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So, we're moving into Spring, and the smells of new bikes are in the air...so why don't you offer to lead rides, offer new venues, re-visit old venues, offer new start times, even consider a 300kms club run (surely not!). We love innovation. Post below...

Note: This purpose of this topic is compile the schedule of club runs. Discussion about individual rides, including rider lists, should be done in a separate thread that I will set up every week - one for each Sunday.

03/04/2016 A: Wyre Forest - Phil Gameson B: Ludlow - Nick Shenton (08:15 start) C: Wellesbourne - Andy Wrightson
10/04/2016 A: Clows Top - Phil Richards B: Pershore - Neil Orchard C: Halfpenny Green - Pete Marshall
17/04/2016 A: 100 in 7.75 - Carding Mill Valley - Philip Whiteman (09:15 start) B: Spetchley - George Barker C:Blooms Garden Centre - Dave Cole
24/04/2016 Date for Little Mountain Time Trial, hence no club runs
01/05/2016 A: B: 100 in 8 to Much Wenlock - Paul Johnson (08:15 start) C:
08/05/2016 A: B: Alcester - Colin Groves C::
15/05/2016 A: British Camp - Philip Whiteman (0815 start) B: Madeley (nr Telford) - Nick Shenton (0815 start) C: Leamington - John Deeley::
22/05/2016 A: Cleobury Mortimer - Jess Rhodes-Jones B: Honeybourne - Paul Johnson C: Meriden (Cyclists' Memorial Service) - Dave Cox
29/05/2016 A: Warwick - Laurence Cooley B: C: Arley - Andy Terry
In addition, there is the Beacon's Brecon 300 - Extraordinary club run, see Philip Whiteman posts for details
05/06/2016 A: Evesham - James Tate B: Charlecote - Si Walker C: Bewdley - Pete Marshall
12/06/2016 A: Tewkesbury (as well) - Phil Richards (08:15 start) B: Volunteer required C: Tewkesbury - Helen Jamieson (08:15 start)
(Alternative B ride in Snowdonia - James Tate (club points also awarded)
19/06/2016 A: Broadway Tower - Martin McGowan B: Kineton - Paul Johnson C:)

26/06/2016 NO CLUB RUNS - Cotswold Audaxes weekend
03/07/2016 A: Draycote Reservoir - James Tate B: Worcester - Andy Terry C:

17th April. 100 in 7: Carding Mill Valley. Departure 08.15. https://ridewithgps.com/routes/12063506

1/5 B run 100 in 8 to Ironbridge 8.15 am departure.

I'll take the B Run on the 15th May to Madeley nr Telford

I'll take the A ride on 22nd May! Location TBC, I'll get creative on BikeHike

The B run 100 in 8 on 1/5 will be to Much Wenlock not Ironbridge still 8.15am departure.

I'm organising a C run pace ride to Tewkesbury on 12 June, 8:15 start. Route tbc, but I think it's around 80 miles. Even though it's longer than a normal C run, the current intention is for only 1 stop and to go to the garden centre, but there's time enough for that to change!

It can either be the C run, or an additional run if someone wants to lead a standard length C run that day.

Great idea hope to come along

On the back of Phil's comment about standard length B runs I'll lead one on the 8th May to Alcester. Be about 55 miles towards the lower end of the B pace guidelines so C runners welcome. We could call it a B(b) run - 300k'ers feel free to organise a 2nd longer / stronger B run.

If on the day there's a lack of support for it we could combine the B & C maybe. See what happens.

I'll take a standard B run on Sunday 5th June, destination to be decided, possibly Warwick.

I'll take the B run to Pershore 10the April as last time I tried my pedal broke! Good opportunity for C runners to step up, bring a lock.

Nicks_77 wrote:I'll take the B Run on the 15th May to Madeley nr Telford

I think this request to lead may have been forgotten!

My B run on 17th will be to Spetchley.

For the club run on 17th April, I listed it as 100 in 7.

Given:
i. The hilly nature of the route
ii. Potential slow turnaround time at Carding Mill
iii. My complete lack of fitness

It will be regraded to 100 in 8. The logic for this longer than normal club run is for persons to prepare for the 300 Beacon Brecons run in May. Others can of course join us too!

22nd May I will again be going to the Annual Cyclists' Memorial Service in Meriden so happy to call it a C Run. We may need to start a bit earlier than usual.

Been a while since the c's visited Leamington so I'll lead a run there on 15th May.

I'll lead a C run to Arley on 29th May

I'll take the B run on 12th June. Normal start time, destination TBC.

I'll take the B run to Chipping Campden on 22/5.

I'll be leading a Beacon Away Day to Snowdonia on the 12th June (as mentioned on the facebook group a while back). It'll be a B run pace, but long at 140km. Probably only about 6-8 people max, but would be nice if club run points could be appointed.

I'll also take the 5th June A run to Evesham...

Hi, I'll volunteer to lead an A run (or B run if that suits purpose better) on 19th June. Provisionally a 9:15 start & provisionally headed to Broadway Tower.

Not sure if there will be much demand given next week's 300 km ride, but I'm happy to lead an A run to Warwick that day, for anyone who won't be in Wales and still wants a ride. We can make it a combined A/B if no one steps forward to lead the B.

I'll lead a B run on July 3rd - destination TBA.

I'll take the B run to Charlecote Garden Centre on the 12th June. We've not been for a while I think.

I'll take the B run to Halfpenny Green on 19/6 it may be slightly undulating!!

Unfortunately due to family commitments I now can't take the b run on the 12th.

I am now going to take my B run on 19/6 to Kineton less undulating but a Breakfast baguette at the cafe.

ballintrane wrote:I am now going to take my B run on 19/6 to Kineton less undulating but a Breakfast baguette at the cafe.

Does that come with coleslaw?

laurence_cooley wrote: Does that come with coleslaw?

Absolutely Not!!!