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Sat Feb 14th 2026
| 2* Saturday Half Day Awayday Ride | 2* |
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Leader:Roger Postbeschild |
Start Time:10:00 am |
Start Location:Hilliers Garden Centre, Lechlade |
Description:Please pre-book for this ride by contacting the ride leader. Half day ride (45-55km / 30-40 miles), with a tea stop, at a riding pace of 18-20km/h (11-13mph).An awayday ride, cars can be parked at the garden centre, meet for a pre-ride coffee at 10.00 for a depart at 10.30. If you can do without a starting coffee, you could just rock up to the garden centre for 10.30. A minor tour of The Cotswolds, including the delightful Coln Valley. Coffee (early lunch?) at Coln St Aldwyns Community Stores. Back in time for a late lunch, and plenty early enough for the Calcutta Cup on the TV. Weather forecast is for a frosty early morning, with sunshine and light winds....and. of course, a tail wind home! |
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Riders:Anke OttoBarry Stanton Chris Gray David Jackson Des Higgs Julie Haynes Roger Postbeschild Steve Swanton Riders = 8 Weather:  Report:The day broke to clear blue skies.......an unheard of phenomenon! There was a slight overnight frost, but by our 10.30 start time, there was no sign of this, even on the back roads.It felt distinctly warm in the sunny car park, but some clothing adjustments were made as we set off into a gentle northwesterly headwind. Bibury was gridlocked - the Ablington Road was closed (luckily I chose not to enter Bibury this way). We arrived at the cafe stop in Coln St Aldwyns at 1.15. Having looked up the opening times, I was happy that they were open until 2pm. Regrettably, the cafe stops serving at 1.00. It's worth noting that they stop serving at 12.00 on a Sunday! Fortunately, we were not that far from Lechlade to return to the garden centre for refreshments. There was a little divergence from the route towards the end as we couldn't see which way the breakaway group went.... | ||
Distance:52.00 km (32.31 mi) | ||
| Proposed Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/53888008" | ||
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