Sunday, 28th February 2016
https://www.facebook.com/events/1041306289223835/
https://www.goskyride.com/Search/Details?eventid=68984
Distance 26 miles – Difficulty 3/5
Thirteen riders made the start at the Choir Hall, on a cold but sunny morning for the 4 mile climb to Gaerllwyd and beyond. Many times I was asked ‘is there any more hills?’, to which I replied, probably but it is ‘flat on the map’!
The first obstacle was the long grind up the Shirenewton drag, stopping for breath and re-grouping at Shirenewton Church. Then the harder part of the climb, towards the little chapel at Gaerllwyd with gradients of up to 11%. More re-grouping and then it was onto the Old Road that links Gaerllwyd to Wentwood, very narrow with again some nasty little rises, before arriving on the Usk road, just below the the top of Wentwood. Just a short, bu steep climb up to the top before descending, some more quickly than others, down past the reservoir before turning off for Llanvaches and onwards to the Square in Magor for a well deserved drink in the Golden Lion.
The last part of the ride saw us climbing back up to Carrow Hill and Highmoor Hill to home.
Riders:
- Tony Griffiths
- Helen Gilmore
- Tracey Eastabrook
- Chris Nolan
- Robert Stallard
- David Whittle
- Kirstie Benjamin
- Sue Earnshaw
- Carolyn Griffiths
- Gareth Davies
- David Vass
- Neil Gilmore
- Shane Carey