Vinghoe Velos Christmas dinner

Once again Jayne has very kindly made the arrangements for our Vinghoe Velos Christmas Dinner. The date is the 13th December and the venue is rehydration central : The Rose and Crown, Ivinghoe. Places are limited to just 30 so whilst the absolute cut off date is the 8th December, demand is expect to be high so you will have to act fast to secure a seat at the table(s).

To reserve your place at the No.1 Non-Cycling Event for Cyclists in Ivinghoe this Winter, hand over a £5 deposit to a member of the pub staff ASAP. At the same time, please select your selections from their Christmas Menu . The cost for three courses will be £25.

Alpine Adventure 2014

We have had a fantastic response to the mid-week post suggesting a trip to the Alps in 2014 to climb up some amazing mountain passes. At the moment the responses stand at –
9 definitely
5 possibly
To answer some of the concerns that have been put forward, we plan to ride in (and stay together as) groups up the climbs. The only exception may be Alpe d’Huez where we will all go at our own individual pace and meet for coffee and cake at the top (where we suspect Andy Beezer might have had 2 or 3 coffees before he has company). The B&B is already running out of rooms so we have to be quick and commit at least the deposit this weekend. If you are wavering and have any questions, please do let us know – we will commit to final numbers on Monday. The sign up / questions page is on our website so please get in touch by Sunday evening if you are interested.

Sunday Route

The Met Office is predicting high winds by Monday but we have it on good authority from our friend Michael Fish that they are completely wrong there is absolutely nothing to worry about. Either way, best to get any rides out of the way on Sunday before the proper storm hits / misses.

As always, we meet at The Pub from 9:45am with a 10am depart.

The Route

Meet at the Rose and Crown at 10 am tomorrow for a gentle bike ride out for tea and cake, returning to the pub between about 12-12.30 for more tea or beer.

See you tomorrow

The Cog cycling cafe in Tring is running a Gentlemans time trial next Sunday 27th October. It sounds like a lovely friendly event, and Simon from the cafe would be delighted to see a Vinghoe Velos team – or two? The details are in the attached flyer.

Teams of five are needed, and it’s the time of the fourth person back that counts so it’s an interesting team challenge.

It might be a good idea for anyone interested to use the Velos Facebook page to find other interested people. I think that you need to sign up fairly quickly.

Good Luck!

So as the hardy tea riders prepare for their next adventure and piece of cake its is time to look to tomorrow.  Whilst again the weather isn’t looking over promising we aim to head to Chesham past Dave and Sam’s country pad!  (Thanks to Mr Bembridge for putting this one together)

Come what may there will be a 13.5 mph average speed ride, any volunteers to lead it out?   Others may of course choose to head off up them hills at a more spritely pace than Newton’s laws of gravity will allow some of us ‘cranky’ older ones!!

THE ROUTE

As always meeting at the Rose and Crown on Sunday at 0945 for a 1000 start, ALL WELCOME 🙂

Join us at 10 am outside the Rose and Crown for a lovely Autumnal cycle ride. We do a lovely easy pace, so very suitable for new riders. We are usually back by 12.

See you there
Sally

This week we have another marvellous route from Mr Bembridge . It is 33 miles in length and takes us to Great Missenden and back. As usual, we gather from 9:45am and depart at 10.

For anyone concerned about the not particularly favourable weather forecast for Sunday, we would like to remind you that rule # 9 applies.

The Route

All things bright & beautiful
All Bicycles great & small
All Cyclists wise or wonderful
The Tea Ride welcomes you all.

Each little turn of pedal,
Each little squeal of brakes,
Just a tiny bit of bravery
Is really all it takes.

The rich man in his castle,
The poor man at his gate,
We wave to them as we pass them by
And cycle past their estate.

The towering Ivinghoe Beacon,
Whistle Brook running by,
The sunset and the morning,
That brightens up the sky.

The cold wind in the winter,
The pleasant summer sun,
The Tea Shops & the Cafes
We will visit every one!

The Rose & Crown, Ivinghoe,
Is where we meet to play,
Be ready to leave at 10am,
On every Saturday.

We all have smiles to greet you,
And lips that we might tell,
How great the Vinghoe Velos are,
And the Tea Ride is just swell!

It has been claimed that Cecil Francis Alexander wrote her “All things Bright and Beautiful” whilst staying at the Govilon manor house and inspired by her surroundings.  The Tea Ride reckons she couldn’t read her map and was actually somewhere near Vinghoe……..
Countryside to cycle through.  Whatever your bike.

The Ride this Sunday takes on a 28 mile loop via Chartridge.  As always, we assemble from 9:45am for a 10am start.

The Route

We would like to wish Jack and Andy Beezer the best for their race tomorrow up the Beacon.