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Norman went cycling.
September 6, 2025
One of our favourites yet of these British Cycle Quest (BCQ) rides! Free car parking at the Henley Hawks Rugby club (normally £4 a day but free today). Great ride out to the Maharjahs Well (BCQ146) at Stoke Row, them some amazing Ox & Berks countryside with a mad climb out of Streatly to reach BCQ131. Then beautiful trails and quiet roads down to the quaint little village of Aldermaston and BCQ136. The finale was a stunning ride along the Kent and Avon canal into Reading, which has quite a rich and beautiful city centre and then quiet lanes and forest trails back to Henley.
04:47
84.3km
17.6km/h
870m
890m
Norman went cycling.
August 16, 2025
Great ride around the Yorkshire Wolds to pick off this isolated BCQ at Sledmere House. The Waggoners Memorial was great and don't forget to visit the Waggoners Museum beside the coffee shop at the house.
04:01
78.2km
19.5km/h
750m
750m
Norman went cycling.
August 9, 2025
This completed our last two BCQs for Northants and opened the book on our first Oxfordshire BCQ. Great ride starting from the Stoke Bruerne church carpark (bargain @£2 for the day), through Towcester to Culworth and the spectacular and very unique clock there. Then on to Soudern and back to the start via Silverstone, which for some reason our GPS directed us towards the race track, mistaking it for a public road.
04:18
85.4km
19.9km/h
840m
850m
Norman went for a bike ride.
July 26, 2025
Starting in the Seaview Carpark in West Mersea this was a decent ride to Maldon and then up through Colchester to Wivenhoe to pick off BCQ 181 at Maldon and 186 at Wivenhoe. Road to Maldon was narrow and busy - would look to reroute if doing again.
06:18
85.0km
13.5km/h
490m
490m
Norman went for a hike.
June 30, 2025
Scorching hot June day on St Emillion - what a treasure of a place!
01:33
3.43km
2.2km/h
120m
140m
Norman went cycling.
June 29, 2025
Great ride from Castelnau de Medoc to the Gravel Pits on some great forest piste.
01:41
32.8km
19.6km/h
90m
100m