Three rides to tempt you with this week. Many thanks to Messrs Bembridge and Howe for the route planning.

9am start, 50 miles

10am start, 37 miles

10am start, 19 miles

As always, please bring a copy of your chosen route with you. We depart from the Rose and Crown in Ivinghoe.

Meet at the Rose and Crown with raincoats and tea and cake funds for more cycling adventures.

Many of our group will be riding the Soldiers’ Charity Ride this Sunday. Registration is available on the day. Head on over to their website for details.

At 8:15am, Mr Bembridge will be leading a group over to the start of the Soldiers’ Ride for the 50 mile route. Feel free to join him. There may be other rides to join to head to the start of the ride for other distances – please check the Ivinghoe Velos Rear Hub on Facebook for more details.

If you aren’t joining the Soldiers’ ride then we have the following routes on offer –

9am start, 47 undulating miles

10am start, 32 undulating miles

10am start, 21 miles with just the one slope

All of these start from the Rose and Crown in Ivinghoe. Please do bring a copy of your chosen route with you as there may be limited numbers around to lead out these rides.

Meet at the Rose and Crown at 10 am for a gentle bike ride with a stop for tea and cake.

Here are your rides for tomorrow. As usual, all rides commence at the Rose & Crown at the time stated. The Velos are a friendly social group who welcome all cyclists, look after each other and try to stick together whilst out for a ride, however please try to be self sufficient and bring a copy of the route and a puncture repair kit. Participation is at your own risk.

9am 53 mile Aylesbury Loop…

http://www.mapometer.com/cycling/route_3558292.html

10am 31 miles:

http://gb.mapometer.com/running/route_4386253.html

10am 16 miles:

http://gb.mapometer.com/cycling/route_4306150.html

Je vous n’ai oublié pas, mes amis mais je suis en france pour encore de peu jours, alors….

Demain, a 10h, tout le monde sauf moi (desolée!!) va au pub “Rose et Crown” en Ivinghoe pour le “Tour de Thé”

Bon voyage et mangez bien le gateau!

(Ici, le translation)

Here are your rides for tomorrow. As usual, all rides commence at the Rose & Crown at the time stated. The Velos are a friendly social group who welcome all cyclists, look after each other and try to stick together whilst out for a ride, however please try to be self sufficient and bring a copy of the route and a puncture repair kit. Participation is at your own risk.

9am ride: Round Leighton Buzzard and over to Winslow – about 51 miles.

https://www.strava.com/routes/6217181

Garmin download links…

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/30213223/Velos%20Aug%2021.gpx

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/30213223/Velos%20Aug%2021.tcx

10am rides courtesy of Mr B…

31 miles: http://gb.mapometer.com/cycling/route_4386252.html

16 miles: http://gb.mapometer.com/cycling/route_4306150.html

There is also the option of the Luton and Dunstable Charity Ride (HQ in Kensworth Village Hall). More details on the facebook page…

https://www.facebook.com/LutonandDunstableCharityBikeRide

Désolée, mais je ne suis pas avec vous cette semaine parce que nous sommes en France.  Mais, bien sûr, le Thé Tour doit aller!

Donc, tout le monde va arriver au Rose & Crown, Ivinghoe pour departir a 10h, le samedi, pour chercher un cafe pour thé et gâteau.

Bon voyage!

(Si vous ne comprenez pas, s’il vous plaît appuyez ici pour le translation)

Here are your rides for tomorrow…

9am ride: 44 lumpy miles round the lanes to Sarratt and back:

https://www.strava.com/routes/6130707

TCX file: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/30213223/Sarratt.tcx

GPX file: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/30213223/Sarratt.gpx

10am rides courtesy of Mr Bembridge:

I may not be with you, but rest assured, some random, cycling related fact will be there to haunt or amuse you….

In 1986, Hero Cycles produced over 18,500 cycles a day, the highest in global reckoning. With the 48% share of the Indian market, this volume catapulted Hero in the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest bicycle manufacturer in the world.

13th August is the first anniversary of the death of Om Prakash Munjal who, born in 1928, was a co-founder of Hero Cycles in 1944.  The company started out as a bicycle spare parts business.

So, as you have your Tea & Cake, bear this entrepreneur in mind and make a mental note to look after you bicycle bits and pieces as you expect your bicycle to look after you.

Assembling at the Rose & Crown for a 10am departure please….