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Sun Jul 23rd 2023
| Club 30th Anniversary: A Ride of 4 White Horses | 3* |
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Leader:Jo Little |
Start Time:8:30 am |
Start Location:Uffington: Thomas Hughes Memorial Hall |
Description:Cycling UK Wantage marks its 30th Anniversary with a special day of rides, at various levels, all culminating in a celebratory tea and cake stop at Uffington village hall. Both current and past members (and friends) of the club are very welcome to join us.PLEASE NOTE: THE RIDE IS STARTING AT 8.30AM FROM UFFINGTON Please let the ride leader know in advance you wish to join the ride. If you are planning to come to the tea, please can we ask you to complete a quick registration here: registration link, so that we have a reasonable feel for the numbers for catering at Uffington. We start from Uffington and travel through Highworth before a first stop for late breakfast at Cricklade (21.9 miles). We then go through Wootton Bassett before our first sight of a white horse at Broad Town (35 miles). We will then climb up to Hackpen White Horse at 38 miles. Then it's onto Marlborough White Horse which is a small and hard to see one, but we'll make the effort. This will be followed by a cafe stop at Elianes (44 miles). It's then into Lambourn and the gradual climb to Ashbury before the final White Horse - our own near Uffington. Then onto the 30th Anniversary Tea at Uffington memorial hall. This runs from 3-5 and we would hope to be there as soon after 3pm as possible. 68.8 miles (110 km) and 3728 feet (1136m) of climbing. |
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Report:The aim of the ride was to visit 4 white horses as a way of celebrating 30 years of CUK Wantage. The route was great (thank you Jon Townsin) and we saw the White Horse at Broad Town before ascending the Hackpen one. Then onto Marlborough (the white horse was too hidden to be seen) then returning home via Lambourn and Ashbury. Kudos to Richard for climbing up the Uffington White Horse as well - the rest of us were too tired. We even managed to get back to Uffington for 3pm.It was a hilly route made more difficult by a tough headwind at times - thank you very much to Richard for taking the headwind for me. We also experienced lots of weather - wind, rain, sun, cloud - but luckily it was warm throughout. A new cafe stop at Cricklade is highly recommended - The Cricklade club were efficient and welcoming and the food was great. Thank you to everyone for being a great group to cycle with. | ||
Distance:104.61 km (65.00 mi) | ||
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