We gather again, 6.30pm tomorrow, at the Pitstone Roundabout for an evening blast on our road bikes. There will be two main groups – a sensible paced one that Sarah has agreed to lead & will plot a route on the day, and a bat-out-of-hell group that, judging by the previous couple of week’s antics, are taking no prisoners – so be warned !
Three rides to chose from this Sunday –
9am start, 49 mile Bembridge route
As usual, we depart from the Rose and Crown and bringing a copy of the route is always a good idea.
Hot on the heels of Jose who is currently mid way through an amazing multi-day charity bike ride, we have a message below from Martin Sisley about his plans. Please support him if you can in his epic challenge as the charity is one that has had a direct impact on our club.
As many of you will know – I’m cycling from Lands End to John O’Groats in June this year, with a couple of work colleagues.
This is an unsupported and self-funded trip, totalling approx. 1020 miles over 13 days. Along the way, we will also visit the southern-most tip of the mainland UK (Lizard Point) and the northern-most tip (Dunnet Head).
For such a trip, it seems a shame not to raise money for a worthy cause, and given that the Air Ambulance has helped out the Velos in the past, I’ve decided that is where the money should go. Each Air Ambulance is operated by an indepdnant charity and depends on donations to keep flying.
Each mission flown costs in the region of £2500, with an average of 3 missions per day. No funding is received from Central Government or the National Lottery. This means that every single penny needed is raised by the community and businesses of Berkshire, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire.
I don’t like asking for money – but please – give whatever you can. My aim is to break through the £2000 barrier and I’m sure with your help we can do that.
https://www.justgiving.com/MJSisley
More info on the Thames Valley & Chiltern Air Ambulance Trust – http://www.tvacaa.org/thetrust.php
Thank you in advance.
Meet outside the Rose and Crown for cycling adventures, tea and cake. Weather looks dry.
Apologies for the late notice – we have a road ride planned for this evening leaving the Pitstone Roundabout at 6:30pm. The route has been crafted by Dave Howe.
We have three rides on offer for this Sunday.
First up is an early start ride planned by Dave “Early Riser” Bembridge.
Then our normal start times.
10am start, 21 mile shorter route
10am start, 31 mile longer route
Last call for and Club Kit orders. We just need a couple more to meet the minimum order value so please do let us know if you fancy any of the kit by sending us the details on the Club Kit Order Page.
Looks like it might be a damp one, so dig out the waterproofs and meet at the Rose and Crown at 10am to see if we can find somewhere dry for tea and cake.
TRAINING CONTINUES
The local hills took a beating this weekend with Whiteleaf, Wardrobe and Bison (amongst others) taking a beating from several of the Velos!
TEAM KIT
Details of the kit can be found here and for a limited period later this week we are likely to have a range of sample sizes of jerseys and jackets available if anyone wants to try them contact Andrew using the form on the KIT page. To date there are orders received from Dave (you know which one you are!), Liz and Jeremy, if anyone else thinks I have an order form them please let me know. It would be good if ALL of the Alpine Adventure attendees was wearing a team jersey for the TdF day (even Bourne Leisure guys!)
TUESDAY RIDE
25 miles leaving Pitstone Roundabout at 1830,for anyone wanting a shorter ride there are several opportunities to take a shorter route home on well known roads!
Two rides for this Sunday, both supplied by Dave “Flat as a pancake” Bembridge. We meet from 9:45am at the Rose & Crown for a 10am departure.
Meet at 10 am outside the Rose and Crown for tea, cake and adventures. No rider is too slow.
As Sunday is looking like it will be a little wet, we have scheduled a long road ride for tomorrow morning. We are grateful to Andy “Climb Every Mountain” Beezer for planning the route.
The start will be from Pitstone Roundabout at 9am and by the nature of it’s creator, it will be a tad lumpy in places (i.e. it includes the infamous Whiteleaf Hill).
9am Long Route from Pitstone Roundabout
There will still be the normal ride on Easter Sunday – this is just a little extra.
A reminder that the Thursday night off-road rides are still happening if you fancy enjoying the trails. We meet at the Pitstone Roundabout at 7:30pm.