wantage |
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Sat Sep 19th 2020
| Regular Wantage Ride | 3* |
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Leader:Katherine Boyce |
Start Time:9:30 am |
Start Location:OMH |
Description:Monthly 80-100km (50-65 miles) all-day touring ride, lunch and possibly tea stop en route, at a riding pace of 18-22km/h (11-14mph). Not suitable for irregular riders. Climbing almost inevitable. All-day touring ride (80-100km / 50-65 miles), lunch and possibly tea stop en route, at a riding pace of 18-22km/h (11-14mph). Not suitable for irregular riders. Climbing almost inevitable. This is a pre-bookable ride. To book a place, text your name to the ride leader no earlier than 9:00am on the Monday before the ride. You will receive confirmation or be advised that the ride is fully booked. A reserve list will be maintained.PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A SATURDAY RIDE THIS MONTH AND STARTING FROM OMH. Also note the group will be a maximum of 6 riders on this ride. If there is significant interest I will see if another leader will take a second group 15 minutes later, with a lunch stop at a different cafe to the first group. Route and description updated Monday 14 September. Following advice about the A40, I’ve reversed this route so it will be out via Black Bourton and Buford before reaching Bourton-on-the -Water for the return via Clanfield. We'll stop just over half way at Sherbourne village shop and tea rooms for lunch. With the current situation we will only be doing one stop, so might be as well to bring a snack along. Not overly hilly but of course being the Cotswolds there will be some hills |
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Riders:Andy PixtonChris Bailey James Bosley Katherine Boyce Sharon Bedford Yvonne Bird Riders = 6 Weather: Report:Group of 6 set off on a beautiful Saturday morning, straightforward ride out to Bampton via Buckland at which point Katherine handed over leadership to Andy as her injured foot was not coping with being clipped in. Nice route through Buford avoiding most of the very busy town centre, shortly followed by a lovely descent into an even busier Bourton-on-the-Water. The following climb out of Bourton was the payback, but the rolling roads to lunch at Sherborne were enjoyable. The takeaway from the tea rooms was enjoyed by all and the mainly downhill return home was brisk at times. Thanks to Andy for stepping in to the breach and to the nice social group. | ||
Distance:114.60 km (71.21 mi) | ||
| Proposed Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34123807" | ||
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Sun Sep 20th 2020
| RIDE CANCELLED - Sunday half-day ride |
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Start Time:1:00 pm |
Start Location:Leader choice |
Description:RIDE CANCELLED - Ride cancelled - no leader available.Note that this will still be a pre-bookable ride. To book a place, text your name to the ride leader before the ride. You will receive confirmation or be advised that the ride is fully booked. A reserve list will be maintained. |
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Tue Sep 22nd 2020
| Off Road Tuesday Evening Ride | 2* |
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Leader:Robin Tucker |
Start Time:6:30 pm |
Start Location:WMP |
Description:Off-road ride around local tracks, usually about 15 miles. Knobbly tyres required and good lights when it gets dark (‘get you home’ lights in Spring/Autumn). We are keen to welcome new riders and can make recommendations or have spare lights to borrow if you let me know. 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 we decide to cancel due to really bad weather. |
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Report:The nights are closing in rapidly now... it was dark half way through the ride! And that darkness happened just before Chris managed to put a tear in his tyre sidewall, unfortunately the sealant didn't seal it, so we had to put a tube in.The ride was good though! It was particularly enjoyable to go through the woods around Harwell in the night, with the lights on, seeing the shadows dance. Our route was out on the cycle track, up at Goddards Brook, East on the Ridegway, down at Harwell corner, along the fence to the woods and around them. Then arriving at the Sustrans track and realising how much time we had used, we just turned west and headed for home! | ||
Distance:24.14 km (15.00 mi) | ||
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Thu Sep 24th 2020
| Daytime 2* Thursday Ride | 2* |
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Leader:Carin Tranter |
Start Time:10:00 am |
Start Location:OMH |
Description:Sociable rides from 24km-40 km (15-25 miles) at a pace of 16-19km (10-12 miles) per hour. Please check website on the morning of the ride if the weather is poor as the ride may be cancelled or the start time changed. This is a pre-bookable ride. To book a place, text your name to the ride leader no earlier than 9:00am on the Friday before the ride. You will receive confirmation or be advised that the ride is fully booked. A reserve list will be maintained.This week we are going to Southmoor via Charney Bassett, over the bridge to Longworth, across to Hinton Waldrist and then back over the A420 to Pusey and along to Stanford in the Vale for a coffee stop. Back via Park Lane and Denchworth. About 20 miles |
