Past Ride
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Sun Jan 19th 2025
| Regular Wantage Ride | 3* |
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Leader:Katherine Boyce |
Start Time:9:15 am |
Start Location:Beacon Car Park |
Description:Monthly 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. Climbing almost inevitable. Please pre-book for this ride by contacting the ride leader. Monthly 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.Over Hungerford way via Lambourn, lunch at Time at the Forge, Aldbourne. Return via the Springline road. 75km, fingers crossed the weather plays ball! |
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Riders:Clare HazellEddie Little James Bosley Jan McCabe Jo Little Joy Arthur Katherine Boyce Lisa Footner Philip (Pip) Jackson Roger Postbeschild Riders = 10 Weather:  Report:Considering how very cold and misty it was, the turnout for the January all-day ride was very gratifying. Think we were all looking to get out on our bikes following Christmas excess!The mist started to clear once we were over the Ridgeway and approaching Hungerford, however the lack of mist in no way dented the cold  Lunch at Time at the Forge was a bit drawn out but gave us time to warmup and discuss strategies for keeping feet warm. Heated foot warmers were even ordered!. It was definitely slightly warmer on the return along the spring line road. All-in-all a really splendid group to share a challenging ride with  | ||
Distance:76.26 km (47.39 mi) | Ride Details:https://www.strava.com/activities/13399687655 | |
| Proposed Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49458728" | ||
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