2025 Cycling
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Wheatsheaf, Thurcaston
After yesterday's day full of rain a small number of Embers rode from Ratby via Bradgate Park for lunch in the Wheatsheaf Thurcaston enjoying a cold and dry cycle ride.
A mostly uneventful ride except for entry to Bradgate and an incident involving the car park barrier. Nothing like a smack in the face when the barrier comes down and your fellow Embers' kind words of ridicule. Happy days.
- Peter Wright
This week Embers cycled between them.
Roebuck, Market Harborough
Twelve Embers met at Fleckney café the Toast Office. Using Ben’s local knowledge he led us on a merry dance for the day. Though for someone disliking hills he certainly found some with over 1400 feet ascended. First we headed south to Saddington reservoir then on to Gumley for the banana break. We then turned south towards Lubenham and finally to Market Harborough for lunch. This was taken at our usual haunt the Roebuck where they tried to fool us by changing the pub sign half way though our meal.
After lunch we returned on a different route north and westwards to Great Bowden. From there we passed by Gartree Prison enjoying our freedom as we did. Then back to Gumley but there turning north to Kibworth via Smeeton Westerby. Half of the group stopped for coffee in Kibworth but the rest returned to Fleckney and then home. A great day out with cold but good weather and no mechanical issues.
- Simon Over
This week Embers, including local riders, cycled .
The route of our latest ride is shown on the index page map as a blue line.
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A possible route from here is shown on the index page map as a pink line.
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