Sydenham Wheelers Reliability Ride 13/2/11

[Andrew G]

Believe this is on Sunday from Knockholt Village Hall, 9am start. Not done this myself before but think it's a tough course.

Meet at Coney Hall RAB at 8am (junction of Glebe Way A232 and Addington Rd A2032) to ride there (approx 5-6 miles).

If upon arriving at Knockholt things have changed then I'm happy to take folk on a tour with some hills in it.

Route card details (unless they change the route):

107K route – Start: Knockholt Village Hall
(R) out of car park, next (R) fork and (R) again at “T” down Star Hill, (R) at RAB follow B2211 over Motorway bridge to Sundridge T/Lts straight over to Ide Hill village keeping (L) at RAB next (R) where filter into B2042 (CARE) descend ¾ ml down hill to take first left fork (S/P) Winkfield Green/Tonbridge continue past Bough Beech Reservoir to “T” where (R) to next “T”, (L) onto B2027 continue through Chiddingstone Causeway to turn (R) halfway up hill onto B2076 (S/P) Penshurst. At “T” after long climb (R) to Penshurst. At “T” (R) on B2188 climbing uphill through Fordcombe to “T” where (L) A264 and shortly (R) at next “T” B2110 down hill to Groombridge mini RAB, 1st exit (L) climb through Broadwater Forest to CHECK – (20.5mls 33K)
Continue to staggered Xrds A26 turn (R) and immediately (L) (S/P) Frant to next “T” (R) up hill to Frant. At the Abergavenny Arms in Frant (L) to Bells Yew Green where (R) at X/rds B2169 towards Lamberhurst After the Swan pub (L) into Lamberhurst (L) on to the `old A21` (CARE) up hill to the RAB at the north end of the Lamberhurst By-pass (30.5mls-49K).
Straight over 2nd exit onto A262. Climb hill into Goudhurst. After entering village at X/rds (L) on B2079 to Marden Then at the Unicorn Pub` (L) (S/P) `Maidstone`. Follow for 3 miles to filter left at the Stile Bridge Pub` onto A229 for 1 mile (L) into Redwall Lane (R) at “T” into East St and then (L) at “T” (SP) Yalding . Shortly CHECK at Hunton Village Hall car park for refreshments (46.5mls – 74.5k)
Continue for 2mls. Where (R) onto (B2015) & 1st (L) into Kenward Rd. continue down Bow Hill & over river bridge & L/ xing to “T” here (R) into Wateringbury. At T/Ls (L) onto A26 & continue to the 1st RAB (R) 2nd exit to next (L) through Mereworth straight over X/rds (Seven Mile Lane) towards West Peckham. Follow road right (Forge Lane & Gover Hill) At the top of hill continue straight-still climbing- After Crouch next (L) S/P Borough Green. At `T` (L) A25 to T/Lts in Borough Green. Here (R) past railway station & over M26 bridge. Next (L) (Wrotham-village only). Before village (L) into Pilgrims Way. Continue past all junctions At “T” (L) into Otford 2nd exit at pond RAB continue under railway bridge 2nd (R) over M25 bridge to “T” where (L) to Star hill RAB and (R) 3rd exit up Star hill to Knockholt village. In the village take left fork and left fork again to the Village Hall and finish. (66.5mls-107K)

[Ben]

See you there

[Andrew G]

See you at the RAB Ben, but will Jon manage to beat his duvet this week .
Fingers crossed for the weather, if it's raining in the morning then I'll give it a miss and go out later in the day, assuming it stops at some point.

[huw williams]

Not one of the tougher ones - a couple of lumps around Frant and Lamberhurst but otherwise quite fast.

Can one of you guys take a load of ACC sportive flyers and dish them out by any chance? I did the same at Old Ports last week
Cheers
H

[Andrew G]

Looking at the weather forecast Saturday looks okay but Sunday looks pretty ropey. Forecast says rain most of the day so I very much doubt I'll be doing this now. I have things that need doing at home so I guess this rain cloud has some kind of lining, but silver might be pushing it.