Yes I know the 30th seems like a long way off, but I have just received the following message from John who runs the training sessions some of us have been attending. This is the same ride that Amy put us on to earlier this year and is a great route. I don't know what the pace will be like but as John says 3 hours it won't be slow.
Sadly I can't do it as I have a family do, but should be good fun.
Cheers,
Andrew.
[quote]Christmas Cracker…..A Friends’ Group Ride with Plenty Kick
Come along if you’d fancy a hill-search that aims to blow away
the festive overeating
……and all in less than 3 hours
Hi riders,
This is an invite to see if anyone out there would like to join two of us and make up a larger party to ride the route of the…
CTC Hilly 55km
on Saturday 30 December, leaving the start-point (Ryka’s Café) at 12noon
so leaving Brockham at 11.45am….if you want to park outside/use our house.
If you’ve not done the event for real, it takes place in March and takes in every conceivable hill within a short distance of Dorking, so you have the pleasures of…
Ranmore
Leith Hill the lower half only
Coast Hill
Friday Street by way of a steepest-of-the-day little double-chevron haul
Ewhurst big climb this is the road heading over to Shere
White Down the hardest climb of the day
Box Hill
The real ride in March can be whatever you like.
The big racing guns, full of winter training and short on live races, go off like mad-men up Ranmore, while bringing up the rear are the CTC stalwarts with mudguards and a love of quiet roads.
In between, you have every shade of rider and ability.
To do it for real on the day, there’s some benefit of knowing what’s coming.
Please get in touch if you’d like to join in.
Late arrivals could easily pick us up at Westhumble (Ryka’s Café)…..or later in Dorking (foot of Leith Hill)…… or even later still at Westcott.
The CTC have route details on their website, and it’s a good idea to carry a copy so you can get back whatever happens on the day.
You can contact John at John.Leitch@rbi.co.uk