- Starts: Friday 16 October 2026 8:00 am
- Ride leader/Event organiser: Phil Beed
- Category: Faster rides
- Terrain: B - Very hilly
- Duration: d - All day
- Estimated moving average speed: 12-13mph (19-21kph Medium+)
- Ascent: 4,340ft / 1,323m
- Cancel or postpone this ride
Start, stops and finish
| Ride start/event venue | IOW Ferry port, Gunwharf Gunwharf Road Portsmouth PO1 2LA More details and map |
| Lunch/dinner stop | Chale Chale Isle of Wight More details and map |
| Finish | Fishbourne, IOW Fishbourne Isle of Wight 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: Phil Beed.
Map
Our PCTC Epic Series finishes with round the Isle of Wight
8am Car Ferry from Portsmouth (you will need to arrive by 7.45am latest)
Arrives Fishbourne 08.50am
Anti-clockwise route unless wind dictates otherwise
Elevenses at Freshwater
Lunch at Wight Mouse Chale
Tea stop to be decided
Aiming for 4.20pm car ferry home
108K ride with 1323m of climbing = 12m/km
Bookings for this ride/event
Booking is required for this ride. Please let the ride leader know if you want to join. Please do not turn up for the ride unless you've had your booking confirmed or your name appears below.
The ride leader might increase the size of the ride, especially if they get support from another ride leader. Please don't be put off asking to join the ride if it shows as full.
There are 6 spaces available for the leader and riders. Of these, 2 are left.
Bookings recorded for this ride/event (Log in to see rider names):
- 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 enjoy riding my bike & drinking coffee :-)
About faster rides
Our other rides go at the pace of the slowest rider or we will split the ride to accommodate a slower rider. 'Faster rides' go faster than other rides and people joining are expected to keep up.
We're not talking about professional or even 'club' riding speeds, but trying to ride at any speed faster than you can manage is an unpleasant experience.
If you want to join a faster ride, but uncertain whether you can keep up:
- Consider trying one or two of our other rides classed as A (Demanding) or B (Hilly) first. If you're able to keep up without difficulty that's a good indication you're ready for a faster ride. The chances are you'll be riding with other members familiar with faster rides that can help you with your assessment.
- In any case, contact the ride leader and discuss your experience to date with them. Bear in mind, however, that subjective assessments of average speed and cruising speed are notoriously unreliable even for those that routinely use cycle computers.
Before you join a faster ride, please review the route and prepare to make your own way back if you're struggling to keep up - and we all have bad days. We will not, however, intentionally drop slower riders; nor will we leave riders without first checking they are confident with getting back.