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Daytime 1* Thursday Ride | 1* |
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Leader:Stephanie Haddrell |
Start Time:10:00 am |
Start Location:OMH |
Description:A leisurely 13.5m ride out to Ginge for coffee with Susie Turnbull.As a courtesy to Susie, Please pre-book for this ride by the end of the day Monday 28th February. Out via Laines Barn to Ardington and along cycle path to East Hendred. Back to west Hendred via footpath and down into Ginge for coffee with Susie. The return is the easy route towards Wantage via the cycle path and then down through Charlton estate and along the cycle path to Grove. Easy sociable rides from 16km-24km (10-15 miles) at a pace of 13-16km (8-10 miles) per hour usually with a cafe stop. 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 later than 6pm Mondat 28th February. 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 mild and still morning, perfect for a leisurely cycle ride, with excellent company. Susie, Di, Carin Patrick and I headed out of Grove towards Laines Barn with the aim being to tackle the hills early on and ahead of the coffee stop scheduled at Susie & Roger Turnbull's in Ginge. Having conquered the major hill of the day we sailed into Ardington, through the village to join the new cycle path. It was so good to be out in the fresh air after the last few days of rain and we paused to discuss tactics of approaching the bridge of doom from an alternative direction. Carin nailed it a low gear to climb the other side! It was muddy and so we took great care and reassembled at the crossroads, before continuing along the cycle path towards Hendred. I was enjoying the joy of a smooth run down hill and became aware as I got to the post office that the group were not with me...they had stopped to admire a building project, I doubled back to gather the throng and we continued through the village over the brook and towards the path linking the Hendreds- sorry about the eggs Di/Susie! A lovely path with some controversy, took us back to the Ginge road and our route to coffee. It was so lovely to be greeted by Susie looking very sprightly after her hip surgery, and such amazing hospitality form her and Roger. A great coffee stop with terrific cake and wonderful company, thoroughly appreciated. Thank you Susie and Roger. It was also good to see 2* group for coffee . The journey home was straightforward avoiding the floods in Locking and takin g the cycle path to Wantage. Susie left us at the Neslon and the rest of us went through Charlton and along the cycle path back to Grove. Thank you all for great company and especially to Susie and Roger for their hospitality. | ||
Distance:22.53 km (14.00 mi) | ||
Proposed Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/38650625" | ||
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Daytime 2* Thursday Ride | 2* |
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Leader:Roger Postbeschild |
Start Time:10:00 am |
Start Location:OMH |
Description:As a courtesy to the ride leader, we ask that you pre-book for this ride. 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.A slightly longer ride to meet up with the 1 star riders for coffee and cakes, courtesy of Susie Turnbull at Ginge. Route shows return via the Greenway but options available to return by road. PLEASE BOOK IN BY 8PM MONDAY SO I CAN LET SUSIE KNOW NUMBERS FOR CAKES |
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Report:Moderate consternation was caused as the ride headed off into The Vale, away from our coffee stop. This was, of course, a bid to get some miles in before the stop and differentiate from the parallel one star ride.We reached Susie and Roger in Ginge for coffee and cake (thanks Susie!) after the one star group but left only shortly after them. On advice, the end route was modified to avoid Lockinge and we decided to return via road rather than The Greenway. Roll on next Thursday! | ||
Distance:40.00 km (24.85 mi) | Ride Details:https://ridewithgps.com/trips/84059256 | |
Proposed Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/38597536" | ||
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