Setting off from Preston College at 9am on a Sunday morning, typically these rides are about 80-100 miles and are aimed at experienced riders who can ride at a fast pace (14-17 miles per hour) over long distances in hilly terrain. There will always one café stop.
A Ride Routes
The Sunday A rides cover up to (approximately) 100 miles in the Summer months and often take the group over to the Yorkshire Dales. A typical example of one of our Sunday A group rides can be seen below.
The ride took place on 11th November 2012 and the A group visited Cowan Bridge (near Kirkby Lonsdale). The ride has since been uploaded to our club’s Ride with GPS account – http://ridewithgps.com/users/305135
Start: Preston College.
Route Overview: Garstang, Cockerham, Dolphinholme, Wray, Hutton Roof.
Some other A group rides can be seen in the table below. This includes the Fleet Moss Audax, which the club has organised in recent years up to spring 2015.
A Group Ride Examples
Ride name | Distance (mi.) | Ele. Gain (ft.) | Moving Time | Avg. mph | Ride date | View |
Group A ride to Feizor (Elaine’s Tea Rooms) | 79 | 4883 | 04:54:44 | 16.1 | 09/28/2014 | VIEW |
Group A Midweek Training Ride – West Lancashire | 40.6 | 585 | 01:58:15 | 20.6 | 09/10/14 | VIEW |
Group A Ride to Haworth (Cobbles & Clay) | 85.5 | 5792 | 05:38:46 | 15.2 | 06/15/2014 | VIEW |
Group A ride to Ingleton (Bernies Café) via Lamb & Tatham | 79.8 | 4983 | 04:50:04 | 16.5 | 05/25/2014 | VIEW |
Audax – Fleet Moss 212km | 132.4 | 11090 | 09:06:50 | 14.5 | 05/18/2014 | VIEW |
Group A Ride to Horton-in-Ribblesdale (Pen-y-ghent Cafe) | 92.3 | 5098 | 05:36:09 | 16.5 | 05/04/14 | VIEW |
Group A Ride to Cowan Bridge | 73.9 | 2675 | 04:37:55 | 16 | 11/11/12 | VIEW |
Group A Ride to Silverdale (Holgates) | 76.3 | 2729 | 04:40:15 | 16.3 | 10/07/12 | VIEW |