Club Runs - 7th May
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Club Runs - 7th May
We managed to get around 30 riders out over the Bank Holiday weekend, with Paul's 200km club run proving very popular with 15 riders starting off and two others chasing to meet up with partial success.
Most clubs seem to operate with just meeting at the allotted up with no leaders pre-determined and it looks as if we're moving that way also. So be it.
However, A-run leaders are stepping up so we have a run of A-run leaders for 3 weeks but no B or C run leaders, so my same message just rolls on. I even bore myself.
Please post here if the leading-mood takes you....it really ain't that much different to just riding at the back, it's exactly the same but riding at the front This weeks rides are:
Full set of leaders now - hoorah!! Thanks everybody...
A: Ludlow - Nick Shenton...meet at 08:00 for 08:15 start
B: Warwick - Mark Connell
C: Wyre Forest - Si Walker
Intro Ride: Avoncroft Museum Café - Led by Dave Cox, supported by Matt Hale. If you're new to cycling or fancy a relaxed ride out to a nearby café, then come along and ride on Beacon's May Intro ride. Meet at 09:00 for the off at 09:15...
Most clubs seem to operate with just meeting at the allotted up with no leaders pre-determined and it looks as if we're moving that way also. So be it.
However, A-run leaders are stepping up so we have a run of A-run leaders for 3 weeks but no B or C run leaders, so my same message just rolls on. I even bore myself.
Please post here if the leading-mood takes you....it really ain't that much different to just riding at the back, it's exactly the same but riding at the front This weeks rides are:
Full set of leaders now - hoorah!! Thanks everybody...
A: Ludlow - Nick Shenton...meet at 08:00 for 08:15 start
B: Warwick - Mark Connell
C: Wyre Forest - Si Walker
Intro Ride: Avoncroft Museum Café - Led by Dave Cox, supported by Matt Hale. If you're new to cycling or fancy a relaxed ride out to a nearby café, then come along and ride on Beacon's May Intro ride. Meet at 09:00 for the off at 09:15...
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C Ride
Weather permitting (i.e. not raining) I'll lead a C ride to the Wyre Forest cafe, this is a hilly route and so will not be fast. The route can be seen and downloaded below;
After climbing Sheepwalks and Beacon Lane (the first and second lump in the middle of the route) and then the climb out of Arley there is an option for riders to bale out at Bewdley (for the Railway or Riverside Cafes and to return via Stourport) before the climb up to the Wyre Forest cafe (the third and fourth lump). Return also via Stourport and the inevitable Quantry Lane and Dayhouse Bank!
Get your climbing legs on, have a good breakfast and take some 'bonk' food!
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/20847460
(Map updated to included sheepwalks (4.5.17)
A lanterne rouge volunteer would be appreciated.
After climbing Sheepwalks and Beacon Lane (the first and second lump in the middle of the route) and then the climb out of Arley there is an option for riders to bale out at Bewdley (for the Railway or Riverside Cafes and to return via Stourport) before the climb up to the Wyre Forest cafe (the third and fourth lump). Return also via Stourport and the inevitable Quantry Lane and Dayhouse Bank!
Get your climbing legs on, have a good breakfast and take some 'bonk' food!
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/20847460
(Map updated to included sheepwalks (4.5.17)
A lanterne rouge volunteer would be appreciated.
Last edited by Si_Walker on 04 May 2017 07:43, edited 1 time in total.
Si Walker
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Pete, thanks for that, Ive replotted the route to go up Sheepwalks, note the change in file. See you as suggested.petemarshall wrote:Your route, Si, doesn't appear to go up Sheepwalks, it goes along Sheepwash ( not a climb ) I can take you all up Sheepwalks as well if you like 😎
I may join you at the junction of Sugar Loaf Lane and Beech Tree Road, guessing you should be there around 10, so keep an eye out for me.
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Tomorrow's A Run to Ludlow will be approx 135km BH to BH. 8:15 Start so we should be back for around 2'ish depending on where you're heading to.
I'm not setting a particular pace but it will be somewhere between A/B club guidelines. Looking at last years ride to Ludlow it was around 25-26km/h so aiming for that.
It's not a race, it's a social Sunday club run so no one will be dropped, at least not on purpose anyhow.
I'm not setting a particular pace but it will be somewhere between A/B club guidelines. Looking at last years ride to Ludlow it was around 25-26km/h so aiming for that.
It's not a race, it's a social Sunday club run so no one will be dropped, at least not on purpose anyhow.
C Ride to Wyre Forest
The C riders on today's lumpy route were:
Si Walker (leading)
Elli Bird
Nathan Burton
Laurie Derbyshire
Paul Derbyshire
Sarah Dowden
Huan Dong
Neil Evanson
Graham Gamblin
Colin Hall
Gemma Johnson
Dave Little
Pete Marshall
Adrian McHugh
Andy Wrightson
Mark McConkey (abandoned at Belbroughton on the route out).
Welcome to Elli, on her first Beacon Club ride, thanks to Pete for some assistance with routing, Andy and Dave for lanterne rouge and well done to all for the effort, I expect there may be some sore legs tonight! Its been a great day out with fantastic weather and views across the countryside and the timing on getting to Arley was perfect to see the steam loco pulling to Arley station.
https://goo.gl/photos/jCahAkwDLuiKpLQA6
Si Walker (leading)
Elli Bird
Nathan Burton
Laurie Derbyshire
Paul Derbyshire
Sarah Dowden
Huan Dong
Neil Evanson
Graham Gamblin
Colin Hall
Gemma Johnson
Dave Little
Pete Marshall
Adrian McHugh
Andy Wrightson
Mark McConkey (abandoned at Belbroughton on the route out).
Welcome to Elli, on her first Beacon Club ride, thanks to Pete for some assistance with routing, Andy and Dave for lanterne rouge and well done to all for the effort, I expect there may be some sore legs tonight! Its been a great day out with fantastic weather and views across the countryside and the timing on getting to Arley was perfect to see the steam loco pulling to Arley station.
https://goo.gl/photos/jCahAkwDLuiKpLQA6
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Thanks, Nick. It was great to see and ride with beacon again. But it was a baptism of fire for me. I was really struggling from Clee hill onwards when the paracetamol I took at Ludlow started to wear off. I returned home to fever and throwing my guts upNicks_77 wrote:On today's somewhat lumpy A Run to Ludlow were:
Nick Shenton (Leading)
Nice to see Barry back from Oz
. Either I'm going down with something or I got food poisoning from eating what turned out to be 2 year expired gels and power bars!
In hindsight, after a week off the bike travelling and jet lag, perhaps a simple ride round the block might have been a better idea.
With age, wisdom is supposed to come!
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