Amesbury Loop (22 miles)
Start point – 5 Rivers Leisure Centre Leave 5-Rivers and proceed along the cycle path north towards Stratford Sub-castle. At the end of the cycle path turn left and join the Woodford road. Continue on this road through the Woodfords until the T junction at west Amesbury. Turn right towards Amesbury town centre to the crossroads/traffic lights. Continue straight on at the Crossroads/Traffic lights up the hill. At the Tesco roundabout take the 1st exit (turning left). At the A303 roundabout take the 3rd exit (turning right). At the next roundabout take 2nd exit (going straight on). At the next roundabout take 1st exit (going straight on). At the next roundabout (entrance to Boscombe Down) turn right. Continue straight on, down dead end road, through cycleway at the end. At the end of the cycle way, cross main road down smaller road towards Great Durnford. Caution on the downhill bends before…
Hill Reps rides – 1 hour to 1 ½ hours
There are many different combinations of hill reps that can be completed. Some occasions the same hill will be done up to 5 times. Other options may involve a combination of the hills listed below. Start point – 5 Rivers Leisure Centre 1. Snaky – Woodford Valley/ Wilton 2. Mile hill – Woodford/Stoford 3. Woodford/Highpost 4. Great Durnford/Highpost 5. Wilton- South street / Hare Warren – The Drove – Duncan Edwards
Portsmouth Circuits
Great Racing at Portsmouth last night, Francis boys having a great time, Harriet Dodd back in first race since crash! Quality racing staying with the guys and reading the race perfectly. Freddie Coreth TT in Gillingham smashing his PB!
Swindon RC – Road Race
Sunday the 25th was the Swindon Road Club Cotswold Road Race had a full field of 60 riders from an original entry of over 140. The 2/3/4 category race also incorporated a round of the Cotswold Cycle Racing League (this was the 6th of 7 rounds). The race left Brinkworth House in cool and overcast conditions with a slight drizzle falling. Thankfully the drizzle fizzled and the roads dried out making for generally good racing conditions. The peloton stayed together until the second time up Callow Hill when the race split and a group of seven riders gained a gap of around 40 seconds, a second group of about nine riders followed, then the remains of the peloton some 30 seconds further behind. By the final lap the 2 front groups had merged and at the bell they had a 60 second advantage over the chasing peloton. Over the final…