Club Ride – Saturday 30th July – 0730 start

Bit of a change to the normal club ride this week. Hopefully most members will have seen the Club Ride of the Week feature in Cycling Weekly. This week we will be joined by Jack Elton-Walters from CW as they will be featuring NFCC’s club ride.

All members welcome to join the ride even if you’re not regulars of the Saturday ride. If possible, please come in club kit (and shaved legs, razor sharp tan lines etc) as there will be photos.

We have some logistical challenges in that Jack needs to get back to Romsey for 1100 so this will mean an early start in order to give him time to take photos, complete interviews etc. To help with this we will depart from the main car park in Brookley Road, Brockenhurst (behind Sainsburys at 0730 sharp.

We will repeat the ride of two weeks ago so riders can join for either part 1, part 2 or both.

Out via Rhinefield, Bolderwood, Red Shoot, Alice Lisle, Poulner, Crow, Braggers, Burley, Setthorns, Pilley, East Bolder Hatchet Pond and back to Brock for coffee at Setley Ridge after 70K. So expect to be there around 1000.  Target pace will be around 28KMH depending on who is out

We did this loop couple of weeks ago in 2 hours 25 and there are options to cut short in case of any mechanical problems.

That route stored at:

https://www.strava.com/routes/5739249

Second loop another 65K, Setthorns, Brock, Bolderwood, Emery Down, Minstead, Bartley, Woodlands, Ashurst, Colbury, Beaulieu and Brock

Route at: https://www.strava.com/routes/5739303  

Regards

Barry

Club ride – Saturday 23rd July

Expect the forest to be very busy this week at the start of the school holidays to plan to repeat a ride we did last month up to the Chalke Valley and back.

This week’s ride as follows:

Meet at 0850 for 0900 depart from main car park in Brookley Road, Brockenhurst.

Out via Sway Road, Setthorns, Burley, Braggers, Crow, Poulner, Harbridge, Alderholt, Martin and then coffee at the Community Shop in Broad Chalke after about 60K.

Return via Chalke Valley, Coombe Bissett, Rockbourne, Sandleheath, Fordingbridge, Gorley, Red Shoot, Bolderwood, Brock.

Total distance 117Km and 1000M of climbing so might be a fraction slower than last week’s flatter route

Route at https://www.strava.com/routes/5482429

I won’t be out this week so please load the route onto your Garmin’s or other devices. Quick note to advise that next week’s ride (30^th July) will be an early start and similar to last week’s route. I’ll post details out later.

Club Ride Saturday 16th July

This week will be a 2 loop club ride so gives a few options to anybody who wants a shorter ride to join for either half of the ride. Meet as usual in the main car park in Brookley Road, Brockenhurst at 0850 for a 0900 depart.

Out via Rhinefield, Bolderwood, Red Shoot, Alice Lisle, Poulner, Crow, Braggers, Burley, Setthorns, Pilley, Hatchet Pond and back to Brock for coffee at Setley Ridge after 70K. So expect to be there around 1130.  Target pace will be around 28KMH depending on who is out

That route stored at:

https://www.strava.com/routes/5739249

Second loop another 65K, Setthorns, Brock, Bolderwood, Emery Down, Minstead, Bartley, Woodlands, Ashurst, Colbury, Beaulieu and Brock

Route at: https://www.strava.com/routes/5739303  

Regards

Barry