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Sunday ride to Aston and Eastleach
Sunday, 4 June 2023 - 9:30am
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A ride out west through pretty Cotswold villages. A few hills up Cumnor Hill and either side of lunch, otherwise fairly gentle.
Ride report
A warm sunny day was forecast, the slightly cool breeze soon became less cool. The breeze remained, and we had a tail wind to lunch. After our now customary walk under the railway at the station, we went via Fyfield where we picked up Phil P, and on to coffee, the roads were not too busy. Andy P joined us just before coffee on his new bike (another Pearson of course). From coffee it was quiet lanes through some pretty Cotswold villages to lunch in Eastleach. Originally we had been booked in to be inside, but shaded out door tables awaited us for lunch. Food wasn’t the cheapest, but it was very good. Somewhere between ordering and arriving, some confusion arose between mussels and oysters, but eventually the correct shells arrived. The morning breeze felt more like a wind as we rode into it all the way home. We stopped in Shilton by the ford, where Andy took a photo of us outside his house. Turns out his new bike colour matches the garage door perfectly. A route via Carterton, Yelford and Eynsham got us to the A40 which we followed to Oxford.
Ride leaders
Role | Name |
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Full ride leader |
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Leader back from coffee |
(No leader)
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Ride venues and times
Venue | Time | Notes | ||
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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 |
Aston Pottery, Aston | 10:50am |
For about half an hour. | |
Lunch |
The Victoria Inn, Eastleach | 12:30pm |
For about an hour. | |
Finish |
Oxford area | 4:00pm |
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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 | |
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Full ride |
88km |
20kph |
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Half day ride Ride to coffee and back again. |
50km |
20kph |
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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. |