🚴♀️ NLCC G4: Gentle Start, Strong Finisher Series
Ride 7 – Weybridge to Giro Café
📅 Saturday 16th August 2025
🕗 Start Time: 8:00 AM
📍 Start Location: Richmond Park, Collicci Café
📌 Address: Roehampton Gate, London SW15 5JY
📏 Distance: 34mi | ⛰️ Elevation: 375ft
☕ Cafe Stop: Giro Café, 2 High St, Esher KT10 9RT
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🌟 About the Series
The Gentle Start, Strong Finisher series helps beginners and returning cyclists ride with purpose and grow their confidence week by week. This isn’t about speed it’s about showing up and riding together.
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🚴♂️ What’s This Ride About?
This one is all about flow smoother roads, slightly quicker tempo, and a great café destination. Perfect if you’re building your consistency and looking for a steady ride with social energy.
• ✅ Light rolling route with open stretches
• ✅ Easy group pacing with minimal traffic
• ✅ Support and tips throughout the ride
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🔰 Beginner Tip
Use the downhills to recover. Take deep breaths, relax your shoulders, and shake out your hands it helps reset your energy.
👥 Who’s This For?
If you’ve completed 25–30 miles recently, this is the perfect next step. Still a no-drop ride with regroups and relaxed pace.
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☕ Café Stop
Giro Café is one of our go-to stops, great coffee, friendly service, and perfect post-ride snacks. Quick stop, good vibes.
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🔜 Next Ride
🗓 Saturday 30th August 2025 – Ripley Loop (37mi, 1075ft)
☕ Café: Grapelli Café, Cobham
📍 Start: Richmond Park, Collicci Café, SW15 5JY