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Sunday ride to Woodstock and Charlbury

Sunday, 31 August 2014 - 9:30am

Ride report

Cycling drama always makes it easier to write a ride report. Recent weeks have seen exploding wheels, wayward mudguards, unrepairable punctures, hurricane Bertha. Not to mention missed cakes. On this occasion, we were delighted (as we always are) to welcome a new rider and had just about completed the introductions when we noticed her pedal at an odd angle. It was irremediably cross-threaded and we said goodbye to our new rider just minutes after saying hello. Thirteen for lunch proved too many for The Tite at Chadlington, so we squashed into The Bull at Charlbury where 4 of us had to make do with a polenta dish of childish proportions, notwithstanding the adult price.

Ride leaders

Role Name

Full ride leader

Leader back from coffee

(No leader)

Ride venues and times

Venue Time

Start

Broad Street, Oxford 9:30am

Coffee

Harriet’s Cake Shop, Woodstock 10:15am

Lunch

The Bull Inn, Charlbury 12:15

Finish

Oxford area
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

Full ride

72km 20kph

Half day ride

Ride to coffee and back home again.

26km 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.