Another extra ride this Sunday following part of the Women’s Tour of Britain with an option to find somewhere to stop and watch it, or get back to the pub and peg it on over to Tom’s Hill to see them suffer. Many thanks to Dave “Big Ring Is Best” Howe for planning this route.
9am start, 44 miles Tour Route
10am start, 29 miles Markyate via Toms
Please bring a copy of the route with you.
Time is running out if you want to secure a piece of the newly designed club kit for the summer. The current order closes early on Tuesday so please do place your order by Monday evening at the latest. The details of how to order are in our post from last Tuesday.
There has been some discussion on the Facebook Velos Rear Hub about riding the L’Etape London which takes place at the end of September. If you do enter and would like to start at the same time as other Velos, please answer the registration question Which Club do you represent at this event (if any)? with “Ivinghoe Velos” as we think this will ensure allocation to the same wave.
Three on offer again this week including a brand new long early start route that takes us to Oxford !
9am start, 75 miles to Oxford and back
Please bring a copy of the route with you.
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We would like to say a big thank you to all the traffic stoppers & directors, sun blockers, ambulance callers, etc etc for their help on Saturday.
Also huge thanks to the car drivers at the scene for their concise reports & video evidence that clear the Velos of any responsibility for the incident.
It is a bit late in the day but just a reminder that we have a Tuesday ride leaving from Pitstone Roundabout at 6:30pm. The route will be made up when we gather.
Due to popular demand we have opened another Club Kit Order which has a closing date of the 16th June.
HOW TO ORDER
If you have ordered kit before:
Please use your email address and the password you created last time.
If it is your first order:
Navigate your browser to https://eucustom.champ-sys.com/Login/en-GB/Default.aspx
In the right hand panel, titled “CS DIRECT MEMBER LOGIN” enter in the following details :
user name / email : ivinghoe
password : clubkit2015
This is the only time you will need to use those login details. The system will ask you to register using your own email address and password. These personal details are what you can use the next time you come back to the site.
Once registered, you should be presented with a “My Account” page that lists our “Ivinghoe Velos Store” and an “Order Now” link. You can then choose and pay for the kit items you would like to order. Once manufactured, all of the clothing will be sent as one delivery to me (Sally) and I will arrange distribution. This should be about 6 weeks after the order closes.
To compare different items of clothing, follow this link:
http://champ-sys.co.uk/cycling/
Go to the top left hand drop down menu ‘Cycling collection’. The basic shirt is the CS TECH Short Sleeve Jersey priced £37, but be aware that VAT and postage are not included. You will be able to see the full price of your order before you pay.
READ CAREFULLY: There are a wide range of items available. Please read the descriptions of each item type carefully to ensure that you order the correct bit of kit. The kit is made to order and CANNOT be returned due to errors in ordering.
Chiltern 100Congratulations to our members who completed the Chiltern 100 last weekend. It is known as the toughest sportive close to the capital and it certainly lived up to that reputation. The weather was awful and the hills relentless but the Ivinghoe Velos who entered it put in a truly epic amount of effort to finish it.
Well done to David, Mark, Martin, Jeremy, James, John, Peter and both of the Richards.
One of our intrepid tea riders was knocked off her bike today (Saturday) … by another cyclist (not one of ours though). He decided to overtake her on a bend and panicked when he was presented with an on coming car. Thankfully it looks like our injured team mate is bruised but not broken and after hospital treatment is recovering back at home.
Hopefully the chap who made the daft manoeuvre has learnt a lesson that we all need reminding of – we need to take the same precautions when we are cycling as we want from cars: – don’t overtake unless you are 100% certain of getting past and bear in mind something may appear in front of you travelling the opposite way.
We wish our injured velo a speedy recovery.
A number of the velos are planning on riding the Tour de Vale ride and are going to ride to the start. If you are already signed up or plan to register on the day, you can join the other velos departing from Pitstone Roundabout at 8:30am.
For those not partaking, we have two rides to choose from on Sunday.
10am start, 32 mile route via Hartwell.
