Rides Calendar

GROUP RIDES

There will be up to five rides each Wednesday. With a few, specified, exceptions all depart from Exhibition Square at 9.30 prompt. The distance and pace of rides differs between groups and through the seasons.  As a guide:

• Group 1: Faster Group
  Average Speed 13 – 15 mph
  Summer Distance 75 – 100 miles (elevenses & lunch stops)
  Winter Distance 50 – 65 miles (lunch only)
  
• Group 1A: Medium Group
  Average Speed 12 – 14 mph
  Summer Distance 70 – 100 miles (elevenses & picnic lunch)
  Winter Distance 45 – 65 miles (elevenses & picnic lunch)
  
• Groups 2 & 3: Slower Groups
  Average Speed 11 – 12 mph
  Summer Distance 70 – 100 miles (elevenses & lunch)
  Winter Distance 40 – 65 miles (elevenses & lunch)
  
• Group 4: Slowest Group
  Average Speed 10 – 11 mph
  Summer Distance 45 – 65 miles (elevenses & lunch)
  Winter Distance 40 –50 miles (elevenses & lunch)

PROGRAMME OF RIDES

Further details of the rides listed below are generally published on or before the preceding Monday in  the Group Rides area of the York Wednesday Wheelers’ Forum.

February and March 2023

2023	GROUP	ELEVENSES	LUNCH	LEADER
1st February	1		Howden	Murray WB
	1A		Kirk Hammerton/Nun Monkton (lunch at Tancred)	Richard W
	2	Castle Howard Arboretum	Malton	Colin L
	3	Pocklington	Holme on Spalding Moor	Geoff P
	4	Tancred	Easingwold
8th February	1		Harrogate	Murray WB
	1A		North Cave Wetlands	Colin W
	2	Pocklington	Holme on Spalding Moor	Margaret S
	3	Castle Howard Arboretum	Malton
	4	Thorpe Arch	Knaresborough
15th February	1		Sledmere	Murray WB
	1A		Canals – Lunch Ripon	Dave W
	2	Easingwold	Thirsk	Phil M
	3	Selby	Kellingley (Hidden Tearoom)	John W
	4	Castle Howard Arboretum	Malton	Andrew R
22nd February	1		Otley	Murray WB
	1A		Spofforth Castle/Knaresborough	Dave C
	2	Selby	Kellingley (Hidden Tearoom)	Adrian S
	3	Easingwold	Thirsk	Bryan S
	4	Tadcaster	Osgodby
1st March	1		Malton	Murray WB
	1A		3 Hills of Acklam	Patrick H
	2	Pocklington	Goodmanham	Colin L
	3	Welburn	Kirkbymoorside	Margaret S
	4	Bishop Wilton	Pocklington
8th March	1		Harewood	Murray WB
	1A		Howardian Ridge	Sally R
	2	Welburn	Kirkbymoorside	Tim H
	3	Pocklington	Goodmanham	John W
	4	Easingwold	Thirsk	Judy W
15th March	1		Whixley	Murray WB
	1A		Ripon Cathedral	Patrick S
	2	Pocklington	Fridaythorpe	Geoff P
	3	Knaresborough	Ripon
	4	Osgodby	Howden
22nd March	1		Thornton le Dale	Murray WB
	1A		Turbines and Mills – Pickering
	2	Knaresborough	Ripon	Phil M
	3	Pocklington	Fridaythorpe	Ginny W
	4	Thorpe Arch	Lotherton Hall
29th March	1		Rievaulx Abbey	Murray WB
	1A		Battle of Towton	Roger B
	2	Wetherby	Otley
	3	Osgodby	Blacktoft
	4	Easingwold	Boroughbridge	Judy W

Ride Details Archive to March 2020