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Sat Mar 9th 2019
| 2* Saturday Half Day Ride | 2* |
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Leader:John Tranter |
Start Time:9:30 am |
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.Apologies - last minute change of leader needed, so a bit of a scramble to put a route together. Keeping it simple - a classic flat loop around the west Vale. Out to Uffington, then to Longcot, along to Shellingford and Hatford, up to Charney Bassett and back through West Hanney. Weather forecast is windy but sunny. Headwind out and tailwind home is definitely the right way round! I'm proposing not to stop for a coffee break, but we can be flexible and see how we are going. 27 miles. |
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Riders:Barry StantonDavid Jackson Des Higgs James Bosley Jo Little John Groves John Tranter Karl Blake Nick Portsmouth Nigel Hughes Roger Postbeschild Stephanie Haddrell Riders = 12 Weather:   Report:Well, the weather forecast was half right - it was VERY windy! Not so sunny though - a lot of cloud and a few showers to contend with.But - a great group gathered regardless and stayed together well in all the buffeting. A simple flat ride became quite a work out, although the tail wind sections were definitely fun. We had a bonus moment when Olivia spotted us as she was out riding (her horse) and took a a few photos from the Goosey Horse-cam perspective. Well done to everyone for conquering the conditions and thanks for a great ride! PS: fun fact (as far as I can glean from various online sources): a head wind of 20mph (roughly what we had on quite a few exposed sections) is equivalent to a 5% gradient, in terms of effort required. | ||
Distance:45.06 km (28.00 mi) | Ride Details:https://ridewithgps.com/trips/32293749 | |
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| Proposed Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/29451285" | ||
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