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Tue Mar 2nd 2021

Virtual Turbo

Leader: Karen Townsin	Start Time: 7:00 pm	Start Location: On Line
Description: A virtual turbo workout of up to an hour including warm up, workout and warm down. You will need your own turbo set up, a computer/laptop/mobile device and Zoom version 5 installed on your device. This is a pre-bookable event. To book a place text your name to Karen Townsin 07768066413, no earlier than 9:00 on the Wednesday before. You will receive confirmation including the link to the virtual meeting.
Riders: Amanda Seddon Jan McCabe Jane John Jon Townsin Karen Townsin Katherine Boyce LeeAnn Norris Lisa Footner Sharon Bedford Yvonne Bird Riders = 10 Report: A re-run of a hill workout we did during the mince pie challenge with an increasing amount of time spent climbing out of the saddle. It was tough . Then, as if that wasn't enough, a memory challenge during the cool down - well done to top scorers Yvonne and Sharon. Lisa, don't forget to remove the thimble next time you pump your tyres. Well done Chris and everyone
Memory game played during turbo session Hill Workout
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Wed Mar 3rd 2021

Virtual Club Social - Cycling UK "from the Inside"

Leader: Steve Swanton	Start Time: 8:00 pm	Start Location: On Line
Description: For our club social this week, we are joined by Robin Tucker, recently elected Trustee of Cycling UK. Robin will share with us some of his insights into Cycling UK from the inside. Do join us. A recurring Zoom link has been sent out to club members by email. If you would like to join us but haven't received or lost the link, please get in touch with Steve by email and he will forward it. Please BYOB...
Riders: Chris Bailey David Bridge David Jackson David Smith Gareth Smith John Tranter Katherine Boyce Lorna Swanton Peter Hallowell Robin Tucker Roger Postbeschild Ros Hallowell Stephanie Haddrell Steve Swanton Susan Holdroyd Ursula Hallam Riders = 16 Report: Another really interesting evening with lots of discussion. Thanks to Robin for sharing some of his insights into Cycling UK and its strategy to get a million more people cycling. He has since told me that the feedback from our discussion proved extremely useful for the Board " virtual awayday" the following day. Excellent stuff.
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Tue Mar 9th 2021

Virtual Turbo

Leader: Karen Townsin	Start Time: 7:00 pm	Start Location: On Line
Description: A virtual turbo workout of up to an hour including warm up, workout and warm down. You will need your own turbo set up, a computer/laptop/mobile device and Zoom version 5 installed on your device. This is a pre-bookable event. To book a place text your name to Karen Townsin 07768066413, no earlier than 9:00 on the Wednesday before. You will receive confirmation including the link to the virtual meeting.
Riders: Amanda Seddon Jan McCabe Jane John Jon Townsin Karen Townsin Katherine Boyce LeeAnn Norris Nicole Pethybridge Yvonne Bird Riders = 9 Report: An endurance boost tonight led by Lee Ann. 3 sets of 3 increasingly hard intervals, whilst holding the same cadence. Tough . A music quiz too, this week won by Jon. Well done everyone. See you next week .
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Wed Mar 10th 2021

Virtual Club Social

Leader: Steve Swanton	Start Time: 8:00 pm	Start Location: Online
Description: Hopefully it won't be long now until we can resume group riding as lockdown restrictions ease, but until we do, we are continuing our weekly club socials on Zoom. It's a chance to meet and chat on all things including cycling. Do join us. A recurring Zoom link has been sent out to club members by email. If you would like to join us but haven't received or lost the link, please get in touch with Steve by email and he will forward it. Please BYOB...
Riders: David Bridge David Jackson Jan McCabe John Tranter Jon Townsin Katherine Boyce Lorna Swanton Peter Hallowell Stephanie Haddrell Steve Swanton Susan Holdroyd Riders = 11 Report: Another enjoyable evening's chat. Topics this week varied from the benefits of a non-breakfast diet (when not going for a long ride), updates on some of our local cafes, the joy of picnics and a sharing of thoughts about resuming club rides in early April - look out for further news soon. And a late evening tip from Peter - there is usually a profusion of daffodils to enjoy by the river in Eastleach. They weren't quite out on Tuesday, but sounds like they will be worth checking out if heading that way this weekend.
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Mon Mar 15th 2021

