Club TT Round 16
3 laps of Horne circuit (8.85 miles).
£2 entry fee, on the line.
Contact TT secretary for more details.
The Crown 100k audax. Boughton Lees, Nr Ashford.
A hilly ride across the North Downs to St Margarets Bay and back. Passes Wye Crown and Dover Castle with fine views of the English Channel. Sounds like an enjoyable day out in the country.
West London 4/4 100k audax. Ruislip.
A mid-week audax which usually goes out into Buckinghamshire.
The Nyctophobic 100k audax. Chalfont St Peter.
Starting at Chalfont St Peter this 100k audax goes across the Chilterns to Benson and back. A scenic route with some climbs at the usual sensible audax speed. Expect to do it in about 4 to 5 hours if you follow the route sheet and don't get lost. Entry form etc on Audax UK web site, click on calendar.
Invicta 100k audax. Starts at Meopham.
A local event that explores the lanes of Kent which is a beautiful county with some vicious hills. Go on give it a try and see how you get on following a route sheet.
Over 300 ride the Woodcote Sportive!
Rory, Maddy, James and myself joined this huge, well organised Sportive through the Chiltern Hills. It was still raining when we loaded the bikes at 5am but turned into a glorious day. 380 originally entered, around 330 started. The route was fantastic, the scenery stunning but the hills were relentless, some long, some very steep. A lot of the descents were through dark woods on narrow, wet, gravel strewn roads. I must have seen a hundred people puncture. (why do people use lightweight tyres pumped to max pressure in these conditions? I spoke to one man who'd punctured four times).
Young riders turn up the heat..
Richard Tallent, Chris Willis & James Trigg turned up for the beginners/intermediate ride on Saturday, spoiling for some action.
Luckily for me, I was only there until Faygate as they were champing at the bit. This wasn't quite what was planned but they were in the majority!
We did 21.4 average to Faygate where I handed over to Richard as leader. The group went on to do the Tulley's loop at 18.4 average.