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Sun Aug 26th 2012

Boulter's Bash	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 four major Chilterns climbs in the first half. Second half of the route is flatter, if less picturesque. Run at Sunday 3* pace [c. 18-20 k.p.h. with breathers at the top of hills and lunch stop]. 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. RIDE IS ON - AND WEATHER FORECAST GOOD! Nick -01235-848580/07774-838310
Riders: Chris Walters Louis Hall Mike Glanville Nick Dunton Paul Jarvis Richard Pethybridge Riders = 6 Report: Excellent outing. Welcome to Mike Glanville who joined us from the Oxford City Section. Perfect weather. No mishaps. Back to Pangbourne by 4.00.
Distance: 108.30 km (67.29 mi)
Comment on this ride

Written by : Mike Glanville

Posted on : September 20, 2012 at 8:59 PM

Thanks for a great ride - challenging, but that's what you need when you get to my age! Sorry to have missed the I o W ride but looking forward to another before long. MG

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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