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Sunday ride to Long Crendon and Quainton
Sunday, 9 April 2023 - 9:30am
Ride or Event Navigation
The Base coffee shop in Long Crendon will be open on Easter Sunday (one of few places as garden centres are not allowed to open) so we will head there and then onto the George and Dragon at Quainton for lunch. We will get to Quainton via Waddesdon Park and we avoid going to the top of Brill on the way back, although it is an option for anyone who would like to.
Ride report
It was Easter Sunday for this ride which meant a lot of the usual cafés would be closed. The new one Sue found at Long Crendon was open though and so 7 of us headed off that way. Helen left us just before coffee as she had to get back so 6 of us carried on for the full ride. It was a very chilly start but the day turned out to be much sunnier than forecast and from about 11am the weather was beautiful. We found a small farmers market at the café in Long Crendon which allowed those with panniers to do their weekly shop! Then we carried on to the pub at Quainton via the cycle way through Waddesdon Estate. The ride home was into a bit of a headwind but the sunny afternoon meant there weren’t too many complaints.
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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
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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). | |
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Coffee |
Base Coffee, Long Crendon | 11:00am |
For about half an hour. | |
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Lunch |
The George and Dragon, Quainton | 12:45pm |
For about an hour. | |
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Finish |
Oxford area | 3:45pm |
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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 |
76km |
20kph |
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Half day ride Ride to coffee and back again. |
45km |
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. | ||||