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Sun Dec 31st 2023
| Sunday Shortie | 2* |
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Leader:Stephanie Haddrell |
Start Time:10:00 am |
Start Location:OMH |
Description:21m shortie out via Laines Barn to Ardington back via Wantage Letcombes and Childrey. Coffee at the end of the ride in Grove for those who would like.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. Route to be confirmed |
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Riders:David BridgeDavid Jackson Des Higgs Roger Postbeschild Stephanie Haddrell Steve Swanton Riders = 6 Report:Last ride of 2023 proved to be an eventful outing. It was great to have a group of 6 attracted by the forecast of sun and cloud to work of the excesses of Christmas. We set out in fine weather towardds Laines Barn and had a plan B in hand to avoid the flood which is often at the dip between Lockinge and Ardington- reversing the route and going through Lockinge to return to Wantage. All was well until we came down hill into Lockinge and faced a lot of water on the road heading toward the brook! Undeterred we continued and headed out to Letcombe where a friendly couple hailed us to advise of deep water, our leader was admiring the herd of deer on the field and a group decision was to have a look and let the leader test the depth. So Steph rode up the middle of the road to see if it was passable and all but one followed and succeeded in navigating. David Bridge sensibly turned back and found a rather drier route back to Wantage and joined us for coffee in Costa. The rest of the ride was eventful David Jackson stopping having to remove flood debris from his gears in Letcombe and further floods encountered in Denchworth where one rather inconsiderate driver decided it was a good idea to enter the flood coming towards us as we were riding through! Good job none of us came off Steve Swanton counted 11 floods and lets just say it was an adventure and lovely to be out in the fresh air, in spite of the weather forecast being rubbish and just wrong!Thanks all for the company and the ride. | ||
Distance:33.80 km (21.00 mi) | ||
| Proposed Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/45242254" | ||
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