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Sat Apr 28th 2018
| 2* Saturday Half Day Ride - OXFORD SPECIAL | 2* |
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Leader:John Tranter |
Start Time:1:00 pm |
Start Location:OMH |
Description:Half day ride (45-55km / 30-40 miles), 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.This is a 2* ride that has pretty much everything! We head out via Charney Bassett and discover the nifty Southmoor footbridge - the safest way to cross the A420. Then we follow the quiet road parallel to the A420 all the way to Cumnor and swoop down Cumnor Hill to the edge of Oxford. From there we utilise a a super cunning bike-safe transit of the A420/A34 Botley junction to head north for a lovely circuit around Port Meadow before heading back into town via Wolvercote to my very own St Cross College for a VIP coffee stop. You can only get in if you are a friend of the Bursar, with catering from the fine cafes of St Giles. Then there is more fun with my most cunning bike track and riverside route out of town to the west, before the climb of Cumnor Hill. We head for home via Wootton, Tubney and Fyfield. It is a long ride for an afternoon, but we have a few short cut options in the final section which we can use if necessary. I don't expect to be back before 5.30pm. Having said that, there are very few hills and we will stick to a steady 2* pace. |
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Riders:David LynchJames McGuigan John Tranter Mavis Rose Nick Portsmouth Olivia Pile Susan Holdroyd Zoe Young Riders = 8 Weather:  Report:Great credit to the brave band who turned up despite a very unpromising drizzle at the start and a cold wind.The group stayed together well and we soon found ourselves enjoying the sights of north Oxford and then our VIP tea stop at St Cross College seemed to be suitably well received. it's always tricky fighting through the crowds in the centre of town trying to find remnants of so-called National Cycle Route 5, but the riverside routing back out of town was fun and peaceful before our big climb back up Cumnor Hill. We decided to keep things simple and head for home the shortest way, which was back the way we had come. Back in Grove just after 6pm, apologies for being a bit later than planned, but generally a good afternoon. | ||
Distance:65.98 km (41.00 mi) | Ride Details:https://ridewithgps.com/trips/22554921 | |
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| Proposed Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/27176381" | ||
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