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Sun Jun 13th 2004
| Annual Midsummer Ride to Avebury |
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Leader:Steve Swanton |
Start Time:4:00 am |
Start Location:WMS |
Description:Start in the dark at 4 am (lights required) to see the sunrise from the top of Hackpen Hill. Breakfast at the Red Lion, Avebury and coffee stop on the way back at The Baker's Arms, Badbury Wick. Return to Wantage about 1:30 to 2pm. Please be prepared for about 10 miles of off-road riding on (mostly)good quality tracks. Bring enough food to keep you going in the early hours. Numbers limited to 20 for breakfast on first-come first-served basis so please book with Steve by Sun 6 Jun. If you'd like to know what's happened in previous years, please visit www.geocities.com/steve4bikes/avebury.htm .BIKE WEEK EVENT |
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Riders:Brigitte HickmanCatherine Hickman Dave McLellan Des Higgs Helen Beane Jan McCabe Kevin Hickman Neil Warner Nick Stokell Rex Belcher Steve Davies Steve Swanton Sue King Teresa Belcher Riders = 14 Report:One of the best Avebury rides. Wonderful weather, superb sunrise and an excellent breakfast at the Red Lion. We even had time for a wander around the Stones.Fuller report to come. Steve S. Pictures of this year's ride have been posted on the West Oxon website. Please click here and then click on gallery. | ||
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