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SUSSEX<br />
EVANS CYCLES<br />
BRIGHTON RIDEIT!<br />
HQ Plumpton College, Lewes, BN7 3AE<br />
How far 12/30/60/90 miles<br />
Entry £7.50/£17.50<br />
CA says There will be a short few miles<br />
to warm the legs up before pushing up<br />
and over the long climbing bends of<br />
Ditchling Beacon; just keep reminding<br />
yourself how great the view is to help<br />
you keep pedalling. You should be able<br />
to see the sea from here where you will<br />
drop into Glyndebourne and Alfriston<br />
before heading back to the finish.<br />
www.evanscycles.com/ride-it<br />
ET/FS<br />
SUNDAY AUGUST 31<br />
LONDON<br />
LONDON TO SOUTHEND<br />
— OFF-ROAD<br />
HQ Hornchurch Football Club,<br />
Upminster, RM14 2LX<br />
How far 40 miles<br />
Entry £25<br />
CA says If you’ve got a mountain bike<br />
tucked away then wipe the mud off and<br />
head out to take on London to Southend<br />
Off-road. The 40-mile route will take on<br />
tracks, trails and unmade paths through<br />
Hornchurch Country Park, Rainham<br />
Marsh, and through Benfleet to take on<br />
some of the Olympic mtb course before<br />
finishing at the seaside town for a well<br />
earned ice cream.<br />
www.bhf.org.uk/southendoffroad<br />
ATC/EM<br />
GREATER MANCHESTER<br />
MANCHESTER 100 BIKE RIDE<br />
HQ Wythenshawe Park, Manchester<br />
M23 0AB<br />
How far 62/100 miles<br />
Entry £20<br />
CA says If you want to tick off that nice<br />
round 100-mile or 100km ride then the<br />
summer is a good time to take it on. This<br />
route meanders from Wythenshawe<br />
Park and heads out to Northwich taking<br />
in the quiet surroundings of Delamere<br />
Forest before reaching the halfway<br />
point at Nantwich. It’s then time for the<br />
journey back to Wythenshawe Park.<br />
@BikeEventsTeam<br />
www.bike-events.com<br />
FS/ATC<br />
YORKSHIRE<br />
SELBY THREE<br />
SWANS SPORTIVE<br />
HQ Selby Abbey, YO8 4AA<br />
How far 30/60/100 miles<br />
Entry £15/£20/£25<br />
CA says All three routes here are<br />
relatively flat making it a good event for<br />
working on your average speed. Leaving<br />
from the town of Selby, which sits on the<br />
River Ouse, riders will head out around<br />
the North Yorkshire countryside. This<br />
sportive will help raise funds for<br />
Yorkshire Cancer Research — what better<br />
reason to go for a bike ride?<br />
@3SwansSportive<br />
www.selbythreeswanssportive.org<br />
CF/ET/FS/ATC/EM<br />
WALES<br />
TRANS CAMBRIAN<br />
CROSS SPORTIVE<br />
HQ Elan Valley Visitor Centre, Powys,<br />
LD6 5HP<br />
How far 20/50/75 miles<br />
Entry £10/£20/£25<br />
CA says This cross sportive will offer a<br />
choice of both on and off-road, on<br />
challenging but non-technical routes,<br />
and a pure tarmac option so whatever<br />
type of rider you are you can make the<br />
most of the routes around the<br />
Cambrian Mountains.<br />
www.clivepowell-mtb.co.uk<br />
FS<br />
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 6<br />
DEVON<br />
MOOR 2 SEA<br />
HQ Exeter Racecourse, Kennford,<br />
EX6 7XS<br />
How far 60/108/180km<br />
Entry £30/£36<br />
CA says Pushing up and over the climbs<br />
of the moors on Dartmoor, the three<br />
courses here will also have you taking<br />
on coastal roads heading towards<br />
Teignmouth. If you want to embrace<br />
your competitive nature the 100 and<br />
180km options will give you a chance to<br />
go for a QoM or KoM as you take on a<br />
timed climb of Haytor, which rises<br />
1,200ft over 3.7 miles.<br />
@Moor2sea2014<br />
www.moor2sea.com<br />
CF/ET/FS/ATC/EM<br />
SCOTLAND<br />
TEARFUND LOCHABER 100<br />
HQ Kilmallie Community Centre, Fort<br />
William, PH33 7JH<br />
How far 100 miles<br />
Entry £25<br />
CA says This might seem like a fair few<br />
miles to tackle in a single day, but<br />
without the pressure of timing, you can<br />
make the most of riding at your own<br />
pace. The feed station at the halfway<br />
point even has a cafe if you fancy<br />
stopping to enjoy a spot of lunch. You’ll<br />
never be too far from water as the<br />
routes skirt many lochs including<br />
Sunart, Eil and Shiel.<br />
www.tearfundcycling.btck.co.uk<br />
CF/FS/ATC/EM<br />
CAMBRIDGESHIRE<br />
WIGGLE STEEPLE CHASE<br />
HQ Huntingdon Racecourse, PE28 4NL<br />
How far 47/61/95 miles<br />
Entry £20/£30<br />
CA says Keep your eyes peeled for all<br />
the church steeples that make up<br />
much of the skyline of this route — as<br />
the event’s name suggests, you’ll<br />
nearly always be chasing one. You will<br />
