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Sunday ride to Benson and Ardington
Sunday, 8 October 2017 - 9:30am
Ride or Event Navigation
Start in Cornmarket to avoid the half marathon
Bicylces as far as the eye can eye Waterfront Café
13 for the half-day ride. 5 go on to lunch
View from Wittenham Clumps
A few short climbs out of Oxford on the way to Benson for coffee before enjoying a scenic loop south-west with views of Didcot before a short section on the well surfaced off-road Icknield Way and lunch in the lovely village of Ardington. There is an alternative route for those not wanting to ride off road which is a bit longer at 94k.
Ride report
Starting from Market Street to avoid the hardy souls running the Oxford half-marathon, 18 of us (which included a few picked up along the way) climbed out of Oxford towards Benson. We zig-zagged our way along autumnal country lanes with one rider commenting that she never knew there were so many back roads between Oxford and Chalgrove! After coffee at the welcoming and busy Waterfront Café , 5 of us departed for lunch at the Boar’s Head in Ardington, whence back to Oxford at a good pace and home for 4pm.
Ride leaders
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Full ride leader |
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Leader back from coffee |
Ride venues and times
| Venue | Time | Notes | ||
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Start |
Cornmarket/Market Street | 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). | |
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Coffee |
Waterfront cafe, Benson | 11:00am |
For about half an hour. | |
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Lunch |
The Boar’s Head, Ardington | 1:00pm |
For about an hour. | |
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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 Avoiding some off-road 94k |
90km |
20kph |
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Half day ride Ride to coffee and back again. |
62km |
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. | ||||