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Sun Jun 14th 2009

1* Welcome Ride - Picnic ride, Bike Week event	1*

Leader: Edith Hipwell	Start Time: 2:00 pm	Start Location: OMH
Description: Anyone is welcome on our 1* rides. Dust down your bike from the back of the garage and join us on a gentle potter around the local villages. This ride will be going via Hendred and then stopping in Ardington at the Stones for a picnic. Please feel free to join us at the start or the picnic spot
Riders: Amelia Preece Brian Hipwell Callum Preece David Bridge Edith Hipwell Lorna Swanton Mike Bailey Richard Preece Steve Swanton Susan Holdroyd Riders = 10 Report: We had a pleasant ride of about 12 miles from Grovewe travelled towards wantage turning left at the trafic lights an d heading out through Charlton. Millie grew tried of climbing up the Hill and needed a short walk. she caught us up and managed the ride very well with a few walks on the hills. we headed out on the the track to Ardington and out round Ginge and West Hendred. i never heard any complaints from Millie during the whole ride she managed very well. we headed back down the Main road turning back into Ardington and the Millenium were we stopped for a pinic . Steve and Lorna joined us at the stones for the pinic. After the pinic we headed back to wantage and back to Brian and Edith house for an ice lollie and a few quick up grades on Millie Bike. great fun was had by all.
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Start Locations: WMP
Wantage Market Place; OMH
Old Mill Hall, Grove

Categories: 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.; More Information