An 8.30 am start time was proposed to allow time to fit in 100 miles. Both Stephen and Sharrin needed to get some Tour de France miles in. Olivier , James and Colin were all keen to join. With the wind forecast we knew that the way out would be the easier of the two […]
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A review of Beverley Knights Cycling Club Away Weekend to Hereford.
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A brief review of Beverley Knights Cycling Club Sunday ride to Langlands Garden centre at Pocklington.
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Bright sunshine and warmth greeted us at the start of this year’s Solstice Ride, a commodity which we have not had much of so far summer. Fifteen Knights made it for the photo opportunity just before we set off. Colin maintaining his reputation as “Last Second” arrived just as the ride was departing bringing the […]
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Mr Toad, back from his recent trip to Spain, started to wonder what he can do for his next adventure. “I know” he thought, “I’ll call on the ‘weasels’ to see if any want to join me on a journey to Millington”. After posting two options of route, ‘Top Gun’ weasel suggested route A. Little […]
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18th May Return to El Angels The final day of the Knights “Vuelta Girona” saw the return for second attempt at the classic climb up to Els Angels. It was a short 30km out and back but with 470m of climbing it was a tough and satisfying end to a wonderful tour.
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17th May – Girona to Santa Coloma On this occasion the Knights set off on 70km clockwise route to Santa Coloma. The initial segment once again followed the valley of the river Onyar before heading south towards Quart. The undulating terrain continued as the Knights passed through Llambilles and into Cassà de la Selva, a […]
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16th May Girona to Peratallada Today’s choice of destination was the historic town of Peratallada which features a castle that dominates the town centre. The first leg of the ride generally followed the Riu Onyar until reaching the base of the 344m cat. 2 climb up to Els Angels. It is a twisting road over […]
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15th May Girona to Banyoles Day three saw the Knights heading north this time to the lakeside town of Banyoles. A slightly shorter outing at around 40 miles. After a short warm up the first challenge of the day came with the climb to the peak of Sant Julià de Ramis. After crossing the Autopista […]
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14th May Girona to Tossa de Mar Day two saw the Knights heading for the coast on a lumpy sixtyish mile round trip to Tossa de Mar. The climbing started almost immediately as they turned towards Quart over an undulating route eventually leading to Cassà de la Selva and Llagostera. The first big climb of […]
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