Women's Ride 2 - Isle of Dogs and Waterlink Way

Saturday, 2 June 2012 - 1:00pm - 5:30pm

Following on from April's successful women-only ride, this time we will head south via the Isle of Dogs to Greenwich and the Waterlink Way. We will again be joining up with the Tower Hamlets Cycling Club for this ride on a mix of traffic-free paths and quiet roads.

The ride will start at 13.00 on top of the Green Bridge, with a pick up from Mile End Stadium a few minutes later and we expect to be back at Mile End around 17.30 - so have lunch before you ride, and then we'll have an afternoon tea stop, hopefully at Ladywell. If you plan to lunch in Wheelers favourite cafe Vesuvios before the ride then contact me and you can join us from there around 13.15.

Plenty of interesting sights on this one - we'll see docks on the Isle of Dogs, use the new Greenwich foot tunnel lifts, admire the magnificent restored Cutty Sark and then savour the delights of the river Ravensbourne in Brookmill Park and Ladywell Fields. Time permitting we'll get as far as the Pool River just south of Catford.

Possibility to hire a bike (at a low rate) from THCC if you need it - contact me and I'll put you in touch.

Ride difficulty: 
Easy
Ride distance: 
18 miles
Number of riders: 
16
Ride report: 

The 2nd Joint Women’s Ride took place on June 2nd   2012. Women and girls from Tower Hamlets Cycling Club joined with others from Tower Hamlets Wheelers and those who had heard of the ride on the Wheelers website or by word of mouth. The route was planned for the Isle of Dogs and Waterlink Way.

For many of the riders it was the first time they had cycled on the road; they managed very well, but their experience wasn’t helped by impatient drivers and a couple of insults.

We cycled across the Isle of Dogs, taking in some of the boats preparing for the Queens’ Jubilee Flotilla the following day.

Just before getting to Island Gardens we had our first puncture; a second puncture happened after we had crossed the foot tunnel under the Thames. Fortunately, there was plenty to look at on the Greenwich side whilst Caroline did an excellent job of fixing the bikes. The quote of the day was, “That’s amazing! I never knew what was inside a bicycle tyre before!”

The group then cycled on towards Ladywell Fields where we stopped to relax with a cup of tea and a slice of homemade cake from a convenient cafe there. We then returned to Island Gardens and took the Thames River path home. We had covered 18 miles but it had been a very relaxing ride amongst good company.

Salsabil (THCC)

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