2011 What's Everyone Doing?

Javier09

With some events taking entries for 2011, was wondering what everyone was planning on riding in 2011?

Cheshire Cat.......March

Tour of Dartmoor........September

Some summer events tba......

Robbie1958

i'm booked in to do an audax in Norwich in January, and just booked to ride the Norwich 100 in June. although i intend to do lots more of the 200k audax's so watch this space as they say.

AlunP

Just the two sportifs. Les deux etapes du tour. I will be giving the Pitlochry Etack, the Cheshire wotsit and Dragon slaying on the Rhigos a miss. Have enjoyed them all (except for the tack throwing) in the past.

will be getting ready for the 21 hairpins by cycling from LA to Boston in early summer. Walking into a lunchstop cafe in Texas in neon coloured lycra might play out like a scene from Priscilla queen of the desert.....

I am old enough to qualify for cheap train travel. Why can't we oldies get half price carbon race bikes?

Shabbyhouse

Cumbrian Christmas Cracker on 5th Dec (tho' that's this year) - 57m

Richmond Sportive (end of May), probably the 80m option

Cumberland Challenge in Sept (100km option)

Columba Chemo Classic (Nov) - best of the lot, 62m.

Thanks for helping me sort out next year's calendar!

usedtobefast

Hampshire Hill 100

Dragon Ride

L'Etape du Tour (Modane - Alpe D'huez)

prb007

JOGLE in May
Dragon in June
Passeportes du Soleil in Morzine on MTB in June
Taking road bike to Spain in July
Maybe Cat n Fiddle in Sept/Oct

should keep me busy!

phreak

Granfondo Pantani is the main one. Might do one or two UK ones in prep during the spring.

andy162

Etape du Dales.

La Marmotte.

Ryedale Rumble.

First time doing La Marmotte so I'm pretty revved up for that. The EdD is a great ride. I usually aim to be round in less than 6h30...if I do I know I'm going alright. The Ryedale is something I've done for a few years. I vow never to go back but can't help myself.

Dragons Eye

March - Dafodil Classic

May - CarTen 100m

June - Dragon Grand Fondo 200k

July - L'Etape Act 1

September - TransCambrain

Probably more inbetween but nothing set in stone yet

CarTen is an annual charity ride for local childrens hospice, New Dragon route Bwlch2 x 2 good training for the etape, it's bad enough once let alone twice. Looking forward to 1st etape. Best UK sportive in september imho.

mr_poll

Did my first sportive last year and missed the target once it had passed so thinking

Mar Cheshire Cat

May Fred Whitton Chalenge

July Rivington 100

Aug/Sep Read something about the wide coast to coast - Pembrokeshire to Great Yarmouth so fancy a crack at that

rodgers73

Are there any events in Jan or Feb to take part in? I'm Yorkshire based - there were some run in 2010 but cant find anything for next year. Am I looking too soon??

Stedman

I personally do a mixture of Audax and sportives which gives me a greater spread of events and greater value for money whilst still earning some domestic points!

For Sportives I shall be doing:

Etape Caledonia (May)
Great Nottinghamshire Bike Ride (June)
Phil Liggett CTC challenge event (August)

Audax:

Three fields 100k (March)
Charnwood in spring 100k (March/April)
Roses to Wrags 200k (March)
Everybody Rides to Skeggy 300k (April)
Tramway 100 (June)
Cheshire Cat (audax) 200k (July)

For pleasure:

Nottingham to Northallerton via Humber Bridge and Yorkshire Moors (May/June)
Fred Whitton Challenge route
Coast to Coast route in one day
Manali to Khardung La in the Himalayas (Aug)

Tonymufc

March - Cheshire cat (100)

May - Glossop to South Shields (charity ride organised amongst a few friends)

August - Manchester to Blackpool

August - Tour Of The Peak

September- - Manchester 100

ajb72

Massive step up for me in 2011, having done the shorter options in sportives in 2010 I'm looking to complete the full lengths;

April - Cotswold Spring Classic
June - Dragon Ride & Dartmoor Classic
August - Tour of the Peak

Building up to La Marmotte in 2012 if al goes to plan.

StanwaySteve62

Prob do a few local things but do fancy taking the eurostar to Lyon and coming back via Reims etc

3Pears

3 - 4 local reliability rides
Mad March Hare Sportive
Epic Spring Challenge
White Horse Challenge
Forest of Dean Classic
Verenti Dragon ride

Sprinkle on a few races all in preparation for Dreilander-Giro (3 Countries Tour)

That gets me through til June :P

2011 - bring it on 8)

Big Life Ride

How about The Big Life Ride - 12 hour charity relay around Mallory Park, Leics.

www.thebigliferide.com and you can just ride 1 hour if you wanted to or get a team of up to 12 together to ride the whole event.

