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6 members arrived in Woodend this morning for today’s ride. The weather was overcast with a light wind and low cloud. As we commenced riding the cloud lowered and we rode in drizzly rain until we reached Newham. As we left Newham the wind started to pick up and blew the low cloud away. The sun came out around Batters Lane and we rode nearly all the way back to Woodend before we encountered some more low cloud and drizzle.

It was good to see our intrepid member back from his 5 weeks plus gravel ride in he wilds of South Australia.

We rode our usual 53km ride to Newham via Bryces Lane, 3 Chain Road, Chases Lane and turning at Batters Lane for the ride back to Woodend. Apart from the rain early and wet roads once the sun came out it was a pleasant ride.

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

27 riders assembled in Woodend this morning for today’s ride on a cold and frosty start to the day. As the rides were commencing the sun had begun to shine through and the frost soon disappeared. The morning then became warmer as the rides progressed with everyone enjoying the conditions.

16 riders rode the medium ride and the remaining 11 rode the longer ride. 4 riders on the medium ride decided to ride the longer ride after riders had descended Straws Lane leaving 12 on the medium ride. A slight increase in wind strength improved riding as we then had a tail wind for the majority of the ride.

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

4 members arrived in Woodend this morning for today’s ride. The weather was cool, cloudy with a northerly wind blowing. Many of our regular Thursday riders are still away or unavailable to ride at the moment.

We rode our usual 53km ride out to Newham via Bryces Lane, 3 Chain Road, Chases Lane and turning at Batters Lane for the ride back to Woodend. The wind remained light for the most of the ride and all rides were quicker than previous weeks. The sun began to shine through near the end of the ride.

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

23 riders arrived in Gisborne for today’s ride. The weather was very cold with a strong north westerly wind blowing. We had 2 first time riders and one member from interstate  with us.

12 riders rode the medium ride and the remaining 11 rode the long ride. Some riders removed their wet/ windproof jackets early in the ride when we had the tail wind but then had to put them back on once we turned into the head wind. All rides enjoyed a tail wind early followed by the head wind and the tail wind to finish the ride. The long ride split into 2 groups with some returning from Nursery Road and not climbing Waterfalls Road.

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

4 members assembled in Woodend this morning on a cold, cloudy and very windy start to the day. We were joined by another member at the cafe who was unable to ride this morning. As the ride progressed we had patches of sunshine and the wind strengthened during the morning.

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 way to Batters Lane we were into the wind followed by a tail wind back to Woodend.

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

19 members arrived in Kyneton this morning for today’s ride. The weather was overcast with a cool northerly wind blowing. As the ride commenced the sun began to shine through. We then had periods of sunshine and intermittent clouds for the remainder of the ride. We also had a first time new member riding with us this morning and he rode the medium ride.

14 riders rode the medium ride and the remaining 5 rode the long ride. 9 riders on the medium ride descended Metcalfe Hill and climbed back up to increase the ride distance.

One of the riders on the medium ride had the misfortune to be stung by a bee on the tongue. An unusual and unpleasant experience.

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

3 members arrived in Woodend for this mornings ride. Numbers were less then normal with a some of our regulars either unavailable or away. The weather was cool with some fog around at the start of the ride. Conditions soon warmed up as we commenced riding. The ride enjoyed warm sunny skies and a light south easterly wind.

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. The wind direction meant mostly a slight tail wind to Batters Lane followed by a head wind back to Woodend.

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

26 members arrived in Woodend this morning for today’s ride. The weather conditions were very good with a strengthening North easterly wind and warm sunshine. The winds were light early and strengthened for the ride back to Woodend. We also had a first time rider with us this morning who rode the medium ride.

15 riders rode the medium ride and the remaining 11 rode the longer ride. Both rides were ridden at a good pace with the light head wind early and stronger tail wind for the ride back.

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

4 members arrived in Woodend this morning for today’s ride. The weather was sunny with some light patches of frost and a light wind. Once riding the temperature soon warmed up and an enjoyable ride was had by all.

We rode our usual 53km Thursday loop out to Newham via Bryces Lane, 3 Chain Road, Chases Lane and turning at Batters Lane for the ride back to Woodend. One member  punctured descending Bryces Lane when riding through stones on the road surface after road works. He told the others to continue on and he would catch up. Unfortunately he was unable to repair the puncture . When the others contacted him he had already arranged to be picked up.

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

14 members arrived in Gisborne this morning for today’s ride. The weather was overcast with a cold wind blowing. We also had a first time member riding with us this morning. The weather warmed up during the ride and everyone enjoyed the conditions. Club riders were down in number due to many members riding the Ottway Classic yesterday in Torquay.

7 riders rode the medium ride and the other 7 rode the long ride. Rides were ridden at a good speed with favorable wind conditions.

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