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Sun Apr 20th 2003

Regular Wantage Ride

Leader: Kevin Fairs	Start Time: 10:00 am	Start Location: WMP
Description: Includes a lunch time pub stop.
Riders: Barry Eastwood Derek Boutle Des Higgs Diane Stuckey Eve Thornton (decd) Giles Biddle Jan McCabe Kevin Fairs Kevin Thomas Neil Lewis Rex Belcher Richard Divall Roger Payn Sue King Teresa Belcher Riders = 15 Report: I made it 99.5Km for those that started at Wantage, with some joining after a fast dash trying to keep up with Diane at Farringdon. Then onto the Barringtons via Langford and Filkins with an extra loop via Aldsworth for some. Lunch at The Fox Inn, Great Barrington, good food, good beer (Donningtons) and excellent service, we were then able to climb the mandatory couple of hills straight after lunch in a loop north of Burford, decending through Swinbrook to cross tha A40 for Brize Norton. A quick stop in Bampton and onto Aston Pottery for tea, which was shut. Fearing an imminent lynching, we did a quick loop through the backroads to cross the Thames at Tadpole bridge, and back to back via Charney Basset to Grove. Our numbers now depleted with the loss of the Farringdon, Longcot and Abingdon contingents (and what happened to Derek?), we stopped for tea and coffee at Dianes before braving the cold for the last couple of K to Wantage.
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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