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2* Sunday Shortie | 2* |
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Leader:Roger Postbeschild |
Start Time:9:30 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 Monday before the ride. You will receive confirmation or be advised that the ride is fully booked. A reserve list will be maintained.Flattish ride in The Vale to Faringdon where we can get a coffee at Costa (not a lot of choice on a Sunday! Posted route has an excursion into Baulking, generated for some unknown reason by RWGPS. We shall not be taking this excursion. |
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Report:A slightly longer 'Shortie' where we called in to see Des on parking duty at Uffington. His absence puts Karl at the top of the leaderboard, if you are counting......Costa at Faringdon proved a good choice for a Sunday morning (the only choice in Faringdon) and they even laid on a shelf for helmet storage! Barry had a slight mechanical coming back through Stanford, snapping a spoke. A slight buckle of the wheel ensued but it was rideable with care to get us back to Grove, where more Costa was enjoyed due to a lack of seating at Parsons. The wheel went back with Karl for repair. | ||
Distance:45.00 km (27.96 mi) | ||
Proposed Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/40951637" | ||
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Uffington for Tea and Cakes 1* Special | 1* |
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Leader:Steve Swanton |
Start Time:2:00 pm |
Start Location:OMH |
Description:In place of our usual Saturday afternoon 1* ride this month, a special ride out to Uffington to enjoy tea and cakes at St Mary's church. We'll make a circular tour of the Vale visiting Charney Bassett, Hatford, Shellingford and Goosey along the way. A distance of about 21 miles. Do join us either on the ride or for tea if you would like to make your own way there. Please let me know by text if you would like to come.Our regular family and social afternoon rides on the third Saturday of the month covering 16-32km (10-20 miles), usually with a tea stop, at a riding pace of 13-16km/h (8-10mph). Occasional short or gentle climbs. |
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Riders:Carin TranterJan McCabe John Tranter Louise Moggach Maeve Moggach Marielle Moggach Martin Hook Nick Portsmouth Patrick O'Leary Paul McCabe Steve Boreham Steve Swanton Riders = 12 Weather:Report:What a nice way to spend a Sunday afternoon. There were 9 of us on the outward leg to Uffington. It felt decidedly autumnal with golden tints among the trees and hedgerows as we headed out into the Vale. We stopped three times for a breather: by the walnut tree in Denchworth; outside the old school in Charney Bassett and then in Shellingford after a short detour into this pretty village. It is always nice coming this way to Fernham (as long as the headwind isn't too strong) to enjoy the views across to the Downs; the panorama towards the white horse as we descended into Uffington was as stunning as ever.We arrived at St Mary's church to find Tim, Jan and her brother Paul plus Sue King and Pat Hurt (club old-timers) enjoying teas/coffees and cakes in the sunshine. It was great to see you all. John arrived shortly after having taken his own route to ascend White Horse Hill. Numbers swelled to 12 for the return, with a nice tail wind to assist us. Jan and Paul rode with us as far as the A417 before turning off towards Stanford. Our leisurely ride back was briefly disturbed by a near miss with an overtaking car. Fortunately, there was no further incident for the rest of the ride. However, we did pause for some impromtu horse petting just after Asti Equestrian. We were back in Grove at 5:15. Thanks to Nick for sweeping and all for your company on a very mellow afternoon. | ||
Distance:34.44 km (21.40 mi) | Ride Details:https://ridewithgps.com/routes/41038988 | |
Proposed Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/40996342" | ||
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