Original Chasers Group Ride 12 October 2025

[RichardB]

Hi All
Chasers ride for Sunday to be ridden as a chasers group and not as a mixed pacers/chasers ride, so at chasers pace.

And to be ridden as a group, so ride as a group out and back, and at pace of the slowest and no one to be dropped. No surging when getting to the front. And if you are on the front, make sure the group are on your wheel when riding away from junctions and through roundabouts.

Here's the route, out through Llanharan and Miskin to St Fagans and Lower Penarth and back through Barry and round the airport and along the coast.
https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/250060432

Just under 60 miles, relatively flat, with coffee stop in Romilly. Weather looking good, bright with just a light easterly to help us home.

9am prompt start.

[RichardB]

Good group ride today in good conditions, although the sun failed to make an appearance, and just a light easterly breeze. Good turnout for the chasers ride with nine of us riding out from Brackla, me, Richard L, Richard D, Carl, Karl, Chris, Paul, Mark and Scott. Kept together as a group with long turns on the front from Chris keeping the speed well managed and ably assisted by Karl, Paul, Rich L and Rich D. 17.6mph average for me today which was just what was needed. Good coffee stop as planned in Romilly where we did well to get the nine of us around a table for four. Good pace home too with the group reducing in number as individuals peeled off. Just the one incident to report when we were almost home with Karl clipping Rich L's wheel and coming off and needing some mechanical assistance from Rich D to see him home.
Thanks all, I'm not around now for the next two Sundays, Mallorca calls, and will start posting rides again on my return.

[Richard L]

You forgot to add that with Karl on the floor it was only right and proper that you should then take the opportunity to ride over him and use his body as a crash mat 😄

[RichardB]