Intro Rides 2022

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Intro Rides 2022

Post by George » 03 Jan 2022 14:34

After a month off, the year's Intro Ride programme is due to start again in February. We're sticking to the tried and tested formula: first Sunday of the month, thirty miles or so at the pace of the slowest rider, with a café stop. Each run is limited to the two leaders plus six pre-enrolled newcomers. In the unlikely event that there is more demand in a given month, we can look into having two groups.

So, we're looking for a leader and an assistant for each remaining month of the year. New leaders are warmly encouraged to volunteer, but it's probably a good idea to be assistant to an experienced leader at least once before acting as main leader. You're welcome to devise your own route or use one that's been used before. Advice on route planning and pointers to where you can find previous routes are available on request. Laurence will plug each ride on the club website and via our social media channels a couple of weeks beforehand to help you drum up interest. All he needs is a basic outline of your plan.

Leading an Intro Ride is very rewarding and a great way to contribute to the long-term health of the club.

6 Feb
Leader - Mick Stanford
Assistant - Karl Walton

6 Mar
Leader - George Barker
Assistant - Matt Hale

3 Apr
Leader - Dave Jones
Assistant -

1 May
Leader - Richard Chaplin
Assistant - Mariana Sorrill

5 June
Leader - Mick Stanford
Assistant -

3 July
Leader - Chris Yan
Assistant - Richard Chaplin

14 August
Leader - Mariana Sorrill
Assistant - Paul Balfe

4 September
Leader - George Barker
Assistant - Steve Vaughan

2 October
Leader - Mariana Sorrill
Assistant -

6 November
Leader - Dave Cole
Assistant - volunteer needed

4 December
Leader - volunteer needed
Assistant - volunteer needed

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Re: Intro Rides 2022

Post by George » 10 Jan 2022 10:57

Come on, everyone! Let's have some volunteers, please, and especially one for Feb, so that we can get publicising it (Intro Rides that are advertised late often have very few participants).

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Re: Intro Rides 2022

Post by Mick Stanford » 11 Jan 2022 08:50

Hi George
I can do the 6th Feb and fit in where needed on subsequent dates. Happy to use your prefered route.
Mick

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Re: Intro Rides 2022

Post by George » 11 Jan 2022 10:56

Mick Stanford wrote:
11 Jan 2022 08:50
Hi George
I can do the 6th Feb and fit in where needed on subsequent dates. Happy to use your prefered route.
Mick
That's great, Mick, many thanks! I'll get back to you in the next couple of days.

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Re: Intro Rides 2022

Post by Jumbo78 » 12 Jan 2022 22:26

Hi, I could assist mike on the Sunday for this if needed, doing a 200k
Audax on the Saturday, so nice steady one if needed 🚴🏻‍♂️👍🏻

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Re: Intro Rides 2022

Post by George » 13 Jan 2022 14:44

Thanks, Karl!

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Re: Intro Rides 2022

Post by Mariana278 » 09 Feb 2022 20:06

Hi George I will lead October one

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Re: Intro Rides 2022

Post by djj212 » 09 Feb 2022 22:42

Hi George,

Happy to lead April.

Thanks

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Re: Intro Rides 2022

Post by George » 11 Feb 2022 09:30

Mariana278 wrote:
09 Feb 2022 20:06
Hi George I will lead October one
Great, thanks!

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Re: Intro Rides 2022

Post by George » 11 Feb 2022 09:30

djj212 wrote:
09 Feb 2022 22:42
Hi George,

Happy to lead April.

Thanks

Dave
Thanks, Dave!

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Re: Intro Rides 2022

Post by Rich_Chaplin » 01 Mar 2022 12:15

Hi George,
I can lead the ride in May.
Cheers
Richard Chaplin

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Re: Intro Rides 2022

Post by George » 01 Mar 2022 15:35

Rich_Chaplin wrote:
01 Mar 2022 12:15
Hi George,
I can lead the ride in May.
Cheers
Richard Chaplin
Great, thanks!

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Re: Intro Rides 2022

Post by Mariana278 » 15 Apr 2022 17:58

Hello
I can assist the May intro
Thanks

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Re: Intro Rides 2022

Post by George » 16 Apr 2022 10:54

Mariana278 wrote:
15 Apr 2022 17:58
Hello
I can assist the May intro
Thanks
Thanks, Mariana.

