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Tue Apr 4th 2023

Off Road Tuesday Evening Ride	2*

Leader: Robin Tucker	Start Time: 6:30 pm	Start Location: Wantage Market Place
Description: Please pre-book for this ride by contacting the ride leader. Off-road ride around local tracks, usually about 15 miles. Knobbly tyres required and good lights when it gets dark (‘get you home’ lights in Spring/Autumn). We are keen to welcome new riders and can make recommendations or have spare lights to borrow if you let us know. Dark, cold and wet - we’ll ride in any two. But please let us know if you are coming so we can tell you if we decide to cancel due to bad weather or other reasons.
Riders: David Yearley Philip (Pip) Jackson Robin Tucker Roger Postbeschild Riders = 4 Report: Dry, but with puddles and 2 new riders - with one electrically assisted! It was a good chance to try out a classic route and have some fun. So we left Wantage to the East and climbed up to the Ridgeway gently via Goddards Brook and Bitham Woods. Then, as we felt the energy (carbohydrates or lithium cells), we nipped down the back to Lands End and back up to the top near Betterton. On to Harwell and down the grassy hill - there is a rather ugly burned out land rover at the bottom at the moment - hope that gets cleared up soon. Around the woods, which is always good fun, even if some of the water still sat in muddy puddles, then on to Rowstock and back towards Icknield Greenway to and Wantage. Not completely without incident though, as on the last stretch of cycle track, a dog jumped across the path to be with its owner and Robin's braking and a gentle impact saw him on the ground. Fortunately neither man nor beast seemed to be harmed, and we were all soon on our way.
Distance: 28.97 km (18.00 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