10am start, 19 mile route via Totternhoe.
A number of velos have entered the Evoke sportive which takes place next Sunday. It starts in Gaddesden so is another good candidate for riding over there as a group. It includes the final stage of the Womens Tour of Britain route that they will ride on the 21st of June and is graded level 2 – so it shouldn’t be a real toughie. If you do fancy it and want some company for the cycle to the start, please head on over to the Ivinghoe Velos Rear Hub Facebook group to arrange a start time that suits you best.
Two rides on offer for this Sunday –
10am start, 33 miles to Chesham via Chequers and back
10am start, 18 miles to Chloesbury and back
As usual, please bring a copy of the route with you.
Good luck to all who are attempting the exceedingly tough Chiltern 100 on Sunday. Ride safe.
This week sees us planning an early start for the very popular Benson Finger route. It is a bit lumpy for the first half and very flat for the return leg. We will be deploying our “No one gets left behind” policy for this ride so please do join us even if you have some doubts about your hill climbing ability – we will regroup at the top of every climb. There will be a shop stop half way round to stock up on fluids and snacks.
10am start, 34 miles to Stewkley and back
10am start, 18 miles to Chloesbury and back
We depart at the indicated time from the Rose and Crown in Ivinghoe. Please bring a copy of your chosen route with you. If you haven’t ridden with us before then feel free to join us – there aren’t any fees to pay of forms to fill in – just turn up and have fun riding your bike !
The kit we ordered a few weeks ago is in and looking lovely. If you ordered something and haven’t picked it up yet, get in touch with Elke or John via either Facebook or using the Contact Form on the website. They will let you know where you can collect your new outfit from.
Anyone who missed the original window of opportunity to order, or, who wants to order more gear watch this space. We will be opening up another order slot soon.
Dave “Big Ring” Howe has planned a fantastic new route for the early start ride. He is suggesting a sensible rather than blistering pace to encourage everyone to get round as a single group.
9am start, 64 mile trip to Homer Green and Croxley Green
10am start, 34 miles to Woburn
10am start, 25 flat miles to Stoke Mandeville
We will have another ride out this Tuesday evening, starting from Pitstone Roundabout at 6:30pm. All abilities welcome as we form “like minded” groups based on who turns up.
As the weather is picking up we have three rides to choose from on Sunday.
9am start, 53 lumpy miles to Cranfield Airport and back.
10am start, 35 lumpy miles to Markyate and back.
10am start, 19 flat miles to Totternhoe and back.
The times posted are when we depart so please arrive a few minutes earlier at the Rose and Crown to soak up a bit of the atmosphere and enjoy some banter with your peers.
There will be a ride this Tuesday evening at 6:30pm. We depart from the Pitstone Roundabout and there normally are at least two groups – a quick group and a far more sensible paced group, so all welcome to join us.
The forecast isn’t too wonderful for tomorrow so we are just going with the two rides.
10am start, 29 miles undulating
10am start, 23 miles of mainly flat
As always, please bring a map of your chosen route. We gather at the Rose and Crown in Ivinghoe from 9:45am for a 10am sharp departure.
DougMany of you who stick around in the Rose and Crown after a ride will be friends with Doug (other half to Tea Ride regular Daphne). Not everyone who knows Doug though will be aware of his cycling history. We thought we would share with you this week a photo of him riding the Cambrian Wheelers ’25’ in May 1949 – he was just 18 years old and, as you can see, had thighs to die for. Doug, we are in awe of you – this picture is simply fantastic. Thanks for sharing.
Three rides on offer this week: an early start; something more the normal and a really flat route for those allergic to mountains.
9am start, a 53 mile loop around Aylesbury
10am start, a 37 mile excursion to Eversholt
10am start, a flat 24 miler to Stoke Mandeville
As always, please bring a copy of the ride.
The Tuesday evening rides are that popular it seems that we don’t even have to mention them and people turn up all the same! So we won’t mention that we will be departing from the Pitstone Roundabout at 6:30pm Tuesday for another mid-week blast followed by rehydration at the Rose and Crown.