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Sun Aug 15th 2021
| Regular Wantage Ride - Oxford Special | 3* |
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Leader:John Tranter |
Start Time:9:30 am |
Start Location:OMH |
Description:NB: Wednesday update - the ride is FULL.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. NB: start at Old Mill Hall, Grove. A re-run of a classic all day Oxford ride, this is a fairly gentle ride, only really designated 3* by the total distance (around 90km / 57 miles). We will go out via Hanney, Steventon & Sutton Courtenay to Long Wittenham, then cross the Thames at Clifton Hampden and go through the Baldons to Garsington and Wheatley. Then a super cunning cut through to Shotover and Headington for lunch at the Butchers Arms pub (confirmed - they are looking forward to seeing us). Suitably refreshed, we pass the house with a shark in the roof and drop down Headington Hill right into the heart of Oxford for a bit of light tourism / tourist dodging (some Bursar's secrets will be revealed). Then we head north to Wolvercote, round Port Meadow to Botley and Cumnor, followed by a gentle run home via Fyfield and Standford in the Vale (with a potential shop stop if, for example, ice creams are called for by then). |
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Riders:Barry StantonDavid Jackson Des Higgs Gerry Jones John Tranter Karl Blake Lizzie Hardingham Roger Turnbull Stephanie Haddrell Susie Turnbull Riders = 10 Weather: Report:Yet another chance to take a group into Oxford - always a fun thing to do. This ride was action packed even before we started, when Roger and Susie realised their bikes were locked to the bike rack by a cable lock and they hadn't brought the key. No problem, as it happened Des had an angle grinder in his van...Once we got going, all was well and we rolled along nicely, particularly enjoying the smooth new tarmac at Denchworth. Everyone coped well with the hills at Garsington and Wheatley and, although the track at Shotover was rough, we all got through unscathed. Great lunch at the Butcher's Arms in Headington followed by a good swoop down Headington Hill, touristing through town, enjoying Port Meadow, conquering Cumnor Hill and heading for home. Thanks to all for great company - particularly impressive to see Barry and Gerry handling a longer ride so magnificently. | ||
Distance:86.90 km (54.00 mi) | Ride Details:https://ridewithgps.com/trips/73306588 | |
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| Proposed Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/30545919" | ||
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