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