Portsmouth to Winchester

  • Starts: Wednesday 26 May 2021 8:30 am
  • Ride leader/Event organiser: Joy Forrow
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  • Route grade: B - Hilly route
At: Portsmouth Cathedral

Address: High street, Portsmouth, PO1 2HH

The cathedral web site is here.

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Contact us about this event

Send an email to ride leader/event organiser: Joy Forrow.

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Please help us to run a realistic recce ride for our participation in the Cycling UK Cathedrals Cycle Route Challenge.

We ride from Portsmouth Cathedral to Winchester Cathedral with elevenses in Bishops Waltham. The pace of the ride will not be a challenge for anybody, but the distance and hills might be for some. We would really like feedback on how riders of variable experience might cope, so riders of all levels will be welcome. Please do not use this ride as an 'elevenses only' ride because we want to understand how well people manage the whole trip.

Some of us will be returning from Winchester by the scenic route via New Alresford; there is however the train return option for those not wishing to make the full day out.

The actual Cycling UK ride will be on 20 June, and you might want to bookmark this date as well.

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):

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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.

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