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Sunday ride to Benson and Didcot
Sunday, 28 November 2021 - 9:30am
Ride or Event Navigation
A bike ride to the “scenic south” through villages on the outskirts of Didcot.
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Ride report
Despite the forecast for near-zero temperatures, sixteen of us departed Oxford under clear blue skies for a beautiful if chilly ride out to Benson and Didcot. A couple of riders departed en route to coffee due to concerns about ice but Storm Arwen on Saturday had dried out the roads and fortunately there were only a few bits of ice along the road edges. After coffee, we followed slightly less familiar roads through Cholsey and Aston Upthorpe to the Horse & Harrow pub in West Hagbourne where eight of us enjoyed our delicious lunch outdoors and Phil joined us from Abingdon having “overslept”. We had a gentle ride back to Oxford, in part due to the ride leader unknowingly having a slow puncture! Our arrival back in Oxford was timed perfectly to coincide with a gentle flurry of snow but we all made it back home safe and sound. Thanks to everyone who braved the elements and came out for the ride.
GPX files
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 |
Waterfront cafe, Benson | 10:45am |
For about half an hour. | |
Lunch |
Horse & Harrow | 1:00pm |
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 |
69km |
20kph |
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Half day ride Ride to coffee and back again. |
50km |
20kph |
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Part of ride Turned back at Garsington |
20km |
20kph |
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Part of ride Joined at lunch |
30km |
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. |