Many thanks to everyone who attended the Velos Christmas gathering on Friday. It was great to see so many of both the Saturday and Sunday riders enjoying a bite and a beverage together.
This week’s rides –
TINSEL-TASTIC!
Yep.. I know… you thought I had forgotten….
Nope. Just busy having having dinner….
Saturday. 10am. The (Tea) Tinsel Ride.
Prize for the Best Dressed Bike & Rider.
Won’t be Big. Won’t be Clever. But it will happen.
All encompassing. Everyone welcome & catered for.
Velos Rides for Sunday 11th December 2016
This week’s Sunday rides.
9am start, 42 miles (note, Mr Howe suggests a little extra for this route if the weather is good and the pace quick)
As always, please bring a copy of your chosen route with you. We depart from the Rose and Crown in Ivinghoe at the times noted above. Thanks again to Messieurs Bembridge and Howe for crafting our routes. We always welcome new route ideas so please do send them in if you have any suggestions.
Tea Ride…
at Ten. As usual.
might be wet. Might not be.
Come prepared for anything.
You know the drill….
Velos Rides for Sunday 4th December 2016
This week’s Sunday rides.
10am start, 26 miles recovery ride with Mr Bembridge
As always, please bring a copy of your chosen route with you. We launch from Rose and Crown in Ivinghoe at the times stated above. Newcomers are most welcome to join us.
Last call for the Velos Xmas Do – money to Sally Beezer or Elke/John Hegarty by Sunday 11 Dec please.
The View….
“Yes, this is the view as far as I can remember… Yes, yes it is.
May I ask what you expected to see ? Sydney Opera House perhaps? The Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically across the plain… “
This is the Tea Ride. Anything is possible!
We see a lot of things, not necessarily the sea at Torquay but a lot of varied and interesting things. And we meet a vast, eclectic mix of people on our two wheeled travels whilst sharing a wry grin and a giggle.
So, whilst you pedal along tomorrow, give Basil & Manuel a passing thought. And take in the view… of whatever it may be…
Wrap up warm, it might be chilly! Leaving the Rose & Crown at 10am. Every Saturday.
Velos Rides for Sunday 27th November 2016
This week’s rides.
10am start, 27 miles at a recovery pace led by Mr Bembridge
As always, please bring a copy of your chosen ride with you. If you have a new route that you would like share with us then please do send them in via the website or our Facebook Rear Hub page.
This Time Next Month…
… those of you with a sense of fun about you will have joined in the greatest cycle event Ivinghoe ever sees – The Tinsel Ride (Saturday 17th December) – but more of that nearer the time. There’s lots of other great stuff got to happen before then….
We’ve got the Velos Christmas Gathering at the Rose & Crown on Friday 16th December. £15 per person – other halves, partners, spouses welcome too. Money & dietary requirements to Sally Beezer or Elke & John Hegarty please.
The Church Lane (Pitstone) Christmas Lights Switch On is Saturday 10th December – we are expecting great things from the Velos representatives! And I believe it’s the 20th anniversary this year …..
The youngest members of the Velos will reach “double digits”, each rather than combined, so the Tea & Cake will be on them at some point in the next couple of weeks…..
And you thought I was going to say ….. “it will all be over…”
There’s 35 days left to the end of the year. That means there’s 6 more chances left in 2016 to enjoy the Tea Ride at the Rose & Crown at 10am on a Saturday. (Don’t worry…. I’ll still be here in 2017 
)
QUICK!!!! In true Black Friday spirit – grab it before it runs out!!!
Velos Rides for Sunday 20th November 2016
There rides on offer this week.
10am start, 24 gentle miles with Dave Bembridge
As always, please bring a copy of your chosen route with you.
According to Michael McIntyre….
So…. in his new live show, MrMcIntyre tells us all about the week in Austria he was “forced” to endure at his wife’s insistence…. lose a stone in a week…. eat lentils and juice…. and look miserable….
The best words he says…? Eat cake and be happy. So once again, the Tea Ride gets it right.
Tea/coffee … and endorphin raising cake. Inane banter and information free of charge.
Bring some pennies …. Leaving the Rose & Crown at 10am. Back for lunchtime.
Wrap up warm and bring the the bike you are most proud of. Or the one that you have. We don’t judge and we don’t care. We just want to see you there with a bit of enthusiasm and we promise to look after you. (Under 16’s must be accompanied by a responsible adult).