Current Rides & Events
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Thu Dec 5th 2024
| Daytime 2* Thursday Ride | 2* |  |
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Contact:Des Higgs - 07798 941250 |
Start Time:10:00 am |
Start Location:OMH |
Description:Please pre-book for this ride by contacting the ride leader. Sociable ride of 24-40 km (15-25 miles) at a pace of 18-20km/h (11-13 mph).A ride to Ashbury Cafe along the springline road with an option to go up Dragon Hill for those that cannot make the organised rides on Sunday. Bring a mince pie! We can regroup at the foot of the hill with those not wishing to do White Horse Hill. |
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| Sunset: 3:57pm Twilight Ends: 4:37pm | ||
Sun Dec 8th 2024
| Mince Pie Rides to White Horse Hill 2024 | |
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Contact:John Tranter - 07836 238350 |
Start Time:9:00 am |
Start Location:WMP |
Description:Our annual festive rides in aid of Whizz-Kidz, the children's mobility charity, and the culmination of this year’s White Horse Cycle Challenge (9 Nov-8 Dec). Please join us in Wantage Market Place from 9.00 for the start of the club rides or meet us at White Horse Hill NT car park (grid ref SU 293866) from 11.00 to 12.00 for mince pies and mulled wine. We will have road rides at 1*, 2* and 3* grades and an off-road ride – see separate ride entries for route details (note staggered start times). Guest riders are very welcome.All takings on the day will go to Whizz-kidz (see www.whizz-kidz.org.uk) or please donate on-line through: http://www.justgiving.com/campaign/whitehorsecyclingchallenge2024 This is a very popular event, so if joining one of our rides please arrive in good time for registration (it's a great help for rides organisation to contact the leader for your chosen ride beforehand). Afterwards there will be led rides to The Fox at Denchworth for a pub lunch for those who have booked, from where it is a short ride back to Grove and Wantage. |
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| Sunset: 3:56pm Twilight Ends: 4:36pm | ||
Sun Dec 8th 2024
| 3* Mince Pie Ride | 3* | |
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Contact:Eddie Little - 07512 645320 |
Start Time:9:15 am |
Start Location:WMP |
Description:Our annual festive ride, in aid of Whizz-Kidz, the children’s mobility charity, and the centrepiece of this year’s White Horse Cycle Challenge. Ride out with us to the NT car park at White Horse Hill, Uffington, for mince pies and mulled wine.This route is from last years mince pie ride which was very popular with riders. So, many thanks to Sharon for this excellent route. From Wantage we’ll follow the route through the Letcombes, Sparsholt Firs, Seven Barrows, Kingston Lisle, Uffington & White Horse Hill. (Please note) If we suffer poor weather conditions then we will take a shorter & more direct route to White Horse Hill. After participating in mulled wine & mince pie tasting on White Horse Hill we will return to Wantage via Goosey and Denchworth for those having the Christmas meal at The Fox. Ride Distance 30 miles/48km. It’s important that all riders arrive at least 10 minutes before the start/departure time for the ride briefing!! |
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| Sunset: 3:56pm Twilight Ends: 4:36pm | ||
| Proposed Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/41521528 | ||
Sun Dec 8th 2024
| Off-road Mince Pie Ride | 2* | |
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Contact:Robin Tucker - 07901 622622 |
Start Time:9:30 am |
Start Location:WMP |
Description:This is the off-road ride. It's about 9 miles up to and along The Ridgeway to White Horse Hill - splendid views and not a difficult route, apart from an inevitable climb up the The Ridgeway.Drop me a text or email robin@cyclingukoxfordshire.org for info |
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| Sunset: 3:56pm Twilight Ends: 4:36pm | ||
Sun Dec 8th 2024
| 1* Mince Pie Ride | 1* | |
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Contact:Steve Swanton - 07857 527990 |
Start Time:10:00 am |
Start Location:WMP |
