Meet at Rowlands Castle @ 09.50 for a 10.00 start.
Past Finchdean and north over to Buriton.
Turning west and going low level to West Meon via East Meon.
Turning south east and a nice climb from West Meon up to Old Winchester Hill.
Stop for coffee at Alan's Coffee van.
Continuing east past Sustainabilty, savouring the views of the Meon vallay and then down to Clanfield.
Back to Rowlands Castle via Chalton.
Approx 30miles.
A nice short flat ride for 1st April!!!
Bookings for this ride/event
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This ride cannot exceed 6 riders (including the ride leader).
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- 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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- A PCTC member
- A PCTC member
- A PCTC member
- A PCTC member
- A PCTC member
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Ride leader notes
I've had a bike of one description or another, probably since the age of five. I've cycled lots of different routes all around Britain and some parts of France. For many years I cycled to work using the Hayling Ferry.
Since retiring, I try to get on the bike at least twice a week; usually Wednesdays and Saturdays. Most of the rides I lead are in the region of 20 to 40 miles, somewhere between 3-5hours.
I have three bikes I tend to use: most of the year I'll ride a Spa Elan, which is a general purpose touring bike; in the summer I tend to switch to a Cube Attain, which is more of a light weight sports bike and if there's any off-road I'll tend to use by Dawes mountain bike.
It's always difficult to assess cycling speed. I'm certainly no Bradley Wiggins and cycling to me is not about doing a route in the minimum possible time. However, neither am I someone who likes to amble along and watch the daisies grow! So I tend to class my rides as medium-fast. On a scale 1-10 (1 being very slow, 10 being very fast), I would say 6or7, a notch above medium (5).
I'm not a great fan of cycling in and around Leigh Park: the traffic is bad, there's lots of dangerous road junctions and the views are hardly breath taking. We have the beautiful South Downs on our doorstep, so I tend to make the most of it by starting rides in places such as Rowlands Castle, Denmead, or Westbourne.
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About Pop-up rides
We have certain days when we try to organise regular rides. However, individual ride leaders can create pop-up rides for any day and time.
The small size of some pop-up rides means we might be unable to split a ride if you get into difficulties. We will do all we can to escort you back to the start point, but please be prepared to navigate yourself home or to call for support from a partner, relative or friend.