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Sunday away-day ride to Henley and Checkendon
Sunday, 21 May 2017 - 9:30am
Ride or Event Navigation
Away day ride starting 9:30am Riverside Car Park Wallingford OX10 8EB
Plenty of advice from those who stand and watch
Ready to continue now
We waited as about 30 of these approached
Leaving The Black Horse
Nature beckons
Our regular away-day ride, starting at the Riverside Car Park in Wallingford
Ride report
Ill-frequented roads, still muddy from the recent heavy rainfalls, didn’t spoil the charm of this ride, most of which was on the narrowest of traffic-free lanes. Someone commented “Best ride this year”. A hilly ride with 850m of ascent.
GPX files
Ride leaders
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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 |
Riverside Car Park, Wallingford | 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). | |
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Coffee |
(To be arranged) | 11:00am |
In Henley, for about half an hour. | |
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Lunch |
The Black Horse, Checkendon | 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 |
71km |
20kph |
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Please note: you need to log in to see the list of people who attended the ride. |
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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. | ||||