As the schools go back the weather improves. That is the law. We take advantage of some late season sunshine with 20 miles out to Halton Camp. Please join us at Pitstone roundabout just before 6.30pm on Tuesday evening for this relatively flat ride (max gradient 4%)

Tuesday ride: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/37413940

Three rides to pick from this week, routes head South. We will be departing from the church in Ivinghoe at 9am, 10am and 10.30am. The long and medium routes tackle the Col De La Eskdale in Chesham. All routes return to the Rose and Crown for optional post ride chat and refreshment. Please arrive with a working bike and a good idea of your planned route before the ride start time, we may split into pace groups if group numbers and high. Groups of 6 to 8 riders of a similar pace usually works best, look out for all riders in your group.

9am route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/37361509

10am route https://ridewithgps.com/routes/37361672

10.30am route https://ridewithgps.com/routes/37361754

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.

It’s the last day of the month and someone needs 31km to reach the August distance challenge, so lets ride!!!

We have (oddly enough) a ride of just over 31km to complete from Pitstone roundabout starting at 6.30pm. We should get round before darkness, but anyone going for post ride refreshment will need lights to make it home safely. The route is fairly flat so should make it easy for the group(s) to stay close together.

The just over 31km ride https://ridewithgps.com/routes/37341926

An away day awaits for you this bank holiday weekend, a trip to Cambridgeshire. The route is flat and the drive is less than an hour, so join us for a nice flat ride on some different roads! We will aim to stick together, which tends to be easier on flatter routes.

We have 100km and 75km route options, so riders can join for the long route at 9am and split off to do the 75km, maybe grab a coffee and meet up again at the end, or aim to start at 10am and finish around the same time. The long route takes in part of the Cambridge busway, a nice flat tarmac track. The ride meeting point is Willington Dovecote (NT) MK44 3PX. There is a free car park and free side street parking close by, it’s a 50 minute drive from Ivinghoe. Please use our social media channels to arrange lift shares. Post ride refreshments can be taken at either the Danish Camp in Willington or The Anchor Pub on the river at Great Barford.

There will be the usual 10am and 10.30 local rides on offer, which start at Ivinghoe church. The 10am route is a lovely loop around Brickhill, with far more climbing that the Cambridge ride!!! At 10.30 we go for a 22 mile ride towards Aston Abbotts.

Also if anyone is in the market for a bank holiday leisurely paced ride that’s in the mix too, arrive at the church in Ivinghoe at 10am on Monday and we’ll see how the mood takes us.

Cambridge away day long 9am start(100km) https://ridewithgps.com/routes/37167591

Cambridge away day medium 9am/10am(75km) https://ridewithgps.com/routes/37252494

10am route Brickhill Loop https://ridewithgps.com/routes/37277083

10.30 route https://ridewithgps.com/routes/37279525

Next week we bid bon-voyage to Nick who is moving away from the area, hopefully scouting some new routes for us to try in the future!

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.

A 20 mile route for Tuesday evening, starting at Pitstone roundabout at 6.30pm, finishing at The church in Ivinghoe around 7.45pm We will split into pace groups if the numbers are large enough. https://ridewithgps.com/routes/37252159

A slight re-shuffle in Ivinghoe Velos schedules on the next two Sundays. As Nick Carley is leaving the village scene in two weeks the ride on 5th September will be a local goodbye ride. This means that Sunday 29th August is our destination Cambridgeshire 100km away day.

Sunday 29th August 9am meeting at Willington Dovecot (NT) MK44 3PX, we will ride clockwise avoiding all hills over 4%! https://ridewithgps.com/routes/37167591 Free Parking is available. We have the option to stop for a drink at the Danish Camp https://danishcamp.co.uk/ or the Anchor at Great Barford https://www.anchorinngreatbarford.co.uk/ after the ride. All riders are welcome to tag along, the lack of hills means sticking together as a group should be easy and the lanes involved have a much lower level of traffic than our usual routes. For riders not keen on riding 100km, we have a shorter option which will start with the main ride, but shortcut back making a nice flat 75km mile loop. https://ridewithgps.com/routes/37252494

This week we have three ride options for you! Short and flat, or longer and lumpier!

