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Sat Oct 5th 2013
| Saturday afternoon ride from Grove | 3* |
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Leader:Chris Walters |
Start Time:1:00 pm |
Start Location:OMH |
Description:70km ride, with a tea stop, riding pace of 20-22km/h (13-14mph). Likely to visit distant destinations. Not suitable for irregular riders.Not a hilly ride this month, but we will be making the most of our summer legs before they migrate South for the Winter! Heading out via Lains Barn to Wallingford, we'll have a tea stop at the ever-popular Waterfront Cafe in Benson. Return route via Dorchester, Long Wittenham and Steventon. |
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Riders:Adrian WestChris Walters David Talboys Jo Munt John Tranter Katherine Boyce Louis Hall Maurice Bawden Phil Stubbings Richard Morris Richard Preece Ursula Hallam Riders = 12 Weather: Report:Welcome to Jo and Richard from Oxford City.Nothing much to report at the start. David forgot his drinks, Louis tried to beat his best heart rate on Lains Barn and then the Hendred dip, and we encountered some quite heavy traffic on the A417. The jury is out on whether to ride assertively as a group, which may annoy some motorists who think they might be able to get past if we rode in the gutter, or to encourage the same motorists to go past with no margin for error. Whichever approach is taken, it's clear that with a stream of oncoming traffic, passing cyclists is not particularly safe. Answers on a postcard please. On Wallingford Bridge, we had the worst bit of driving of the day, when two cars ran a red light, the first almost knocking Katherine off, and the second... well that doesn't bear thinking about. When will some motorists start giving a damn? Following that harrowing experience, some goodies at the Waterfront Cafe in Benson were in order. The return journey should have been slower (into the wind) but due to a few spirited turns on the front, we made really good progress, with a couple of obligatory dashes along from Steventon to Hanney, and also the internationally acclaimed Denchworth Dash. Well done everyone - a good paced ride from all! | ||
Distance:70.50 km (43.81 mi) | Ride Details:http://ridewithgps.com/trips/1882962 | |
| Proposed Route: http://ridewithgps.com/routes/3449663" | ||
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