Close to London Sportives early 2009

fidbod

Bonjour all,

with the hell of ashdown closed for further entries, I am trying to put together a list of sportives close to london for pre-season training. My meagre efforts so far have found this.

WKRC reliability 11th Jan http://www.wkrc.org.uk/page-reliability_trials.html

Evans cycles tri and ride from sandown park on the 9th Feb.

please add any other rides you know of.

Bronzie

Have a look at the Chiltern Classics reliability rides series from late Jan to early March:
http://www.ccluton.com/reliability_ride.htm

EdHarris

I've heard that the people who ran the Burgess Hill Rumble are organizing an event around March-time.

http://www.srs-events.cc/

Last year it was very well run and apart from the heavy and constant rain it was an excellent day.

I dunno if you consider this close ot London, however, you can a train down easily as it's on the Brighton mianline.

hayesu

If you missed out on the Hell of the Ashdown, you should do a very similar ride on Sunday 8th February 2009 - the Old Portlians Reliability Ride. 100Km and 68Km over hilly Kent countryside. It starts at Halstead Village Hall, Halstead, Kent at 9am. Sydenham Wheelers also organise a reliability ride and try Googling Invicta Grimpeur for details of a hilly ride in March.
Bigfoot based at Bromley in Kent are out every Saturday morning at 8.15 for 40 and 50+ miles training runs into the Kent/Surrey countryside.

www.bigfootbikeclub.org

Chriscommuter

Try the Twickenham CC Surrey Rumble leaving from Cobham on 1st March...

Ricardo H

I'll be doing the burgess hill rumble. Should be pretty easy to get to from london fidbod as burgess hill is on the victoria brighton line.

Le Commentateur

SE London reliability trials, etc

Four SE London reliabilities, plus the rebranded ‘Hell of the Ashdown’.



January 11 2009
West Kent Road Club
Horton Kirby Cricket Club, Franks Lane, Horton Kirby, Kent.
85km starting from 09:00 and 45km starting from 10:00
Note: the HQ will close at 14:30 as there is another event at the venue that afternoon.
£5.00 entry on day
general map: http://tinyurl.com/6hexzo
venue map: http://tinyurl.com/69lb7p


January 18 2009
CC Bexley
Horton Kirby Cricket Club, Franks Lane, Horton Kirby, Kent.
100km and 50km starting from 08:30
general map: http://tinyurl.com/6hexzo
venue map: http://tinyurl.com/69lb7p


Gap weekend here to earn ‘brownie points’ with the other half before...


February 1 2009
Catford CC
Charles Darwin School, Jail Lane, Biggin Hill
108km ("Hell of the Ashdown") and 50km ("Devil's deTour") starting from 09:00hrs
Route: http://tinyurl.com/ysyotq
general map: http://tinyurl.com/6bypx4
venue map: http://tinyurl.com/56m527
Actually, this one is advance entry only and is now full


February 8 2009
Old Portlians CC
Halstead Village Hall, Halstead, Kent
100k starting from 09:00hrs and 68k starting from 09.30hrs
general map: http://tinyurl.com/6rexam
venue map: http://tinyurl.com/5pfzgx
This one is arguably just as challenging as the Catford event the week before,
so worth dong if you missed out on the Hell of the Ashdown.

February 15 2009
Sydenham Wheelers
Knockholt Village Hall, Knockholt Pound, Kent
110k and 70k starting from 09:00hrs
general map: http://tinyurl.com/5ggep3
venue map: http://tinyurl.com/5hs45k