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Sat Apr 25th 2015
| Saturday afternoon ride from Grove | 2* |
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Leader:Des Higgs |
Start Time:1:00 pm |
Start Location:OMH |
Description:Monthly 45-55km (30-40 miles) afternoon ride, with a tea stop, at a riding pace of 18-20km/h (11-13mph). Not likely to be very hilly. Might be a struggle for new or irregular riders in winter months.Denchworth, Goosey, Baulking, Longcot, Fresden(?) Coleshill (tea stop) Great Coxwell, Fernham, Shellingford, Gainfield, Charney Bassett, Denchworth, Grove. Probably something like the route below. 36 miles. |
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Riders:Bethany TranterChas Boshell Chris Walters David Talboys Des Higgs Emma Gilbert Jody Plush John Talbot John Tranter Mavis Rose Nick Portsmouth Richard Preece Steve Swanton Riders = 13 Weather: Report:Written by John Talbot...Fab afternoon's riding. Weather was very kind after poor forecasts earlier in the week. A bit of a headwind heading through the Vale but excellent group riding by everyone kept us pretty much together throughout. Des managed to find a sneaky route across the A420 and a new road for me through Fresden, which I put a question mark next to as I couldn't find it on any map! Mind you, other than a signpost pointing to it you wouldn't know it existed, one manor house and a lodge appeared to be the entire village!! The short climb to the excellent tea-stop at Coleshill (another first for me) and sat outside in the sunshine enjoying ice creams, cakes and Mars bars (somebody had more than one Mars bar). And free tea and coffee refills! The climb up to Badbury Clump wasn't as long as I remembered, the 8% sign at the bottom is clearly a lie as the Garmins were showing 13% at the steepest point. Everyone did really well and climbed it strongly. The run back through the Coxwells, Fernham etc. had a helping tailwind and the pace was pretty high and we got back to Grove in good time, especially as it started raining just after I got home! Thanks Des for a very chilled and informative ride and to the other John T for sweeping. | ||
Distance:53.60 km (33.31 mi) | Ride Details:https://www.strava.com/activities/292291855 | |
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| Proposed Route: http://ridewithgps.com/routes/7589226" | ||
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