Hello Velo! - Introduction to road riding

This is a great local route to get used to riding on the road and practice skills like group riding and cornering - all on quiet country lanes. We will be repeating each of the loops twice (unless everyone wants to do more) so it's a bit repetitive, but if you're struggling for places to ride this is a great place to start from as there are lots of lovely routes that build on it.

It does start with a small hill (that we will do twice), but once we're over that the going is pretty easy. There are a few junctions, but only one of these is a right turn so they will all be straightforward.

Towards the second half of the ride there is a gentle downhill with a couple of pinch points, but I ride this road regularly and there is good visibility, so we will take it steady and ride as a group.