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Tuesday Evening Off-road Ride | 2* |
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Leader:Robin Tucker |
Start Time:6:30 pm |
Start Location:OMH |
Description:Off-road ride around local tracks, usually about 15 miles. Knobbly tyres and good lights required. We are keen to welcome new riders and have spare lights available to borrow if you let me know. Dark, cold and wet - we'll ride in any two. But please let me know if you are coming so I can tell you if I decide to cancel due to really bad weather. |
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Report:Maybe the rain put people off as there were just 2 of us tonight. However, it stopped raining just before we set off and the sun came out as we climbed up to the Ridgeway. It was quite a cold sun though, low in the sky and the rain had cooled everything down. Yes somehow we managed to raise quite a sweat!Out via Crab Hill and Betterton. Then down the back of the Ridgeway, along the road to West Ilsley and climb back up near the A34. From there it was a damp, slightly uphill slog to the top of the Harwell descent. The descent was great - a but sketchy due to the wet ground though. We continued north past the Harwell site then picked up the NCN and decided we were up for a third climb up the Ridgeway, on zig-zag hill. That earned us the descent at Betterton, and also we decided to avoid the Crab Hill mud on the way home and stick to the cycle paths and roads. | ||
Distance:35.41 km (22.00 mi) | ||
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