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Cycling the Elstead Loop
For our last ride of the 2023-24 year, some of the Monday Cycling Group decided to use the Bank Holiday to check out the well known Elstead Loop. This ride, some 13.5 miles, is largely off road. Starting by the quaint, old, St James’s…
M&G u3a Cyclists at Hayling Island
For our ride on 14th August (our last of the 2023-24 season) we travelled to Hayling Island. The weather forecast for the day was poor and it was drizzling as we drove down but the weather cleared and we had a fine day. Seven…
Cyclists reach Greywell Tunnel
Four intrepid riders from the Wednesday Cycling group covered the Fleet to Greywell Tunnel section of the Basinstoke Canal, you can just make out the tunnel entrance to our left in the photo. This section has so far proved the toughest as much of…
Cycling the Basingstoke Canal
The Wednesday Cycling group have been exploring the Basingstoke canal by following the towpath, initially (in the Autumn of 2023) starting at the Canal Centre in Mytchett and cycling to Brookwood where we enjoyed refreshments in a sun filled pub garden. Having found that…
Cycling Groups Restarting
The Monday and Wednesday Cycling groups are due to restart in March after the winter break. Both groups could do with more members so why not get your bike out, pump up the tyres, brush off the dust and oil the gears? We start…
Circular ride, Shackleford, Runfold and back in sunshine.
The Wednesday Cycling group met on 9th Nov, one of those rare sunny days between all the wet ones. Much reduced from our usual 5 or 6 to only two riders, we set off for Runfold from a little car park just south of…
Wednesday Cycling Group – 9th Feb
We enjoyed a 10 mile (16kM) ride in bright sunshine, most of it on quiet roads with some on Bridleways. Little traffic for the most part making it a quiet outing, with a stop for well earned coffee & cake in Hambledon – thoroughly…
First January Cycle ride
The Monday Cycling group had their first ride of 2022 on 24th Jan. Five stalwart members and a visitor rode just over 5 miles in a loop around the commons. It was chilly and in places the going was tough due to some patches…
A superb ride ends in Disaster!
Four of the Monday Cycling Group had a great ride on Hankley Common on Nov 22nd. The route was completely new to all but the leader so was even more enjoyable. A stop for coffee and a natter in Elstead improved the afternoon even…
Cycle Monday – first ride of the new seaon
Monday 27th September was scheduled as the first ride of the new season. When I sent a message to the group saying I was happy to lead the ride, all I received in return were varying forms of: “Sorry, can’t make it”. Thinking I…
