Cycling Group
Leader: John Surowiec
Wednesdays 9:30
The 2025 season of rides began well on the first Tuesday in March on a beautiful Spring day (see the photograph). We had a turnout of eight including two new riders. It was great to see old friends and to meet some new members too.
The group is now in its third year and we are growing in numbers. We have some 12 members (two of whom are over 80!) and usually have four or five riders on each ride. Our destination is always a cafe; these include Planks at Lydeway, The Three Daggers at Edington, Woodborough Garden Centre, Honeystreet Cafe, the Rowdey Cow and the Seend cafe.
So, come on cyclists, join us on Tuesdays and get fitter, take in some lovely fresh air in our beautiful Wiltshire countryside and enjoy coffee, cake and a social chat with other likeminded folk. Our normal arrangements are as follows:-
- We ride every Tuesday from March to the end of November starting at 9.30 am. We will be back no later than 1.00 pm. On some days, normally Fridays and by mutual agreement, we take our bikes by car to another start point such as the Lowden Garden Centre near Shaw.
- Tuesday rides start in Devizes in the car park outside the Shambles north entrance. If you want to arrive early, there is a cafe there for a quick cuppa before we start.. There will always be a halfway stop for coffee, cake and some good social chat.
- Rides are rarely more than 25 miles and on quiet roads with little traffic and no off-road other than for short easy stretches and where this cannot be avoided.
- We keep in touch using WhatsApp; this allows us to learn the ride destination and if the weather is such that the leader decides to call off the ride.
So, if you would like to join us, contact John on . If you think you need some bike advice before joining us, give John a ring. Remember that all are welcome, electric bikes, road bikes, hybrid bikes. It’s you, your enjoyment, good health and safety and not the bike or how fast you can ride it that matters.
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