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Sat Jul 16th 2016
| Easy Saturday Afternoon Ride from Grove | 1* |
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Leader:Nick Portsmouth |
Start Time:2:00 pm |
Start Location:OMH |
Description:Monthly 16-32km (10-20 miles) family and social afternoon rides, usually with a tea stop, at a riding pace of 13-16km/h (8-10mph). Occasional short or gentle climbs. ROUTE AMENDMENT:After leaving Grove via Denchworth, we'll ride along Circourt Road to the A417. Just under a mile along the 417 we'll then turn off towards Childrey and ride through Sparsholt and Westcot before travelling along the 'Spring Line' road to our tea stop at Britchcombe Farm Tearoom ( http://www.britchcombefarm.co.uk/ )Suitably refreshed we'll then travel back to Grove via Uffington, Baulking, Goosey & Denchworth. A ride of approximately 20 miles along an up and down route which will be taken at an average speed of 10mph |
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Riders:Brian HipwellClare MacPherson David Bridge Edith Hipwell Karl Blake Nick Portsmouth Sarah Dore Steve Swanton Susan Holdroyd Riders = 9 Weather:   Report:After letting those riders know who hadn't heard that there was a last minute change of route and that there would be a bit more up and down (perhaps I should have regraded it as a 1.5*), we headed off for Denchworth. Once there, and a hint that I was leading at a bit too slow a pace, we set off again over Circourt Bridge, along the A417 and up the newly reopened and resurfaced New Rd to Childrey. A few undulations further on and we arrived at our tea stop at the Teapot Tearoom at Britchcombe Farm. Although it was busy we'd timed it just right as we managed to get an outside table as queue of people came in after us. It was also very nice of the RAF to lay on a flypast of the Red Arrows and a Hercules(?) in formation whilst we were there too!Suitably refreshed we then descended Broad Way into Uffington and back to Grove via the flat roads of Baulking, Goosey and Denchworth. | ||
Distance:32.72 km (20.33 mi) | Ride Details:https://ridewithgps.com/trips/9991189 | |
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| Proposed Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/13940871" | ||
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Written by : Chris W Posted on : July 17, 2016 at 10:01 AM |
I think the Reds may have been accompanied by an A400 Atlas... |
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