Cancelled: Botley, Stubbington & Fareham

This ride is an 80km(50m) out and back loop starting from the green outside of the White Hart, Denmead. A mix of roads, none that busy apart from one short stretch at Lower Swanwick, with a pace to suit all attending.

The outward journey is via Soberton Heath and Waltham Chase on some pleasant lanes above Curdridge before our coffee stop at Botley (22km/14m). Heading South through Manor Farm, there is a very short stretch of gravel before we’re on the long undulating metalled road through the country park.

Leaving the park heading over the M27 through Bursledon and Lower Swanwick, through the urban roads of Sarisbury and Warsash before the relatively quiet lanes which lead to Titchfield. Then down to the shoreline and along Lee-on-the-Solent sea front.

Instead of heading for the Gosport ferry we’ll take the Eclipse Busway to Fareham, but that comes after the lunch stop at Camber Light Cafe in the Explosion Museum (34km/21m). We reach this by taking the cycle route over Stoke Lake, through the old Royal Clarence Yard and over the Millenium Bridge.

Post lunch, a short ride along Heritage Way in Elson, before the Busway takes us to the route around the north of Fareham for a change and through Wallington village where we pass under the M27, taking Nine Elms Lane to Boarhunt and returning to Denmead via the back lanes of Southwick.

Sorry, ride CANCELLED due to injury!

Bookings for this ride/event

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This ride is currently full but we encourage you to ask to join the wait list. That will let the ride leader:

• Find out the demand for that type of ride
• Nominate you as a replacement if someone drops out
• Arrange to split the ride if there is sufficient demand

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Ride leader notes

Riding a lightweight road bike (during better months) the faster day rides I lead are typically 100-130km (60-80m) and occasionally 160km (100m).

Routes are at best undulating, usually “lumpy” (hilly), sometimes with severe hills!

- Average GOOD speed on “Faster” rides: 23kph (14mph)
- Average TYPICAL speed on “Faster” rides: 21kph (13mph)

Morning only rides are scaled back versions of day rides, usually at the same pace.

I also lead moderate rides as well, where the terrain difficulty is reduced (not so lumpy!) and the speed is adjusted to those attending the ride.

When I lead Waterlooville Community Cycle Club (WCCC) rides, which are generally easy relaxed rides, the pace is that of the slowest attending rider in the group.

About Wednesday rides

Wednesday rides usually start from Havant with stops for elevenses, lunch and sometimes tea. If you're unable to keep up or have a mechanical problem, someone will be available to help you - although we obviously cannot guarantee to solve all problems.

Wednesday rides usually provide a range of options to riders as we'll try to arrange multiple rides with different paces, distance and degree of hilliness.

On Wednesdays it is likely that there will be several riders coming back to the Havant area after an elevenses stop - although they might not include a PCTC ride leader. If that is what you'd like to do, please consult the ride organiser before the day of the ride to ensure someone knows and is able to bring you back.

This article describes what you should consider bringing with you on one of these rides.