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  • DonDaddyD
    DonDaddyD Posts: 12,689
    Il Principe wrote:
    Why not sign up for a sportive this year?

    New Forest Road Challenge on Sunday. Blondie, Attica, Linsen (back permitting) and I in attendance, It's supposed to be a fairly quiet sportive and not as "climby" as many. Come on DDD you know you want to.

    What distance? What's the elevation?

    I checked the website and they said that registration date past on the 30th June.
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  • Stuey01
    Stuey01 Posts: 1,273
    http://www.southernsportive.com/index.php?go=sunday&page=routes&eventid=270

    I'm looking at this, girlfriend permitting. Medium route.
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  • il_principe
    il_principe Posts: 9,155
    DonDaddyD wrote:
    Il Principe wrote:
    Why not sign up for a sportive this year?

    New Forest Road Challenge on Sunday. Blondie, Attica, Linsen (back permitting) and I in attendance, It's supposed to be a fairly quiet sportive and not as "climby" as many. Come on DDD you know you want to.

    What distance? What's the elevation?

    I checked the website and they said that registration date past on the 30th June.

    You can register on the day:

    Actual distance: 146km / 91mls
    Ascent: 1756m / 5762ft
    Descent: 1761m / 5778ft
    Climbs: Pipers Wait, Wooson's Hill, Deadman Hill, Woodfalls, Winterslow, Broughton Hill, Furzedown
    Feed Point 1: 60km / 38mls - Water, Torq Energy Drink, Food
    Water Stop 1: 90km / 56mls - Water, Torq Energy Drink
    Water Stop 2: 115km / 72mls - Water, Torq Energy Drink

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    As far as UK Sportives go this looks like a fairly gentle one, perhaps a good one to get started with.
  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    Also, having been on a lovely 100k-er round the New Forest a few weeks ago, it's just a lovely place to ride.
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  • Bassjunkieuk
    Bassjunkieuk Posts: 4,232
    Stuey01 wrote:
    Bassjunkieuk wrote:
    Alternatively if you want a bit more of a kick up the ar$e why not sign up for a sportive next year? I'm sure training towards a target would make things a lot easier! I'm thinking of maybe Highclere next year as I missed it this year.........

    Why not sign up for a sportive this year?

    It's mainly logistics and the fact that I have such a large tribe........personally I'd have no problem dumping the bike in the back or the car or on a train to get round to a few but I think "her in doors" would take exception ;-)

    If I start sounding her out for some next year I can at least get sometime to stockpile the brownie points :-D

    ITB - I'd have to agree that team SCR would be a force to be reckoned with, I reckon with JG and CJ we have the polka dot jersey safe and I'm sure the green one would be happily contested!
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  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    Bassjunkieuk wrote:
    ITB - I'd have to agree that team SCR would be a force to be reckoned with, I reckon with JG and CJ we have the polka dot jersey safe and I'm sure the green one would be happily contested!

    :lol: Kind words indeed, sir, but they ring true much more for JG; I'm quickly slipping down the Box Hill rankings and haven't yet beaten by PB

    A Team SCR would be a good bit of fun though. :lol:
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  • Rich158
    Rich158 Posts: 2,348
    Stuey01 wrote:
    http://www.southernsportive.com/index.php?go=sunday&page=routes&eventid=270

    I'm looking at this, girlfriend permitting. Medium route.

    They're an excellant series, I did the Southern Sportive, and the Dunsfold one last year, and teh Princes Rosborough leg this year - all excellent.

    I'm signed up for this one

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