Setting the pace since 1881
Unusually for this summer of 2021, we started our ride in sunshine! Taking advantage of this break in the month’s record breaking rain statistics, I decide to take my group along what I hoped for them would be a new
On 8 July seven of us met at Shurgard for another of Tom Vaz’s seaside trips. He had already led rides to Eastbourne, Margate and Hastings and now it was Chichester in our sights. Heading south-west instead of south-east. The
First of 2 return trips to Reading. Out 05/0721 return 06/07/21 Wallington to Reading Day 1. I’m standing outside Wallington Cycles with the group and at that point realise the wealth of cycling talent and experience that had agreed to put
On our ride into Tetbury we had cycled through the ancient manor of Chevenage, which back in the time of King Edward the Confessor had belonged to Princess Coda, but this was not the only royal connection in this area.
The next part of the day’s ride was to Tetbury for our lunch stop, following another very scenic route. During our morning tea stop a long forgotten memory came back to me. Some 15 years ago, meeting up at Shurgard
What a difference a day makes!After yesterday’s battering by wind and rain the next morning promised a great day’s ride. The wind had dropped and now it was light cloud drifting across a blue sky and warm sunshine. Perhaps a