Meet at 10 am outside the Rose and Crown for tea, cake and adventures in what looks to be fantastic sunshine. No one left behind so all riders welcome.

Many of our group will be enjoying the Chartridge Sportive on Sunday. For those not partaking we have two rides on offer this week. Both start from the Rose and Crown departing at 10am. Please bring a copy of your chosen route with you either on paper or on GPS device.

Long Route

Short Route

Our illustrious founder may well be off on another jolly jaunt, but don’t worry, the show will go on and we will have you home in time for a pint at the pub to round off tomorrow morning’s Tea Ride. It will also serve as a nice warm up for the excitement of the 59th Eurovision Song Contest tomorrow evening (just in case you didn’t know, we somehow managed to scrape together an entry again this year, which is where the Molly bit comes in).

As ever, the Tea Ride will leave the pub at 10am and aim to return by 12.30pm.

British Girls on Home Turf

For those looking for slightly more strenuous exercise, John Hegs will be leading a ride off in search of those fabulous ladies in the Women’s Tour of Britain as they head through the Welwyn Garden City area.

For those wishing to join him, this is the route over there and the grand depart from the Rose & Crown will be at 9am.  It’s going to be rather damp around the edges, so mudguards are advised and the pace will be to suit the conditions/riders.

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 !

Bat out of hell route

Rides

Three rides to chose from this Sunday –

9am start, 49 mile Bembridge route

10am start 20 mile route

10am start, 29 mile route

As usual, we depart from the Rose and Crown and bringing a copy of the route is always a good idea.

A Message from Martin

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.

Tuesday Route

We have three rides on offer for this Sunday.

First up is an early start ride planned by Dave “Early Riser” Bembridge.

9am Start, 45 miles

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!