Thursday Night Chain Gang - 31st May - CANCELLED

The weather forecast is giving us thunderstorms for tonight so unfortunately not safe for chain gang so tonights ride in cancelled.

Fingers crossed for next week and as it's June we'll move to a 1900 start for June and July.

Barry

Club Ride – Saturday 26th May

Forecast for this week is for a few showers so planning on keeping the plan a little bit flexible. Core ride will just be a 88Km loop around the forest with a coffee stop in Burley at 76Km. At that point we can make a plan for those wanting to ride long or decide to call it a day and go home to watch the Giro.

So meet at 0850 for an 0900 depart from the main car park in Brookley Road, Brockenhurst. Out via Balmer Lawn to Hatchet Pond. Down for a loop around East Boldre and back to Beaulieu. Up to Lyndhurst, Emery Down, Minstead, Bolderwood, Red Shoot, Poulner, Crow, and onto the Cider Shop Café in Burley. Then either back to Brock or another loop for the mileage monsters.

Route at: https://www.strava.com/routes/13424727

Barry

Thursday Night Chain Gang - 24th May - CANCELLED

Apologies but just seen the weather forecast for tonight has changed to thunderstorms and risk of lightning.

Not conducive to a chain gang so with regret tonights ride is cancelled.

Please note that from next week and through to end of July start time will move back to 1900.

Barry Wootten

Club Ride – Saturday 19thMay

This weeks club ride as follows:

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

Out via Burley Road, Setthorns, Pennington, Lymington, Beaaulieu, Exbury, Lepe, Blackfield,Exbury, Beulieu, Hatchet Pond, East Boldre and down to Boldre for coffee stop in the Shallowmeads Garden Centre at around 75Km.

Then option for anybody that wants a shorter ride to return to Brock. For those that are determined to stay out to miss the Royal Wedding / Cup Final and have the Giro recorded to watch on demand carry on and do another loop around Burley, Braggers, Crow, Red Shoot, Bolderwood for 127Km.

Route at: https://www.strava.com/routes/13294248

Barry

Club Ride – Saturday May 12th

This weeks club ride will be a 130Km ride up to Longstock and back. Meet at 0850 for an 0900 depart from the main car park in Brookley Road, Brockenhurst.

Out via Rhinefield, Bolderwood, Red Shoot, Fordingbridge. Cross to Wood Green and up to Longstock where we’ll stop for coffee at the Waitrose garden centre just after 70Km.

Then our well used more direct route back via Stockbridge, Houghton, Mottisfont. Back into the forest and return via Bramble Hill, Ocknells Plain, Bolderwood and back to Brock.

Route at https://www.strava.com/routes/13167118

Regards

Barry

Thursday Night Chain Gang – 10th May

Chain gang running tonight. 1845 start from outside St Saviours Church, Burley Road, Brockenhurst.

Apologies I won’t be there tonight due to work 😢

Have a good ride.

Remember, no chain gang next week (17^th) due to inter club TT

Barry

Club Ride – Saturday 5th May

This weeks club ride as follows:

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

Out via Sway Road, Setthorns, Burley Lawn, Crow, Poulner, Ogdens, Hyde, Blissford, Wood Green, Lover, Nomansland, Red Shoot and coffee stop at Hockey’s Farm shop after around 70Km.

Then back via Red Shoot, option to cut back to Brockenhurst via Bolderwood for a 100Km ride and for those that wish for a longer ride continue to Emery Down, Minstead, Ashurst, Beulieu and that will make 127Km. For those wanting their usual Saturday century split at Beaulieu and the usual route around Lepe.

Route at: https://www.strava.com/routes/13033558

Barry

Cameras

As we’re all aware road cycling has it’s dangers and also members of the public that do not share our passion and occasionally have a mis match between their opinion and the Highway Code. So, for our protection the committee have purchased a pair of cameras for use on club rides and chain gangs.

This will provide us with evidence if we ever have an accident with a vehicle and also if there are complaints about club rides evidence of how the group was riding.

I’ll ask one of you to take the rear camera each week.

As a welcome side benefit it will also provide us with evidence if we’re not riding in a good formation. So please keep the lines as straight as your cycle tan lines will be after this weekend or my next request to the committee will be to purchase a taser for anybody not keeping the line straight 😀

Barry

Thursday Night Chain Gang – 3rd May

Forecast looks good so chain gang is running tonight

Usual depart from outside St Saviours Church in Burley Road, Brockenhurst

Note, from tonight and all through May start time will be 1845

Also, please note that there will be no chain gang on the 17^thdue to inter club TT with Sotonia

Barry