Tour of the Chilterns

rozzer32

So I want to do the tour of the chilterns on Sunday but I can't see where to enter on the website. They say entry is open til the 17th and that you can enter on the day but I can't see where to click to enter. Can anyone help me or does anyone know if it is sold out?

http://www.cyclefitevents.com/tour-of-the-chilterns.htm

Thanks

watchfire

http://www.cyclefitevents.co.uk/onlineentry/signup.php

Signup, then enter...

rozzer32

Thanks for that.

Top job

watchfire

You're very welcome. See you there.

I hear it's hilly.

rozzer32

I hear it will probably be wet

PieterM

Thanks to the organisers for a well run event. The only issue I noticed was a missing sign in Berkhamsted (adding 6 km to my ride).

The people from LMNH did a fantastic job. Defo the best feed station that I have seen on any sportive in the UK. I had two cups of lovely espresso

rozzer32

Well glad you had a good time Pieter. I wasn't the only person to think it could have been better.

http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=12783958

FransJacques

Bad start - forgot my biking shorts - first time in my life. I asked around but wasn't surprised folks don't bring spares so I set off in my cargo shorts - if you saw a guy in a yellow jersey and khaki cargo shorts that was me.

I am raw in places one should not be but surprisingly didn't notice at first - however, after 115kms I struggled to get into a comfortable position on the bike.

Rode with 2 very fast Kiwi guys, they were awesome. Then I rode with 3 Dutchmen who were quite friendly and laughing their way around the course.

I also went 2km off course at the top of the Berkhamstead climb - I even climbed the last 100 meters of Kings Road again to look for the sign which I finally saw.

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/93668860 without the detour I'd have saved 5 mins to get about 5:35, but I was happy with 5:40 given the shorts situation.

The course took in much of the Chiltern 100 route backwards, we should have climbed a lot of the really steep descents we did. I forgot how much mud there is in Hartfordshire...

PieterM

Good ride!
I was one of those Dutchies!! We were wondering about those shorts but did not dare to ask

FransJacques

Just looked at the reslults of the cyclefit ride and there were no more than 350 finishers.

I wonder if that's a low than expected number, maybe given other events on this past weekend like the Great Western Sportive, London to Brighton, and the Mountain Mayhem 24 hour race, etc.