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Sun Jul 31st 2011

Boulters Bash 110km - away ride	3*

Leader: Nick Dunton	Start Time: 9:30 am	Start Location: Pangbourne
Description: 3* special starting in Pangbourne and following the route of the Boulter’s Bash Audax. 110km with three major climbs in the first half. Second half of the route is flatter, if less picturesque. Start 9.30 a.m. in River Meadow carpark, Pangbourne [on B471, on right just before toll bridge, signpost “Shoppers Long-Stay”]; free parking Sunday. Route: Pangbourne, Whitchurch, Goring Heath, Chazey Heath, Tokers Green, Kidmore End, Sonning Common, Bolt’s Cross, Greys Green, Bix, Middle Assendon, Skirmett, Frieth, Marlow, Winter Hill, Cookham, Maidenhead [lunch stop, Jenner’s Café, Riverside Gardens], Bray, Holyport, Moneyrow Green, Touchen-end, Paley Street, Shurlock Row, Winnerish, Arborfield Cross, Spencers Wood, Grazeley Green, Theale, Bradfield, Pangbourne. Please call Nick [01235-848580] if you intend to participate: ride will not happen if no takers.
Riders: Chris Walters Ginny Henderson Jan McCabe Nick Dunton Paul Jarvis Robert Shaw Riders = 6 Report: Great weather: warm, sunny, slight breeze - possibly the best cycling day for weeks. Other than my inability to count the number of hills en route, no problems with ride. There was a sportive running in the opposite direction for some of the route - must have been more cyclists on the road than I've ever seen! Cyclists rule OK. Lunch stop at Jenner's Cafe, Boulter's Lock was good. Nowhere to stop for tea on return leg so we made it back to Pangbourne with empty bottles, for tea at Dippy Cafe [Ditty, surely, Ed].
Distance: 109.00 km (67.73 mi)
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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