- Starts: Saturday 9 May 2026
- Ride leader/Event organiser: Chris Turner
- Supported by: Joy Forrow
- Category: Saturday rides
- Terrain: C - Hilly
- Duration: d - All day
- Estimated moving average speed: 10-11mph (16-18kph Easy+)
- Ascent: 3,935ft / 1,200m
Start, stops and finish
| 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 |
| Finish | Wallington Wallington 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 leader: Chris Turner.
Send an email to supporter: Joy Forrow.
Send an email to both Chris Turner and Joy Forrow.
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 (Handlebar Cafe) and Tea at Brambridge (Garden Centre).
We will depart at 09.15 from Mickey's house where coffee/tea/biscuits will be provided free of charge from 08.30 onwards. (Mickey's address is will be emailed to participants). There will be plenty of car parking for those who will be driving to the start.
We will finish at The Cob and Pen at Wallington for a beer and join up with the 100 mile riders. Expected finish time as 18.30.
It's 1 mile back to Mickey's place to get your car.
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.
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
Bookings recorded for this ride (Log in to see rider names):
- A PCTC member
- A PCTC member
- A PCTC member
- A PCTC member
- A PCTC member
- A PCTC member
- A PCTC member
- A PCTC member
- 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 3 bikes: an Orbea e-bike, a Specialized Ruby bike that has had Cytronex fitted to provide electric assist and a steel touring bike - Argos racing cycles of Bristol which has also had Cytronex fitted. 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 40-60 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.