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Sat Mar 1st 2025
| 3* Saturday Half Day Ride | 3* |
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Leader:Roger Postbeschild |
Start Time:10:00 am |
Start Location:OMH |
Description:Please pre-book for this ride by contacting the ride leader. Half day ride (60-70km / 38-45 miles), with a tea stop, riding pace of 20-24km/h (13-15mph).EDIT Friday afternoon: I have some takers, so the ride is on. Please note that the route has been extended a little from the one advised on Thursday morning, and now has some climbing. Coffee, as previously advised, to be taken in Shrivenham. UPDATE 07.10 SATURDAY: currently -2.6c in Grove, start therefore delayed until 10.00 for safety reasons. |
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Report:A delay of 30 minutes in the start time ensured, as hoped, that we would avoid icy roads - apart from a slushy section just outside Bishopstone.As we climbed the hill out of Woolstone, James was all for climbing up to The White Horse - he was in a minority of one! Evidently, his training is not without success. Coffee and sausage rolls were well up to snuff at the Farm Shop in Shrivenham. I had the luxury of some cooler clothing to change into after coffee as the sunshine was very warming. The trip back was enhanced by a detour to Compton Beauchamp. The wooded sections that should be covered in bluebells in a few weeks were looking distinctly soggy. I spotted two egrets on the way down, having negotiated an enormous tractor that seemed to fill the road... A select group of four riders - many thanks for your company. 59km at an average speed of 22.5kph. | ||
Distance:59.00 km (36.66 mi) | ||
| Proposed Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49564774" | ||
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