Stormy Stroud – Climbing the Dursley Ladder
The next part of the day’s ride was to Tetbury for our lunch stop, following another very scenic route. During
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Stormy Stroud Day 2, The Morning After!
What a difference a day makes!After yesterday’s battering by wind and rain the next morning promised a great day’s ride.
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Stormy Stroud
The national lock down, due to the corona virus, ruined our plans for a week’s cycling in Wales. With the
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Club Rule Changes Due to Covid 19
I think more thought needs to be given to this for a number of reasons. There is only one thing
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Day 3, Dover’s Countryside
Again we awoke to blue sky and another hot, sunny day beckoned. It was our final ride before heading back
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A White Cliffs Bike Ride
After our day’s ride following the Viking Coastal Cycle Route, see https://anerleybc.org/around-the-isle-of-thanet/ , five of us (Sue Smith, Jo Rifaat,
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Around the Isle of Thanet
With hotels re-opening after the Covid lockdown we decided to venture into historic Kent. The story of England is here
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Tuesday’s Freedom Ride! 12 May
The first Tuesday after lock down was only a very modest relaxation, so Asif and I decided to meet up
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After Lock Down Week 3
As expected, nothing has changed. The lock down continues and there is no firm date for when it is going
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A Very Different Tuesday Ride!
It was on Tuesday of the second week of the Covid-19 lock down. It was a beautiful sunny morning, perfect
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A Week in Welsh Wales!
For some weeks now, a group of Anerley’s ladies have been hill training for a cycling holiday in Mallorca. So
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The Lull Before the Storm!
With forecasts of 60 mph gales and torrential rain, Storm Ciara hit with a vengeance on Sunday morning. Sensibly our
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2019 Pre Christmas Sunday Ride
Saturday was a day of rain, torrential rain, which carried on throughout the night. By 9 o’clock on Sunday morning
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A Fran-tastic Sunday Ride
Before the weekend came I had an e-mail about the upcoming Sunday Ride: “Hi Des, are you going hilly? If
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Bike Maintenance Update
Vince now has a programme of very useful topics which have all been suggested by you. Once Christmas is out
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Mole Hills or Mountains?
Sunday the 1st December was the first day of winter, and it felt like it! The forecast for 10 o’clock
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Bike Maintenance Sessions
At this week’s AGM it was agreed that the club would shortly start to do some basic bike maintenance/servicing classes
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A Short Tuesday Ride, Nov 19th
A chilly day for a ride to Tan House Farm, so I decided to take those who wanted a shorter
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Sunday Ride 17 Nov.
A cold start but a beautiful sunny morning, Quite a crowd turned out, which split up into two groups for
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Tuesday “Relaxed” Tempo Ride
A beautiful sunny morning for this week’s Tuesday Ride to Rusper Golf Club. As far as I am aware, it
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Tempo Fugit Saturday 28th Sept
Saturday morning turned out fine, quite warm and sunny at the 9.30 start. Much better than the forecast of rain
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A Cycling Holiday along the Dordogne River.
David S and Marilyn have just returned from a very interesting cycling holiday in a beautiful, very scenic and historic
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Exploring Lingfield’s Country Lanes.
Lingfield has long been a favourite destination of Anerley club rides, but it has so much more to see in
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Sunday Ride into the Past: 1st Sept 2019
The first day of Autumn but sunny and warm, so I took the opportunity to take my group out to
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Alternative Sunday Ride: 25th Aug
Some of the regulars joined me – Asif, Chrys, Dave, Marilyn and Jenny. As a bonus we had Peter Roberts,
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Tuesday Ride: 20th Aug.
A beautiful sunny day resulted in probably the best attendance for a club ride this year. I am told that
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Sunday 18th Aug – A History Ride!
This Sunday Ride was inspired by Tom Tom. The week before, he had told me that there was to be
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Thursday’s Safari
Some of us decided to opt out from the Tuesday Ride when heavy rain showers stopped play! So four of
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Sunday Safari: 28th July
There are not many zebras or vultures in the sunny Surrey Hills, but we did manage to find a bit
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Tuesday Relaxed Ride: 23rd July
I took my dog, Alfie, out for a walk early on Tuesday morning. Even at that time of day it
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