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Sat Aug 27th 2011
| Saturday afternoon ride from Grove | 2* |
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Leader:Glen Savegar |
Start Time:1:00 pm |
Start Location:OMH |
Description: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.Today we plan to head eastwards, calling off for tea at Blewbury garden centre. Our route will take in Steventon, Drayton, Sutton Courtenay, Appleford, Moreton, Aston Upthorpe, and Aston Tirrold. After tea we will head for Upton, followed by a short climb of Chilton hill to pick up with the NCN path to Ginge, Ardington, and Old Mill Hall, via Lains Barn. Route may be subject to slight changes nearer the day. Please check website for latest. |
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Riders:Andrew JohnsonChris Walters David Yearley Des Higgs Geoff Neill Glen Savegar Iain Kent Lorna Swanton Michael Tayler Mila Yearley Steve Boreham Steve Swanton Riders = 12 Report:Sunny skies and gathering clouds gave a distinctly early Autumn feel to the day as we set off, pushed along nicely by the strong south westerly. Very soon we arrived at Steventon green where we said goodbye to Lorna and Steve and were joined by Michael. The climb to Wittenham was a breeze (literally), with little effort required to reach the summit for a water stop and Photo take.A quick tour around the pretty village of Aston Tirrold, including a short break to repair a (very audible :-0) puncture to Steve's rear tyre. A nice co-operative effort and we were up and running (riding?) again, and soon sitting in the sun enjoying tea at Blewbury garden centre. Post tea and a final climb of Chilton hill, this time heading into the breeze. It's not often you have to make a conscious effort to coast downhill is it?...  Stopping at Harwell campus the group split into 2. The main group taking the planned NCN track, whilst Steve and myself nursed the battle weary rear tyre on the not quite so appealing, but slightly less abrasive A417. With perfectly synchronized (unplanned!..) timing we were very soon reunited with Chris and the rest of the group at the Lains Barn Junction, for the final stretch back home... Thanks everyone for a fine afternoon on the bike Glen S | ||
Distance:60.04 km (37.31 mi) | Ride Details:http://connect.garmin.com/activity/110310986 | |
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