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☕ This Saturday’s Main Group Ride — 76km with a proper taste of two counties!

Meet at Southbroom School for a 9am rollout — we’re heading out via Rowde and Bromham before dropping down into picture-postcard Lacock, home of our first coffee stop at the National Trust café (yes, that Lacock — cobbled streets and all).

From there it’s out towards Box, with the climb up Bannerdown giving your legs something to talk about before a lovely looping section through Slaughterford and Yatton Keynell — proper quiet Wiltshire/Somerset border lanes at their best. We swing back through Lacock a second time before heading home via Melksham and Poulshot, with the Mind Tree Café in Rowde a possible second coffee stop if legs (and stomachs) allow.

Weather-wise we’re looking at a mild 19°C with just a 20% chance of rain — breezy at 16mph, so worth a light gilet, but overall a proper decent September Saturday to be out on the bike. Humidity’s up there too, so don’t be surprised if it feels a bit muggy on the climbs!

Autumn’s creeping in and the lanes are starting to look glorious for it — leaves just turning, hedgerows still full. Around 76km and 580m+ of climbing, so bring snacks, bring your climbing legs, and bring your best banter for the café stop.

See you at Southbroom School, 9am sharp — let’s make the most of these last proper riding weekends before the clocks change! 🚴‍♂️🍂

(Rides are weather dependent)

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🚴 This Week’s Ride: Marlborough & the Vale Loop — Main Group, Saturday

Big miles on the menu this week! We’re heading out for a cracking ~77km loop through some of the best lanes Wiltshire has to offer. From Southbroom School we roll out through Etchilhampton and Patney into the Pewsey Vale, before climbing up towards Burbage and skirting the edge of Savernake Forest — expect a bit of huff and puff here, but the views are worth it.

From there it’s on past Crofton (yes, kettle on for the pumping station crowd) and through Great Bedwyn before dropping into Marlborough, one of Wiltshire’s finest market towns. We loop back via Manton and Lockeridge, with a well-earned coffee and cake stop at Honeystreet Café before the final run home through Horton and back into Devizes.

The good news: the forecast is looking properly kind to us — sunshine and warmer temps with lighter winds, about as good as September gets. Still worth a light layer for the early miles, but this one should be a joy.

📍 Meet at Southbroom School
🕘 9:00am start
📏 ~77km / floor elevation estimate ~220m (likely a touch more on the road!)
☕ Coffee stop: Honeystreet Café

This is a Main Group ride only this week — proper distance, proper company, proper coffee. Grab your bikes and come join us, this is one you won’t want to miss!

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🚴 This Week’s Main Ride: Devizes – Salisbury Plain Loop (Reversed!) 🚴

This Saturday DTCC tackles last week’s Salisbury Plain edge route in reverse — same 72.6km, same ~400m+ of climbing (floor estimate), but a fresh perspective on all those quiet lanes.

We roll out from Southbroom School at 9:00am, heading out through Etchilhampton, Alton Barnes and Urchfont — some of the prettiest villages the Vale of Pewsey has to offer — before picking up the lanes out towards Coulston, tracing the edge of Salisbury Plain from the opposite direction this time. We then loop back home via Rowde into Devizes.

☕ Coffee stop: to be decided

🌤️ It’s looking like a lovely one for it — 21°C and partly sunny, so no excuses not to get out and enjoy the views

Riding the route backwards always throws up a different set of views and a different set of legs-testers — well worth doing both ways!

See you at Southbroom School, 9am sharp. 🚴‍♀️🚴‍♂️

(Rides are weather dependent)

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Ride Cancelled due to weather 

🚴 This Week’s Main Ride: Devizes – Salisbury Plain Edge Loop 🚴

This Saturday DTCC heads out for a 72.6km loop taking in the rolling edge of Salisbury Plain — with at least 400m of climbing (a floor estimate from the route data, so expect a bit more in the legs by the end).

