Normal Sunday ride running in addition to the option of an off road ride this Sunday (See Catherine's post for details) Meet as usual in Brookley Rd car park Brockenhurst at 8.50 for a 9.00A.M start. This weeks route takes us on a familiar route but the anti-clockwise version of it. Route downloadable here:
https://www.strava.com/routes/15421340
Hopefully meet up with the off-roaders at the Terrace cafe on completion of the route. Forecast is good so hope to see a great turnout.
Phil H
Extra option this week from Catherine for those that prefer knobbly tyres and a different challenge:
Off road social ride - Sunday 31st July. Meet at 8:50am for a 9am start at the Brookley Road car park, Brockenhurst, as usual. The first few miles have some slightly challenging sections that may have to be taken gently if you are on a gravel bike but the rest of the ride will be the usual gravel tracks and tarmac. The ride is 31 miles; please ignore the weird bit of back-tracking shown on the map at the A35 crossing point. Plotaroute didn't want us to cross the road there and gave me an entirely unsuitable alternative. Refreshments will be taken at the Terrace Cafe in Brockenhurst, so bring sustenance for the ride if you feel you need it
Meet at 0850 for a 0900 depart from the main car park in Brookley Road, Brockenhurst as usual. A 128Km hilly loop to the north of the area with a coffee stop at The Coffee Pot in Hyde at 68Km. Route can be found at:
https://www.plotaroute.com/route/1984080?units=km
Barry
Meet as usual in Brookley rd car park in Brockenhurst at 8.50 for a 9.00 a.m start.
Forecast is excellent and as everyone’s as fit as a fiddle except me we'll do a slightly longer one this week heading up North to the badlands of Hamptworth.
Route downloadable here: https://www.strava.com/routes/2856116723828791586
Finish at The Terrace for coffee or whatever they deliver after having ordered coffee.
Hope to see another great turnout.
Phil H
This week’s club ride slightly longer than the usual so planning a more filling mid ride refuelling. We’ll use one of our well used routes out to Shaftsbury. Total distance of 146Km so easy for everybody who wants to get a century ride in with ride to the start and options for those that don’t to cut it a bit short at the end. Route can be found at https://www.plotaroute.com/route/1652121?units=km
There will be a halfway coffee stop and this is planned at The Rising Sun, Salisbury Road, Donhead St Mary, Shaftesbury, Wiltshire, SP7 9LT https://www.risingsundonhead.co.uk . If we need additional stops to grab provisions, then we pass the community shop in Broad Chalke and have options in Cranbourne / Alderholt on the return.
Can you please help Andy and Niky at The Rising Sun by pre-ordering lunch. Please email me on barry.wootten@gmail.com (please don’t put on Facebook or Messenger) with your choice by 1200 Friday so I can let them know and prep as much as possible. They’ll put out jugs of water on our tables to help with rehydration as well.
Menu
Soup of the Day - £5.50
Served with Croutons, warm roll and butter (V)
Soup & a sandwich - £6.75 (Half sandwich - Ham & Mustard, Cheese & Chutney or Tuna Mayo & Cucumber)
Paninis & Focaccia
Served with salad garnish, balsamic glaze and homemade coleslaw - Add chips £3
• Tomato, Mozzarella and Pesto - Focaccia £7.55 Local Wiltshire Ham and Mature Cheddar (GF) - £7.55
• Bacon, Brie and Cranberry (GF) - £8.15
• Tuna Melt (GF) - £8.15 ● Cheese (V) (GF) - £7.05
Mediterranean Vegetables & Cheese - Focaccia (GF) - £7.55
Sandwiches and Toasties £6.55 / £6.85 (Toasted)
Locally sourced bread, choice of white or wholemeal, served with a salad garnish with balsamic glaze and sea salt crisps - Add Chips £3
• Bacon, Lettuce & Tomato - with Mayo
• Local Wiltshire Ham & Mustard
• Local Wiltshire Ham with Mature Cheddar
• Cheese and homemade Chutney (V)
• Tuna Mayo and Cucumber ● Tomato, Mozzarella and Pesto
Jacket Potato (Oven Baked)
Served with a salad garnish with balsamic glaze and homemade coleslaw • Beans & Cheese (V) (GF) £7.50 ● Tuna Mayo (GF) £7.95
• Homemade Chilli con Carne (GF) £8.15 ● Cheese (V) (GF) £7.25
Simple Salad - Ham OR Cheese - £8.50
Local ham slices OR Mature Cheddar served with salad leaves, cucumber, tomatoes, homemade coleslaw and chutney
Add a roll & butter - £1.25
Sides
• Garlic Bread - £3.25; Add Cheese - 95p
Triple Cooked Chips: Regular - £3.50; Large - £4.50; Add Cheese 95p
• Side Salad with Balsamic Glaze - £2.50
Kids Menu
A Choice of a Small Ham, Jam or Cheese Sandwich served with Crisps and Vegetable Sticks, including a Carton of Apple Juice or Glass of Flavoured Milk - £5.35
We are a small team and all food is prepared to order so thanks for your patience.
