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2010 sportives in striking distance of London......

CAB SLCCAB SLC Posts: 34
edited January 2010 in Sportives/audaxes/training rides
trying to get myself organise ahead of 2010..... so can anybody reccomend any decent sportives preferablly ahead of July that are within a couple hours (driving!!) of London?

Thanks CAB
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  • NWLondonerNWLondoner Posts: 2,047
    Well the Chiltern 100 is not too far from London.

    Also many in S London that take i the North/South downs

    Where are you located??
  • WooliferkinsWooliferkins Posts: 2,060
    Why not do a few Audaxes They are cheaper, more of them, less crowded. OK you'll have to read a map and a route sheet but it's not hard.
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  • NWLondonerNWLondoner Posts: 2,047
    Forgot to say. The Chiltern reliability ride series is local to London by car as well.


    Pay on the day, around £2/£5 fee.
  • sherersherer Posts: 2,431
    not sure where abouts you are but go onto cyclosport.org and look up the events on there.

    Plenty on Surrey and Kent which is where I do all my events.
  • CAB SLCCAB SLC Posts: 34
    NWLondoner wrote:
    Well the Chiltern 100 is not too far from London.

    Also many in S London that take i the North/South downs

    Where are you located??

    In west london - where the m4 hits the north circular

    Thanks CAB
    Cervelo - aero tubing looks awesome but i am sure it makes censored all differnce to performance!
  • robmurr2000robmurr2000 Posts: 166
    thanks for the link sherer.
  • bobtbuilderbobtbuilder Posts: 2,058
    Southern Sportive run an occassional Sunday series in Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire that would be reachable for you.

    Here's a link: http://www.southernsportive.com/?go=sunday
  • BrakelessBrakeless Posts: 867
    From west london the Highclere sportive and the Anthony Maynard Sportive are both near Reading and are very good.
  • singlespeedexplosifsinglespeedexplosif Posts: 1,595
    SRS events sportive 21 March, @ Burgess Hill. Top ride last year
  • CAB SLCCAB SLC Posts: 34
    singlespeedexplosif wrote:
    SRS events sportive 21 March, @ Burgess Hill. Top ride last year

    Thanks my parents live quite close by so that would make a lot of sense. How many people normally participate in these events.

    Thanks
    Cervelo - aero tubing looks awesome but i am sure it makes censored all differnce to performance!
  • singlespeedexplosifsinglespeedexplosif Posts: 1,595
    IIRC this was a 500 person event (the 71 miler anyway)
  • bobtbuilderbobtbuilder Posts: 2,058
    CAB SLC wrote:
    singlespeedexplosif wrote:
    SRS events sportive 21 March, @ Burgess Hill. Top ride last year

    Thanks my parents live quite close by so that would make a lot of sense. How many people normally participate in these events.

    Thanks

    These usually sell out and IIRC there are no entries on the day, so get yours early if you want to guarantee yourself a place.
  • cjcpcjcp Posts: 13,345
    There's also the Surrey Rumble organised by Twickenham CC in March.
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  • cycleman48cycleman48 Posts: 12
    Try Magnificat at Newbury Racecourse on Sunday 13th June. One hour out out of London, so should be ideal 4 u.

    I'll be there.
  • NoclueNoclue Posts: 679
    SRS events who organise the Burgess hill sportives are running 4 this year all from Burgess hill, March, May, June and August i think.
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