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Wed Mar 17th 2021
| Virtual Club Social - Route Planning - Hints, Tips, Aids and Gadgets |
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Leader:Steve Swanton |
Start Time:8:00 pm |
Start Location:OMH |
Description:Whether we are going out for a short ride on our own, with family or friends, leading a club ride or going on tour, we all choose a route to follow (or at least our initial direction of travel). This evening Kath and Jan will take us on a journey through route planning. From basics to the more creative, covering the resources available and the use of planning tools and gadgets. Something for everyone to help us get the most out of our riding. Do join us.A recurring Zoom link has been sent out to club members by email. If you would like to join us but haven't received or lost the link, please get in touch with Steve by email and he will forward it. Please BYOB... |
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Riders:Chris BaileyDavid Bridge David Jackson David Smith Gareth Smith Jan McCabe John Tranter Katherine Boyce Lorna Swanton Roger Postbeschild Sally Bensoussis Simon Atkin Stephanie Haddrell Steve Swanton Susan Holdroyd Ursula Hallam Val Smith Riders = 17 Report:A big thank you to Jan and Kath for a most informative and interesting evening.Jan started off, outlining her approach to route planning, starting from maps before plotting with online tools. She provided some useful hints and tips for those planning club rides and noted the wide range of routes available through the club website. Jan also shared some of the sources of inspiration she has used to plan routes when cycling away from home. None of us were surprised to hear that the multi-volume "Britain's Greatest Cycling Climbs" was a particular favourite. Both Kath and Jan highlighted the value of tapping into local knowledge, whether it is using routes published on other club's websites, Audax routes or searching for popular routes on Strava heatmaps . Kath took us through two of the online tools that she uses: Cycle-travel and Rideswithgps. The use of googleman to access Streetview directly in RIdeswithgps was new to me and will definitely be put to use. So there certainly was something for everyone. | ||
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