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Re: Intro Rides 2022

Post by Rich_Chaplin » 19 Apr 2022 12:44

Mariana278 wrote:
15 Apr 2022 17:58
Hello
I can assist the May intro
Thanks
Great, thanks Mariana. I'll be posting the route etc. later this week.

Cheers

Richard

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Re: Intro Rides 2022

Post by ChrisY » 01 May 2022 12:33

Put me down for July please George

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Re: Intro Rides 2022

Post by Mick Stanford » 29 May 2022 11:38

Hi George

I can lead the June 5th Intro ride

Mick

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Re: Intro Rides 2022

Post by George » 30 May 2022 12:03

Mick Stanford wrote:
29 May 2022 11:38
Hi George

I can lead the June 5th Intro ride

Mick
Thanks, Mick. I've DMed you.

Anyone available to support?

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Re: Intro Rides 2022

Post by Rich_Chaplin » 13 Jun 2022 12:34

ChrisY wrote:
01 May 2022 12:33
Put me down for July please George
George / Chris, I should be able to help out on the July run so stick me down.

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Re: Intro Rides 2022

Post by ChrisY » 15 Jun 2022 06:55

Rich_Chaplin wrote:
13 Jun 2022 12:34
ChrisY wrote:
01 May 2022 12:33
Put me down for July please George
George / Chris, I should be able to help out on the July run so stick me down.
That's great Rich! I'll post the route this weekend

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Re: Intro Rides 2022

Post by George » 15 Jun 2022 17:54

Thanks for volunteering, both!

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Re: Intro Rides 2022

Post by Rich_Chaplin » 16 Jun 2022 11:36

George wrote:
15 Jun 2022 17:54
Thanks for volunteering, both!
Hi George, you have us in the wrong slots for July. Chris is leading and I'll assist.

Cheers

Richard

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Re: Intro Rides 2022

Post by George » 16 Jun 2022 13:10

Sorry; over-hurried editing.

You have both done this before, so I'm assuming you don't really need much support from me. If you do need anything, please shout. Laurence will publicise everything, but you can obviously do your own plugging as well. I've been a bit preoccupied the last couple of months, so we haven't got info to Laurence very early. If we can get details to him a couple of weeks before the date, I think that will help to drum up numbers. Word of mouth is very important as well, I think.

Good luck! Hopefully, I'll be able to drop by at the café and say hello, but that depends on factors such as the work situation at the time.

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Re: Intro Rides 2022

Post by Mariana278 » 24 Jul 2022 08:26

George I’m busy the 7th august but I can lead an intro ride on the 14th august if you can’t find any volunteers

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Re: Intro Rides 2022

Post by George » 24 Jul 2022 08:44

Thanks, Mariana. Your offer is much appreciated, but I've got one or two ideas that I need to follow up before responding. Leave it with me.

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Re: Intro Rides 2022

Post by David Cole » 26 Oct 2022 18:50

I can do the Intro ride on 6th November
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Post by George » 27 Oct 2022 11:22

David Cole wrote:
26 Oct 2022 18:50
I can do the Intro ride on 6th November
Dave
Thanks, Dave.

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Re: Intro Rides 2022

Post by CeGi » 30 Nov 2022 12:20

I published a BC guided one for Sunday 4th, very similar to an intro in terms of speed and distance. Also available on letsride.
Hopefully I'll have two new guys (from Redditch) coming, one of which coming back after last week.
Feel free to advertise in whichever other channels you think may attract new riders (unfortunately the chilly temperatures will not help us)

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Re: Intro Rides 2022

Post by PaulB » 30 Nov 2022 17:33

Hi

I can assist on 6th November with Dave Cole if that's ok George
Thank You

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Re: Intro Rides 2022

Post by PaulB » 30 Nov 2022 17:36

oh
just realised these are for 2022 so 6th November has passed hahahahahahaha
Thank You

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Re: Intro Rides 2022

Post by PaulB » 30 Nov 2022 17:37

oh
just realised these are for 2022 so 6th November has passed hahahahahahaha
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