9am Hilly Lanes (thank you guest route plotter Clayton) https://ridewithgps.com/routes/37174854

10am Bishopstone Flat: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/37020539

10.30am Halton Flat https://ridewithgps.com/routes/37020597

As usual rides start from the church in Ivinghoe and finish at the Rose and Crown in Ivinghoe for refreshments. Please have an idea of your choosen route with you to avoid wrong turns.

Remember the choice to ride with the Ivinghoe Velos is yours, but if everyone chooses to do their own thing there will be no Ivinghoe Velos. 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 road. 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.

Save the date: Sunday 5th September away day: The easiest 100km you will ever do, a circular route in Cambridgeshire, starting from Willington near Bedford (journey time 45 minutes) and avoiding all hills!!

After a great Sunday route that visited most of our Tuesday night hot spots, it’s tough finding somewhere or something different, here’s what I came up with.

We meet at the Pitstone roundabout to set off at 6.30pm. There are two options but it’s the same route, ridden clockwise or anticlockwise. Which way will you choose?

clockwise https://ridewithgps.com/routes/37167693

anticlockwise https://ridewithgps.com/routes/37167704

Advanced warning of an away day. Save the date 5th September for a flat 100km in Cambridgeshire, as easy ride to stay together with a no hills guarantee* https://ridewithgps.com/routes/37167591

*4% maximum gradient

This week we have a special ride to celebrate a significant birthday. David Padfield, known locally and now confusingly as “Chesham Dave” is celebrating his 70th birthday with us. Bikes, beers and buddies, surely the best way to celebrate a birthday! All velos are invited to take part in his 70km Sunday special. 70km might be too long, or too short for some riders preferences so there will be a 9am extension and a 10.30am short cut. Rides may come together out on the roads as the base route is the same for all three. As usual if groups are large we will split into safe numbers based on expected pace.

Rides should finish before 1pm. There is then an option to continuing the celebration at Ivinghoe Velos head quarters (The Rose And Crown Ivinghoe) with food and drink courtesy of Chesham Dave.

Please wear your Sunday best Velos blue kit, we will endeavor to pose for a team photo outside headquarters after the ride.

Thank you to route planner Dave Bembridge who also celebrated a birthday this week!

10am the main event (43 miles, 70km) : https://ridewithgps.com/routes/36360924

9am longer (60 miles): https://ridewithgps.com/routes/37118948

10.30am Short Cut (33 miles): https://ridewithgps.com/routes/37119025

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.

6.30pm: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/37081800

Our base route this week heads to Wing and Cubblington, we meet at the roundabout at 6.30pm. If riders want more miles, add on an early loop on extend into Tring towards the end of the route. We have a few more light evenings before we need to consider reducing distances or amending start times, so enjoy the next few Tuesday summer nights!

Before we lose everybody to a new BMX craze we thought we should get some good rides out for you this weekend! The 9am route starts in Eynsham, Oxfordshire, rather than our usual spot. The 10am and 10.30 routes kick off from Ivinghoe church as usual. The local routes are fairly flat, while the 9am away day has some steady climbing after all the Cotwolds means “sheep enclosures on rolling hillside”

10am ride https://ridewithgps.com/routes/37020539

10.30 ride https://ridewithgps.com/routes/37020597

9am ride https://ridewithgps.com/routes/36492478

The 9am start point is the High Street close to St Leonards church OX29 4HB (what three words= pockets clef puddles). There is plenty of street parking close by. Google maps suggests the quickest route is 37 miles, 59 minutes but you may want to give yourself a bit more time to get parked and the bike set up. Car sharing is encouraged, arranged via our usual social media channels. The route goes through some lovely villages, Bourton on the water, Minster Lovell, Great Barrington and the Slaughters, which get their name from old English Slothre (muddy place by the water). Depending on numbers we will ride in one or two groups, we will look after all aim to have a roll call at 9am and look after all riders. There will be a biscuit/banana stop on the green in Bourton.

The great rides won’t stop there! Next Sunday we have a special 70km to celebrate Mr Padfield’s 70th birthday and if the Oxfordshire ride works well we will head to Cambridgeshire for another away day in September.

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 on all rides but are lucky enough to have a large following, so generally everyone gets some company out on the roads.