- Starts: Wednesday 20 November 2024 9:45 am
- Ride leader/Event organiser: Martyn Roberts
- Category: Cancelled, Wednesday rides
- Route grade: B - Hilly route
- A - Demanding route. Riders should already have experience of, and be prepared for distance, hills and, probably, both. E.g. Liss or Arundel via Houghton.
- B - Hilly route. Involves major hills. E.g. Sustainability Centre or Alresford.
- C - Moderate route. Not especially long or hilly (but will involve climbs and descents). E.g. Bishop's Waltham
- D - Flattish route. Might involve some hills, but not major ones. E.g. Chichester or West Wittering.
- E - Short, flat route. Easy route often designed for people new to group riding.
Our grading scheme
When grading routes we use the following scheme:
At: Rowlands Castle
Contact us about this event
Send an email to ride leader/event organiser: Martyn Roberts.
Map
I noticed recently that a number of Bishops seem to be resigning; some quite senior. So I thought it might be time to pay a visit to Bishop's Waltham and find out what's going on.
We'll go a more northerly route there and more southerly route back.
Meet - Bumblebee Cafe, Rowlands Castle: 09.30
Depart - Rowlands: 09.45
Coffee - Bishop's Waltham (TBD): 11.15-12.00
Return - Rowlands: 13.30
Distance: Aprrox 30 miles return
Pace: Medium-Fast (10-12mph)
It promises to be quite a cool day, the coolest we've had for some time, so wrap up well.
Update 19th Nov, 17.00:
Met Office Weather Warnings - Hampshire
Yellow warning of ice
Starts: 17:00 GMT on Tue 19 November
Ends: 10:00 GMT on Wed 20 November
Icy patches are expected to form this evening and overnight.
- Some injuries from slips and falls on icy surfaces
- Probably some icy patches on some untreated roads, pavements and cycle paths
Issued at: 15:12 GMT on Tue 19 November
Hence I've taken the decision to cancel the ride
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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
To ask to join this ride, please use the 'Contact us about this ride' link above to send an email to the ride leader.
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.