Cycling Group
Leader: John Surowiec
Wednesdays 9:30
U3A Roulers has now been active for almost three years. We always ride to cafes;these include Planks at Lydeway, The Three Daggers at Edington, Woodborough Garden Centre, Honeystreet Cafe, the Rowdey Cow and the Seend cafe. We began with over 10 riders and normally have four or five riders. 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.
We had our end of year celebration at the Honeystreet Cafe in December; a venue to which we often cycle – they did us proud! You’ll see from the photograph that we had our annual presentation of “The Golden Helmet” for “steadfast” cycling. This year it was awarded to Richard Trendall who has continued to cycle as much as possible despite having had to have knee surgery. “Well done Richard!”
It’s now our “closed season” when we ride on an ad hoc basis if the weather is clement, but our normal arrangements are as follows:-
We ride every Tuesday from March to the end of November starting at 10.00am. We expect to be back by 1.00pm. On some days, normally Fridays and by mutual agreement, we take our bikes by car to another start point, usually the Lowden Garden Centre.
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 stretches 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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