Last week we enjoyed a strong turn out of 8 riders at 10am, the route had a few hills and the group did well to stay together along the course until the final sprint over the beacon. The pace was an average of 14.5mph (that’s 23.3kmph for the continentals in the group). It felt good to have a cohesive bunch and catch up with the 10.30 riders at the pub after they completed their slightly abridged version of the route.

Still in winter mode we continue with two options this week, riders old and new are welcome to join our non-drop groups. On Sunday we head around Leighton Buzzard in the opposite direction to this usual route. The routes are flatter than last week AND incorporate an optional 1st Sunday of the month coffee stop at Pecks farm shop before we get to Eggington.

Rides start at Ivinghoe church and finish at the Rose and Crown pub for a debrief and some refreshments.

10am 33 miles, The other way round https://ridewithgps.com/routes/53840962

10.30am 26 miles, the other way round mini me https://ridewithgps.com/routes/53841012

The long of it and the short of it, we’ve not had many riders on rides recently, so this week we are offering up two routes to improve the chances of having some pals to ride with

10am route: 33 miles, The long of it, https://ridewithgps.com/routes/53782061

10.30am route: 24 miles, The Short of it, https://ridewithgps.com/routes/53790863

Rides will be NON-DROP riding to cater for the pace of all riders in the groups, ride start at Ivinghoe church and finish at the Rose and Crown in Ivinghoe, new riders as well as “the old guard” are welcome to join in the fun.

Three routes for Sunday, a slightly relaxed start time for the longer ride of 9.30 and the usual 10am and 10.30 options. Rides start from outside Ivinghoe church

10.30am https://ridewithgps.com/routes/52671776

10am https://ridewithgps.com/routes/45037511

9.30am https://ridewithgps.com/routes/53729380

Rides start from Ivinghoe church, due to low expected number of riders, just two options to increase the chance of riding with someone.

10am option provided by Bob (originally mapped by Richard F, Sept 25) 34 miles https://ridewithgps.com/routes/52869975

10.30am option provided by Grant (originally mapped by Dave B, Oct 25) 26 miles https://ridewithgps.com/routes/53119878

Watch out for messages via whatsapp, if the road conditions are dangerous an easy mountian bike ride could be considered