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Here is the route for next Sunday's A ride. Posted early to see if any interest.

If there is enough interest to run the ride, I would like to run it the same as the BMCC rides I have attended recently, i.e. ride in pairs and regularly rotate the lead about every five minutes in an anti- clockwise direction, with no breakaways and NO DROPPED RIDERS. This makes for an easier and faster ride and is very sociable as you get to ride by the side of everyone as the group rotates.

I have chosen this route as there is a bit of climbing without being too testing. It also takes in a bit of the Tour of Britain route from Cublington to Quainton.

I hope there is enough interest to run the ride as it would be great to get the A ride up and running on a regular basis.

PLEASE WOULD YOU CONFIRM IF YOU ARE GOING TO ATTEND THE RIDE BY FRIDAY EVENING.

Route: https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/16071127
Average Pace: 17.5-18.5mph - This is quite achievable for the faster B riders when riding in a group.
Ascent: 2300 feet

Please feel free to comment if you have any suggestions. Hope to see you there.

Guy

It’s shut fro Padbury to Kingswood crossroads from 9:30 to 15:00- this is where you are due to turn up Sandhill road. If you carry on from Gawcott to Steeple Claydon via Twyford crossroads, you can go through Steeple Claydon and get to Sandhill road from the other direction. Hope this helps.

Hi Pat

The road between Steeple Claydon and Padbury is closed today. I think it will be for a few days. I will try and find a sign and check, then I will let you know later.

Cheers

Guy

Sounds good. I'm interested.

If anyone would like to ride in the A group next Sunday, please could you let me know by Friday evening? Thanks, Guy

Same route as posted last week. Hopefully it will go ahead this week. We are heading for fine Italian coffee and bacon rolls at Stockgrove Cafe, Rushmere Country Park.

We will ride as a group, regularly rotating the lead as we did to great effect with Tim last week, with a no dropped rider policy and see what we can achieve.

The route out is: Buckingham, Gawcott, Lenborough, Padbury, Thornborough, Thornton, Beachampton, Calverton the Wealds, Whaddon, Mursley, Drayton Parslow, Stoke Hammond, Great Brickhill to our stop around 30 miles.

Then back home via: Heath and Reach, Soulbury, Stewkley, Swanbourne, Winslow, Verney Junction, Padbury, Lenborough, Gawcott, Buckingham.

Distance: 53 miles
Ascent: 1500 feet
Average speed: 17+mph

Route: https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course­/16311557

Hope to see you there,
Guy
07715 977634

Please could you let me know if you are attending by clicking "I'm Attending" or commenting below

Great ride today. Cheers Tim👍

Try 94 coffee shop😂

Great, see you Sunday.

For this Sunday's "A" ride we are heading for fine Italian coffee and bacon rolls at Stockgrove Cafe, Rushmere Country Park.

We will ride as a group, regularly rotating the lead and with a no dropped rider policy and see what we can achieve.

The route out is: Buckingham, Gawcott, Lenborough, Padbury, Thornborough, Thornton, Beachampton, Calverton the Wealds, Whaddon, Mursley, Drayton Parslow, Stoke Hammond, Great Brickhill to our stop around 30 miles.

Then back home via: Heath and Reach, Soulbury, Stewkley, Swanbourne, Winslow, Verney Junction, Padbury, Lenborough, Gawcott, Buckingham.

Distance: 53 miles
Ascent: 1500 feet
Average speed: 17+mph

Route: https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/16311557

Hope to see you there,
Guy
07715 977634

Please click "I'm Attending" if you are coming

Sorry Tim, can't make this one as doing Red Kite 100 miler. Back next week. Hope you get a few fasties turn up and have a good ride👍

Hi all, here is the planned route for Sunday's "A Ride". We will be aiming for a pace of 17 - 17.5mph so hopefully some of some of you faster medium B Riders will join me (safety in numbers is the plan).

We will leave Buckingham and head to The George & Dragon at Quainton via Gawcott, Lenborough, Padbury, Thornborough, Nash, Great Horwood, Little Horwood, Mursley, Stewkley, Cublington, Whitchurch, Pitchcott, to our stop at Quainton.

