- Starts: Wednesday 28 August 2024 9:45 am
- Ride leader/Event organiser: Martyn Roberts
- Category: 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.
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At: Beechwood café
Contact us about this event
Send an email to ride leader/event organiser: Martyn Roberts.
Map
This is a 50/50 ride to Winchester: 50% of the ride will be on-road and 50% will be off-road. We'll loosely follow the South Downs Way (which is a bridleway, so accessible to bikes) to Winchester.
Clearly you'll need a bike that can handle some rough tracks. I'll be on my MTB which has 26*2.10 wheels and tyres (Schwalbe Land Cruiser).
The ride starts (and finishes) at QECP. We'll stop for coffee at the Sustainability centre, then over Teglease Down to Warnford, cross the A32, then up and over Wheely Down, then onto the SDW at the Milbury pub to drop into Winchester.
The pace will be slightly slower than normal (but no less strenuous!) because of the off-road.
Meet - Beechwood Cafe, QECP: 09.30
Depart - QECP: 09.45
Coffee - Sustainability: 10.30-11.00
Lunch - Winchester: 13.00-13.45
Return - QECP: 16.00
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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.
There are 8 spaces available for the leader and riders. Of these, 3 are left.
Bookings recorded for this ride (Log in to see rider names):
- 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.