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Sat Jan 26th 2013
| Saturday afternoon ride from Grove | 2* |
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Leader:David Smith |
Start Time:1:00 pm |
Start Location:OMH |
Description:At 45km (30 miles) the route is at the shorter end of the scale. Out through Denchworth, Lyford, Kingston Bagpuize to the tea stop at Aston Pottery. Back via Bampton with Buckland Hill the only real climb of the day to Charney Bassett and Grove. The pace will be 2*.Please bring lights suitable for the conditions and dress warmly. Please check the website on Friday evening in case the weather changes and we have to cancel another ride. |
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Riders:Andy PixtonDavid Bridge David Smith Katherine Boyce Louise Bowland Mark Shepley Mo Fillmore Richard Abbot Richard Preece Robin Tucker Steve Swanton Susan Holdroyd Ursula Hallam Riders = 13 Weather:  Report:Really good to be out on a club ride again it feels like ages since we've been out!A very good turnout with a couple of new faces. The weather felt warmer than the forecast promised and the roads were mostly clear of snow and ice. The section along the A415 from Kingston Bagpuize to the turn for Aston was fairly quiet too. Rather than head along the B449 to Aston, Steve Swanton suggested an alternative route on quieter roads via Shifford coming out in Aston just before the Pottery. Steve left us for a while and went to scout out the road along Great Brook as this had been seriously flooded in the previous few weeks. Richard, Louise & Mo left us as we arrived at the Pottery as they all wanted to get back early. The rest of us had a good tea stop at Aston, the cross between an Eccles Cake and a mince pie is particularly recommended! Luckily Steve arrived at the Pottery in time for tea and a cake before we had to leave. Steve reported that the Great Brook road was passable with just a few large puddles no more than a few inches deep, so we decided to head that way rather than the planned route to Bampton as again this promised quieter roads. Buckland Hill was dispatched with ease and we were soon back in Grove about 16:30. | ||
Distance:45.90 km (28.52 mi) | Ride Details:http://ridewithgps.com/trips/1109921 | |
| Proposed Route: http://ridewithgps.com/routes/2080030" | ||
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