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Sunday ride to Abingdon and Berinsfield

Sunday, 13 November 2022 - 9:30am

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A roundabout route to Abingdon for coffee at a choice of venues in Market Place, then through a few South Oxfordshire villages to Wet ‘n Wild at Dorchester Lakes for lunch.

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Ride report

Quite a turnout for a fairly gloomy start, 17 riders set out from Broad Street, picking up another couple en-route. Although the plan was to arrive in Abingdon Market Place before the 11:00 remembrance stop, we were running a little behind schedule so we pulled off the road by Abingdon College for a couple of minutes, although we still arrived at the Market Place in good time to watch the Parade pass by. By now the sun had come out and we set off along Route 5 through Sutton Courtenay, Appleford and Brightwell cum Sotwell towards The Wandering Kitchen at Oxford Wet and Wild, near Berinsfield where we enjoyed a lovely lakeside lunch in the sun. Unfortunately this was marred by an excessive wait for everyone’s lunch to arrive and a dearth of anything gluten-free. A relatively short ride home through Drayton St Leonard and Garsington still enjoying the sunshine and feeling not at all like mid-November.

Ride leaders

Role Name

Full ride leader

John_S - (Log in to see phone) - johnske@oxfordcycling.uk

Leader back from coffee

(No leader)

Ride venues and times

Venue Time Notes

Start

Broad Street, Oxford 9:30am

Please arrive 10 minutes before the start time (especially if you are new, so that we can say hello and sign you up).

Coffee

(To be arranged) 10:50am

In Abingdon Market Place

Lunch

The Wandering Kitchen at Wet n Wild 12:45pm

Finish

Oxford area 3:00pm
All of the times (apart from the start time) are approximate only, as weather or punctures may affect them.

Ride options and attendance

Ride option Distance Pace Attendees

Full ride

71km 20kph

Half day ride

Ride to coffee and back again.

 27km 20kph
The pace listed above is the average pace we do, so in general when cycling along the flat we will go a bit faster than the average pace. Please be aware of this if you are wondering whether you will be able to keep up on the ride.

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