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Sun Mar 15th 2015
| Regular Wantage Ride | 3* |
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Leader:Andy Pixton |
Start Time:9:30 am |
Start Location:WMP |
Description:Monthly 80-100km (50-65 miles) all-day touring ride, lunch and possibly tea stop en route, at a riding pace of 18-22km/h (11-14mph). Not suitable for irregular riders. Climbing almost inevitable.Heading out to the new Café Roubaix in Thatcham via Chain Hill, the Ilsleys, Compton, and Hermitage, the ride there will be quite hilly. The return via Streatley, the Mortons, Sutton Courtney, Drayton, Steventon, the Hanneys, and Grove will be much less so! Quite sure there'll be coffee in WMP at the end, but lunch venue yet to be decided. |
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Riders:Andy PixtonChris Rolls Chris Walters David Talboys Karen Froud Katherine Boyce Lyn Taylor Nick Stokell Riders = 8 Weather: Report:On a grey chilly morning, in Wantage marketplace, it looked initially as though there were only going to be three of us on this ride. As departure time approached, three became seven, and Chris W join us just beyond the Ridgeway. The eagle-eyed amongst us had noticed my subconscious attempt to lure off-roaders onto the ride, by generating the route in cyling mode; naturally. There were three or four occaisions, in the first half of the ride, when my routing device tried to send us down a farm track or bridleway, so some improvisation was needed to keep us on the road. As we approached our first stop the lead part of the group obviously smelt the coffee and hared off on the wrong route. The rest of us took the mapped route, and together we completed a pincer movement on the Cafe Roubaix. Having fueled up, the lure of bling bikes was too much for some, as Chris, Karen, and Kath left us to continue without them. The less hilly section of our ride, to The Boat House Cafe in Streatley, was completed compactly by the remaining five. After another pleasant stop we set off for home, rounding Didcot and undercutting Abingdon. This was supposed to be the easy part of the ride, but the relentless grey, a more undulating A417 than remembered, and a brisker pace as we got closer to home, made the final section tougher than expected. Chris and Dave left us in Grove, and the remaining three went our seperate ways at the Camel Crossroads; only Andy returning to WMP, almost exactly six hours after leaving. Thanks to all. Great ride, great company. | ||
Distance:99.50 km (61.83 mi) | Ride Details:https://www.strava.com/activities/269298971 | |
| Proposed Route: http://ridewithgps.com/routes/7162559" | ||
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- 1* - Suitable for irregular, social, beginner or family riders, pace will match the slower riders. Not hilly or long. Expect rides up to 3 hours. Gentle exercise.
- 2* - Suitable for regular riders who prefer to cover some distance but at a more relaxed pace. Likely to be half-day rides. Solid exercise.
- 3* - Suitable for experienced riders, may be hilly, long, quick, or any combination! Likely to be half or full-day rides. Challenging exercise.
- 4* - Suitable for athletic riders who can ride safely above the 3* standard. Quick rides for the fit.
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