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Sat Feb 1st 2014
| Saturday afternoon ride from Grove | 3* |
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Leader:Robin Tucker |
Start Time:1:00 pm |
Start Location:OMH |
Description:42 miles in which we'll find out which parts of West Oxon are still flooded. Out to Fernham and Coleshill, then across the flat bit to Alvescot and Bampton for tea. Home via Buckland and Charney Bassett.A couple of sizeable hills, one after Fernham and the Buckland one. Bring lights for the journey home. 3*: 60-70km (38 - 45 miles) ride, with a tea stop, riding pace of 20-22km/h (13-14mph). Likely to visit distant destinations. Not suitable for irregular riders. Climbing likely. |
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Riders:Andy PixtonChris Walters David Smith David Talboys Jan McCabe John Tranter Nicole Pethybridge Robin Tucker Ursula Hallam Riders = 9 Weather:  Report:Amazing to us all, it was actually sunny - albeit cold and windy - for this ride.9 of us set off, into the strong wind to the West splashed through several puddles on the way, the first truly big one just after the A417 and before Balulking. We found a few others as we past past Fernham and on to Coleshill. Near Lechlade, a small navigational error (whoops) sent us down a narrow, muddy track (sorry) and Andy found a sharp edge to the road resulting in a puncture (sorry). I then discovered we would emerge next to The Trout pub, which we had passed 2 miles earlier (sorry again). However, for the next section the wind was behind us and we sped on to Lnagford, Kencot and Black Bourton. Half a mile before our tea stop in Bamford, there was another clonk-hiss, this time Nicole had hit a pothole. She told us to continue on to the cafe, which we did - and ordered her a cup of tea which arrived slightly after she did. She and I sorted the puncture while others quaffed their cakes and millionaire shortbread. All fixed and refuelled we set off back to Grove. The hill up to Buckland felt harder than usual - a bit of a headwind. But we only had about a dozen miles to cover, so the trip back was not too bad. Ten minutes later, as I drove home, it started raining - perfect timing! | ||
Distance:69.20 km (43.00 mi) | ||
| Proposed Route: http://goo.gl/maps/HKzx3" | ||
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