An autumnal feel to tomorrow’s ride- waterproofs recommended. Meet at the Rose and Crown at 10 am for another tea and cake cycling adventure.

Apologies for the late posting this week.

9am start, 45 mile route via Winslow

10am start, 30 mile route via Cholesbury

As always, please bring a copy of the route.

If any members would like to propose some new routes, please feel free to send them in via the contact us form on the website. We are always looking to mix things up a bit.

Meet at the Rose and Crown at 10 am for a sociable cycle ride out for tea and cake, and back to the pub for more tea (or beer). Pace set by the slowest rider.

There are three routes to choose from this week for your Sunday velos ride.

9am Start, 55 mile route from Mr Bembridge

10am Start, 42 mile route from Mr Howe (includes a short stop at Emily’s Tea Shop)

10am start, 28 mile route via Redbourn from Mr Howe 

We will split into groups of like-minded riders so that people are comfortable with the pace they are cycling at. The start point is the Rose and Crown in Ivinghoe.

It looks like rain and it’s been comin’ on for hours
It looks like rain I hear the rumble of thunder showers
Pretty soon the rain will play its sweet refrain
While we listen from inside
And until it stops, we’ll hear the drips and drops
From beside the fireside

So let it rain (pitter patter, pitter patter of the rain) (goin’ drip
Drop drip drop)
Yeah and we’ll be happy when it stops (pitter patter, pitter patter of
The rain) (goin’ drip drop drip drop)
‘Cause when it rains (pitter patter, pitter patter of the rain) (goin’
Drip drop drip drop)
The ways of love rise in my heart (pitter patter, pitter patter of the
Rain) (goin’ drip drop drip drop)
We won’t be sad when there is a storm (ooooo)
And we can be glad (ooooo)
‘Cause we can keep warm, yeah, yeah

Listen to the rain
Pitter patter, pitter patter of the rain (goin’ drip drop drip drop)
Pitter patter, pitter patter, pitter patter (goin’ drip drop drip drop)
Pitter patter oooo

Except this is The Tea Ride…. it’s called the wrong clothing, not the wrong weather!

Whatever the weather, all year round, 10am, the Rose and Crown, Ivinghoe.

As for The Beach Boys, we’ll just leave them at home by the fireside whilst we go out and play in the puddles…..

In celebration of the highly enjoyable Stage 6 of this years Tour of Britain, which took in a good few of our local roads, this week we have a specially designed route from Dave “The Hill” Howe. He starts off by taking us on a gentle journey to Chinnor at which point … well, let’s just say it gets a bit ‘lumpy’. As it is a longish ride we will start a bit early but we will still have a more standard route for those who want to begin at the usual time of day.

9am start 52 miles taking in the Bucks ToB KOM climbs

10am start 36 mile route going anti-clockwise around Hemel

This Saturday sees the annual Ride & Stride  in aid of our local, historic churches.  It’s free to take part but they ask that you raise a little sponsorship if you can (or make a donation).  As ever, marvellous Mary has planned us a route.  Most of the churches will provide a drink and some of them have eats as well. The ride might therefore take a little bit longer than is usual for a tea ride.

The plan is:-
Leave Ivinghoe 10.00 as sharp as poss!
Marsworth ( church)
Long Marston (church)
Wingrave (church)
Aston Abbots (church)
Cubblington ( church)
Wing (church) – planned official Tea Stop for us

At this point Tea Riders wanting to make their way home can head off,  down Wing Park hill to the crossroads and then left to Ledburn, take the next right, then the next left, go under Bridego Bridge and then turn right at the T-junction, heading back home through Great Gap and up into Ivinghoe.  Those wishing to do the Full Mary can continue with her, off to Mursley, Stewkley, Mentmore, Slapton, Cheddington and home.

Details of how to donate can be found here, on the Historic Churches Trust website.

Please assemble at the Rose and Crown by 10am for a prompt departure – Mary is in charge!

The Tuesday ride this week is a familiar route with an easy bale out point after Slapton if people want to keep it short.

The Route

We depart from Pitstone roundabout at 6:30pm (sharp). Lights would be a good idea.

Many of our group are planning to ride the The Soldiers Charity Ride from Stanbridge and Sarah Wilson has suggested that any doing the 26 mile route might like to meet up at Pitstone roundabout to ride over there together. She is departing at 9am.

This weeks rides from the Rose and Crown are as follows –

9am start 48 miler – http://gb.mapometer.com/cycling/route_3932558.html

10am start 31 miler – http://gb.mapometer.com/cycling/route_3770980.html

I am afraid that the links may need to be copy and pasted to your browser as the latest upgrade of our website has killed a few essential features !

… I go where the in crowd goes
I’m in with the in crowd and I know what the in crowd knows
Anytime of the year, don’t you hear? Dressing fine, making time
We breeze up and down the street, we get respect from the people we meet
They make way day or night, they know the in crowd is out of sight
I’m in with the in crowd, I know they’re so astute
When you’re in with the in crowd, it’s so easy to find a route
Any time of the year, don’t you hear? If it’s square, we ain’t there
We make every minute count, our share is always the biggest come out
Other guys imitate us, but the original is still the greatest, in crowd!
Any time of the year, don’t you hear? Spendin’ cash, talkin’ trash
I’ll show you a real good time, come on with me, leave your troubles
behind
I don’t care where you’ve been, you ain’t been nowhere til you’ve been
in
With the in crowd, with the in crowd, in crowd!

And there’s no in crowd better than the Tea Ride crowd.

Any time of year? Yep, but always 10am on a Saturday at the Rose & Crown.  Be there or be somewhere square.