Quote from Jonathan Lindsay on 2 September 2025, 17:15

The ride for September 6th is out to Cameron’s, going via Foyers. The route is 77km with about 840m of climbing. The only major climb is up through Foyers before the cafe stop, though there is rolling terrain both before and after that. Those new to the club and have not been on a Saturday ride but have been on some of the weekday social rides will likely be familiar with some of these roads.

The route can be downloaded from Strava:

Saturday 6th

For rider safety we operate a no-drop policy, and depending on rider numbers we may split into groups with the following rough guidelines for ride speed:

Group 1 – 16-18mph / 26kph-29kph
Group 2 – 14-16mph / 22kph-26kph
Group 3 – 13-15mph / 21kph-24kph

Please bear in mind that these speeds are guidelines, subject to ride conditions and rider numbers, and that you are welcome to ride in a group either quicker than you normally would to challenge yourself, dropping down a group at the cafe stop; or to ride in a group slower than you normally would for more of a recovery ride. Let your group leader know if you plan to change route or group during the ride.

Weather for the weekend is currently forecast to be a continuation of what we currently have – warm, a bit windy, and possibly some showers. The ride out is likely to be into the wind, and with it on the way back. The forecast may change, though.

Beyond the usual equipment you would take on a ride of this length appropriate to your bike set up (tools, spare inner tubes, something to inflate tubes/tyres, &c), and appropriate clothing for the weather, we ask you to have emergency contact and relevant medical details available either as an ICE card or on your phone’s emergency details.

We will meet at the usual starting point, in the car park for Fairways Business Park, at 8.50 for a 9.00 start on Saturday morning.

Please post below if you plan to join, before 7PM on Friday when the ride will be closed.

Thanks,

Jonathan