We roll out from Southbroom School at 9:00am, heading out via Dunkirk Hill and Sells Green before skirting the plain through Common Hill and Tinhead — quiet, open lanes with big skies and a real sense of space. From there we swing through Westbury Road toward Market Lavington and Cheverell Green, before turning for home via Urchfont and Etchilhampton, back into Devizes.

☕ Coffee stop still to be confirmed — we’ll let you know on the day (or see you there and follow the group!).

A quick heads-up: the forecast is looking mixed this week — a high of 21°C but a chance of rain, so pack a layer just in case.

Please keep an eye out in case the ride needs to be called off at short notice if the forecast takes a turn — we’ll post an update here if that happens.

Fingers crossed for dry roads and a good turnout — come and explore one of Wiltshire’s quieter corners with us!

See you at Southbroom School, 9am. 🚴‍♀️🚴‍♂️

(Rides are weather dependent)

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This Saturday’s Ride: Horton, Tidworth & Everleigh Loop ☀️

Big one on the cards this week! The Main Group heads out from Southbroom School at 9:00am for an 82km loop that takes us out through Horton and Pewsey, down towards Milston and Bulford, into Tidworth, and out to the quiet lanes around Everleigh before looping back home.

The main test of the legs comes around the 57km mark on Marlborough Road — a proper climb that’ll get the heart rate up before rewarding you with a lovely roll back down towards Wilcot. All in, expect somewhere north of 330m of climbing across the day, so it’s not a route to underestimate, but nothing the group can’t handle together.

The forecast is about as good as it gets — 26°C, barely any chance of rain, and a light 13mph breeze. Sun cream, plenty of water, and your best summer kit are the order of the day.

Coffee stop: [TBC] ☕ — details to follow, but you know there’ll be cake waiting.

Whether you’re chasing Strava segments or just here for the company (and the cake), this is a great one to test yourself on. See you at Southbroom School, 9am sharp! 🚴‍♀️🚴‍♂️

(Rides are weather dependent)

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🚴 Saturday Main Group Ride – 8th August 🚴

Get the legs warmed up — this week’s route is a big one at ~84km, with 300m+ of climbing to keep things honest along the way.

We set off from Southbroom School at 9:00am, heading out via Horton before making our way north towards Calne. The main event of the day comes just beyond there: Labour-In-Vain Hill, a proper leg-tester of a climb, but you’ll have the Cherhill White Horse and Lansdowne Monument looking down on you for encouragement (or judgement — you decide 😅). From the top it’s on to Beckhampton, right on the edge of Avebury’s ancient landscape, before we turn back for home.

Along the way we’ll stop off at Honeystreet Café ☕🍰 for a well-earned break — you’ll have earned every bit of that cake by then. From there it’s the final stretch back into Devizes.

Forecast is looking gorgeous ☀️ — 26°C, low humidity, light winds and only a small chance of rain. Sunscreen and a decent water supply are the priority this week — this one will work up a thirst!

Big day, big views, and a proper sense of achievement waiting at the top of that hill. Come and join us! 🚴‍♀️🚴‍♂️

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🚴 Saturday Main Group Ride – 1st August 🚴

This week’s route is a proper summer stretch of the legs — ~80km with around 420m+ of climbing (and yes, that “+” is doing some work)

We roll out from Southbroom School at 9:00am, heading out via Dunkirk Hill before making our way across towards Sells Green. From there it’s up onto the downs near Lockeridge and East Kennet, where the route throws a proper climb up onto the high ground. Bag that one and it’s a lovely swoop back down into the valley.

We’ll loop through Woodborough and into the Vale of Pewsey for a well-earned stop at Honeystreet Café ☕🍰 — perfectly timed for whatever’s left in the legs after that climb. From there it’s the homeward stretch via Patney and Monument Hill, back into Devizes.

Weather looks lovely ☀️ — partly cloudy, a warm high of 24°C, with a west wind around 16km/h. Light layers, sunscreen, and plenty of water is the order of the day — that wind might have something to say to us on the way home though, so don’t be shy with a bottle each.

📍 Meet at Southbroom School, Devizes | ⏰ 9:00am Saturday

(Rides are weather dependent)

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