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Sun Aug 21st 2016
| Regular Wantage Ride | 3* |
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Leader:John Tranter |
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. UPDATE FRIDAY 19th: it looks like most of the exciting weather is going to pass on Saturday, so I don't see any serious problems for this ride. It looks like we will have a bit of a westerly breeze to contend with. I have a few names, but please do let me know if you plan to ride - I don't need an absolute commitment, but I do need to give the pub a realistic estimate of numbers.I'm going for a ride here of pleasing statistical symmetry - 100km with 1,000m of climbing! I'm also shamelessly stealing a large chunk of Richard P's epic winter ride from January this year, but adding to it since the weather will definitely be more benign! The basic plan is an anti-clockwise loop south via the Letcombes, Lambourn, Chilton Foliat, Little Bedwyn and Hungerford to end up in Kintbury for lunch at the Blue Ball. The return will be via Newbury, Compton, The Ilsleys, a possible stop for tea at Saddleback near Farnborough if we are ahead, and the glorious swoop down Chain Hill to finish. If you are planning to come then please let me know so I can pre-warn the pub. This is a serious ride with quite a lot of climbing, but we have all day and I will be cautious on the pace, keeping it at the bottom end of 3*. |
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Riders:Adam CavendishChris Walters David Talboys Jenny Gower Jo Little John Tranter Joy Arthur Karl Blake Nick Dunton Olivia Pile Sharon Bedford Steve Swanton Terry Penn Riders = 13 Weather:   Report:A very big group gathered in the Market Place, although grey clouds and a strong westerly wind weren't particular encouraging.Steve Swanton dropped out early on, victim of a lingering illness, but the rest of the group stayed together well over the early climbs. The wind was sapping strength, so we were relieved to get a few miles of flat tailwind in before lunch. Service and food quality were good at the Blue Ball. We decided against complicated routing through Newbury and opted instead to link across from Marsh Benham to Stockcross and down the gloriously named Snake Lane to get to Shaw. As anticipated, the final stretch from Compton to Farnborough was pretty brutal - a rollercoaster road and into the wind. As time was pressing, we decided not to stop at Saddleback. To add insult to injury, we even had a few spots of rain on the way down Chain Hill. Many congratulations to all - this was a very tough ride, made more challenging by the wind, and it was impressive to finish it so well. | ||
Distance:94.95 km (59.00 mi) | Ride Details:https://ridewithgps.com/trips/10635412 | |
| Proposed Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/15705038" | ||
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