- Starts: Sunday 2 August 2026 9:00 am
- Ride leader/Event organiser: Phil Marshall
- Category: Faster rides
- Terrain: C - Hilly
- Duration: am - Morning only (finishes before lunch)
- Estimated moving average speed: 11-12mph (18-19kph Medium)
- Cancel or postpone this ride
Start, stops and finish
| Ride start/event venue | The Churchillian Widley Walk Portsdown Hill PO6 3LS More details and map |
| Coffee stop | Meon Springs Whitewool Farm East Meon GU32 1HW More details and map |
| Finish | Meon Springs Whitewool Farm East Meon GU32 1HW 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 Marshall.
Map
We will leave the start at 0900 and ride to Meon Springs (East Meon) for coffee. The formal ride will finish here and we will then head back towards Portsmouth together with riders leaving the group nearer to home.
Bookings for this ride/event
This ride/event is unlimited and booking is not required. You're welcome to turn up on the day. Please come back to this page before joining in case we have to cancel or postpone.
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.