2013 Sportives - Whats on the list??

nunowoolmez

What are your sportive targets for 2013?

I hope to enter a couple i've not done before this year, & hopefully improve on times with rides i have. My list is this:

The Spring Onion
Wiggle Ups & Downs
Fools Errand 100
Fred Whitton Challenge (fingers crossed)
Evans 'Ride It' King Of The Downs
Wiggle 'Long One'
Evans 'Ride It' Brighton

What about yours?

JamesB

Fred Whitton
Epic Cycles Spring Challenge--is it running in 2013???
Exmoor Beauty
Forest Dean Classic

and then think about others

maybe a couple 200k Audaxes
so they`re not sportives but now in

Snowdrop express 120 km Audax
Yr Elenydd 300k Audax

Raid Dolomites later in year

damov2

This year will be my first attempts at sportive's! I have so far on my list:

Wiggle Spring Saddle
London Ride100 (if I get a place)

essjaydee

Fred Whitton - didn't get in

24th March - Wheelbase Spring Classic (Kendal Sportive) - entered
7th April - Lakeland Loop - entered
21st April - Spring Dales Audax - ?
28th April - Wrynose or Bust
18th May - Keswick Sportive - ?
2nd June - LeTerrier - ?
8th June - Dentdale Beast - ?
16th June - Wiggle Lancashire Hotpot - ?
6th July - Bowland Badass - entry in post
14th July - Manchester to Blackpool - ?
21st July - Tough Trough - ?
18th Aug - Ride with Brad
28th Sept - Manchester to Blackpool night ride - ?
wish list so far.....

Brian B

Lake land loop - great for early fitness testing.
Etape du dales - After 6 years in row doing the Fred want to try my hand at this one. Done all the climbs though!
Bowland Badass missed this one last year due to family hols and want to give it a go.
One in the Peak District - havent decided yet.
Ride with Brad - fancy this one.
Glen Coe sportive or whatever its called
A few more scottish ones including Ullapool and perhaps a few more northern sportives.

I do a sportive route or mash up of several routes of over 100miles every week on my own if not participating in one.

napoleond

None for me. MAy organise a BR Spring Fling though...

essjaydee

Amended original post....

NapoleonD wrote:

None for me. MAy organise a BR Spring Fling though...

Any thoughts as to when and where yet?

edewer

so far I have:
Wiggle New Forest
Newbury Magnificat
South downs 100

Theres one down Winchester way I fancy a go at too

Tfund1

so far its:
Endura Lionheart
White Horse Challenge
Dartmoor Classic
Forest of Dean Classic
Marmotte
Etape Cymru

alanp23

Tom Simpson memorial (Feb)
Nap D's Spring Fling (just waiting for confirmation)
Brian Robinson (Apr)
Lincoln (May)
Week on continent just riding (Jun)
Something in Sep.

I quite fancy a Classics sportive but dont fancy all 'em cobbles

FoldingJoe

March Mad Hare
Dartmoor Classic
Ride London (again, if I get a place.)

sporttourer

Coasting in Cornwall
Dartmoor Classic
Bodmin 100
Lands End 100
& maybe Cornwall festival of sport sportive

Philip Whiteman

All to easy for me this year.

2013 has one single target; The London-Edinburgh-London

napoleond

Bikeradar Forum Spring Fling is going to be on Sunday 31st March (it's the only day Colin Pokerface and I can both do), usual meeting point at Macc Leisure centre, time and route TBC...

prawny

Spring fling and maybe one or two others. Possibly the Cannock Chase Ride it.

jmillen

On this list for this year is:

Dartmoor Classic 100km - 23rd June
Force Cancer 100mile - 30th June
Jurrasic Classic 100km - 11th Aug
Moor2Sea 100km - 7th Sept
Jubilee 61 - 23rd Sept

I was also thinking about doing the Lionheart...Anyone who has done any of the above, how does the 100km Lionheart compare?

issacforce

nidderdale sportive
richmond sportive
wiggle angel

staying local in north east as sick of paying good money out for travel and accom, and sportive being crap.

lakesluddite

essjaydee wrote:

Forgot.....
Keswick Sportive
Le Terrier
Dentdale Beast
Wiggle Lancashire Hotpot

NapoleonD wrote:

None for me. MAy organise a BR Spring Fling though...

Any thoughts as to when and where yet?

I loved the Dentdale Beauty and the Beast last year, what a cracking day we had, I'm praying for a similar day, especially now I have sun cream that won't sweat off!

Signed up for so far:
Kendal Sportive
Evans Leeds Ride-it

More will follow I'm sure.

56mph

Here's my sportive list from 2012. As all were brilliant, I'd like to repeat many this year although without quite so much rain, please...

Hell of the Ashdown
Spring Onion
Richardsons Rumble
London Phoenix Easter Classic
The Quattro
Spires & Squires
San Fairy Ann
SWRC May Flyer
Pearson Cycle Challenge
Ride It, King of the Downs
Wiggle Magnificat
Reigate Sunday Sportive
Etape du Tour
Ride of the Falling Leaves
Cycling Weekly Dorking Sportive

So far I am signed up for the following and others will surely follow, although I forgot to sign up in time for the HotA...

