- Starts: Saturday 9 May 2026 9:00 am
- Ride leader/Event organiser: Chris Turner
- Category: Saturday rides
- Terrain: C - Hilly
- Duration: d - All day
- Estimated moving average speed: 11-12mph (18-19kph Medium)
- Ascent: 3,935ft / 1,200m
- Cancel or postpone this ride
Stops
| Coffee stop | No 60 café and wine bar 60 High Street Bishop's Waltham SO32 1AB More details and map |
| Lunch/dinner stop | Cadence at the Handlebar Cafe Viaduct cycle path Winchester SO23 9PA More details and map |
| Tea stop | Brambridge Park Garden Centre Kiln Lane Eastleigh SO50 6HT More details and map |
All rides return to the start unless stated otherwise. Use the 'Map' link below to see a map of all locations
Contact us about this event
Send an email to ride leader/event organiser: Chris Turner.
Map
To celebrate the PCTC's centenary, this will be a 100k/62 miles to King's Somborne via Bishops Waltham (coffee stop at No. 60), lunch at Winchester (Cadence Cafe) and Tea at Brambridge (Garden Centre).
We will depart at 09.00 from Portchester, (address to be notified later) where coffee/tea/biscuits will be provided from 08.30 at a nominal cost of £2.00.
We will finish at a Pub in or near Portchester - venue to be decided upon later.
This is a shorter version of the 100 mile route.
More details nearer the time.
Bookings for this ride/event
This ride/event is unlimited but booking is required. Please let the leader/organiser know if you want to join. This will help with planning and will allow us to contact you if we have to cancel or postpone.
Bookings recorded for this ride (Log in to see rider names):
- A PCTC member
- A PCTC member
- A PCTC member
- A PCTC member
To ask to join this ride, please use the 'Contact us about this ride' link above to send an email to the ride leader.
Ride leader notes
I have 2 bikes: an Orbea e-bike and a Specialised Ruby bike that has had Cytronex fitted to provide electric assist. I like to have a pace of around 10-12 mph, preferring slower than fast. I don't mind hills, but try to keep the ascent to a sensible level.
My preferred distance is 40-50 miles, but I'm equally happy to do shorter rides.
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.
This article describes what you should consider bringing with you on one of these rides.