Our food is prepared in a kitchen where allergens are present and our menu descriptions do not include all ingredients. Please let a member of staff know if you have a food allergy. Our ingredients are sourced as locally as possible.
V - Vegetarian : GF - Gluten Free Available
Plus
Cakes
Orange & Almond Cake
Victoria Sponge
Chocolate Brownie
Seeded Flapjacks
Date & Apricot Flapjacks
Ice Creams (Vanilla, Strawberry, Chocolate)
Barry
As numbers were higher for chain gang on the Brock - Burley course I'm assuming that this course is more popular so plan to make that the default going forward unless there are mass objections. 1900 start for the remainder of July then 1845 start for Augyst and 1830 start in September. Meet by St Saviours chech on the Burley Rioad . Wilverly Road junction
New riders welcome, don't be put off by the speed of the group, if there is a mixed group of riders new groups of similar ability form naturally
Barry Wootten
Meet as usual in Brookley Rd car park in Brockenhurst at 8.50 for a 9.00A.M start.
Route Downloadable here: https://www.strava.com/routes/2863383207795741156
Finish at Setley Ridge for Coffee and cake.
Weather forecast is hot so don't forget to bring a drink.
Hope to see another great turnout.
Phil H
Meet at 0850 for a 0900 depart from the main car park in Brookley Road, Brockenhurst as usual. A 127Km route made up of loops and opportunities for refilling bottles and getting hydrated given the weather forecast.
Loop 1 around East End and East Boldre. Back to the start point where there is a water point in the car park at around 38Km.
Then loop 2 to Bransgore and then north to the mid ride café stop which will be at The Potting Shed in Hyde at 80Km and an outside tap with drinking water. Last leg to Wood Green, Bramshaw and back to Brock. So should give everyone a chance to fill bottles every 90 mins plus we pass a few shops if supplementation needed.
Route at
https://www.plotaroute.com/route/1969689?units=km
Barry
With Station Road re-opening plan to run this week’s chain gang on our usual course.
So, meet at 1850 for at 1900 depart from outside St Saviours Church, Burley Road, Brockenhurst.
For those that haven’t ridden this course we ride up Rhinefield Road to the A35. Then the ride is neutralised whilst we go down the short stretch of main road and re-starts when we get to the top of the hill after the junction. We then ride through to Burley to the Queens Head. Then neutralise again as we go up the hill to the cricket ground. Then it restarts to Wilverley for hopefully a fast ride back to Brock. Extra care to be taken on the last part of the ride where there are pinch points on Burley Road as the priority for the pinch points is not always in our favour.
I’ll take a consensus on which course riders prefer or if it’s split maybe alternate for the rest of the season.
Barry
Meet at 0850 for a 0900 depart from the main car park in Brookley Road, Brockenhurst as usual. A 115Km hilly loop to the north taking in a couple of roads we haven’t used before. There is a stretch along the A338 but I understand there is a decent cycle path we can use to get off the road there. Mid ride coffee stop at the community shop in Broad Chalke. Return via Sixpenny Handley and the end of the route we normally use for the Shaftsbury Century ride.
Route can be found at:
https://www.plotaroute.com/route/1962881?units=km
Barry
