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Sun Jul 15th 2012
| Regular Wantage Ride | 3* |
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Leader:John Talbot |
Start Time:9:30 am |
Start Location:WMP |
Description:Heading NE to Brill via Marcham, Sunningwell, Sandford, Garsington and Wheatley. Returning via Long Crendon, Great Milton, Stadhampton, Dorchester and Didcot.Lunch stop in Long Crendon after 68km and tea-stop at Dorchester Abbey after 95km. Mapped route is 124km (77 miles) but options to cut a few loops if necessary. Not especially hilly other than the short climb into Garsington and the one big hill of the day up to Brill. Riding pace 18-22km/h (11-14mph). Not suitable for irregular riders. PLEASE NOTE :- There is a Wantage-Winchester cycling event leaving the Market Place at 10am with maybe 120 riders taking part. There will be a stage being set up from 8am. We should be out of each other's way but don't go to Winchester by mistake!! |
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Riders:Adrian WestAndy Cowan Barry Gills Chris Walters Derek Boutle Des Higgs John Talbot Nick Dunton Paul Jarvis Phil Stubbings Riders = 10 Report:Really good relaxed ride around Oxon and Bucks in good weather.We made good progress to Brill with only the climb to Garsington to interrupt our pace. I do like Grenoble Road past Kassam Stadium on a Sunday, sweeping along around the roundabouts! I was too kind on the group and we took the easiest route up to Brill, a lot shorter and less steep than I remember approaching from Boarstall past the windmill. A long sweeping descent took us to Long Crendon and a lovely lunchstop at The Flowerpot Café, recommended for future rides. We were too quick after lunch getting to Dorchester Abbey tea-shop which didn't open until 3pm so we continued to Long Wittenham and the excellent value tea-shop at the Pendon Museum. Here we bumped into a fellow CTC cyclist from Huddersfield who was cycling to and from Watlington in two days! From the stop we cut along NCN5 to Appleford and chose the direct route along the Hanney Road from Steventon. I picked up a slow puncture near Sutton Courtenay, two pitstops for a pump up got me as far as Grove where I eventually succumbed and changed the tube. Thanks for coming on the ride, I really enjoyed it  | ||
Distance:124.40 km (77.30 mi) | Ride Details:http://ridewithgps.com/trips/778402 | |
| Proposed Route: http://ridewithgps.com/routes/1313483" | ||
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