Then home via Grendon Underwood, Marsh Gibbon, Stratton Audley, Chetwode and Gawcott.

It would be great if there are a few of us to work together. Please would you click "I'm attending" if you are planning to give it a go.

Guy

Distance: 50 miles
Pace: 17-17.5mph
Ascent: 2011 feet

Route: https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course­/16071127

Are you going to join me on the fast "A" ride on Sunday then @Phil?😅

Hi all, here is the planned route for Sunday's "A Ride". We will be aiming for a pace of 17 - 17.5mph so hopefully some of some of you faster medium B Riders will join me (safety in numbers is the plan).

We will leave Buckingham and head to The George & Dragon at Quainton via Gawcott, Lenborough, Padbury, Thornborough, Nash, Great Horwood, Little Horwood, Mursley, Stewkley, Cublington, Whitchurch, Pitchcott, to our stop at Quainton.

Then home via Grendon Underwood, Marsh Gibbon, Stratton Audley, Chetwode and Gawcott.

It would be great if there are a few of us to work together. Please would you click "I'm attending" if you are planning to give it a go.

Guy

Distance: 50 miles
Pace: 17-17.5mph
Ascent: 2011 feet

Route: https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/16071127

OMG Phil, only just read your post. So glad you got there in time and your son is ok. Hope you and the rest of your family are recovering from the traumatic experience as well. All the best and hope to see you soon. Guy

Hi Julian

If I don't see you before you leave for Seattle I'd like to wish you and your family the very best of luck. Try and hang on to the English accent. Guy

Thanks @PaulW, great route with some good fast group riding. Hope @StewartB made it home safe and sound.

I can't make the first couple of Thursday evening rides but am looking forward to joining some after that. Thanks for your efforts in planning these @Phil.

Looking forward to it. See you Sunday.

I'm up for this but can't make the first one. I rode round the circuit earlier in the year with my son on the NORPIP charity bike ride and as Matt says, is great fun.

With the leisure and medium groups both regularly running faster than the advertised speeds,perhaps then the classified speeds just need to be increased. This would though probably suit the current members but maybe deter new ones. The recent newbies in the medium have all coped ok with the groups regular speed. Is this the same for the leisure group?

I also private messaged @MattH with a suggestion. It is pretty much the same as @Pdtinsley suggested-lower the fast classification to 16.5-17.5 and create a new Elite group of 18+. If not enough demand for Elite they could join the fast group.

Hi Matt

I'll run through all the points you have raised.

I advertised the ride at 16mph as every ride I have taken part in this year including the ones I have lead and the ones I haven't, have all been above 16mph. All the riders who attended regularly ride above 16mph. I would point out that I did check regularly that everyone was happy with the pace and backed the pace off as required. We did and always ride with a no drop policy and would have slowed the pace further if slower riders had attended.

I did do the first fast step up of the year on which there were only three of us (Steven and Scott). I have wanted to do all the step up rides but every one that I have been able to do has been cancelled due to no ride leaders being available. Other ones I have either been away or leading the Medium ride.

We did have a discussion today about the diffferent speed groups and all had the same opinion that whilst many of us are regularly riding above 17mph average, the fast group speed band of 17mph+ is a bit open ended i.e. Today's ride was advertised at 16+ but ended up over 18mph which would be too fast for most of us and is equally as off putting for those of us considering moving up.

I noticed that the Leisure ride was way above the advertised speed but know that Malcolm would have lead at the pace of the slowest riders.

I think the problem is that all the regulars of all the groups have improved over the last twelve months so the rides naturally run faster.

On a final point it is worth noting that all today's riders said that they really enjoyed the ride and were pleased with their performance.

I don't envy the committee members and the problem that the natural increase in pace has caused. I would also like the committee to know that I and other members I'm sure, really appreciate all their hard work and efforts in running this excellent club.

I hope these comments are helpful if you need more feedback, please feel free to ask.

Cheers, Guy

With that in mind, I am looking forward to Sunday even more.....like a record baby, right round, right round

Route link: https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/15676429