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Sat Jun 21st 2025
| 1* Saturday Half Day Ride Special! | 1* |
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Leader:Steve Swanton |
Start Time:2:00 pm |
Start Location:OMH |
Description:Amazingly, this ride is the 10,000th posting recorded on our website (club ride, event, blog, etc) since 1999! It also marks a notable anniversary! Something special is required to mark both this extraordinary and quirky milestone and a landmark event in our club history.On 21st June 2000, during the Millennium Festival of Cycling and as part of Sustrans's Longest Ride Event to celebrate the opening of the National Cycle Network, we pioneered the route from Wantage to Didcot via Harwell, which later became NCN544. So what better way to mark the 25th Anniversary of this ride than to follow its current counterpart in and out of Harwell, the Icknield Greenway, with a refreshment stop at DiSH. And on the way we'll stop to explore local Millennium stones in Grove and in Ardington too. It's a round trip of 16 miles or so with about half of the route on cyclepaths and easy tracks. It is forecast to be HOT so please bring plenty to drink. One advantage of the route is that significant stretches are in shade! Our regular social and family ride on the third Saturday of the month, usually with a cafe stop. We cover 16-32km (10-20 miles) at a leisurely pace of 13-16km/h (8-10mph), tackling the occasional hill (nothing too long) and easy off-road track (conditions permitting). Please let me know if you are planning to come. |
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Riders:Alan FisherAngie Fisher Anke Otto Des Higgs Michael Tayler Steve Boreham Steve Swanton Riders = 7 Weather:    Report: | ||
Distance:26.23 km (16.30 mi) | ||
| Proposed Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/51318159" | ||
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- 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.
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- 4* - Suitable for athletic riders who can ride safely above the 3* standard. Quick rides for the fit.
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