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Sat Dec 4th 2021
| 3* Saturday Half Day Ride | 3* |
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Leader:Katherine Boyce |
Start Time:11:00 am |
Start Location:OMH |
Description:As a courtesy to the ride leader, we ask that you pre-book for this ride. Half day ride (60-70km / 38-45 miles), with a tea stop, riding pace of 20-24km/h (13-15mph). Likely to visit distant destinations. Not suitable for irregular riders. Climbing likely. This is a pre-bookable ride. To book a place, text your name to the ride leader no earlier than 9:00am on the Sunday before the ride. You will receive confirmation or be advised that the ride is fully booked. A reserve list will be maintained.A later than usual start from OMH, Grove but this allows for lunch in HIghworth! Up to Wantage, along the Springline to Childrey, along to Uffington and then Watchfield and Highworth. After lunch at either the cafe or deli, we'll return via the Coxwells and Stanford in the Vale. Few hills but nothing major  |
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Riders:Andy PixtonJoy Arthur Katherine Boyce Lisa Footner Roger Postbeschild Sharon Bedford Riders = 6 Weather:  Report:A cold, brisk wind didn't deter some last minute deciders for this ride and we all agreed it was splendid!The journey out to Highworth was interesting, there was a point coming out of Uffington when I wondered how I was staying upright with the force of the wind! Thanks to those that took turns on the front (Sharon and Roger in particular). Highworth was reached without mishap but a lot of expended effort (just in case you missed the earlier headwind reference  ). No one was in the mood for an inside lunch despite the cold, so we used Bloomfields and ate standing. Really lovely food, if a tad slow!We then found the facilities in the nearby carpark. Only issue was they required 20p. Luckily Roger had one and we shared it! We would all have happily paid but for the lack of cash. Note to ride leaders, maybe carry some change just in case!!! Everyone took the return hills at their own pace and waited for me at the top. Most of the rest of the return was a dream, with the occasional reminder of the blasting westerly wind. A really lovely half day ride | ||
Distance:64.00 km (39.77 mi) | Ride Details:https://www.strava.com/activities/6342446405 | |
| Proposed Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/38109878" | ||
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