It;s the first rides of April and we are not fooling around, some hills and some thrills on the agenda for Sunday. While there will be climbs the overall elevation for the routes is not too high, so some good flowing rides ahead! Good to see a large number of Ivinghoe Velos out wearing the blue kit last Sunday with at least 17 riders across the three ride options.

All rides start from Ivinghoe church, the 9.30 ride goes through Great Missenden, making it’s way to descend the mighty Kop Hill. The 10am route takes riders out to Oving and then back via Aston Abbots. The 10.30 ride climbs out of Berkhamsted and travels through Ashridge and under the zoo.

9.30am https://ridewithgps.com/routes/50169816 41 miles

10am https://ridewithgps.com/routes/50122514 30 miles

10.30am https://ridewithgps.com/routes/50169068 23 miles

Our final Sunday outings for March include some great scenery and a few slopes! Three route options where groups will aim to stay together so everyone gets that group feel. All rides start from Ivinghoe church

9.30am https://ridewithgps.com/routes/50089911 39 miles 1950 feet of climbing, Brickhill & Woburn route provided by Dave H

10am https://ridewithgps.com/routes/50079290 34 miles 1,600 feet of climbing, reaching Woburn, route provided by Richard F

10.30am https://ridewithgps.com/routes/50086095 23 miles, 1,200 feet of climbing, a trip south towards Chesham route provided by Dave B

The 9.30am route goes the other way round to the 10am route, so make sure you wave to any familiar faces going in the opposite direction.

The 9.30 route also has a dash at our “downhill challenge” towards Slapton where riders must stop pedaling at the top junction and see how far they can “glide” through Ivinghoe Aston.

Three routes to chose from this Sunday, all routes this week start from the shelter in front of Ivinghoe church. Each route has a couple of climbs in but the total elevation is not too great so they should be good to keeps groups together.

9.30am 38 miles to Hogshaw https://ridewithgps.com/routes/50024991

10am 30 miles to Chesham https://ridewithgps.com/routes/50003895

10.30am 24 miles to Little Gaddesden https://ridewithgps.com/routes/50001035

Thanks to Richard and Dave B for the short and medium route options

Three ride options this week, two 10am routes and a shorter 10.30 option

10.30am Wingrave & Aston Clinton 24 miles rolling https://ridewithgps.com/routes/45328750

10am Soulbury & Drayton Parslow 32 miles rolling https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49938953

10am Brickhill & Drayton Parslow 36 miles rolling https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49960721

The aim is to leave no one behind, so rides will adjust pace to make sure all riders get around the routes with the group. After last Sunny Sunday’s bumper turn out and pub garden take over, the weather forecast this Sunday is cooler but dry and bright!

Three routes for Sunday, three separate start times… all Starting from Ivinghoe Church. The shortest option is a route out to the village of Eggington at 10.30am, the medium route is a 28 mile trip to Wendover starting at 10am and the longest route is an old favourite, 40 miles flat out to Haddenham which starts at 9.30am

10.30 21 miles to Eggington https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49874326

10am 28 miles to Wendover https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49870864

9.30am 40 miles to Haddenham https://ridewithgps.com/routes/45424123

Last Sunday saw the most riders out on the roads for ages, from our group and also other friendly cyclists to wave at too! It’s great to have a good group feel sharing the wind on a blustery day. The good news is the weather forecast is splendid for Sunday so hopefully we will see big groups out again! This week we have three route options for you with the longer route meeting at the top of Pedley Hill, near Studham at 10am- this gives us the chance to explore a bit further afield. The 10am short/medium and the 10.30 short riders start from the usual place, outside Ivinghoe church.

Thanks to Richard F and Dave B for the route planning, if anyone else would like to pop a suggestion into the melting pot we can look to use it in a future week!

10am medium 41 miles https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49805201 An outing to Mackerye End after the drop down punch bowl lane and up from Redbournbury Mill.

10am short/medium 28 miles https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49810019 Gaddesden row and up from Nettleden before a charge down Toms Hill!

10.30am short 20 miles https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49809192 Cow Roast and up through Ashridge

All groups will aim to stay together to give a group feel for your Sunday ride, leaving no one behind unless they wave a white flag and decided solo at their own pace is the way forward.

Roll on Sunday

10.30am short option https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49746783

10am medium/short https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49742412

10am medium https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49749945

Three routes this Sunday 21 miles, 28 miles and 38 miles. The short route goes to Dancers End (Tring) before returning along the same roads. The short/medium route is an anti-clockwise bypass of Leighton Buzzard, much nicer than visiting the town. The medium route climbs to the highest point in the Chilterns before dropping down for 2 wind assisted attempts at the segment of the month from Long Marston to Cheddington. If the weather is bad, as it may well be, the Wingrave loop can be removed to make it 29 miles.

Providing you are able to leave the house, climbing round the mountain of cards by your front door, or the fine display of red roses in every vase you own, you’ll be wanting to ride your bike on Sunday morning.

Three route options, thanks to Richard for short & short/medium. The longest one has a seasonal theme, with a trip up Love Lane (last visited by the ivinghoe Velos in February 2024). All route this week start from Ivinghoe church.

10am medium: Love Lane https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49682848 37 miles to Chipperfield

10am short/medium: Love Alley https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49674965 28 miles to tottenhoe

10.30am short: Love Path https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49675097 21 miles to Wingrave

Three rides to tempt you out on two wheels this Sunday. Thanks to Dave and Richard for providing route plans…. Please note the longest ride this Sunday has a different start point, to enable us to reach slightly further afield on the route. The other two routes leave from our traditional starting point, Ivinghoe Church. All rides finish outside the Rose and Crown Ivinghoe. We aim to leave no one behind, so which ever route you ride, the aim is to stay together as a group.

Routes are

10am medium/long, 38 miles to Maple Cross. Starting from the corner of Denny’s Lane and Shooters Way in Berkhamsted (what three words essential.astounded.muffin) https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49613692

10am Medium/short 29 miles to Terrick. https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49619606

10.30am short 20 miles to Northchurch. https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49619884

All routes start from outside Ivinghoe church

10am medium long https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49571978

10am medium short https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49570347

10.30 short https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49513648