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Sat Apr 10th 2021

2* Saturday Half Day Ride - (Part way) To Farmoor Reservoir A	2*

Leader: Jan McCabe	Start Time: 1:00 pm	Start Location: OMH
Description: This is a pre-bookable ride only. To book your place please text Jan (07818 041362) no sooner than the Monday before the ride. Half day ride (55k / 35 miles), with a picnic / refresment stop at Farmmor reservoir (cafe there is open for takeaway, although I will probably bring my own refreshments) at a riding pace of 18-20km/h (11-13mph). (If the weather is looking horrible, I might change the route for eg a 25 mile option and skip the picnic stop)
Riders: Jan McCabe Jo Little Lisa Footner Steve Swanton Riders = 4 Weather: Report: It was great to see such a high level of interest in the first Saturday ride after lockdown eased! The ride was fully booked before 9am of the day bookings opened, but with Steph and Kath very kindly volunteering to lead extra groups, we soon had a total of 18 and one reserve! To help ensure we stayed as 3 groups of 6, decided to have three slightly different start times (12:50, 13:00, 13:10), and pre-assign riders to a given start time (not sure if i'd recommend this approach in future, it did achieve the objective, but meant it harder to be flexible and rearrange things if numbers changed). Many thanks to everyone who signed up; Those who choose not to ride (which was perfectly understandable in the weather) let me know in plenty of time, those who were riding all turned up promptly and all 3 groups left on time. Weather at start was constant rain, but not too heavy and not too cold. I had 2 options for my group, the original ride planned to Farmoor with a coffee stop, or a shorter option with no stop, both routes started out the same way, so decided to wait until the junction with the A415 before making our decision. The weather seemed to have stayed constant up to our decision point, constantly wet, cool, but not too bad..... however we decided to opt for the shorter option, as we thought the weather was only borderline ok, and not picnic weather! Just as we left Fyfield and before we got to the A420 underpass we met Steph's group who were doing the same route in the opposite direction, so paused briefly to say hello! Shortly after this the weather seemed to deteriorate, the rain got heavier and the temperature dropped, we were definately pleased we had opted for the short choice! Arrived back in Grove shortly after Steph's group, so were able to wave to them again, before heading home to warm up!
Distance: 35.00 km (21.75 mi)	Ride Details: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/35659122
Proposed Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/35659122"
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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