What Sportives u doing next year?

simonahfrost

My entries so far:
- Lakeland Loop
- FWC
- Etape du Dales
- Dave LLoyd Mega
- White Rose Challenge
- White Rose Classic
- Ryedale Rumble
- Bealach na Ba
- Cumbrian Killer- and the week following this out to KOM.com for some cycling round Bourg d'Oisans,
I am old, slow and determined!!

SBezza

I have signed up for the following.

Hell of the Ashdown
Surrey Rumble
Cheshire Cat
My Club Sportive
Castle Ride
Dragon Ride
Anthony Maynard Sportive

Likely to do

Circuit of Kent
Southdowns Challenge
Exmoor Beast

BMCCbry

So far I've signed up for:

Cotswold Spring Classic (a new one, I think?)
Forest of Dean Spring Classic
Gran Fondo Cymru
Dragon Ride
Circuit of the Cotswolds
Etape

Bryony

softlad

SayWhatUThink wrote:

Just out of interest, why don't you guys do proper road racing? Much cheaper (no £50 entry fee), much better competition, and all round good crack. I'm genuinely interested in why Sportives generally get much bigger turn outs than Road Races.

consider the fact that some here may already have a 'racing' background and are now choosing another option.

I spent most of the 90s roadracing in southern England. Living in west Wales (and being 10 years older) presents a different set of challenges. TBH, 'competition' does not really interest me any more, but it is still nice to have targets to aim at..

Here's some of the 'lesser known' events I have entered - or will be entering..

Daffodil Classic - Pendine
Preseli Angel - Newport, Pembs
Tour of Pembrokeshire, Tenby
Merlin ride - Carmarthen

Chubby on a compact

I'm doing the

Cheshire Cat
Grand Fondo Cymru
Polka Dot
DLMC
Wild Wales
Cumbrian Killer
Autumn Epic

Chubby on a compact

captain_oakley

I will mostly be doing.....

The Chiltern 100

Highclaire

Autumn Epic

And mayby a July/August event finances allowing, a five week trip to 'The Land of
the Long White Cloud' has left a rather lage hole in the finances.

Good luck to all those riding this year

This weeks edition of 'The Comic' has further fanned the flames of all things Sportive!!


'We want the finest wines available to humanity............"

LA

I'm signed up for ..................

Tour of Flanders
White Horse
Forest of Dean
Hampshire Hilly Hundred
Etape du Dales
La Marmotte

Also planning on doing.............

Highclere
Anthony Maynard Sportive

Flambes

Only two probably, unless they go well and I consider the Exmoor Beast.

Dartmoor Classic (100 miles)
Devon Coast-coast. Not a popular one maybe, but a warm up for the Dartmoor one.

http://www.coast-coast.co.uk/

BeanPole

Am I the only one having a crack at thw Welsh Iron Mountain sportif on 20 Jun in Abergavenny? Is there somthing wrong with this event that I don't know about?

Ken Night

BeanPole wrote:

Am I the only one having a crack at thw Welsh Iron Mountain sportif on 20 Jun in Abergavenny? Is there somthing wrong with this event that I don't know about?

Absolutely not, it's a great ride and a really well organised day-the town gets behind it

BeanPole

Ken Night wrote:

BeanPole wrote:

Am I the only one having a crack at thw Welsh Iron Mountain sportif on 20 Jun in Abergavenny? Is there somthing wrong with this event that I don't know about?

Absolutely not, it's a great ride and a really well organised day-the town gets behind it

Great - thanks I was getting it bit worried there as I chose it because I'm originally from that neck of the woods. Does anyone know how late I can leave it to entering the Tour of the Black Mountains in July?

jhop

I have entered:

1.White Horse
2.Hampshire Hilly 100
3. TOW x3
4.Dragon Ride
5.COTC
6. Wantage Sunday Sportive
7. Etape

howiejmidlands

I am riding:

Burgess Hill Springtime Classic
Cheshire Cat
Lakeland Loop
Forest of Dean
Midland Monster (volunteer)
Bike Radar Donnington
Dragon Ride
WRC
The Devil Ride
Tour of the Balck Mountains
Gran Fondo Cymru
Wild Edric
Bealach Mor
Autumn Epic
Exmoor Beast

Phew, tired out just typing them in!!

dave milne

Dragon Ride
Marmotte

plus many more hopefully, had to pull out of the tour of flanders though :evil:

John C.

Well I've entered
The Richmond 5 dales and I really fancy another crack at gold for The Rydale Rumble, I was a victim of, to fast a first 25 miles last year and the heat above Egton was awful, don't know how the Pros do those big hills in 35 degree heat.
I'm toying with a 24 hour ride (250-300 miles) to coincide with the Great Yorkshire Bike Ride, but I'd need some company for that one.

vorsprung

I have been considering doing a sportif or two for a couple of years now

But 2009 won't be the year for the first one. I have entered London-Edinburgh-London again so I need to be in long distance mode for that.

All the interesting looking sportifs clash with audaxes that are part of my LEL build up.
Also sportifs are shorter rides in general and so require a different (faster) style of riding

johnbirkby46213

...I think I know which ride most of us are not doing .... unless they slash the price down to a more reasonable £20...

toontra

vorsprung wrote:

I have been considering doing a sportif or two for a couple of years now

But 2009 won't be the year for the first one. I have entered London-Edinburgh-London again so I need to be in long distance mode for that.

All the interesting looking sportifs clash with audaxes that are part of my LEL build up.
Also sportifs are shorter rides in general and so require a different (faster) style of riding

I'm doing LEL also, but have 3 sportives booked, as well as several audaxes. Personally I think it's good to mix in some faster riding to try and push the fitness levels. I find that if I stick with slower (albeit longer) rides I plateau at a lower level.

sampras38

I've entered the Welsh dragon ride in June and it'll be my first Sportive ride.

SimonSteer

I've entered the Cotswold Spring Classic in April. Its near where I live and the only free weekend in the next few months. BUT I can't see much info on it. Their website just says info to follow, and having searched these forums, can't see any discussion on it. Does anyone know anything about this sportive? This will be my first sportive...or any bike event

Rhods

Hi

I'm also thinking of doing the Cotswolds Spring Classic as my first Sportive. The website still says info to follow. Does anyone know any more about this?

Thanks

Smokin Joe

Preseli Angel
Tour of Pembrokeshire

russell_in_france

I'm planning some rides around home, and I'll be starting at the back as I did last year so I'm not worried about getting overtaken all day. Third youngster about to arrive so training time may be limited so my goal is to finish and have fun.

Challenge du Dauphine
La Vaujany
La Marmotte
BRA - like the Marmotte but it starts and finishes near Grenoble and doesn't climb the Alpe d'Huez.

Russell
www.grenoblecycling.com