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Tue Jul 27th 2021
| Tuesday Evening 3* Ride B | 3* |
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Leader:Sharon Bedford |
Start Time:6:30 pm |
Start Location:WMP |
Description:This is a pre-bookable ride only. To book your place please text the ride leader no sooner than the Wednesday before the ride.A Wantage start gives us the opportunity to get to the Lambourn Valley which is usually a glorious ride. Add to that two great descents firstly past Sheepdrove and then Chain Hill. [ Not mentioning the climbing - but nothing too steep!] |
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Report:Partly because the ride leader had cycled through a monsoon like downpour and some very large puddles to get the the start (and was very wet!) and partly because we were worried about the planned steep downhills on very wet roads we decided to postpone for 24 hours.Lisa bravely went off for a different solo ride (hence credited with a ride here) and the rest of went home (yet more deep puddles negotiated). Four of us met at 6.30pm Wednesday. Despite a few threatening clouds we had a mostly sunny ride and the countryside was looking green and spectacular after the recent rainfall. We battled against the headwind to climb Hackpen before being rewarded with the sweeping descent past Sheepdrove. We had a glorious ride from Lambourn to Shefford (once the wind was mostly behind us) before heading back over the downs and down Chain Hill (where Chris quickly left the rest of us behind and almost ran into a Red Kite). Thanks to the group for being so flexible given the weather. | ||
| Proposed Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/36730588" | ||
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Written by : John Tranter Posted on : July 29, 2021 at 8:05 AM |
A brilliant idea. I like this flexibility! |
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