Tour of Britain Sportive

rbarcan

Anyone know whehter the Somerset T o B sportive is going to happen and if so when /how?

Richard

Pendragon

I can confirm that the Tour of Britain Sportive will not be taking place for reasons of a financial and route safety nature.

Jonathan Mcp

Has british cycling shot its wodge on the Kent event then? Can't support 2 cyclosportive events in the same year, despite people paying to enter? Or was there a lack of entries?


Seems a shame that the ToB sportive isn't going to run. I enetered the first one (The manchestour) and it wasn't without problems but it was well supported, over a good course.

Never mind, lots of others out there, including this one http://www.ridetheroute.net/ being run in support of the BHF over the midlands stage route.


Edit: british Cycling seem to be promoting the above event on their website, so perhaps all is not lost. http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/web/si ... elease.asp

Pendragon

Sorry I should have qualifies my statement. The origional Tour of Britain sportive was due to take place in Somerset and Devon ie the south west stage of the Tour of Britain, I belive it is now taking place but using a diffrent stage

hevipedal

Pendragon wrote:

I can confirm that the Tour of Britain Sportive will not be taking place for reasons of a financial and route safety nature.

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it is
the http://www.ridetheroute.net is the tour of britain ride

johnbirkby46213

Bit of a so-an-so if you don't have a bike bag. How the heck do you get your bike back at the end of the ride?

Does anyone know if its worse than the "Phil n Friends"? I don't know this area at all.

JB

mozandmarr

Not sure how it compares but according to Bikely there is 1600m of climbing. Having done the second half of it there isn't a lot of flat but others with more experience may like to disagree with that opinion!

johnbirkby46213

i booked this afternoon and my name still does not appear as an entrant. Also tried booking accomodation in worcs. Doh! no chance. V V Early start for me then