All non-profit and raising money for charity and its free to enter.

Monday 15 August 2011.

Lots of other stuff going on during the event such as Bike Stunt Show and Roller Racing comp (tbc) cycling memorabilia auction and lots more being added.

Phil.

Chiggy

A Brevet 500 badge, a Brevet 1000 badge and start on a Brevet 3000 badge.

Angus444

March.......Cheshire Cat

April.......Kinross

May.......Etape Caledonia

June.......Northern Cyclone

Sept...... Ullapool and/or Cycle Cairngorms Sportive

marlin151

March - Cheshire Cat
April - Mallorca 312K (gulp..)
June - Dragon
Aug. - Tour of the Peak
October - Exmoor Beast

plus a few others as and when...

Hibbs

Kentish Killer
Hell of the Ashdown (as warm-ups for the racing season)

Spud Riley (during mid-season break)

Tour of Peaks
Cat'n'fiddle
Chemo Classic as late/post-season rides to lead into a nice off-season break.

sampras38

So far..

Hampshire Hilly 100 in May (3rd time)
Wales Dragon (long route) 3rd time
A week later, out in the Alps in June - Alp D'Uez, Galibier, Crox De Fer etc.

johnny2legs

So far just signed up for the Cheshire Cat. I want to do a couple more to keep me motivated. If I don't have anything to train for I tend to spend more time on the internet chatting about cycling

Brian B

The fred whitton challenge(again) perhaps the lake land loop (again) the 5 dales if its running and probably many others in north england. Probably the cross borders, the isle of skye, ken laidlaw, ullapool sporitve, atlantic raid

Most of all the marmotte!!

Not much then

glasgowbhoy

Brian B wrote:

The fred whitton challenge(again) perhaps the lake land loop (again) the 5 dales if its running and probably many others in north england. Probably the cross borders, the isle of skye, ken laidlaw, ullapool sporitve, atlantic raid

Most of all the marmotte!!

Not much then

Looks like we'll be at quite a few together then.

Ahead of the Marmotte it will be

Kinross
Fred Whitton (if i get in)
Etape Caledonia
Cross Border 100
Trossachs Ton

Then later in the summer

Belach
Ken Laidlaw

And maybe a few others

polocini

I'm doing the Pendle witches vintage velo. Hopefully the spud riley.

I'm organising some sportives but the drawback is not getting to ride them.

AL

56mph

As of today I am signed up for:

February - Hell of the Ashdown - as an early season target so that I don't spend all the winter vegging out, at least next year it isn't in January so hopefully no black ice
March - Burgess Hill Springtime Classic
May - Felice Gimondi (Bergamo in Italy) - for a first taste of real mountains, with pasta thrown in
July - Etape du Tour (the Alpe d'Huez one) - will be my 10th....

Will try to get a few more in as the New Year arrives. Following Merkcx time on the bike is everything. Unfortunately won't have the time to do the L2P next year....

twotyred

Cotswold Spring Classic

Hampshire Hilly Hundred

White Horse Challenge

Dragon Ride (long)

La Marmotte (God help me)

Pokerface

Javier09 wrote:

With some events taking entries for 2011, was wondering what everyone was planning on riding in 2011?

Mallorca Training Camps, 10 days each – Jan, Feb, Mar
Track World Championships, Italy - March
Road World Cup, Australia – May
Road World Cup, Spain – June
Road World Cup, Canada – July
Training Camp, Portugal – Aug
Kent Eurotunnel Championships – Aug
Road World Championships, Denmark – Sept
Grand Prix Wales – Oct

Oh, and the Cheshire Cat Sportive in March 8)

MarkRB

Am certainly not planning on doing everything.. but am building a google calendar of road and mountain bike events in the Haute Savoie and neighbouring departments in 2011..


http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?sr ... rope/Paris

Please feel free to share. Let me know of any upgrades..

Cheers

Mark

Ron Stuart

2 weeks Algarve mid Feb training also taking in Tour of the Algarve. I will need it!

Epic Cycle's Spring Challenge
Wiggle Grafham (No Excuses Sportive)
Quattro Justracing (Sportive)
Discover Rutland Cicle Tour (Sportive)
4 Rivers Audax Wem (Shropshire)
Wye Forest Stinger (Sportive)
Midland Monster Rosliston (Sportive)
Clywdian Horseshoe Audax
Leicester Super Tour (Sportive)
Aberdovey Bike Ride ( Wolverhampton Police Charity Ride)
Shropshire Highland Challenge

The rest not firmed up yet! but that will do for now