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Sat Aug 28th 2010
| Saturday afternoon ride from Grove | 2* |
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Leader:John Talbot |
Start Time:1:00 pm |
Start Location:OMH |
Description:Monthly 45-55km (30 - 40 miles) afternoon ride, with a tea stop, at a riding pace of ~18km/h (11-13mph). Not likely to be very hilly.This month we are heading to the Shrivenham Village Féte for our refreshment stop. To get there we will cycle leisurely via Denchworth, Goosey, Baulking, Uffington, Compton Beachamp, Ashbury, Bishopstone and Bourton. After filling ourselves with cream teas, cakes, tea, coffee, pancakes and tapas we'll head back via Longcot, Fernham, Shellingford, Hatford, Charney Bassett and Denchworth. Apart from the little climb at Compton Beachamp this is pretty much a completely flat route of 35 miles. |
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Riders:Adrian WestChris Walters David Smith John Talbot John Tranter Maurice Bawden Richard Divall Richard Preece Steve Boreham Ursula Hallam Riders = 10 Report:After the week's appalling weather it was great to see the Sun out in time for this month's ride even if there was a niggly NW breeze.It wasn't too much into our faces as we set off through Denchworth towards Uffington. Great views of the White Horse were had as we turned SE. The little hill at Compton Beauchamp didn't cause anyone any issues and we glided into Ashbury admiring the views of A new road for many of us followed through Bishopstone and the achingly picturesque village of Bourton. Shrivenham village féte was in full swing as we arrived and we had coffee from the innovative Carpucchino van accompanied by soft and fresh doughnuts from the stall next door. We spent about 40 minutes wandering amongst the stalls and watching the first heats of the tug-o-war competition. The ride back to Grove was smooth and helped by a tailwind we made good time and arrived at OMH about two minutes before the heavens opened in a brief but sharp shower. A really pleasant ride in beautiful surroundings and great company. | ||
Distance:57.58 km (35.78 mi) | Ride Details:http://ridewithgps.com/trips/94816 | |
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| Proposed Route: http://ridewithgps.com/routes/141162" | ||
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Written by : Chris Walters Posted on : August 30, 2010 at 8:53 PM |
Thanks John, this was a really enjoyable ride. Hope you didn't get too wet getting home from Grove - that downpour was pretty impressive! |
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