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Sat May 29th 2021
| 3* Fifth Saturday Special | 3* |
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Leader:Sharon Bedford |
Start Time:9:30 am |
Start Location:Lambourn Car Park |
Description:This is a pre-bookable ride only. To book your place please text the ride leader no sooner than the Monday before the ride. All-day touring ride (80-100km / 50-65 miles), 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.In the spirit of some previous 5th Saturday Specials I propose to start this ride from a slightly different location - Lambourn. There is free parking in the car park just off the high street This will allow us to do a ride to the south taking in one of my favourites routes - The Chute Causeway. As it is quite a hilly ride and still early in the season the ride will be about 74k. There are a couple of steep hills but, as ever, everyone can go at their own pace and there are good views from the top. I thought we would stop after about 51k in Great Bedwyn. There is a cafe there (Wendy's) which comes highly recommended assuming it opens as planned on 17th May , (there is outdoor seating). If not I will explore other options - before Covid the local shop did takeaway snacks (I will call them nearer the time if need be to confirm) or there is lots of green space for a picnic if people prefer to bring their own lunch. If all else fails we can go on another 15k to Hungerford where there are lots of cafe options. Will update later. Plan to be back to Lambourn by mid afternoon at the latest. |
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Report:As there were just three of us for this ride we decided to extend it and start from Letcombe Regis instead. Resulted in approx. another 25k and (according to John's Garmin) 7 hills rather than 5. Being closest to the start my mileage was 99k - so had to do a little circuit just to get to three figures - but John and Chris cleared 100k easily!.Its always nice to venture south for a change, especially to the less visited area south of Hungerford. We all enjoyed Chute Causeway with its lovely views, (photo courtesy of John). Wendy's in Great Bedwyn was a new stop for me (albeit that it came recommended), and would go there again. Small community cafe with friendly service and lots of outdoor seating. All in all a lovely ride. | ||
Distance:100.00 km (62.14 mi) | Ride Details:https://ridewithgps.com/routes/36209887 | |
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| Proposed Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/35852036" | ||
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