Sunday, 28th June 2015
RIDE CANCELLED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER
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Meet at the Choir Hall at 10am
Distance = 50 miles, Difficulty = 3/5
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Wednesday, 17th June 2015
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Nice evening ride down to the Millers Arms in the lovely village of Mathern. Twelve riders made the trip, with Rhys, Aimee, Mike and Rachel lowered the average age of the group significantly. Great to have some younger riders with us. It was Butcombe beer and various dishes with chips before heading back to Caldicot.
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Sunday, 14th June 2015
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Newport Wetlands – Difficulty 2/5 – Distance 34 miles
Ten riders made the start at the Choir Hall and made their way down to Newport Wetlands via the back lanes through Undy, Redwick and Goldcliff. A stop at the lighthouse for photos, before returning via the Seawall Cafe where a stop for coffee and refreshments was much needed.
Nice to see three new members; son and daughter of Leon Jones, Rhys and Aimee and Lorraine Leahy from Cardiff, as well as some of the usual faces.
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Wednesday, 3rd June 2015
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Cracking ride down to the Rose Inn on a lovely, but chilly evening. Route took us through Caerwent, Carrow Hill, Magor and Wilcrick before arriving in Redwick. Pints of Reverend James, chips and assorted other dishes was had, before the ride back to Caldicot via the Moors gravel tracks. Great to see another new face as David Vass from Newport joined us for the ride – welcome David.
Riders:
Sunday, 31st May 2015
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The Redwick Endurance event which was attended by 34 riders who completed a record breaking 780 laps of the 2 mile circuit. Top man again was Mike Blake who extended his pb to 55 laps during the eight hour period. The event raised £460 on the day with promises of further donations to make it up to £1,000. Also thanks to Barclays Bank and the ladies at the Caldicot Branch who have offered to match fund the amount, and also provided cakes and drinks for the hungry riders.
Pictures of the day
Here is a list of the riders with number of laps and the distance covered in miles.
| Mike Blake | 55 | 107.25 |
| Nick Powell | 52 | 101.14 |
| Tony Griffiths | 36 | 70.2 |
| Steve Tobin | 36 | 70.2 |
| Tony Ward | 34 | 66.3 |
| Gareth Davies | 33 | 64.35 |
| Mark Body | 32 | 62.4 |
| Leon Jones | 32 | 62.4 |
| David Whittle | 31 | 60.45 |
| Michael Malolepszy | 31 | 60.45 |
| Grahame Morton | 30 | 58.5 |
| Kenneth Dann | 29 | 56.55 |
| Linda Malolepszy | 28 | 54.6 |
| Greg Tinker | 28 | 54.6 |
| Sharon Ward | 25 | 48.75 |
| Mike Pobjoy | 25 | 48.75 |
| Sue Earnshaw | 23 | 44.85 |
| Chris Nolan | 22 | 42.9 |
| Kirstie Benjamin | 21 | 40.95 |
| Karl Gregory | 18 | 35.1 |
| Corrine Kenney | 16 | 31.2 |
| Tracey Eastabrook | 16 | 31.2 |
| Brigette Widdas | 16 | 31.2 |
| Diane Potter | 16 | 31.2 |
| Steve Davies | 16 | 31.2 |
| Carolyn Griffiths | 16 | 31.2 |
| Robert Eastabrook | 11 | 21.45 |
| Stefan Edwards | 10 | 19.5 |
| Delyth Gregory | 10 | 19.5 |
| Peter Williams | 8 | 15.60 |
| Ron Powell | 6 | 11.7 |
| Alyn Dawe | 6 | 11.7 |
| Sonia Black | 5 | 9.75 |
| John Searle | 5 | 9.75 |
| Richie Llewellyn | 3 | 5.85 |
Wednesday, 20th May 2015
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The latest ride was to the Groes Wen pub on the A48 at Penhow. The smallest group for a while, 3 riders left the Choir Hall and made their way through Caerwent and Carrow Hill to the pub at the top of the rise opposite Parc Seymour, where we were met by Gareth Davies who had cycled in from Bassaleg.
Riders:
Sunday, 17th May 2015
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Distance = 40 miles, Difficulty = 3/5
Seven riders made the trip across the bridge for an excellent ride over in North Somerset. Starting from Yatton Station and following the Strawberry Line to Cheddar, passing through the medieval town of Axbridge. The next challenge was the 2 mile Cheddar Gorge, the cyclists winding through the limestone cliffs including one brute of a corner measuring 16% which really tested the legs. Everyone made it though, and with a stop at the Queen Victoria Inn at Priddy for coffee, it was downhill to Wookey Hole via the very steep Deer Leap lane. Once back on the main road at Wells, it was a pedal down along the rolling main road to Cheddar before picking up the Strawberry Line back to Yatton.
We were joined on the ride by Michael and Linda Malolepszy from Newport Social Cycling, we hope that you enjoyed the ride.
Riders:
Wednesday, 13th May 2015
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Distance = 14 miles, Difficulty = 1/5
Route took us from the Choir Hall to Caerwent, Five Lanes, Carrow Hill to Magor. Stopping at the Golden Lion for fantastic Steak, Guinness and Mushroom pie before returning home to Caldicot.
Riders:
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An excellent turn-out of 14 riders saw the group leave the Choir Hall and head for Caerwent. Along the A48, then Five Lanes towards Carrow Hill before turning back to the A48 at the Rock and Fountain pub. A left turn before the Foresters Oaks saw a sharp climb up to Llandevaud before descending to Llanmartin. The last hill of the day at Underwood and then onto Bishton and the lanes to the cafe at the Seawall.
Great to see four newcomers including old school mate, Tony Malarz and his daugher Kelly, and a couple of lads from Magor, David O’Shaughnessy and Mike Catlin. Welcome to you all.
Distance – 28 miles, Difficulty 2/5
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Sunday, 3rd May 2015
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Distance – 47 miles, Difficulty – 3/5, Total Climb – 2,027 feet
Windy ride to Berkeley via Mathern, Severn Bridge, Littleton Upon Severn and Oldbury. Pit stop at the Berkeley Tearooms for eggs / bean on toast, jacket potato and soup before heading back into the head-wind for home.
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