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Sun Nov 5th 2023
| Sunday Shortie | 2* |
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Leader:Stephanie Haddrell |
Start Time:10:00 am |
Start Location:OMH |
Description:A ride out to 7 barrows with a very steady accent up Hackpen hill, please be prepared to wait at the top for me! Please pre-book for this ride by contacting the ride leader. A 2 Hour ride (24-40km / 15-25 miles), riding pace of 20-24km/h (13-15mph). Not suitable for irregular riders. Climbing likely. |
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Riders:David JacksonDes Higgs Jane John LeeAnn Norris Roger Postbeschild Roger Turnbull Stephanie Haddrell Susie Turnbull Yvonne Bird Riders = 9 Weather:  Report:So good to wake up to sunshine and be able to ride with friends. We met at Old Mill Hall at the very respectable time of 10 am for our 2* Sunday shorty. Great to see LeeAnn, Susie and Roger Turnbell out, and we headed off full of optimism in spite of the head wind. As we approached Letcombe Regis there was a rather strange crunching sound as poor Susie rode over some disguarded metal which ruined her chain and unfortunately cut her ride short. Having established that there was no quick fix, after some discussion, Roger returned to collect the car and Pick Susie up and we continued our planned route. So 7 became 5 and we progressed through Letcombe Regis coming across Jane and Yvonne who were having a minor technical with gears, so we stopped to check they were ok and they decided to join the ride. Back up to 7 we rode up Holborn Hill and on to Hackpen. At this point I was the weakest link and was grateful for a breather at the top! Roger Postebechild, on a mission with an appointment departed at this point heading back via Sparsholt. 7 had become 6 as we enjoyed the descent towards Lambourn before turning right towards Seven Barrows and on to Blowing Stone Hill. A steady descent to the crossroads was enjoyed by all and at the bottom we bid farewell to Jane and Yvonne who headed back towards Letcombe via Childrey. 6 became 4 until Kingston Lisle when Des returned home via Uffington having ridden out to the start, great job Des! David LeeAnn and myself completed the route via Baulking and Goosey when in Denchworth we bumped into Sarah and Jonathon Lewis so good to see them.): A very enjoyable mornings ride and so good to see so many riders out, surpassed only by the number of horses! | ||
Distance:35.41 km (22.00 mi) | ||
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