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Sunday ride to Newington and impromptu lunch stop

Sunday, 30 June 2013 - 9:30am

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Ride report

Since their inception last year, the joint Isis/CTC Sunday rides have proved very popular, and this past Sunday was no exception. Seventeen
cyclists enjoyed a “coffee-only” run to Newington Nurseries on a bright and sunny day. This particular route is a favourite of many regular Isis cyclists. We took the scenic route there (Horspath, Cuddesdon, Great Milton) and found the road connecting the Haseley villages to be particularly rewarding, with a large crop of flowering poppies. Having admired them for some time, after coffee we chose the fast route back to Oxford along the B480 and were back home in time for lunch. Total mileage was around 25 miles, taken at a touring pace to suit the abilities of the group. All of this ride is covered by OS Landranger sheet 164.
With thanks to Ann for this report.

Ride leaders

Role Name

Full ride leader

(No leader)

Leader back from coffee

(No leader)

Ride venues and times

Venue Time

Start

Broad Street, Oxford 9:30am

Coffee

Newington Nurseries, Newington 10:30am

Lunch

(Impromptu – to be decided by the group on the day) 1pm

Finish

Oxford area
All of the times (apart from the start time) are approximate only, as weather or punctures may affect them.

Ride options

Ride option Distance Pace

Full ride

72km 20kph

Half day ride

Ride to coffee and back home again.

 48km 20kph
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.