travel through Cambridgeshire,<br />
Bedfordshire and Leicestershire,<br />
pedalling through quiet villages and<br />
lanes. If you live nearby then why not<br />
head out and ride?<br />
@ukcyclingevents<br />
www.ukcyclingevents.co.uk<br />
CF/ET/FS<br />
SEPTEMBER 6-14<br />
CORNWALL<br />
DELOITTE RIDE<br />
ACROSS BRITAIN<br />
HQ Land’s End TBC<br />
How far 969 miles<br />
Entry £950/£1,150/£1,600<br />
CA says An iconic challenge cycling<br />
through the UK. You can take on the full<br />
nine-day challenge or opt for just a few<br />
days of the route. Places have sold out<br />
for this year but you can head to the<br />
website to register your interest for<br />
next year’s challenge — and you’ve got<br />
a whole year to train!<br />
@DeloitteRAB<br />
www.rideacrossbritain.com<br />
CF/ET/FS/ATC/EM<br />
SEPTEMBER 6-7<br />
HAMPSHIRE<br />
ACTION RIDE 24<br />
AT THRUXTON<br />
HQ Thruxton Motorsports Centre,<br />
Andover, SP11 8PW<br />
How far 24 hrs<br />
Entry £60 (+sponsorship)<br />
CA says Gather a few mates together<br />
and ride as many laps of Thruxton as<br />
you can in 24 hours. If you think you’ve<br />
got the stamina you can even take on<br />
the challenge solo in this non-stop<br />
endurance race. A single circuit may<br />
only be 2.4 miles long but there are a<br />
few technical sections to keep you<br />
entertained.<br />
@actionmedres<br />
www.action.org.uk/ride24<br />
CF/ET/FS/ATC<br />
HAMPSHIRE<br />
ACTION THRUXTON 100<br />
AT RIDE 24<br />
HQ Thruxton Motorsports Centre,<br />
Andover, SP11 8PW<br />
How far 100 miles<br />
Entry £30/£55<br />
CA saysIf you don’t fancy riding for 24<br />
hours but are looking for a season<br />
challenge, then take on 42 laps of the<br />
smooth traffic-free circuit, which means<br />
you’ll have clocked up a century. You<br />
can even make a weekend of it and<br />
cheer on the riders on the 24hr race.<br />
@actionmedres<br />
www.action.org.uk/thruxton_100<br />
CF/ET/FS/ATC<br />
SEPTEMBER 6-8<br />
LONDON<br />
LONDON TO PARIS 24<br />
HQ Blackheath, London, SE3<br />
How far 280 miles<br />
Entry £149 (+sponsorship)<br />
CA says There’s a different way of<br />
tackling this famous route and that’s by<br />
doing it in just one day. The route will be<br />
split into seven sections of 40 miles so<br />
you can swap in with your team-mates<br />
or just make the most of a rest before<br />
the next leg. There will be a celebratory<br />
breakfast waiting for you at the finish,<br />
24 hours later, in Paris.<br />
@actionchallenge<br />
www.ride24hr.com<br />
CF/ET/FS/ATC/EM<br />
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 7<br />
OXFORDSHIRE<br />
BIKE OXFORD<br />
HQ Oxford University Rugby Club,<br />
OX4 1SR<br />
How far 20/50/80 miles<br />
Entry £15/£27/£32<br />
CA says A great excuse for a pedal<br />
around this university city and it’s a ride<br />
that most of the family can join in with<br />
choices of 20, 50 or 80 miles. As well as<br />
exploring the city the routes also guide<br />
riders out to the surrounding<br />
countryside including the Cotswolds.<br />
@bikeoxford<br />
www.bikeoxford.co.uk<br />
CF/ET/FS/EM<br />
YORKSHIRE<br />
BLUE GIRAFFE BICYCLES<br />
TOUR DE NORTH YORK MOORS<br />
HQ Middlesbrough Cycle Centre, Marton<br />
Road, Middlesbrough, TS7 8AR<br />
How far 30/70 miles<br />
Entry £15/£20<br />
CA says If all that talk of the Tour de<br />
France last month has given you a<br />
hankering to hit the roads of Yorkshire<br />
then this sportive could be ideal. The<br />
30-miler is gently undulating while the<br />
70-mile route presents more of a<br />
challenge with 1,646m of climbing.<br />
@bluegiraffe1<br />
www.bluegiraffebicycles.co.uk<br />
CF/FS/EM<br />
SOMERSET<br />
CHEDDAR<br />
CYCLOSPORTIVE<br />
HQ Sharpham Road playing fields,<br />
Cheddar, BS27 3DR<br />
How far 100/160km<br />
Entry £24<br />
CA says For the less fit, the 100km route<br />
weaves through the Somerset Levels<br />
and takes in the villages below Crook<br />
Peak before heading back, while the<br />
160km route takes on a series of three<br />
tough climbs: Cheddar Gorge, Penhill<br />
Mast and Burrington Coombe, to<br />
descend Shipham Hill back to HQ. There<br />
are showers back at the finish so you can<br />
head home refreshed and invigorated.<br />
www.cheddarcyclosportive.co.uk<br />
CF/ET/FS/EM<br />
KENT<br />
CIRCUIT OF KENT<br />
HQ Godden Green, Sevenoaks TN15 OJU<br />
How far 80/130km<br />
Entry £30<br />
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SEPTEMBER 2014 CYCLING ACTIVE 147
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