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Riders:Carin TranterDes Higgs Ernie Trimble Lizzie Hardingham Stephanie Haddrell Terry Ryland Riders = 6 Weather:Report:We had a very pleasant ride out to Hinton Waldrist with 3 regular riders plus Lizzie and Terry who are fairly new and Ernie who was on his first ride with the club. The weather was very kind after forecast rain, we ended up cycling in the sunshine, even though there was a brisk headwind at times. We met up with the solo riders at Stanford and had a very enjoyable time sitting outside and chatting (socially distanced of course!) | ||
Distance:31.38 km (19.50 mi) | ||
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Thu Sep 24th 2020
| Cycle and Meet Up |
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Leader:Carin Tranter |
Start Time:11:00 am |
Start Location:Stanford in the Vale coffee shop |
Description:This is an event where a destination (usually a cafe) and time is set and riders make their own way to meet with friends to enjoy a socially distanced coffee and chat. This is not a led ride. N.B. The start time above is the time scheduled for meeting at the venue. Make your own way there and back as you wish.Meet at the coffee shop in the centre of Stanford in the Vale at 11am. |
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Sat Sep 26th 2020
| 3* Saturday Half Day Ride - Oxford Special | 3* |
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Leader:John Tranter |
Start Time:9:30 am |
Start Location:OMH |
Description:Half day ride (60-70km / 38-45 miles), with a tea stop, riding pace of 20-24km/h (13-15mph). Likely to visit distant destinations. Not suitable for irregular riders. Climbing likely. This is a pre-bookable ride. To book a place, text your name to the ride leader no earlier than 9:00am on the Sunday before the ride. You will receive confirmation or be advised that the ride is fully booked. A reserve list will be maintained.Time to brush off the dust on an old classic ride into the very heart of Oxford and out again. I've been a College Bursar now for six years, so I've picked up a few tricks and secrets (plus juicy gossip) and these will be shared as we go. We head out to Southmoor and then the old road parallel to the A420 all the way to Cumnor. Then there is some very cunning routing across tracks and underpasses to get to the Thames, after which we pop out by Westgate and head into town. Sadly, Covid prevents me offering St Cross College as a tea stop, but we will find a local cafe and improvise. We then head out of town along the river towpath and the newly resurfaced NCN5 past Kennington. We then head through lovely Sunningwell to Dry Sandford and the unexpected Tubney tunnel under the A420 to Fyfield and home. About 40 miles and I plan to be back by 1-1.30. NB: please bring a face mask for the cafe stop. |
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Report:It was really nice to be able to do an Oxford Special ride - it's been a long time since the last one! There was quite a blustery wind though and this definitely made it a tougher ride than expected.All went well as we had a tailwind (on average) over to Cumnor. We then enjoyed the usual views of 'dreaming cranes' from the top of Botley before the lovely run along the river and over the intriguing Gasworks Bridge. We did a quick circuit up to Wellington Square, back to Broad Street and then down to the river again to go along the towpath to our coffee stop at the Isis Farmhouse. A bit fiddly and techie to use their website ordering process, but we got there in the end. We then bashed on along the nice new NCN5 path up to Kennington and over to Sunningwell and Dry Sandford. The distance was beginning to take its toll on some tired legs, so we split into two groups for the final section to help with the timings. Thanks to all for your company! | ||
Distance:64.37 km (40.00 mi) | Ride Details:https://ridewithgps.com/trips/56762086 | |
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Tue Sep 29th 2020
| Off Road Tuesday Evening Ride | 2* |
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Leader:Robin Tucker |
Start Time:6:30 pm |
Start Location:WMP |
Description:Off-road ride around local tracks, usually about 15 miles. Knobbly tyres required and good lights when it gets dark (‘get you home’ lights in Spring/Autumn). We are keen to welcome new riders and can make recommendations or have spare lights to borrow if you let me know. 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 we decide to cancel due to really bad weather. |
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Report:Another convert from road to off it, with Eddie. And another dry ride snatched from between rainfalls. Pretty much dark from the start though.Tonight was an extended version of a 'pub night' ride, except not getting close to the Fox. We headed out to Letcombe and up to the Segsbury Castle. Then SW to Sheepdrove and west to the partly rutted descent at Seven Barrows - which was actually quite fun. Then it was north to the Ridgeway, but not along it - just straight over and down the Sparsholt Field the other side. A great run down. Then back on a mix of quiet roads and bridleways. | ||
Distance:27.50 km (17.09 mi) | ||
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