Committee Meeting

Leader: John Tranter	Start Time: 7:30 pm	Start Location: On Line
Description: Committee meeting
Riders: Diana Whidborne Jo Little John Tranter Jon Townsin Karen Townsin Roger Postbeschild Stephanie Haddrell Steve Boreham Steve Swanton Riders = 9 Report:
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Tue Mar 16th 2021

Virtual Turbo

Leader: Jane John	Start Time: 7:00 pm	Start Location: On Line
Description: A virtual turbo workout of up to an hour including warm up, workout and warm down. You will need your own turbo set up, a computer/laptop/mobile device and Zoom version 5 installed on your device. This is a pre-bookable event. To book a place text your name to Karen Townsin 07768066413, no earlier than 9:00 on the Wednesday before. You will receive confirmation including the link to the virtual meeting.
Riders: Amanda Seddon Jan McCabe Jane John Jon Townsin Karen Townsin LeeAnn Norris Nicole Pethybridge Sharon Bedford Yvonne Bird Riders = 9 Report: Another hills and sprints session with a of Call My Bluff quiz to keep us entertained! Chris Lawrence joined us too.
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Wed Mar 17th 2021

Virtual Club Social - Route Planning - Hints, Tips, Aids and Gadgets

Leader: Steve Swanton	Start Time: 8:00 pm	Start Location: OMH
Description: Whether we are going out for a short ride on our own, with family or friends, leading a club ride or going on tour, we all choose a route to follow (or at least our initial direction of travel). This evening Kath and Jan will take us on a journey through route planning. From basics to the more creative, covering the resources available and the use of planning tools and gadgets. Something for everyone to help us get the most out of our riding. Do join us. A recurring Zoom link has been sent out to club members by email. If you would like to join us but haven't received or lost the link, please get in touch with Steve by email and he will forward it. Please BYOB...
Riders: Chris Bailey David Bridge David Jackson David Smith Gareth Smith Jan McCabe John Tranter Katherine Boyce Lorna Swanton Roger Postbeschild Sally Bensoussis Simon Atkin Stephanie Haddrell Steve Swanton Susan Holdroyd Ursula Hallam Val Smith Riders = 17 Report: A big thank you to Jan and Kath for a most informative and interesting evening. Jan started off, outlining her approach to route planning, starting from maps before plotting with online tools. She provided some useful hints and tips for those planning club rides and noted the wide range of routes available through the club website. Jan also shared some of the sources of inspiration she has used to plan routes when cycling away from home. None of us were surprised to hear that the multi-volume "Britain's Greatest Cycling Climbs" was a particular favourite. Both Kath and Jan highlighted the value of tapping into local knowledge, whether it is using routes published on other club's websites, Audax routes or searching for popular routes on Strava heatmaps . Kath took us through two of the online tools that she uses: Cycle-travel and Rideswithgps. The use of googleman to access Streetview directly in RIdeswithgps was new to me and will definitely be put to use. So there certainly was something for everyone.
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Tue Mar 23rd 2021

Virtual Turbo

Leader: Jon Townsin	Start Time: 7:00 pm	Start Location: On Line
Description: A virtual turbo workout of up to an hour including warm up, workout and warm down. You will need your own turbo set up, a computer/laptop/mobile device and Zoom version 5 installed on your device. This is a pre-bookable event. To book a place text your name to Karen Townsin 07768066413, no earlier than 9:00 on the Wednesday before. You will receive confirmation including the link to the virtual meeting.
Riders: Amanda Seddon Jan McCabe Jane John Jon Townsin Karen Townsin LeeAnn Norris Lisa Footner Sharon Bedford Riders = 8 Report: Five climbs for the penultimate week of the turbo season and a connecting wall for the grey matter. The scoring system turned out to be harder than the quiz! Thanks to all for an epic climb !
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Wed Mar 24th 2021

