14 Nov

Sunday Club Ride – Kyneton

13 riders assembled in Kyneton this morning for today’s ride. The weather was very cold and with a strong north westerly wind blowing. All members anticipated that they would  be finished before the rain came in. Famous last words. The medium ride had the first light sprinkle as they back climbing Metcalfe Hill. The long ride encountered the rain as they crossed the freeway near Elphinstone. The rain varied from light hail & sleet to heavy at times but fortunately we mainly had a tail wind by this time.  By the time riders were heading back to Kyneton the roads had become very wet and everyone arrived back cold and soaked.

7 riders rode the medium ride and the remaining 6 rode the long ride with one member cutting the long ride short as he had to be home early.

Half the riders did not bother with the cafe as all they wanted to do was to get home and into some dry clothes. Those that did attend the cafe had the usual chatter and refreshments before heading home.

07 Nov

Sunday Club Ride – Woodend – 7th November 2021

35 members assembled in Woodend this morning for todays ride. The weather was overcast with low cloud and light drizzle and a southerly wind blowing. Not the most inviting conditions for a ride. We also has a new member having his first ride with the club. Once we had ridden away from Woodend the skies lightened and the sun began to shine for the most part of the ride.

18 riders rode the medium ride and the remaining 17 rode the long ride. The rides were conducted at a good pace with the tail wind early and the head wind section kept maintained a good speed. On arrival at Ashbourne Road for the ride back to Woodend the light drizzle restarted for some of the way.

Back at the cafe it was the usual chatter and refreshments before we all headed home.

 

 

31 Oct

Sunday Club Ride – Gisborne

33 members assembled in GIsborne this morning for the first club ride since the easing of Covid 19 restrictions. The weather was ideal for riding with warm and sunny conditions and a light breeze.  We had one new member having their first ride with us and 2 other first time riders also.

16 riders rode the medium ride and the remaining 17 rode the long ride. The medium ride split into 2 groups early in the ride but rejoined later at one of the stopping points. All riders on the medium ride extended the ride for some additional kilometers. With the ideal conditions all rides were conducted at a good speed and everyone enjoyed the sunshine and lack of strong winds.

All members were together at the finish of the ride for the usual chatter and refreshments at the cafe.

11 Jul

Sunday Club Ride – Kyneton – 11th July 2021

24 members arrived in Kyneton this morning for today’s ride. The weather was very cold and frosty with a northerly wind blowing and sunny skies. All rides had a head wind for the first half followed by a tail wind for the ride back to Kyneton.

6 riders rode the medium ride, 11 rode the long ride and the remaining 7 rode a modified long ride. Most of the rides were down hill into the wind early. There was some climbing during the mid part of the rides then the tail wind back with some uphill sections.

Back at the cafe it was the usual chatter and refreshments before heading home.

08 Jul

Thursday Club Ride – Woodend -8th July 2021

7 members arrived in Woodend this morning for today’s ride. The morning was cold, sunny with a  frost on the ground and a light North Easterly wind blowing.

We rode our usual 53km loop out to Newham via Bryces Lane, 3 Chain Road, Chases Lane and turning at Batters Lane for the ride back to Woodend. The temperature started to climb from about Newham and from there the conditions were much warmer. The wind shifted to a more southerly direction on the ride back to Woodend.

Back at cafe it was the usual chatter and refreshments sitting in the sun before we headed home.

 

 

04 Jul

Sunday Club Ride – Woodend – 4th July 2021

6 members assembled in Woodend this morning for today’s ride. The weather was miserable with cold, constant drizzly rain and a strong Northerly wind blowing.

2 of the riders had ridden up from Gisborne. After some debate 4 riders rode the short ride and the other 2 rode a modified version of the long ride. One member on the short ride decided to extend the ride as he was cold and wet already.

The remaining 3 riders enjoyed the usual chatter and refreshments at the cafe before heading home

01 Jul

Thursday Club Ride – Woodend – 1st July 2021

5 members arrived in Woodend this morning for today’s ride. The morning was overcast, cold with a strengthening northerly wind blowing. At about the mid point of the ride the sky began to lift and we had sections of sunshine for the remainder of the ride. We also had one of our riders with us this morning after an absence of some months.

We rode our usual 53km circuit out to Newham via Bryces Lane, 3 Chain Road, Chases Lane and turning at Batters Lane for the ride back to Woodend. Most of the ride out to Batters Lane was into the wind. As we turned to ride back to Woodend we then picked up the tail wind for most of the way back.

Back at the cafe it was the usual chatter and refreshments before we headed home.

27 Jun

Sunday Club Ride – Gisborne – 27th June 2021

24 members arrived in Gisborne this morning for today’s ride. Most members were wearing the new club kit and looking resplendent apart from those who had rain jackets on. The weather conditions were cool and sunny with a light wind blowing. The medium ride enjoyed sunshine for most of the ride and dry roads while the long ride had short sections with damp roads and cloud in the treed area of the ride.

12 riders rode the medium ride and the remaining 12 rode the long ride. Some riders on the medium ride extended the ride with 3 riders climbing Mt Gisborne early in the ride. 4 other riders extended the ride by going to Nursery Road late in the ride. There were 2 punctures on the medium ride, one early in the ride and the other near the finish. For different reasons both riders did not complete the scheduled ride.

All riders were together at the cafe for the usual chatter and refreshments before heading home.

24 Jun

Thursday Club Ride – Woodend – 24th June 2021

3 members arrived in Woodend this morning for today’s ride. The weather was overcast, cold with a strengthening north easterly wind. Once we commenced riding the sun began to shine through and we had sunshine and a drying road for most of the ride.

We rode our usual 53km circuit out to Newham via Bryces Lane, 3 Chain Road, Chases Lane and turning at Batters Lane for the ride back to Woodend. We had an head wind mostly out to Batters Lane then as the wind had strengthened by then a good tail wind back to Woodend.

Back at the cafe it was the usual chatter and refreshments before we headed home.

20 Jun

Sunday Club Ride – Kyneton – 20th June 2021

29 members arrived in Kyneton this morning for the first ride since the relaxing of Covid restrictions. The weather was cool, sunny with a southerly wind blowing. The conditions warmed up during the ride and apart from one section of the ride we rode in sunshine most of the way.

20 riders rode the medium ride and the remaining 9 rode the longer ride. Most riders modified the rides by shortening the ride by deleting the loop to Woodend North. The middle section of the rides were into the wind with the start and finish having a tail wind.

Back at the cafe the riders on the early finishers on the medium ride were leaving as the remaining riders finished. For both groups it was the usual chatter and refreshments before heading home.