Spring Onion
Paris-Roubaix Challenge
May Flyer
Etape du Tour

pollys_bott

56mph wrote:

Here's my sportive list from 2012. As all were brilliant, I'd like to repeat many this year although without quite so much rain, please...

Hell of the Ashdown
Spring Onion
Richardsons Rumble
London Phoenix Easter Classic
The Quattro
Spires & Squires
San Fairy Ann
SWRC May Flyer
Pearson Cycle Challenge
Ride It, King of the Downs
Wiggle Magnificat
Reigate Sunday Sportive
Etape du Tour
Ride of the Falling Leaves
Cycling Weekly Dorking Sportive

So far I am signed up for the following and others will surely follow, although I forgot to sign up in time for the HotA...

Spring Onion
Paris-Roubaix Challenge
May Flyer
Etape du Tour

What were these two like 56? They're local-ish enough to me to drive to but far enough away to be new territory so was thinking of them...

56mph

Hi Pollys
Both good events, worth doing. The organisers are coming from a triathlon background so attract a contingent riding with tribars, and there are facilities to go for a run afterwards (not really my idea of fun!); but generally the arrangements were fine, all pretty low key which I liked. The countryside was a revelation as I come from London and normally ride sportives in crowded Surrey, Sussex and Kent. You'll probably know the great open vistas and empty roads but it can get very windy, especially if you end up in a long drag on your own. On the Quattro some local jokers turned round a key sign near the start sending a big group on some 15 miles diversion added to the long route, but not the organisers fault. On the Spires & Squires the weather was truly atrocious - very wet, blowing a gale and cold - so they shortened the route, again not the organisers' fault; I'd definitely do it again on a clear day.
Happy pedalling!

pollys_bott

Cheers - unfortunately working the w/end of the S&S but will try for The Quattro...

verylonglegs

What sort of prices are they in general this year, has anyone noticed any big increases? A couple of new ones have appeared near me, an area with very few to begin with, and cost £40...seems a little high :?

young dog

Plotting a route from Glasgow back to Lancaster in one day. Probably head South through the quiet countryside, keep right past Carlisle and a route to Lancaster. 250+ plus miles.
Going to make this years route a bit harder than last years Coast to Coast to Coast in the day (260 miles).
Where's your adventure guys? Got sheep syndrome?

56mph

I'd say £40 is above the going rate, unless it includes a hot meal at the finish or a 'free' T-shirt.

derek48

Maratona and Marmotte on successive weekends to celebrate my 65th birthday! Everything else is just training.

cush123

Wrynose or Bust
Etape Caledonia
Morzine Sportif
London 100 (if selected)
L'Etape Barcelona to Andorra (depending on the date).
Hopefully make a trip to do the Marmotte route at some point during the summer.

thegreatdivide

Fife Century Reliability Ride
Etape Caledonia
London 100 (got a place today riding for Cancer Research :-))
A week in the Alps in July riding up the Cols and watching stages 18 and 19 (the latter finishes 6km from our front door)
St Andrews Sportive

gcs

Wiggle New Forest Spring
Jurrasic Beast
Bournemouth sportive
Dartmoor Classic
Newbury Magnificat
Cheddar 100
Exmoor Beast

Not planning on travelling too much this year, all pretty local(ish)

Pumpkin Positive

Ronde Van Vlaanderen (Tour of Flanders)
Exmoor Beauty
Dragon Ride
Dartmoor Classic
Exmoor Beast

Possibly London 100 if I get a place.

LEJoG in September - does this count?

Perhaps a few others if I get permission from SWMBO

rickallison

MARCH
10th DUNKERY DASH N.PETHERT. 64 MILES
17th ENDURA LIONHEART LONGLEAT 102 MILES
APRIL
21ST WHITE HORSE SHRIVENHAM 90 MILES
29TH WIG.CORNWALL coastal LANHYDROCK 101 MILES

MAY
5TH SOMERSET HILLS GF CHEDDAR 112 MILES

25TH-
2ND JUNE TOUR OF SCOTLAND STIRLING 600 MILES
JUNE

17th The Great Western Sportive SWINDON 100 MILES
23RD DARTMOOR CLASSIC KINGST. 106 MILES


JULY
14th MAGNIFICAT NEWBURY 126 MILES
3 Counties Challenge 112 MILES

AUGUST

11TH JURASSIC CLASSIC EXMOUTH 100 MILES
18TH BLENHEIM BLENHEIM 102 MILES
31st LOCHABER 100 FORT WILLIAM 100
SEPTEMBER

7TH MOOR2SEA EXETER 112 MILES
22ND BRISTOL BELTER 100 MILES
Vitus Road Sportive RUTHIN 85
22ND FESTIVAL OF SPORT ST.M.MOUNT 100

OCTOBER
SOUTH DOWNS chichester 100 MILES
EMOOR BEAST TIVERTON 103 MILES