As April breaks cover we find ourselves with longer evenings and warmer days. But being England neither can be guaranteed. What we do have, however, is a panoply of local bumps that can test your climbing chops without committing to huge miles. This route features some of those bumps and the inevitable upside of the downhills once completed. Leaving SSC in a Northeasterly manner via Kidderminster it's a short run to the warmup exercise on Sugar Loaf Lane. A steady…

Sunday sees us take on a bit of a challenge, at least in height, as we venture west and upwards. This fiendishly lumpy route takes us through Bewdley and the Wyre Forest, through bucolic byways past Stottesdon and Neenton before depositing us, conveniently, at the Willows Cafe in Ditton Priors. This previously tested location will satify the most ardent cake monster and provide sustinance for the second leg. Usually I ease off the climbing after the cafe stop, not so…

It's not all hills and sweat and banter on the B Ride you know. Often we have learned conversations about the pertinant issues of the day and maintain a high* standard of cultural awareness. This Sunday we exercise the latter with a merry jaunt eastwards to the Solihull hinterlands and a loop around Packwood House and a visit to its NT cafe. The route, as linked below, is much flatter than previous weeks and contains only moderate climbs over its…

Join us, if you will, for the first big B Ride of the year as we take on a nice and easy century ride around the counties of Worcestershire, Warwickshire and Gloucestershire. This will be a clockwise running of a tried and tested route which has been curated to avoid climbing as much as possible. This has proved to be an ideal ride for people to achieve their first 100 mile ride in the company of more experienced riders. Starting…

After the exertions of a Saturday century some cycle rehab is often needed.  This new variation of routes to a familiar location fits the bill admirably. Gentle lanes by way of Droitwich and into Worcester to avail ourselves of refreshments at the excellent Be The Change cafe. The return is just as gentle featuring country lanes and minimal main roads as we wend our way through our beautiful county and home. Easy like a Sunday morning should be if Lionel…

After much behind the scenes planning and consternation we are at the point where all those provisional ideas can now break cover. Some of you will be familiar with the concept of the Brean Ride which has been an annual occurrence for several years. It has always been a fast, level blast mainly down the A38 and onto Weston. This year we break from tradition and offer up a scenic route to the same destination. It features hills and valleys…