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May
12
Thu
Ladies Leisure Ride – Thursday 12th May @ Wanborough Village Hall
May 12 @ 9:30 am – 11:30 am
Ladies Leisure Ride - Thursday 12th May @ Wanborough Village Hall | Wanborough | England | United Kingdom

This Thursday’s Ladies Leisure Ride will actually be on roads, but will definitely be a leisure, rather than roadie, ride.

Starting at the Wanborough Village Hall (where you can park) we will head out to Nightingale Woods and home via a coffee stop.

Route will be about 10 miles, although options to go further if everyone feels like it.

May
20
Fri
Ladies Leisure Ride – Friday 20th May @ New Calley Arms, Wanborough
May 20 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Ladies Leisure Ride - Friday 20th May @ New Calley Arms, Wanborough | Wanborough | England | United Kingdom

Back to Nightingale Woods for this Ladies Leisure Ride, this time via the tracks and bridleways.

Starting at the New Calley Arms on Ham Road, we will head out to Nightingale Woods and home via a coffee stop.

Route will be about 10 miles, although options to go further if everyone feels like it.

Sep
9
Fri
Ladies Leisure Ride – the Return @ Waitrose, Witchelstowe
Sep 9 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Ladies Leisure Ride - the Return @ Waitrose, Witchelstowe | England | United Kingdom

After a summer break, Ladies Leisure Rides Returns!

Meeting just outside Waitrose , Witchelstowe at 10.30am, we will take a leisurely ride along the Old Railway cycle path along the bottom of Old Town . There is an option of a short 3 1/2 mile loop or a longer 7 mile loop with a lap of Croft , depending on what everyone would like to do. I’m happy to tailor the ride to suit you ladies!
This is entirely ladies only (excuse my hubby photo-bombing in the pic above , he won’t be making an appearance!) and perfect for beginners.

Really excited to welcome new ladies to my leisure rides , so what’s stopping you !! Come and enjoy a ride with cake and coffee afterwards, along with a good old girlie natter!!

See you there ladies – oh and don’t forget your MyWaitrose card for free coffee!

Jul
19
Wed
Wednesday at Croft @ Croft Cycle Trail
Jul 19 @ 6:15 pm – 8:00 pm
Wednesday at Croft @ Croft Cycle Trail | England | United Kingdom

We will be at Croft on Wednesday, but starting at the slightly later time of 6.15pm.

We will be doing a few laps of the trail, stopping to practice anything people want to along the way.

Meet in the car park at 6.15pm

You will need a helmet, but not lights.

Sep
19
Wed
Wednesday After Work at Croft @ Croft Cycle Trail
Sep 19 @ 5:45 pm – 7:30 pm
Wednesday After Work at Croft @ Croft Cycle Trail | England | United Kingdom
This a very relaxed ride, at an easy pace, with lots of opportunities to develop and practice skills. Everyone is welcome and this is a great introductory ride if you’re just starting or coming back to mountain biking.
 
This week we’re going to do some skills demonstrations and practice, using the features of the trail. We’ll cover the basics you’ll need for tackling technical terrain – front wheel lifts, unweighting the back well, climbing and descending safely.
 
You must bring a helmet, but you don’t need lights, yet.
Also thoroughly recommend insect repellent!
 
Meet in the Croft car park at 5.30pm for a 5.45pm start.
Oct
3
Wed
Wednesdays After Work at Croft @ Croft Cycle Trail
Oct 3 @ 5:45 pm – 7:00 pm
Wednesdays After Work at Croft @ Croft Cycle Trail | England | United Kingdom
This a very relaxed ride, at an easy pace, with lots of opportunities to develop and practice skills. Everyone is welcome and this is a great introductory ride if you’re just starting or coming back to mountain biking.
 
This week we’re going to do some skills demonstrations and practice, using the features of the trail. We’ll cover the basics you’ll need for tackling technical terrain – front wheel lifts, unweighting the back wheel, climbing and descending safely.
We may also venture up Ladder Lane for a bit of root and faster descending practice.
 
You must bring a helmet, but you don’t need lights, just yet.
 
Meet in the Croft car park at 5.30pm for a 5.45pm start
Sep
4
Wed
Wednesday GetintoMTB @ Croft Cycle Trail
Sep 4 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Wednesday GetintoMTB @ Croft Cycle Trail

Wednesdays are one of our #getintoMTB events, designed to help people get started, get back into MTB or anyone wanting a shorter, flatter ride. But there’s plenty of fun for all abilities.

The evening will be split into two parts:

6-7pm will be a Croft trail ride, laps of the trail (sessioning some of the features along the way)

7pm-8pm will be a local, fairly flat route, less than 10km in total.
PLEASE LET US KNOW BY POSTING BELOW IF YOU INTEND ONLY ATTENDING THE 7PM RIDE, so that we know to wait for you, as we leave promptly.

Under 18’s are allowed on this ride unaccompanied, as long as you have been out with us before. If you haven’t and wish to come, please drop an email to welfare@swindonmtbenthusiasts.co.uk so we can let you know the process for signing up to these rides.

As with all our rides, Helmets are compulsory.

Meet in the Croft Trail car park for both rides