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Sun Jan 20th 2013
| UPDATED - RIDE IS ON - Regular Wantage Ride | 3* |
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Leader:John Talbot |
Start Time:9:30 am |
Start Location:WMP |
Description:80-100km all-day touring ride, lunch and possibly tea stop en route, riding pace 18-22km/h (11-14mph). Not suitable for irregular riders. Climbing almost inevitable.I'm happy to give a ride a go tomorrow morning. A different route than previously advertised sticking mainly to B-roads and minor A-roads. See link below. We'll go along the B-road to Ashbury past White Horse Hill and drop down to Shrivenham and onto Highworth. Then A361 to Lechlade. We'll go via Faringdon to get to Clanfield and Bampton. We'll stop at Aston Pottery for lunch (NOTE they do not start serving lunch until 12:00 so we won't go too fast!). Back via Standlake, Kingston Bagpuize and Charney Bassett. Please be aware that the roads will be wet and could be icy, we'll modify the route according to conditions. We'll aim to finish early afternoon well before dark but please bring lights. Also please be considerate to your fellow riders and the Pottery by using mudguards. Wear clothing appropriate for the conditions. I would appreciate a text or email if you plan to come along so I can make contact if I have to cancel at short notice. |
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Riders:John TalbotRiders = 1 Weather:  Report:Clearly I'm the only one mad enough to try and cycle in falling snow on ice Does a ride with one rider count as a club ride? It does now! And I get to use the snow symbol in the weather box I arrived at the Market Place in light snow a bit early so did a quick circuit around Wantage to keep warm to see if anyone else turned up. As no one did and I was all dressed for the occasion I decided to do a quick 30mins ride. Out towards Grove and back and then to Letcombe. The roads were OK, patchy snow and ice in places so I had to be careful. The road to Letcombe was fine until the church when it was covered in snow so I turned back and went up the hill to the B-road. With the snow falling, a biting wind and my Garmin telling me it was -1.4ºC I headed back to my car rather than going further away from Wantage. With the cold weather set to last for a while, club rides are going to rather thin on the ground... | ||
Distance:12.30 km (7.64 mi) | Ride Details:http://app.strava.com/activities/38090125 | |
| Proposed Route: http://ridewithgps.com/routes/2077348" | ||
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Written by : Angela sanders Posted on : January 20, 2013 at 2:07 PM |
Well done for giving it a go and you are obviously not a fair weather cyclist. Smugly only 2 degrees in Torquay so got out for a ride. See Ctc Torbay |
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