Description:Our annual festive ride, which again is in aid of Whizz-Kidz, the children's mobility charity, and the culmination of this year’s White Horse Cycle Challenge (9 Nov-8 Dec). Ride out with us to the NT car park at White Horse Hill, Uffington, for mince pies and mulled wine.Please text me if you would like to join the 1* ride. You will receive confirmation. Meeting from 9:50 for briefing for a 10:00 start, the 1* ride will be a sociable ride at a leisurely pace leaving after the other groups. Pick ups along the route by prior arrangement. We will follow a relatively direct but undulating route through the springline villages before we turn up the big hill. Even if you can't make it all of the way up awheel, the views across the manger and the Vale are breathtaking and worth the push. We'll regroup at the top before taking the gentle descent down into the main NT car park to meet up with the other groups. ETA 11:20am. After the gathering we will descend to Woolstone and return across the Vale via Uffington, Baulking and Goosey. The ride will formally end at the Fox PH in Denchworth (see separate entry for lunch details) from where it is a 2-mile ride back to Grove and 4 to Wantage (20-mile round-trip). |
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| Sunset: 3:56pm Twilight Ends: 4:36pm | ||
| Proposed Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/38136121 | ||
Sun Dec 8th 2024
| 2* Mince Pie Ride | 2* | |
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Contact:Gareth Smith - 07817 701644 |
Start Time:10:00 am |
Start Location:WMP |
Description:Note: The start time and route for this ride was updated on the 23rd November.Our annual festive ride, in aid of Whizz-Kidz, the children's mobility charity, and the centrepiece of this year’s White Horse Cycle Challenge. Ride out with us to the NT car park at White Horse Hill, Uffington, for mince pies and mulled wine. From Wantage Market Place we head out through the Letcombes to Childrey. From there a fairly direct route to White Horse Hill. A distance of around around 10 miles but this does include the stiff climb up White Horse Hill. After partaking of the refreshments at White Horse Hill we will return on a slightly longer route via Goosey and Denchworth for those lunching there. The full route from Wantage back to Wantage is around 22 miles. |
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| Sunset: 3:56pm Twilight Ends: 4:36pm | ||
| Proposed Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49118060 | ||
Sun Dec 8th 2024
| Mince Pie Rides Lunch at The Fox | |
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Contact:Diana Whidborne - [javascript protected email address] |
Start Time:1:00 pm |
Start Location:Denchworth |
Description:Pub lunch after the Mince Pie Rides. Please book with Di as detailed in recent newsletters. |
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| Sunset: 3:56pm Twilight Ends: 4:36pm | ||
Tue Dec 10th 2024
| Virtual Turbo | |
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Contact:Karen Townsin - 07768066413 |
Start Time:7:00 pm |
Start Location:Online |
Description:A virtual turbo workout of up to an hour including warm up, workout and warm down. You will need your own turbo set up, a computer/laptop/mobile device and Zoom version 5 installed on your device. This is a pre-bookable event. To book a place text your name to Karen Townsin 07768066413, no earlier than 09:00 on the Wednesday before. You will receive confirmation including the link to the virtual meeting. |
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| Sunset: 3:56pm Twilight Ends: 4:36pm | ||
Thu Dec 12th 2024
| Daytime 1* Thursday Ride | 1* | |
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Start Time:10:00 am |
Start Location:OMH |
Description:Please pre-book for this ride by contacting the ride leader. Easy sociable ride of 24-32 km (15-20 miles) at a pace of 14-17km/h (9-11 mph). |
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| Sunset: 3:56pm Twilight Ends: 4:36pm | ||
Thu Dec 12th 2024
| Daytime 2* Thursday Ride | 2* | |
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Contact: |
Start Time:10:00 am |
Start Location:OMH |
Description:Please pre-book for this ride by contacting the ride leader. Sociable ride of 24-40 km (15-25 miles) at a pace of 18-20km/h (11-13 mph). |
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| Sunset: 3:56pm Twilight Ends: 4:36pm | ||
Sat Dec 14th 2024
| 2* Saturday Half Day Ride | 2* | |
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Contact: |
Start Time:10:00 am |
Start Location:OMH |
Description:Please pre-book for this ride by contacting the ride leader. Half day ride (45-55km / 30-40 miles), with a tea stop, at a riding pace of 18-20km/h (11-13mph). |
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| Sunset: 3:56pm Twilight Ends: 4:36pm | ||
Sun Dec 15th 2024
| Regular Wantage Ride | 3* | |
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Contact:Jo Little - 07900295322 |
Start Time:9:15 am |
Start Location:The Beacon |
Description: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.Up Chain Hill, along to Great Shefford, Lambourn and Ashbury before stopping at Shrivenham Farm shop, then standard way home. Only 43 miles so should finish at a reasonable time for those needing to finish any Christmas jobs. |
