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Off Road Tuesday Evening Ride | 2* |
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Leader:Robin Tucker |
Start Time:6:30 pm |
Start Location:Wantage Market Place |
Description:Please pre-book for this ride by contacting the ride leader. Off-road ride around local tracks, usually about 15 miles. Knobbly tyres required and good lights when it gets dark (‘get you home’ lights in Spring/Autumn). We are keen to welcome new riders and can make recommendations or have spare lights to borrow if you let us know. Dark, cold and wet - we’ll ride in any two. But please let us know if you are coming so we can tell you if we decide to cancel due to bad weather or other reasons. |
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Riders:Cai WilsonDavid Brown Luc Binet Robin Tucker Riders = 4 Report:A fine evening after recent rain, so a few puddles to steer around, but generally good conditions. And we had a new rider, so 4 of us headed up Lark Hill for the Ridgeway.From there we went down Ice Valley, which was a it grassy, so needed pedalling downhill, and up the other side to bluebell wood. Quite a lot of climbing already! From bluebell wood (with no bluebells in August of course) we enjoyed a smooth if slightly muddy descent, and then sidled across to 'twisty gnarly' which was running very well. Unfortunately after this, we had to climb back up to the Ridgeway. We did this gradually on another grassy slope near the A34, and gradually made our way back to Wantage, stopping for a breather on the way, and making the final descent at rapid pace at Betterton. | ||
Distance:30.58 km (19.00 mi) | ||
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