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Sun Apr 15th 2012

Spring Cycling Festival

Leader: Steve Swanton	Start Time: 10:00 am	Start Location: Abingdon Market Place
Description: For the last two years Abingdon Freewheeling have held a Spring Cycling Festival in Abingdon Market Square with escorted rides for all ages & abilities, on & off road, and they will be be doing it again this year!! Rides programme: 50 miles road-ride starts 10:00 27 miles road-rides start 10:00, 11:00 and 12:00 10 miles easy rides start 10:15, 11:15 and 12:15 4 miles family rides start 10:30 and 11:30 22 miles MTB start 10:00 and 11:30 12 miles MTB start 10:30 and 12:00 There are going to be lots of other things going on the day with the Kings Head & Bell providing food and drinks, Behind Bars Cycles providing top quality road and off-road bikes to borrow and Thames Valley Police advising on bike security. CTC Wantage riders are welcome to join in the fun! Follow the link below for more details and on-line rides registration form.
Riders: Andy Cowan Matthew Quartermain Peter Burgess Stan Cowan Stephen Quartermain Steve Burr Steve Swanton Riders = 7 Report: It was fine in the sun but a biting northerly when in exposed country. There were large crowds in the Market Place at 10am for the first rides although numbers tailed off later on. I met several Wantage folk in the square (and apologies if I missed others - please let me know). Steve Burr went off-road for the 12-miler while Andy and his son Stan took the 4-mile family ride to Radley. I joined Steve and Matthew (on tag-along) for the 11:15 10-mile ride as far as Radley, before diving back to Abingdon to lead my own ride at 12:15. Sadly there were only 3 of us, but we still had an enjoyable and sociable ride in the sunshine via Radley, Sunnigwell and back via Shippon. Overall, a successful event, about 100 people took part and it was good to catch up with Freewheeling folk, especially Kevin who organised the rides and Peter, recovering from the flu. Steve S P.s. 10 miles is a fair weighted average!
Distance: 16.09 km (10.00 mi)
Proposed Route: http://groupspaces.com/AbingdonFreewheeling/pages/spring-cycle-festival"
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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