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7 members assembled in Woodend this morning for today’s ride. Weather conditions were cool, overcast with some misty rain early. During the ride the weather cleared after we left Woodend with mainly sunny breaks. It was also good to see 2 of our riders who had issues last Sunday back riding today. The member who had the broken gear cable was back riding with a new cable fitted plus the wounded warrior who had crashed was also back on the bike for the first time since Sunday.

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. We had mainly wind assistance until we turned at Batters Lane.  We then had a head wind for the ride back to Woodend. The ride was typical of late being reasonably quick early with a slower ride back to Woodend.

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

27 members assembled in Gisborne this morning for today’s ride. Weather conditions were the best we have had for a Sunday ride for many weeks. Clear skies, Light Breeze and warm temperatures.

6 riders rode the medium ride with the remaining 21 the long ride. The long ride split into 2 groups with 11 in the faster group and 10 in the slower group. There were multiple incidents on the long ride.

The first incident was a member having trouble with his DI2 gears not shifting. Upon resolving the problem he continued the ride.     The second incident near Kerrie Hall with another member having his rear derailleur cable break and could then only ride in the smallest rear cog and struggled climbing the hills.                                          The third incident  on the way back along BFD from Woodend with one  rider having a puncture causing him to slow suddenly and the rider behind crashing into him and having a fall. We called the ambulance and waited with him until they arrived and transfered him to hospital for further tests. A quick update is he has had tests which were all OK. Now waiting on wounds being cleaned and some jabs before hopefully being released today.

Back at the cafe it was the usual chatter and refreshments before heading home  The delayed group was late getting back and decided not to have a cafe stop and proceeded home.

22 riders assembled in Kyneton this morning for today’s ride. We also had one first time ride with us. Weather conditions were warm and sunny with a north easterly wind blowing. It was also good to see many members riding again that have not ridden much with the club over recent months.

11 riders rode the medium ride and the other 11 rode the longer ride with 2 groups of 7 riders and 4 riders. The medium ride also ended splitting into 2 groups as I had a puncture on the way to Metcalfe Hill and 2 members stayed with me and assisted while I replaced the tube. All rides were into the wind early but as most of the way was downhill ride speeds were still high. Once at the turn we than had a tail wind for the ride back to Kyneton.

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

6 members arrived in Woodend this morning to brave the conditions. One other member decided not to ride and returned home. Conditions in Woodend were cold with misty rain and a very strong southerly wind blowing.  We rode into sunshine by Boundary Road  and for the remainder of the ride.

We rode our usual 53km route out to Newham via Bryces Lane, 3 Chain Road, Chases Lane and turning at Batters Lane for the ride back to Woodend.  The wind strength had increased by the time we arrived at Batters Lane and a hard ride back then prevailed. A strong gust of wind caused 2 riders to have a fall. Both riders escaped any serious injury.

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

12 members assembled in Gisborne this morning with another member joining the ride just out from Gisborne. Weather conditions were not very friendly for riding, cold wet and windy. The weather worsened as the riders headed towards Mt Gisborne with heavy rain and standing water on the roads until we turned at Deverall Road for the ride back to Gisborne.

6 riders started the long ride and the remaining 7 rode the medium ride. All riders on the long ride modified the ride with some turning back and 2 riding back to Woodend. The riders on the medium ride rode through the worst of the conditions before heading back to Gisborne.  As riders arrived at Black Forest Drive the sun had begun to shine through and the roads had dried out.

Back at the cafe it was the usual chatter and refreshments for those who stayed with some members deciding to head home to dry out and have hot showers.

7 members arrived in Woodend this morning for the first official ride since the easing of Covid – 19 restrictions. The weather was cool with a strong Southerly wind blowing.

We rode our usual 53km ride out to Newham via Bryces Lane, 3 Chain Road, Chases Lane and turning for the ride back to Woodend at Batters Lane. We had a tail wind for most of the way out to Batters Lane followed by the head wind back to Woodend.

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

Weather conditions in Woodend were very windy and warmer than we have had for some while. We rode our normal Thursday ride out to Newham via Bryces Lane, 3 Chain Road, Chases Lane and turning at Batters Lane for the ride back to Woodend.

Immediately we commenced riding we split into 2 groups for the Ride out to Chases Lane. . We had a mainly head wind for the ride to Batters Lane followed by a tail wind back to Woodend.

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

We had a slightly damp start to the morning ride. The weather was cold with a strong southerly wind blowing. The light shower at the start soon disappeared and riding conditions were good

5 riders rode the long ride,  3 the medium ride and one rode a modified short ride. Riders on the medium ride soon began to split into smaller groups and some rode a modified ride.

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

Weather conditions in Woodend were cold windy with rain threatening. During the ride we had some spits of rain without having any falls.

We rode our normal 53km loop out to Newham via Bryces Lane, 3 Chain Road , Chases Lane and turning at Batters Lane for the ride back to Woodend. We had a mainly head wind out to Batters Lane then a tail wind back to Woodend.

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

It was good to welcome back members to club rides after the relaxing of Covid – 19 restrictions. The weather in Kyneton was overcast with the threat of rain and a strong northerly wind blowing. Rain overnight had left the roads a little damp with puddles early in the ride.

The medium ride soon split into 2 groups with the faster riders in the front group followed by the remainder. There was a reshuffling of the group further in the ride after the ride reached the turn around point. Both rides had the head wind early followed by tail wind back to Kyneton. The long ride arrived back within a few minutes of the medium ride.

At the cafe it was all exciting having our drinks and wearing a face mask with the usual chatter and refreshments being enjoyed by those members at the cafe before we all headed home.