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Sunday ride to Abingdon and Chalgrove

Sunday, 27 May 2018 - 9:30am

A wiggly route to Abingdon, followed by an easy ride to lunch and home.

Ride report

Despite Met office Yellow Warnings on Sunday, and promises of thunderstorms and torrential rain sweeping across our County, we encountered hardly a drop of rain. But there were no complaints as we emerged from lunch into blazing sunlight, apart from comments that it felt rather “muggy”. So much for the weather; now for the technical stuff. A recently attached pedal turned out to have been cross-threaded and worked loose after an hour or so. No one had a helicoil kit handy so a one-legged workout back home was the only option.

Ride leaders

Role Name

Full ride leader

Leader back from coffee

(No leader)

Ride venues and times

Venue Time Notes

Start

Broad Street, Oxford 9:30am

Please arrive 5 minutes before the start time (especially if you are new, so that we can say hello and sign you up).


Coffee

R&R Coffee Shop, Abingdon 10:30am

For about half an hour.


Lunch

The Red Lion, Chalgrove 12:45pm

For about an hour.


Finish

Oxford area 3:30pm
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

67km 20kph

Half day ride

Ride to coffee and back again.

25km 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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