Fun, fun, fun - it's the Hilly 50 2009!

[Amy]

Thought you lot might like to know that the CTC Hilly 50 is to be on 14 February

For those who don't know, this is a 50km ride that starts at Ryka's at the bottom of Box Hill and finishes at the National Trust cafe at the top of Box Hill - in between it fits in as many hills as possible in the North Downs between Box Hill and Ewhurst. I'm sure someone (probably will find the exact route and post it up for your delectation.

Andrew G and others will also tell you what an enjoyable ride this is

[Dombo]

14th Feb? Plenty of time to grow a beard

[Snoop Doug]

[quote="Dombo"]14th Feb? Plenty of time to grow a beard

[quote="Amy"]I'm sure someone (probably will find the exact route and post it up for your delectation.

[Amy]

[quote="Dombo"]14th Feb? Plenty of time to grow a beard

[-Adam-]

Might come down to drop Doddy and co...

[mrP(Boonen)VT]

[quote="-Adam-"]Might come down to drop Doddy and co...

[Andrew G]

Just had an email from the CTC with all the info of this year's ride, links to maps and routecards, and details of pre-registration to make their life easier. I've posted it in the Trips section.

[thePinkDreamMachine]

John Leitch is doing a preview ride on saturday, (3rd of jan)


i thought i would go,

[quote]

A Christmas Cracker
A Friends’ Group Ride with Plenty Kick

Come along if you’d fancy a hill-searching special that aims to blow away your festive overeating and get you back into the mode of serious training

……and all in less than 3 hours

Hi riders,

This is an invite to see if anyone out there would like to join in and make up a party (perhaps two if there is a spread of ability) to ride the route of the

CTC Hilly 55km

on Saturday 3 January, leaving the start-point (Ryka’s Café) at 12noon

so leaving Brockham at 11.45am….if you want to part outside/use our house.

If you’ve not done the event for real, it takes place on 14 Feb 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 the steepest-of-the-day incline
appears on the OS map with a double-chevron
so about 1-in-5l
Ewhurst big climb this is up and over to Shere
White Down the hardest climb of the day
Box Hill


The real ride in February can be made into whatever you like:
• the big racing guns, full of winter training and short on live races, go off like man-men up Ranmore
• while bringing up the rear are the CTC stalwards with mudguards and a love of quiet roads.
• In between the two categories, you have every shade of rider and ability.

To do it for real on the day and do it well, 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……it’s a good idea to carry a copy so you can get back whatever happens on the day.

[Dombo]

Do we have to prebook or can we just turn up at Rykas? Is that the biker cafe at the bottom of Box hill?

[Amy]

Which one? Pre-book for the actual event but you can just turn up for John Leitch's ride - and yes, Ryka's is the greasy spoon where all the bikers meet.

[Dombo]

Thanks. Shall see you there if not too frosty or raining.