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Fri Jan 16th 2026
| Daytime 2* Friday Ride | 2* |
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Leader:Roger Postbeschild |
Start Time:10:00 am |
Start Location:OMH |
Description:Please pre-book for this ride by contacting the ride leader. Sociable ride of 24-40 km (15-25 miles) at a pace of 18-20km/h (11-13 mph).OK, so Thursday looks to be pretty much a wash-out so I am again moving the Thursday ride to Friday. Goodies Cafe in Lambourn, return via Seven Barrows. If we have too much on Thursday, I may tweak the route to go down Fawler Hill to avoid a possible flood under the railway bridge. UPDATE: in view of the amount of standing water on Thursday afternoon, I have updated the route to return via Fawler Hill and Uffington. Still a modest 43km! |
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Riders:Anke OttoBarry Stanton James Bosley John Groves Katherine Boyce Peter Dalgliesh Roger Postbeschild Roger Turnbull Tony Stevens Riders = 9 Weather:  Report:Having moved the ride from Thursday - during which we had 20mm of rain - it was good to see that Friday dawned much brighter. We set off with six riders from Old Mill Hall and collected three more on the way.As we scaled Hackpen Hill, the weather got steadily murkier and visibility was poor by the time we reached the top. Goodies Cafe in Lambourn is a favourite of mine - the staff are always both cheerful and efficient. By the time we left, the murk over the hills had cleared and we had a clear run up Seven Barrows and down Blowingstone Hill. Rather than risk the railway bridge down from Kingston Lisle, we took Fawler Hill down and returned via Uffington. Baulking turn on to the A417 was quite deep, but passable. Good to be out, and a great group. We hit a lucky window in the weather, there was a further 10mm of rain on Friday evening! | ||
Distance:43.00 km (26.72 mi) | ||
| Proposed Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/52835944" | ||
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