Allington Farm Shop Cafe
Last Saturday saw 8 riders cycle as one group to the Allington Farm Shop on the outskirts of Chippenham.
It's a long, but not necessarily winding road
Also on Saturday, Mike G rode the 206km Mr Pickwick's Autumnal Outing Audax starting from Tewkesbury at 7.30am. Needless to say, in true Audax tradition, Mike cycled from home to the start, which probably meant a 4.00am departure or earlier.
Audax is a French word, which in English translates to audacious. The definition of audacious being bold, daring or fearless. Three words which aptly describe Mike's approach to cycling.
The course traversed the Evesham Vale to Daventry, before returning through the Cotswolds, and involved 2350 metres of climbing.
Meanwhile, on Sunday Peter C participated in the first 2015/16 Performance Cycles Winter Mini-Sportive, opting for the shorter 45 mile route, which cost just £8.50 in advance or £10 on the day.
The course, which included an ascent of the W out of Nailsworth onto Minchinhampton Common, enjoyed some great scenery, especially around Miserden and ended with a lovely descent back to Cirencester.
You can see the course here.
A bacon roll, cuppa and cake awaited finishers on their return to the Cotswold Water Park, representing great value for Peter's tenner.
The next in the series is on Sunday 15th November.
Padlocks on bridges, was it just me?
Was I the only person not up to speed with this current craze? On holiday last week I noticed a small collection of padlocks secured to the railings on a bridge. I assumed this was the work of cyclists who had sensibly left their padlocks in situ ready for the next time they were needed. I said as much to Mrs W who fell about laughing. Apparently they're known as love locks or love padlocks and are meant to symbolise the unbreakable love between two people, as once fastened, the keys are thrown away.
The Pont des Arts bridge, Paris buckles under the strain
It sounds harmless, but it seems to have got out of control at some locations.
The rides for the rest of October and all of November, are now posted up on the website on the calendar page. You can see where we're going by following the link here. In the event of bad weather, the destination on a Saturday might be changed at short notice to somewhere closer.
If you haven't visited the website for a while, we now have a live Strava feed on the home page showing the most recent rides undertaken by members of our Strava club, which has recently risen to an impressive 21 members.
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