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News for September 2016 Thursday 1St September 2016. Report News for September 2016 Thursday 1st September 2016. Report from Bill Balchin: Ah, September the first. We are now into Autumn in the meteorological calendar but whatever you call the season, the weather is looking ideal for cycling today - dry, a bit of sunshine, warm enough for short sleeves but not baking hot - the only thing the eighteen starters at Winterbourne need now is a good route to Shipton Moyne. Our Sem Fed contingent of Sean, Catherine, Mike and Alex were present today after a week of French cycling so our route needed to be something special to live up to that. Step forward Steve Hicks who has planned out a corker for us. Frampton End road into Iron Acton is always a good start, especially now that the overgrown hedges have been trimmed back. Then onto Chaingate Lane where the "Road Closed" sign was ignored as the workmen were packing up. A cruise along Tanhouse Lane in the sunshine took us to the short climb for Bury Hill where Don declared his new Thorn Audax to be the ideal tool for the job. And more delightful lanes over Hawkesbury common into Hillesley for the climb of the day at Kilcot. I managed to get ahead to grab a couple of photos on the pretty valley before the climb proper - the left fork, not the leg-buster of straight on. A short way on the A46 took us to the turning for Leighterton where it is easy to go wrong with six little lanes all converging on the village. Steve deftly led us through the mini-maze, not passing the Royal Oak which became a bit too gastro for us, and on to a lovely little lane that was suddenly blocked by a huge cattle truck coming towards us, towering over us and filling the entire width of the tarmac. Quickly taking to the grass verge we watched him carry on by leaving a trail of smashed off branches in his wake. On past the Beaufort polo club and over the Tetbury Road at Westonbirt you could sense the wealth in the area. Huge mansions, immaculate gardens, stables and lovely smooth tarmac was the recipe for the final leg before we arrived at the Cat and Custard Pot just on noon. This was our second visit to this pub. The previous time we had sat in the front garden in baking sunshine, today we sat outside in more pleasant sunshine. The pre-ordering seemed to be working well, they brought the meals out to us with the request to pay later. It all went a bit out of kilter when there was a spare ham, egg and chips unclaimed. In the end one of the scaffolders working on the outside of the building scoffed it down. The penny dropped when Pete Hoskin turned up by car at a quarter to one. Ooops, keep schtum? No, Peter did the honourable thing and paid up leaving the pub square and a happy scaffolder. The beer was the cheapest for a long time at three quid so we were a pretty happy bunch by leaving time. Den and Annette had made their own way plus Dave on his first BTOTC ride who had missed the punctual depart and all joined us for the trip home. There was more picturesque scenery and delightful lanes as Steve led us through Easton Grey and then instead of the main road to Sherston put in pleasant loop over the river Avon and along the Foxley Road where we managed to meet another huge truck. At Sherston we took the lane that passes through the Badminton estate - another five star cycling lane - and onto Hawkesbury Upton where our descent off the Cotswolds was by the Hawksbury monument and down, down, down over Inglestone common. Pedalling hard on one of the many ramps over Inglestone Common many of us were intrigued as Annette sailed past effortlessly on her electric bike. I think I have seen the future. Another excellent day out. Touch here to see Steve's route out to Shipton Moyne and back. 3rd September 2016: Message from Mark Brough: Hi BTOTC. Thought I'd drop you a line before setting off on holiday with some CTC bods to The Picos. I am now cycling about 15 miles on my "proper" bike, and am becoming stronger and am able to cycle up Park Street without too much effort. What is frustrating is that my range is not increasing - I have been limited to about 15 miles for some weeks now. Consequently I have hired a van at Santander and will have to turn around and head back for the van after cycling with the group for five to ten miles. Everyone will be chatting about the bike they've brought for cycling the Picos, but my conversation is about which van to hire to cycle the Picos! Next step is my 2nd hip, which I am hoping can be replaced November / December ready for Thursday pies next spring. Regards, Mark. Thursday 8th September 2016. Report from Pete Campbell: We were promised a sunny day for the arrival of the Tour of Britain in Bath. Well, it was raining when I left home, but it didn't last long, so going out without a waterproof was the right decision. We met at Mangotsfield Station which is normally a sign that the ride is being led by Martyn Hallett. So no surprise to find Martyn ready to go for our ride to Bradford on Avon, where we would have a short lunch followed by a dash back to Oldland Common to see the Tour riders flash by on their run into Bath. Another feature of the day was a new lunch venue: the Lock Inn cafe, on the canal towpath and directly opposite our normal stop at the Canal Tavern (where we've had a few examples of slow service). There were eighteen riders for Martyn's expedition including Nick on his first ride with us. He retired at the end of July, had August off (which I think means getting up late, slobbing around, and basically being unable to believe that this is all he needs to do now, for ever). But by September I think he's decided that getting on his bike, during the day, and just riding seems a better option. Also at Mangotsfield were a number of Easy Riders who were taking the flat route down the cycle path to Bath and then the tow path to Bradford. No such luxury for the main group. No more than a mile to the first ascent, up Coxgrove Hill to Pucklechurch, had some of us wishing we could justify applying for Easy Rider membership (not sure if that's even allowed). Then we had another two or three miles of flat before climbing up past Hinton onto the edge of the Cotswolds. After that Martyn promised only rolling roads. So by now Nick had seen what he'd let himself in for. He looked like he was doing okay. We later learned that he's been riding tandems for the last ten years, so seems like he's a real cyclist. The roads then really did turn out to be rolling, through Burton, skirting Castle Combe, into Yatton Keynell, through Biddeston and Corsham. There was no traffic till we reached Bradford on Avon at nearly noon, where the roads were full of people also probably wanting to eat. The Lock Inn has tables inside, and in their garden. We had reserved seating on their boat. You could tell you were on a boat when anyone else got on it (I think the technical term is "boarded"), but it wasn't as bad as when I was once on a Brittany Ferry on the Bay of Biscay so I managed. A huge menu, speedy service and good food means we will certainly be going there again. No leisurely lunch today as there was cycle racing to watch. Martyn's route for those who wanted to see the race was onto the towpath as far as the Dundas aqueduct, then up through Monkton Combe and onto the Two Tunnels path at Midford, into Bath and onto the cycle path, past Bitton station and turn off at Oldland Common and stop at the Dolphin. We'd made good time, and the TV in the pub showed the Tour had not reached Wotton under Edge. So the dozen of us there had no choice but to drag tables to the roadside and sit in the sun with our second pint of the day watching the action unfold. No-one came past throwing out goodies so we had to make do with the Dolphin's Doombar.Various amateur cyclists heading for the finish zipped by (showing off, I think). A few Tour vehicles came by, and then increasing numbers of police on motor bikes closing roads, and finally the lead group of six cyclists going faster than I can manage, and probably faster than I could ever have managed, followed by the peloton, and then the team cars, and then... Well, that was it. So into the Dolphin to see the finish live on TV about fifteen minutes later. What a great day. The route map? Touch here to see. Thursday 15 September 2016. Report from Shirley Hume: Forecasts of thunderstorms did not deter 21 BTOTC riders from assembling at Ashton today for Arnold’s ‘Magical Mystery Tour’ of the leafy suburbs of Bristol. Our leader himself was either reprising his days as a domestique in the Tour de France [musette slung casually over his shoulder] or was practising for a retirement job as a Cycle Courier – whatever the reason he looked very dashing! We set off through Ashton Court to exit at the main gate on to the A369, from where a little ‘wiggle’ through the housing took us out to cross the suspension bridge and straight on to pass Christchurch, Clifton.
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