The route

This is exactly the sort of ‘two hours and done’ ride that you’d want to do on a family holiday in the Cotswolds. After an easy warm-up in the first third, the difficulty ramps up around Sarsden with three successive two-mile climbs, getting as far south as Chadlington before routing north again, west of Chipping Norton. It’s a route made up almost entirely of Cotswolds lanes, with only a few sections of busier road to join things up. 1 Bike shop Independent Cotswold Cycles in Moreton-in-Marsh is a one-stop shop with parts, servicing, bikes (including Trek and Colnago), fitting and refuelling – at the Revolution Café (https://cotswoldcycles.co.uk). 2 Lunch stop Cyclists might be reluctant to stop for lunch at bike-sceptic Jeremy Clarkson’s farm shop, Diddly Squat, but it is on…

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Cycling Plus (Digital) - 1 Issue, May 2025

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