Virtual Club Social

Leader: Steve Swanton	Start Time: 8:00 pm	Start Location: Online
Description: Hopefully it won't be long now until we can resume group riding as lockdown restrictions ease, but until we do, we are continuing our weekly club socials on Zoom. It's a chance to meet and chat on all things including cycling. Do join us. A recurring Zoom link has been sent out to club members by email. If you would like to join us but haven't received or lost the link, please get in touch with Steve by email and he will forward it. Please BYOB...
Riders: Peter Hallowell Steve Swanton Riders = 2 Report: Peter and I enjoyed a 30-minute catch up, looking forward to the resumption of group riding with the easing of lockdown restrictions next week.
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Mon Mar 29th 2021

Ride Leaders Meeting

Leader: Jon Townsin	Start Time: 7:30 pm	Start Location: On Line
Description: The pre season ride leaders' get together to give an update (provisional!) on the coming season and to discuss protocols for leading groups in the current circumstances. Also to encourage Ride Leaders to book rides via the website.
Riders: Carin Tranter David Bridge Diana Whidborne Eddie Little Gareth Smith Jan McCabe Jo Little John Tranter Jon Townsin Karen Townsin Katherine Boyce LeeAnn Norris Lorna Swanton Martyn Wigmore Nick Dunton Nick Portsmouth Nicole Pethybridge Richard Pethybridge Robin Tucker Roger Postbeschild Sharon Bedford Stephanie Haddrell Steve Swanton Yvonne Bird Riders = 24 Report: A well attended meeting and a valuable discussion on how best to lead rides in the short and mid term. Lovely to see familiar faces and to anticipate the start of a new season of sociable cycling. Thanks to everyone who attended.
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Tue Mar 30th 2021

Virtual Turbo

Leader: Karen Townsin	Start Time: 7:00 pm	Start Location: On Line
Description: A virtual turbo workout of up to an hour including warm up, workout and warm down. You will need your own turbo set up, a computer/laptop/mobile device and Zoom version 5 installed on your device. This is a pre-bookable event. To book a place text your name to Karen Townsin 07768066413, no earlier than 9:00 on the Wednesday before. You will receive confirmation including the link to the virtual meeting.
Riders: Amanda Seddon Jan McCabe Jane John Jon Townsin Karen Townsin Katherine Boyce LeeAnn Norris Lisa Footner Nicole Pethybridge Sharon Bedford Yvonne Bird Riders = 11 Report: The final turbo session of the season, and it seemed fitting that Kath was in the garden. Spring has definitely sprung and next week we'll be back out on club rides. Tonight's routine was a favourite - 5 sets of 5 intervals increasing in cadence and resistance - to work on strength. More importantly, the quiz on identifying birds was won by Yvonne and Nicole - I thought it was only creepy crawlies you two were into??!! Well done everyone, including Chris, and thanks to you all for making this such a fun and sociable 20+ weeks. It was great to have such a committed group of riders and leaders .
Strength turbo workout
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Wed Mar 31st 2021

Virtual Club Social

Leader: Steve Swanton	Start Time: 8:00 pm	Start Location: On Line
Description: With our club rides set to resume next Tuesday evening, this will be the last of our regular club socials on Zoom. An opportunity to find out more about how we plan to restart rides and ask any burning questions you may have. Do join us for a sociable chat. A recurring Zoom link has been sent out to club members by email. If you would like to join us but haven't received or lost the link, please get in touch with Steve by email and he will forward it. Please BYOB...
Riders: John Tranter Lorna Swanton Peter Hallowell Robin Tucker Roger Postbeschild Steve Swanton Riders = 6 Report: A small select group for our final club social on Zoom. Some technical bike discussion before Lorna and John joined us later on. Most of us had taken advantage of the glorious weather to get out awheel and are looking forward to the resumption of club riding next week.
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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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