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Sat Mar 30th 2024
| 5th Saturday Special | 3* |
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Leader:Jo Little |
Start Time:9:15 am |
Start Location:South Cerney, Cotswold outdoor centre |
Description:Please pre-book for this ride by contacting the ride leader. 80-100km (50-65 miles) all-day touring ride, lunch and possibly tea stop en route, at a riding pace of 18-22km/h (11-14mph). Not suitable for irregular riders.An away day ride taking in some rolling Cotswold countryside and the water park. We meet at Cotswold outdoor centre, Spine Road East, South Cerney, GL7 5TL Cirencester, Gloucestershire which has plenty of parking. South Cerney is 29 miles from Wantage. We'll cycle past some lakes before heading out into the countryside. Our first stop is at Hobbs House Bakery in Nailsworth, which serves an all day breakfast. The longest, steepest climb of the day is after that and then it's mostly downhill or flat after that, as we go through Tetbury and skirt Malmesbury before heading back to the water park. Our second stop is near the end of the ride, at the Dragonfly cafe near Oaksley. They are right by one of the lakes and should provide a welcome coffee and cake before the last few miles back to the car park. 54 miles, with 800m of climbing, all in the first half of the ride. |
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Riders:Andy PixtonJan McCabe Jo Little John Tranter Katherine Boyce Roger Postbeschild Sharon Bedford Yvonne Bird Riders = 8 Weather: Report:We had a warm, dry and mostly sunny day of cycling through some beautiful countryside. There were some floods - with one being deep enough for us all to get wet feet - but it wasn't too bad over the whole day. After the stop at Nailsworth came The Hill! A climb lasting 4 miles with one section registering at 18%. After this we had an interesting gated road section with so much debris that some people felt safer pushing their bikes. However, it gave Jan the chance to test out her new gravel bike. At Oaksley we had a cafe stop at The Dragonfly Cafe - a cafe by one of the lakes and highly recommended. Then it was only a few miles back to the car park.Thank you to Sharon and Kath for taking the headwind and to everyone for being such great company to cycle with. It was a brilliant day out on the bike. | ||
Distance:82.08 km (51.00 mi) | ||
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| Proposed Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/45456262" | ||
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