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Harp Hilly Hundred - 20th Jan 2013 - Club Award available
Never heard of this event and it looks good, it's not that far away, and the club can earn the Harp Hilly Hundred Shield just for having the most number of riders complete it.
All information is here. Entry is £10 (on the day) and it says the course is fully signed. At least 50% of the fee is given to charity.
There are two routes, 100km and 55km, both starting from Kings Langley, HP3 9TE. 50 minutes away by car.
I assume the award is for the most number of riders across both events, and the winners for the past three years have won with 16, 13 & 18 riders respectively, so it seems just 20 riders would be enough. And as there are two routes it suits all abilities. Based on our current club runs 20 should be achievable.
Based on all the above this might be a great idea for a big club run?
All information is here. Entry is £10 (on the day) and it says the course is fully signed. At least 50% of the fee is given to charity.
There are two routes, 100km and 55km, both starting from Kings Langley, HP3 9TE. 50 minutes away by car.
I assume the award is for the most number of riders across both events, and the winners for the past three years have won with 16, 13 & 18 riders respectively, so it seems just 20 riders would be enough. And as there are two routes it suits all abilities. Based on our current club runs 20 should be achievable.
Based on all the above this might be a great idea for a big club run?
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But as you say, entries are only accepted on the day, so anyone who wants to do it can be pretty sure of conditions before they commit
It'd be great to get a big contingent from CCA and even better to take home the Harp Hilly Hundred shield. Go CCA!
Bring it on
good route. Am up for this.
I've come up with this hilly training ride which could be done as a club run in early Jan, which gets in some decent hills and is the same distance. And will loosen up the legs after Christmas!
Depends upon the winter training but the 55 might be a tad too short though for a 2hr 'round trip?
The Chilters have some quite excellent XC routes such as May's 70, 100 and 132 kms http://www.bucksoffroadsportive.co.uk/
Chris - James Mac, Nathan, Shaun and I are still up for the Harp Hilly Hundred, plus a few training rides.
FYI we recruited Rupert as well today, who I don't htink uses the forum
That makes 8 of us ... 12 more riders needed, if we want to bring home that shield
I had this route in mind as a training ride: HHH Training, plus we could do the classic hilly ride around Sandon. But let's get Christmas out of the way first.
Chris that's a very nice training route.
I will of course be there on the 20th, legs ready for the hills!
They won't be the only ones making a push for numbers.
If we want a decent chance at winning the shield, we're going to need a very good turn out from CCA.
Anyway, here's a route (40 miles with around 800m climbing - even though Mapmyride says it's only 400m climbing!) http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/43646666
It's a bit short for a Sunday ride though - any ideas for adding a bit of a detour? (Oh and if somebody could add a few degrees C to the forecast, that'd be much appreciated too)
I think somebody told me parking might be limited around the HQ? Is that correct? Where to park instead?
Registration opens 8.45am according to the website. So us all leaving @ 9.00am looks hopeful. I'd suggest giving us a bit more time to get signed in - say set off all together at 9.15am? If the course is going to be safe, that is...
feel woefully unprepared for this, should be quiet character building :)
The forecast is not good, but my fingers are crossed. I'm trying to get hold of the organiser to get a view on likelihood of cancellation/postponement
Details and route description (from the Hemel Hempstead CC):
Chiltern Classics Harp RC - Sunday 20th January
Chiltern Classics Team Quest - Sunday 27th January
Chiltern Classics Hemel Hempstead CC - Sunday 3rd February
Chiltern Classics Edgeware RC - Sunday 10th February
Chiltern Classics Willesden CC - Sunday 17th February
Chiltern Classics CC Luton - Sunday 24th February
They'll be placing the signage on Saturday and will divert the route if they deem any roads to be un-rideable. However, I suspect his definition of un-rideable might be slightly different to mine and I really don't fancy big descents in sub-zero temperatures. Of course, the Met Office might have got things badly wrong, but if not, I'm going to skip this event and plan for Hemel or Edgeware instead (as per list above)