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| Sunset: 3:56pm Twilight Ends: 4:36pm | ||
| Proposed Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49086101 | ||
Tue Dec 17th 2024
| Virtual Turbo | |
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Contact:Karen Townsin - 07768066413 |
Start Time:7:00 pm |
Start Location:Online |
Description:A virtual turbo workout of up to an hour including warm up, workout and warm down. You will need your own turbo set up, a computer/laptop/mobile device and Zoom version 5 installed on your device. This is a pre-bookable event. To book a place text your name to Karen Townsin 07768066413, no earlier than 09:00 on the Wednesday before. You will receive confirmation including the link to the virtual meeting. |
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| Sunset: 3:56pm Twilight Ends: 4:37pm | ||
Thu Dec 19th 2024
| Daytime 2* Thursday Ride | 2* | |
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Contact: |
Start Time:10:00 am |
Start Location:OMH |
Description:Please pre-book for this ride by contacting the ride leader. Sociable ride of 24-40 km (15-25 miles) at a pace of 18-20km/h (11-13 mph). |
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| Sunset: 3:57pm Twilight Ends: 4:37pm | ||
Sat Dec 21st 2024
| 1* Saturday Half Day Ride | 1* | |
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Contact: |
Start Time:1:00 pm |
Start Location:OMH |
Description:Our regular social and family ride on the third Saturday of the month, usually with a cafe stop. We cover 16-32km (10-20 miles) at a leisurely pace of 13-16km/h (8-10mph), tackling the occasional hill (nothing too long) and easy off-road track (conditions permitting). Please let the ride leader know if you are planning to come. |
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| Sunset: 3:58pm Twilight Ends: 4:38pm | ||
Sun Dec 22nd 2024
| 3* Sunday Shortie | 3* | |
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Contact:Katherine Boyce - 07817 727563 |
Start Time:9:00 am |
Start Location:The Beacon |
Description: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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| Sunset: 3:58pm Twilight Ends: 4:39pm | ||
Tue Dec 24th 2024
| Virtual Turbo | |
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Contact:Karen Townsin - 07768066413 |
Start Time:7:00 pm |
Start Location:Online |
Description:A virtual turbo workout of up to an hour including warm up, workout and warm down. You will need your own turbo set up, a computer/laptop/mobile device and Zoom version 5 installed on your device. This is a pre-bookable event. To book a place text your name to Karen Townsin 07768066413, no earlier than 09:00 on the Wednesday before. You will receive confirmation including the link to the virtual meeting. |
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| Sunset: 4:00pm Twilight Ends: 4:40pm | ||
Thu Dec 26th 2024
| Daytime 2* Thursday Ride | 2* | |
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Contact: |
Start Time:10:00 am |
Start Location:OMH |
Description:Please pre-book for this ride by contacting the ride leader. Sociable ride of 24-40 km (15-25 miles) at a pace of 18-20km/h (11-13 mph). |
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| Sunset: 4:01pm Twilight Ends: 4:41pm | ||
Sat Dec 28th 2024
| 2* Saturday Half Day Ride | 2* | |
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Start Time:9:30 am |
Start Location:OMH |
Description:Please pre-book for this ride by contacting the ride leader. Half day ride (45-55km / 30-40 miles), with a tea stop, at a riding pace of 18-20km/h (11-13mph). |
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| Sunset: 4:03pm Twilight Ends: 4:43pm | ||
Sun Dec 29th 2024
| 3* Sunday Shortie | 3* | |
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Contact:Katherine Boyce - 07817 727563 |
Start Time:9:00 am |
Start Location:The Beacon |
Description: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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| Sunset: 4:04pm Twilight Ends: 4:44pm | ||
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- 1* - Suitable for irregular, social, beginner or family riders, pace will match the slower riders. Not hilly or long. Expect rides up to 3 hours. Gentle exercise.
- 2* - Suitable for regular riders who prefer to cover some distance but at a more relaxed pace. Likely to be half-day rides. Solid exercise.
- 3* - Suitable for experienced riders, may be hilly, long, quick, or any combination! Likely to be half or full-day rides. Challenging exercise.
- 4* - Suitable for athletic riders who can ride safely above the 3* standard. Quick rides for the fit.
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