Thanks again to Mr Dave “The Cheeseman” Bembridge, we have two relatively flat routes on offer this week.
Our departure point will be the Rose & Crown in Ivinghoe, gathering from 9:45am onwards for a prompt 10am departure. We always welcome new members plus those who have been away for a while and fancy a spin out again.
Looks like it will be a frosty morning tomorrow so this might be a good time to dust off the mountain bike or hybrid. Having said that, the forecast is sometimes a little unreliable so we are publishing two rides from Mr Dave “Never too cold” Bembridge.
Once again Mr Dave “Pancake Flat” Bembridge has supplied us with another couple of routes for this week’s adventure on two wheels. The weather forecast is suggesting that the gale force winds of Saturday are slowing down from 50mph to a far more manageable 30mph on Sunday. This means that there is far less danger of us breaking any speed limits as we are blown back home on the 2nd half of these rides.
10am start, 21 mile shorter route
10am start, 36 mile longer route
Sunday is special day for a special lady and the Velos all wish Mary a very happy birthday. The Birthday Tea Ride on Four Wheels to The Stag at Mentmore proved very successful! We also wish Cornish Will all the very best in getting back on his feet (& soon wheels!) after his hip operation.
Our first Sunday rides of the new year have been kindly sent in by Dave “The Route Planner” Bembridge.
The weather forecast is dryer than Saturday but there maybe a touch of frost.
First up, many thanks to Sally and Andrew for organising a fantastic Christmas Curry night at the Haldi on Friday evening. The food, drink and chatter was of a very high standard.
So on to the rides for this Sunday. After the tough hilly stuff last week, we have a much flatter selection of routes to offer you, created by the Routemaster himself, Mr Dave Bembridge. As is common with his routes now, he plans them so that the short and long ones cross over a various points.
10am start, 33 mile longer route
10am start 24 mile shorter route
We here at Velo Towers would like to wish everyone who has ridden with us this year a very Merry Christmas and a most prosperous 2015.
This weeks Sunday Rides –
As always, please gather from 9:45am and bring a copy of your chosen route with you.
The Velos’ Christmas Dinner this Friday is now sold out. Watch out for more details about the night itself here on the website early next week.
Two rides to tempt you out on your bike this week –
10am start, 27 mile flatter ride
As always, we start from the Rose and Crown and gather from 9:45am.
There are three distances to choose from this week, all departing from the Rose and Crown at 10am.
They have all been plotted by Mr Dave “Tour de Britain” Bembridge who has cleverly engineered them such that each group will pass one of the others at some point.
As always, please bring a copy of the route with you (or memorise it if you have those sort of skills).
Last week we were joined on our Sunday ride by two of the Boassard Wheelers, Richard and Trevor. They have kindly extended an invitation to one of their training camps to any of the Ivinghoe Velos who might be interested. Here is the message from Richard –
A few members of our club are going to Majorca next March for a short training camp and I was wondering if you or any of the Ivinghoe Velos would be interested in joining us. Work commitments mean that we are going out on Monday 2nd and we’re coming back on Sunday 8th March. We will be staying at the very popular Club Pollentia, which is situated between Alcudia and Port de Pollenca. Its a great location for exploring the island and the emphasis will be on longish steady rides, at a pace to suit the slowest rider. We usually venture into the hills on a couple of rides, weather permitting! We are flying from Stansted and those that are going have already booked. Booking the hotel is very straight forward using their website. I will book the coach transfer when I have a definite number of people travelling.
If you are interested, please use the contact us form on our site and we will pass your email address over to Richard.
Two rides proposed this week.
10am start, 28 mile loop via Great Brickhill
10am start, 17 mile “all abilities” route which may, or may not be led by Bertie Barratt.
The Christmas Meal at the award winning Haldi is getting booked up quickly so if you are interested, please head on over to our posting about it and get your name down – spaces are limited.
Last week saw 30 of us Velos visit St Leonards Church to pay our respects on remembrance Sunday. It was a fabulous turnout and we were made to feel very welcome by the local parishioners. Thanks to Jayne R for taking the great photo of us all.
We have three rides on offer this week including an early long route.
9am – 46 mile route from Dave “The Hill” Howe to Haddenham and Great Hampden
10am – 24 mile SSST (Sunday Slower & Stick Together) ride led by Dave “Bertie” Barrett
10am – 30 miles to Bovingdon and back
Please do bring a copy of the route with you. All rides start from the Rose and Crown.