Team road.cc Rideout Report - 'Turkey Burner'

We had a break from the wet weather over Christmas down here in the south-west and thankfully that single dry day happened to coincide with the road.cc Turkey Burner rideout.

There were two routes on offer, a 60km taking in plenty of local hills and a slightly easier 42km with both heading out of Bath and into the lanes of Wiltshire before returning to the city. 

After some pre-ride coffee, cake and obligatory photos at the road.cc office it was time for everyone to decide how their legs were feeling. With a pretty even split between the two groups we were off and running, well cycling.

If you're familiar with Bath you know full well if you want to leave you've got to climb to escape and that's exactly what we did, the longer group taking on Bannerdown and the shorter taking Bathford hill. 

With legs and lungs suitably warmed we started the loop around the Bradford on Avon area where the two groups were due to meet up for a mid-ride cafe stop.

The sun may have been out but the previous days of heavy rain meant the majority of the roads were more like farm tracks but it certainly didn't dampen the spirits of either of the club runs. A mix of climbs, descents, B-roads and country lanes meant every body soon found a comfortable spot in the group with the kilometers passing by pretty quickly.

Thankfully it was warm enough to sit outside once we all arrived at the cafe, it was already busy even before the best part of thirty cyclists turned up for a well earned cuppa.

Once refuelled we hit the lanes again with those 'cafe legs' soon becoming noticeable as soon as the first climb came into view. After those first few lumps though it was pretty much downhill all the way back to Bath finishing off with a ride through the Two Tunnels on the Sustrans bike path.

So, that was it, job done. We arrived back at road.cc HQ in the afternoon to more coffee and nibbles with everyone joining in with some post ride banter.

The road.cc team certainly enjoyed the day out and we hope you did too, it's always nice to meet our readers face to face.

If you couldn't make this one but fancy coming out for a ride with Team road.cc then we've got a couple of rideouts coming up at the Hargroves Cycles stores in Swindon (24th Jan) and Chichester (21st Feb).

Follow these links to enter Swindon or Chichester. 

These are just a couple of the events we’re planning for team road.cc members, so if you fancy joining the club – it’s £14.95 a year, for which you’ll receive socks and stickers worth £10.99, £20 off a road.cc classic argyle jersey and 10% off everything in the road.cc shop, plus you'll get a membership card entitling you to discounts at various cafes and shops throughout the country – have a look here.