Club Ride Saturday 24th June

After last weeks long ride around the Purbecks we’ll have a shorter option this week. A 93Km loop around the forest.

Usual meet at 0850 for 0900 depart from the car park in Brookley Road, Brockenhurst. Out via Rhinefield, Red Shoot, Ogdens, Blissford, Wood Green, Nomansland, Bartley, Ashurst, Beaulieu. And then loop around Norleywood, Pilley and back to Rosie Lea’s at Setley Ridge for coffee. Plenty of options to cut short for anybody looking for a shorter ride.

Route at https://www.strava.com/routes/9302279

Summer pace circa 28-29KmH depending on who’s riding and who’s taking a turn at the front.

Option for second loop afterwards for those that want a longer ride.

Barry

Thursday Night Chain Gang – 22nd June

Usual plan this week start time 1900

Meet outside St Saviours Church Brockenhurst warmed up and ready to go.

I won't be there this week as I'll be working in London so have a good ride

Barry

Club Rides Saturday 17th June

This week we’ll have two rides. Neil has kindly planned a century ride around the Purbecks for those wanting a long ride with a lunch stop and over 2000M of climbing.

As it will be a long day the depart will be 0830 from the usual meeting point in the main car park in Brookley Road, Brockenhurst. We will have a second rendezvous at Burley cricket club. We should pass Burley just after 0850 so please be there at 0845 if you want to join there.

Pace a little slower than recent group rides so I’d expect an average of around 26-27KmH based on the amount of climbing

Route at https://www.strava.com/routes/9058894

Make sure you’ve got money for lunch and the Sandbanks Ferry. Lunch stop will be after about 88Km when we get to Lulworth.

For those wanting a shorter ride suggest using one of our winter routes for a loop around the forest

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

Out via Rhinefield, Bolderwood, cross the airfield at Ocknells Plain, Bramble Hill, Furzey, Newbridge, Bartley, Woodland, Ashurst, Colbury, Ipley Cross and Beaulieu. 

Optional coffee stop at Steff’s Kitchen in Beaulieu or at the end in Brockenhurst.

Finish ride via Bucklers Hard, Norleywood, Pilley.               

GPX file at https://www.strava.com/routes/9198324

Barry

Thursday Night Chain Gang – 15th June

Usual plan tonight start time 1900

Meet outside St Saviours Church Brockenhurst warmed up and ready to go.

Barry

Club Ride – Saturday 10th June

Forecast for Saturday is good so plan to head north to Broad Chalke and return. It will probably be a head wind coming back so keep a bit in the tank for the second half of the ride.

Usual meet at 0850 for 0900 depart from the main car park in Brookley Road, Brockenhurst.

Out via Rhinefield, Bolderwood, Moyles Court, Fordingbridge and along the Chalke Valley for mid ride coffee stop at the Community Shop in Broad Chalke just after 50Km.

Return via Martin, Sandleheath, Alderholt, Harbridge and back over Red Shoot to Brock. Total distance just over 100Km but a good amount of climbing and the opportunity to throw in a couple of bonus hills if everybody wants a bit more distance and climbing.

I’ll probably do another loop back over Bolderwood / Moyles Court afterwards for another 50K if anybody’s interested.

Pace 27-28Kmh average

Route at: https://www.strava.com/routes/9092296

Barry