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To help celebrate its 50th anniversary year the club will be holding a number of social
sportive style club runs in various locations across the Midlands and Yorkshire.
Each ride will be approximately 100 miles in distance and will become progressively
more difficult as fitness and endurance improve throughout the season.
The rides are intended to be social and not a race and there will be regular food stops
at prescribed times. It is intended to run one group at an average 14mph and another
group at 16-17mph.
Whilst each sportive is designed to be challenging and an individual challenge for
each rider the motto will be ‘no-one gets left behind’ and the challenge should be seen
as a group challenge so that everyone, within each group, at least arrives at the last
food stop together. This needs to be viewed as a series of social rides for the club
rather than training rides for individuals. If you want a competitive training ride it is
probably better that you go and do your own thing.
It is intended to run a support vehicle which will be in phone contact with both group
leader’s and this will be available for riders to take spares, clothing, food and drink, as
well as acting as first aid vehicle and broom wagon.
The rides will be planned so there will be set stop times at approximately 25 miles, 50
miles and 75 miles for refuelling. Other than the final stop at 75 miles, the rest stops
will not be at café’s so riders will need to bring their own food and drink along,
although the support vehicle can carry these. Start times are to be staggered as there
will be two groups with the ‘A’ group going off an hour before the ‘B’ group.
It is intended to make a small charge, to cover the cost of fuel for the support vehicle
and some basic provisions, for the rides and this will be as follows:-
Juniors FREE, Club Members £5, Non-Members £10
Planned dates are: (all Sundays)
20 April - Echo Challenge
18 May - Tour of the Lincolnshire Wolds
** Due to a crowded calendar over the summer months the 2 Phil's have rescheduled the remaining Sportive rides to later in the year. Further details to be announced nearer the time.
September - Tour of the Peaks
October - Tour of the Yorkshire Dales
The Echo 100 Challenge
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Tour of the Lincolnshire Wolds
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