As last week was a bit of a wash out, this weeks routes might seem familiar!

So firework weekend is upon us! I’m sure our routes with dazzle you as you rocket along the Buckinghamshire Countryside on your winter (Catherine) Wheels.

Three routes to choose from 9am, 10am and 10.30am. All meeting at the church in Ivinghoe

10.30am (short) Halton Banger https://ridewithgps.com/routes/37878151

10am (medium) Risborough Rocket https://ridewithgps.com/routes/37878133

9am (long) Felden Fire Cracker https://ridewithgps.com/routes/37879524

Please bear in mind the chance of adverse conditions through the winter months will mean we will need to be agile with rides, adapting to the safest options, later starts, chunkier tires, etc. This Sunday is set to be dry and mild, so hopefully a better prospect than last weekend. Your safety is your own responsibility any rides posted under the Ivinghoe Velos Banner have not been risk assessed or backed by insurance, assurance or mechanical & medical support.

Thursday group ride, 9.30am from Ivinghoe church, nearly 35 miles, with a stop off at college lake for coffee on the way home https://ridewithgps.com/routes/37914700

Our Halloween Rides are a real treat. No mater witch route you pick, you will be spellbound on a magical Buckinghamshire adventure, with the odd evil hill. Pumpkin up your tyres and ghost along to the church in Ivinghoe at your expected start time. The 9am route may have the odd trick up it’s sleeve, including I believe the Velos first ever assent of the 17% pond park road in Chesham. Remember the clocks change, so don’t be the prince of darkness and get up at the right time! Routes provided by the two Daves, alas neither of us can be out this Sunday, we will miss the silver bullet so if you look in a mirror and say our name 5 times you might beat us on a few segments. That will really be a stake through the heart.

10.30am Halton Hill Horror https://ridewithgps.com/routes/37878151

10am 34 miles to Evil Monk Risborough https://ridewithgps.com/routes/37878133

9am 48 miles Hemel House of Horrors https://ridewithgps.com/routes/37879524

Meeting at Ivinghoe church at 9.30 am with a coffee stop planned at Dunsley farm shop, social ride of 27 miles.

9.30am wttps://ridewithgps.com/routes/37862658

Long medium and short routes (50, 30, 23) on offer for Sunday 24th October. All rides start from Ivinghoe Church at the stated times and Finish at the Rose and Crown for refueling.

9am Redbourn Roll https://ridewithgps.com/routes/37826986

10am Rocky Lane Run https://ridewithgps.com/routes/37817637

10.30am Soulful Soulbury https://ridewithgps.com/routes/37817667

As it’s now dark in the evenings you may, time permitting, enjoy a midweek morning ride. Our regular Thursday rides will go out from Ivinghoe and will involve a coffee stop along the way, or towards the end. This week the ride begins at Ivinghoe Church at 9.30am and heads over to North Marston. Coffee will be taken at Meads Farm shop on the way home. It’s 35 miles with some steady climbs along the way

9.30am Ivinghoe Church https://ridewithgps.com/routes/37817400

Providing you have made it back from riding the national championships in Lincolnshire, we welcome you to three route options. 50 miles at 9am, 37 miles at 10am or 23 miles at 10.30am. Our rides are best ridden on road bikes in groups of around six riders. Pace varies depending of course and participants but you can bet it’s somewhere between 15mph and 17mph.

9am Hog Sure? https://ridewithgps.com/routes/37777441

10am Markyate, Berko, D.Downs https://ridewithgps.com/routes/37769165

10.30am Around Hastoe https://ridewithgps.com/routes/37769211

Three routes to chose from this Sunday, the 9am takes a trip over to Cranfield for a 54 mile rolling ride. The 10am is 38 miles heading to Brickhill and back via Stewkley, the 10.30 is a circular outing of mostly flat apart from the climb to Ringshall to test the legs. Thanks to Dave B for providing the medium and short routes. Please arrive outstide Ivinghoe church before your ride start time with a good understanding of the route and a working road bike.

9am Cranfield https://ridewithgps.com/routes/37711824

10am Brickhill Loop https://ridewithgps.com/routes/37711353

10.30am 25 miles with the Ringshall Climb https://ridewithgps.com/routes/37711390

Starting from the roundabout in Pitstone at 5.30pm We will ride for an hour. Darkness falls between 6.30pm and 7pm so lights to ensure you can be seen by other road users will be beneficial.

5.30pm: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/35825043

Three rides this week, the longer two travel through the pretty Buckinghamshire village of The Lee, hence their route names are Lee Minors and Lee Majors. Don’t worry if you’re not wanting to ride like the six million dollar man we also have a 10.30 option with just 750 feet of climbing. The longer two routes share the same last 15 miles. Please arrive at Ivinghoe church before your expected start time. We may split into pace groups depending on the number of riders out.

9am 48 miles Lee Majors https://ridewithgps.com/routes/37658202

10am 34 miles Lee Minors https://ridewithgps.com/routes/37658322

10.30am 24 miles Less Hills than Devon https://ridewithgps.com/routes/37647732

A reminder to all riders that we are a group of friends riding bikes, not a cycle club. We suggest routes and enjoy the company of each other while out on our bikes. Those who lead out groups, the route planners and the I.T. gurus in no way make any assurances as to the safety of any rides organised under the Ivinghoe Velos banner. Each participant is wholly responsible for their own safety, road worthiness of their steed, legal requirements to abide by the highway code and any insurances each individual feels are necessary. We don’t guarantee that there will be riders & leaders on all rides but we are lucky enough to have a large following, so generally everyone gets some company out on the roads.

 10am & 10.30am Rides: As we have riders that are at differing levels of fitness we need to split into groups riding at a set speed. Groups should ideally be around 6 to 8 riders to help keep everyone together and not take up too much of the road. There will be a poll on the Rear Hub Facebook page  where you can select which group you would like to ride in. After looking at the ride distance and profile select which group you would like to ride in. Please be realistic when doing this! Take a turn at the front of the group to help maintain that pace and do not expect somebody to be at the front whilst you sit on their wheel. They are not your Domestiques!! Check over your shoulder  and make sure the rider behind you has not dropped off. If they are more than 5 yards back let the rest of the group know so they can ease off and let them catch up and review the pace. Agree a stopping  point for a drink and regroup after a hill. Not everybody is a good climber/descender and may need a few seconds to catch up. Be aware of other riders’ needs. If you are struggling with the agreed pace be prepared to drop back to the group behind you. Its a social ride not a time trial. Be considerate to other road users. You might be wearing Ivinghoe Velos kit and we’d like to have a reputation of considerate and courteous riders.

The 9am ride usually rides as one group as numbers are lower than 10am, the group generally rides between 15.5mph and 17.5mph depending on the route.

 Feel free to plan a route as we would welcome this and are always looking for something different. If you have ridden with us for a few rides you obviously enjoy our company so  it would be great to see you riding in Velo Cycling top to help promote the group.