Grimpeurs des Wolds Sportive - East Yorkshire 25th July
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http://www.eastyorkshireclassic.co.uk/cyclosportive
Big G – Grimpeurs des Wolds Cyclosportive. The event is part of a weekend of top quality cycling being promoted by Hull Thursday Road Club over the weekend of 24th to 26th July 2009. The event is based in Historic market town of Beverley and travels northwards onto the beautiful rolling countryside and steep climbs of the Yorkshire Wolds.
Three fully signposted routes are available 160 Km, 100 Km or 60 Km. All 3 routes have been chosen to take you through some of the best roads in this relatively undiscovered part of Yorkshire and feature stunning views of the surrounding valleys and vales, On a clear day both the Yorkshire Dales and North Yorkshire Moors are clearly visible from the numerous high points of the route.
Hull Thursday Road Club has been promoting cycle racing for 100 years and have recently organised the National Road Race championship, numerous premier calendar road races and the national circuit race championship in 2008 and will be organising the event again this year. This event has been organised by the same organisational team and so you can be assured of a first class event
Why not take the opportunity to make a weekend of it and come and watch the spectacular National criterium championship on Friday evening on the tight and cobbled circuit around Beverley town centre or the East Riding Classic Premier Calendar Road Race on Sunday also starting and finishing in Beverley and utilising the same HQ. Plenty of quality accommodation is available nearby.
We have a limit of 500 riders on a first come first served basis. All entrants must be 18 or over on the day of the event, Saturday 25th July 2009
The entry fee for both events is £20, this includes registration, souvenir t-shirt, 2 feed stations and after ride hot food and refreshments.
Full route details and profiles can be downloaded from the website at a later date
Start Times are available from 7.30 to 9.30 am (maximum group size 20 riders)
We look forward to seeing you all on the 25th July
For information or to register your interest please e.mail [email protected]
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Big G – Grimpeurs des Wolds Cyclosportive. The event is part of a weekend of top quality cycling being promoted by Hull Thursday Road Club over the weekend of 24th to 26th July 2009. The event is based in Historic market town of Beverley and travels northwards onto the beautiful rolling countryside and steep climbs of the Yorkshire Wolds.
Three fully signposted routes are available 160 Km, 100 Km or 60 Km. All 3 routes have been chosen to take you through some of the best roads in this relatively undiscovered part of Yorkshire and feature stunning views of the surrounding valleys and vales, On a clear day both the Yorkshire Dales and North Yorkshire Moors are clearly visible from the numerous high points of the route.
Hull Thursday Road Club has been promoting cycle racing for 100 years and have recently organised the National Road Race championship, numerous premier calendar road races and the national circuit race championship in 2008 and will be organising the event again this year. This event has been organised by the same organisational team and so you can be assured of a first class event
Why not take the opportunity to make a weekend of it and come and watch the spectacular National criterium championship on Friday evening on the tight and cobbled circuit around Beverley town centre or the East Riding Classic Premier Calendar Road Race on Sunday also starting and finishing in Beverley and utilising the same HQ. Plenty of quality accommodation is available nearby.
We have a limit of 500 riders on a first come first served basis. All entrants must be 18 or over on the day of the event, Saturday 25th July 2009
The entry fee for both events is £20, this includes registration, souvenir t-shirt, 2 feed stations and after ride hot food and refreshments.
Full route details and profiles can be downloaded from the website at a later date
Start Times are available from 7.30 to 9.30 am (maximum group size 20 riders)
We look forward to seeing you all on the 25th July
For information or to register your interest please e.mail [email protected]
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Should be a good day
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http://www.bikeradar.com/forum/viewtopi ... 2#15430182
I think I 've done it (or part of it) on the way to York, seemed to go for a long while...
It's a bit of a drag, that's all.
350 confirmed entries received.
The entry limit is 500 riders
Closing date for entries is 11/7/2009 or when the entry limit is reached whichever occurs soonest. There will be no entry available after the closing date or on the day
http://www.thisishullandeastriding.co.u ... ticle.html
how does an entry limit of 500 compare to other events?
Good day tho, thoughourly enjoyed it!
Who said Nunburnholme was just a drag - ouch
Looking forward to more of the same next year
brian robinson chalenge
licoln grand prix
le terrier
gybr
bill bradley memorail
cross pennine 100
york 100
Focus Variado 2010 Expert Triple
Pinnacle Sentinel 1.0
That indeed is Garrowby. The scary traffic going up and down there usually takes your mind off the gradient, it's a notorious accident spot.
In terms of severity however, it is a mere pimple compared to the hills a little further north/west in the moors,
Glad I was'nt North/West of it then. Jeez you Yorkshiremen must be a tough bunch! The Gradients and lengths of most of the climbs on the day were steeper/longer than what's round here (East Lothian).
I got a bronze (time) 05:16
However a 'ride time' of 4 hours & forty minutes, though the few stops here & there probably added up to the 5 hours something amusing
Did manage a top speed on one of the many lovely descents of 40.7mph, though i'm guessing I may have gone up the last big hill (nunburnholme) at less thana tenth of that and for the first time (on the ride & in real use) I used the inner ring of my tripple!
Absolutely fantastic organisation and route, thigh & lung busting hills with beautiful yorkshire scenery. well sign posted, good venue, great day (& weather), good riding buddies & start & finish companions.
Other riders friendly and generally fast
Nice t-shirt & bottle at the end with much appreciated good grub bolted down with enthusiasm by me
Looking forward to next year!
Ooh my aching body...
:oops:
did it in 6:17 which was extremely suprised with given the 6:54 i did in the far easier northern rock cyclone in june
Enjoyed the 160km route as it wasn't too punishing. The hill at Hanging Grimston and the leg-breakers up to the tower and Givendale were testing but not impossible. Nunburnholme ALMOST had me off and walking though - if it wasn't for Jim the photographer at the top I might just have.
Feeds were good - savouries as well as sweet stuff, and the freebies at the end were a nice touch, especially the food which I'd looked forward to but couldn't get down!
Ended up with a silver 6hr 37min which I was chuffed with, and thanks to CumbrianMan (riding buddy) and Guymer and MacLachlan for the pulls at the end!
Can't wait for next year - might train for hills and go for GOLD!
I took back up maps with me, after someone removed the signs on the DLMC, but was pleased to say that I never needed them, which is a good job, as I had no idea where I was !
It's the first time I've cycled in the Wolds, and what a pleasant surprise it was too.
The food at the stops was plentiful (savoury wraps - how good is that !) and varied, and what I really noticed was how pleasant all the helpers were. Chapeau to you all.
I too struggled to get the pie and chips down at the end, but that was probably due to us battering the last 15 mile or so !
And the freebies were good as well. T-shirt is a decent colour, and a new bottle is always welcome.
So ER, I'll be up for it again next year, and we'll try and get that Gold !! Oh, and the Alps won't be the same without ya this year !!
"A bad day on the bike is always better than a good day in the office !"
photo time...
brian robinson chalenge
licoln grand prix
le terrier
gybr
bill bradley memorail
cross pennine 100
york 100
Focus Variado 2010 Expert Triple
Pinnacle Sentinel 1.0