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Club Sportive 1st July
Hi all,
A small team of club members have been trying to put together a club sportive to raise funds for the youth section. This Sportive will be known as the Big Herts Ride. Unfortunately we ran out of time to make it a success this year but we are now putting together the planning to make it happen next year. In the meantime we want to test the route out and we would like to invite club members to ride with us.
The original selected date was Sunday 1st July. Whilst we know some of you are away on the Lejog it was difficult to find a date that didnt clash with other local Sportives and Youth Racing events. We are going to have to stick to that date for the trial run.
We will run a normal start from the Three Tuns at 9am (The actual event HQ will be at North Herts College, Hitchin). The ride will be around 90 miles, heading out into North Herts. We will arrange a support vehicle for a halfway stop. Depending on numbers we will arrange 3 or 4 groups with guide riders who know the route. (We will publish it in advance for those with GPS).
We are hoping to include a 60ish mile option and a family ride of 20 25 miles.
We are asking for a voluntary donation of £10 towards the youth section from those who come on the ride.
Thanks,
Mark and Daniel.
A small team of club members have been trying to put together a club sportive to raise funds for the youth section. This Sportive will be known as the Big Herts Ride. Unfortunately we ran out of time to make it a success this year but we are now putting together the planning to make it happen next year. In the meantime we want to test the route out and we would like to invite club members to ride with us.
The original selected date was Sunday 1st July. Whilst we know some of you are away on the Lejog it was difficult to find a date that didnt clash with other local Sportives and Youth Racing events. We are going to have to stick to that date for the trial run.
We will run a normal start from the Three Tuns at 9am (The actual event HQ will be at North Herts College, Hitchin). The ride will be around 90 miles, heading out into North Herts. We will arrange a support vehicle for a halfway stop. Depending on numbers we will arrange 3 or 4 groups with guide riders who know the route. (We will publish it in advance for those with GPS).
We are hoping to include a 60ish mile option and a family ride of 20 25 miles.
We are asking for a voluntary donation of £10 towards the youth section from those who come on the ride.
Thanks,
Mark and Daniel.
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sounds good. I'm in. I've asked some mates if they want to come along as well (hope that's OK, they are not club members) but they do ride a lot of sportives and would give some good route feedback.
Lee
No problem, especially if they pay the donation!
Mark.
I have updated a route to start and finish at the 3 Tuns.
There will also be a 20 mile family ride. Adults will be welcome on this ride but must be towed round by their Under 16's!
Mark.
Cheers
Lee
I've created it on bikehike which doesn't have online storage of routes. I will upload it to another site and send a link.
Mark.
Main route can be viewed/downloaded from here (any comments welcome)
http://www.bikemap.net/route/1637332#lat=51.970490375532&lng=-0.001630000000002&zoom=11&maptype=ts_terrain
24 mile family ride route
http://www.bikemap.net/user/mwyer/routes#lat=52.04161&lng=-0.14977&zoom=15&type=6
Mark.
Would anyone with a bike GPS system be prepared to download the route listed above and lead a group?
Thanks,
Mark.
Just to confirm I'm happy to lead a group
Andrew
Just to confirm the arrangements for Sunday.
Main ride, meet at 3 Tuns for 9am start. Christine Chapman will meet us there to take any lunch and drinks you want to put in her car. She will then meet us at Heydon after about 50 miles. We will have 2 or 3 groups depending on numbers. There will be a club run speed group at the back led by Andrew at the pace of the slowest. Anyone is welcome to start with a faster group and drop back if they wish. Hopefully we will all meet for lunch anyway. If numbers are < 20 we will ride in one group anyway.
Family ride - please confirm if you are coming as we have had no takers yet. Meet Stevie for 9:30 depart from 3 Tuns.
See you then,
Mark.
See you Sunday
Vic
Myself and Emma are going to join the club run pace ride in Baldock, so we will meet you at the A507 roundabout about 9.20ish.
See you tomorrow
DavidJ
Andrew
Various riders peeled off to suit there needs leaving an intreped group of 5 to ride the full distance. My must say I was flagging by the end but did my best to hang onto Carmelo's wheel. So the final 5 were Mark, Andrew R, Carmelo, me and Jon. 85 miles.
Of note was Emma's distruction of the peleton; a long straight hill was the catalyst for her to become fixated on some mad pace which created a long line behind her all trying to hang on.
We noted a few places on the route we we'd need marshals and Mark pondered some minor route changes. However I think we've got ourselves a great sportive; looking forward to the real thing next year.
Thanks again to Mark and Christine.
Daniel
However, disastrously, it appears that at some point during the ride i must have ridden over an earthworm which flew off my front wheel and bits of which became attached to the bottom bracket shell. A complete strip, rebuild and polish will now have to be done.
Vic
I have to try and remember never to do 'Emma Hill' on a Saturday ride either :)
DavidJ
Andrew R
Thanks to everyone who joined the ride. We have raised £72 for the youth section.
Any more feedback about the route would be welcome. Remember that we plan to start at the college in Hitchin and come up from Graveley to join the route at Halls Green. The return route will go from Cromer to Weston, Willian and back. We will probably avoid the Ardeley to Windmill road as it gets so gravelly.
Mark.