Sherwood Pines 1st of November. BHF event.

northevents@bhf.org.uk

36 mile off-road bike ride challenge taking place on 1st November. The event starts from Sherwood Pines Forest Park in Nottinghamshire and goes through Clumber Park, then back to Sherwood Pines.

Fantastic route in a fantastic lcoation. The event is run by British Heart Foundation, registration is £10 adults and £5 for children, who can take part in the family scrmable route - a continuous 3 mile route which you can complete as many times as you like.

For more information on this great event, please visit bhf.org.uk/robinhood

Mr bump

Sounds like a nice route. Do you have to rase a minimum amount of sponsership or is it just 10 pounds to enter?
And why oh why do all cycle events happen on the same day! The Thetford winter series starts that day. :?

OH NO Dan

Im going to have a go at this. Trying to gather friends together to maybe do it in fancy dress Any thoughts?

Mr bump, the website says £50 minimum sponsorship.

Mr bump

Thanks mate.
Just looked on their website, im gonna enter this event tomorrow. al for a good cause.
Not quite brave enough to do it in fancy dress though!!

OH NO Dan

How will the minimum sponsorship thing work? I will hopefully raise more than that, but is it just a target?

Quite looking forward to it now!

Mr bump

Right thats it im regestered! just trying to sort out my sponsership page now.

OH NO Dan

All done, registered and ready to go. Is the 36 mile route circular or an A to B thing? Cant find any info on it.

Cheshley

OH NO Dan wrote:

All done, registered and ready to go. Is the 36 mile route circular or an A to B thing? Cant find any info on it.

If they are running the same route as 2 years ago you ride out the back of Sherwood Pines and pick up national cycle route 6 to Clumber Park, ride a loop around the perimeter of Clumber then pick up route 6 back to Sherwood.

I'm doing it, if you see a knackered bloke wearing number 5, give us a wave but don't be offended if I'm too out of breath to chat!!!!! :oops:

Mr bump

Any ideas how many people will be riding?

Cheshley

last time I saw vest numbers up in the 900's but I don't know how many were riding he full distance and how many were doing the family loop.

Mr bump

Has anybody got their numbers yet?
Im 345 so keep an eye out for me and say hi.

Shelduck

Guess who got number 69...

See you there, I'll be on a black rockhopper looking fooked...!

HoHoHoBlueGiant

I'll be looking out of place in my "road" gear on my cheap as chips Giant "Rock", number 106, complaing about the mud :roll:

Mr bump

If i see you shelduck il say hi. Il be rocking my Remedy with the spank 777 bars, great for downhill but not the best in the trees! :roll:

Cheshley

something I have seen done before at events like this one is to write your BikeRadar screen name under your number so peeps can say hi.

Mr bump

Now there is a good idea. as im useles with numbers.

Cheshley

I think I'll laminate mine, there's a good chance we're going to get very wet and/or blown away on Sunday!!!!!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/weather/forecast/4271?area=NG22

Mr bump

I have done that with my number. is it forcast for rain on sunday? :shock:

Cheshley

didn't you click the link to the forecast? heavy rain and 24mph winds.....

Mr bump

Doh!! :roll:

Cheshley

EVENT CANCELLED!!!!!! WTF?????

Hundreds of people had seen the weather and still decided to travel, so you have to assume that they were willing to ride and get wet but noooooooooooooooo, BHF had to cancel it. This weather has been forecast since Tuesday so why wait till the morning of the event to call it off instead of doing it yesterday and saving everyone the unnecessary journey?

Annoyed.

Mr bump

The funny part is i have just recieved an email from justgiving saying congratulations on completing the event!! :roll:
They now say is likley to take place in Feb 2010.

Cheshley

yeah, I got that email as well, I've informed JustGiving that the event didn't take place so no money should have been taken and I'm waiting for a response.

Where did you get the new date info from? I wonder what they'll do when it's raining in February!!!!!

Mr bump

They rang me on the day and i asked if it would still be taking place at a later date and they said they would be looking around feb time.

Cheshley

I spoke to the Events Manager today, they are hoping to confirm the new date by the end of this week but looking like late Feb/early March.

Cheshley

event has been rearranged for Saturday 13th March 2010

Mr bump

Time to revive this thread, whos entered and any ideas of numbers taking part?

Shelduck

I'll be there !

Number 69 (chortle)..dirty looking rockhopper

Cheshley

yup, I'll be there, wearing number 5. Not decided if I'll be taking the Spesh or my Hardtail Marin yet tho.

Mr bump

345 and 634 Team 'Im alright you Alright' feel free to come over and say hi.

Rob_S

I'll be sporting 560!