VE in BW - Cancelled

This is a one-stop-ride to Bishops Waltham where I'm hoping we'll be able to share the atmosphere of the VE celebrations.

Meet - Car Park, Kidmore Lane: 09.30
Depart - Denmead: 09.45
Coffee - Bishops Waltham: 11.15-12.00
Return - Denmead: 13.30

As ever, it will be an asymmetrical ride with a longer route there and a shorter route back and there are some hills.

Distance: about 25-30miles return
Pace: medium (8-10mph)

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Ride leader notes

I've had a bike of one description or another, probably since the age of five. I've cycled lots of different routes all around Britain and some parts of France. For many years I cycled to work using the Hayling Ferry.

Since retiring, I try to get on the bike at least twice a week; usually Wednesdays and Saturdays. Most of the rides I lead are in the region of 20 to 40 miles, somewhere between 3-5hours.

I have three bikes I tend to use: most of the year I'll ride a Spa Elan, which is a general purpose touring bike; in the summer I'll often switch to a Cube Attain, which is more of a light weight sports bike, and if I'm going off-road I'll tend to use my Dawes mountain bike.

It's always difficult to assess cycling speed. I'm certainly no Bradley Wiggins and cycling to me is not about doing a route in the minimum possible time. However, neither am I someone who likes to amble along. So I tend to class my rides as medium-fast. On a scale 1-10 (1 being very slow, 10 being very fast), I would say 6or7, a notch above medium (5).

I'm not a great fan of cycling in and around Havant/Leigh Park when we have the beautiful South Downs on our doorstep, so I tend to start rides in places such as Rowlands Castle, Denmead, Westbourne or occaisionaly the Isle of Wight. Also, I'm not very good at leading large groups of cyclists, so I tend to keep numbers relatively low.

So if you like riding in small groups, somewhere in the South Downs or IoW, at a moderate speed, then you might like to try one of my rides.
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About Saturday rides

Saturday rides tend to be small ones. Typically we offer fewer options for rides than Wednesdays, but more flexibility for routes and destinations.

Most rides are morning only, riding out to a stop for elevenses and back again.

Some will be full day with stops for elevenses, lunch and, possibly, tea. If you want to join a full day ride but only to elevenses and need someone to help you with the route back, please let us know in advance of the ride in case someone else that knows the route wants to do the same.

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