Sunday Club Ride 3rd December 2023.

Meet as usual in Brookley Rd Car park at 8.50 for a 9.00 A.M start.

This week's route downloadable here: https://www.strava.com/routes/3138418073865876488

Finish at Setley Ridge cafe for vittles as per..

Forecast keeps chaning for Sunday but the possibilty of sleet is hanging around. Should be safe for riding if a little high on the Misery index.

After making my glorious return last weekend I shall once again be absent this Sunday as an invitation to a warm party in London with free drinks and grub just pipped-in ahead of the early morning wake-up call and a couple of hours with frostbite. Hope to see another surprisingly good turnout.

Phil H

Club Ride 2nd December 2023

 

Apologies to all but the weather forecast this Saturday is not conducive to safe group riding so unfortunately no club ride planned this week. Stay safe and hope to be back to normal next week.

Barry 

Sunday Club Ride 26th November 2023

Meet as usual in Brookley rd car park, Brockenhurst at 8.50 for a 9.00 A.M start.

Route downloadable here: https://www.strava.com/routes/2919184782081270850

Looks like being a cold and possibly damp one so wrap up warm.

Finish at Setley Ridge cafe.

I'm back but hope to see a great turnout anyway.

Phil H

Club Ride 25th November 2023

Apologies for the late call but have had reports of ice. I tihnk if there is standing water there is a risk of it not melting so todays club ride is CANCELLED.

Barry Wootten

Club Rides Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th November

Apologies to all but the weather has defeated plans for this weekend.

Saturday looks like heavy rain all morning and definitely not fun to be out.

Sunday there are strong winds forecast that make a peloton ride unsafe.

Very annoying to be writing this on a sunny Friday that looks like a great day for a ride.

Stay safe and hope for better next weekend.

Barry

Club Rides 18th and 19th November

As of today (Thursday 16^th) the weather forecast for the weekend is not looking good for club rides. Saturday is moderate winds and some heavy rain and Sunday has high winds that exceed what we consider safe and sensible for peloton style rides. Off road ride is a possibility for Sunday if it’s just high winds.

I’ll keep an eye on the forecast and make a final call Friday morning.

Barry

Sunday club ride 12th November 2023

Meet as usual in Brookley rd car park at 8.50 for a 9.00 a.m start.

Route downloadable here:

S4 NFCC 53k brock/wootten/sway/boldre/stlenoards/hatchett | 54.3 km Cycling Route on Strava

Ride finishes at Setley Ridge cafe.

I'm still away sunning myself in California but hope to hear of a good turnout.

Phil H

Club Ride 11th November 2023

 

After last week’s washout it looks good for a decent winter club ride this week. Expecting the roads to still be messy with all the rain we’ve had so mudguards please. Mudguards that respect those riding behind you and not those that just look after your own backside are the order of the day for winter club rides.

Usual meet at 0850 for a 0900 depart from the main car park in Brookley Road, Brockenhurst. I’ve hopefully planned a route on roads that are less likely to be flooded but if anybody sees anything that might need a route re-plan please let me know.

Planned route is a modest 96Km with a planned coffee stop at Steff’s in Beaulieu at around 52Km. 

Route can be downloaded here:

https://www.plotaroute.com/route/2438525?units=km

Hope to see a good turnout.

Barry

Sunday Club Ride 5th November.

Meet as usual in Brookley rd car park at 8.50 for a 9.00 a.m start.

Route downloadable here: https://www.strava.com/routes/2919184782081270850

Weather forecast is reasonable but I couldn't organise a tailwind finish this week, soz..

Ride finishes at Setley ridge cafe for vittles as per usual.

Having made an ill-advised return to the fray last weekend I am off again for the next three Sundays for the much better reason of being on holiday. Hope everyone has a good ride with no mishaps.

Phil H

Club Ride 4th November 2023

 

Current forecast for Saturday is for high winds that mean that a peloton style ride is unsafe so as it stands no club ride this Saturday. I’ll keep an eye on the forecast Friday morning and make a call on whether a gravel ride is a viable plan B. Currently it scores pretty high on the Phil Harris misery index so it’s 50/50. Hopefully it will improve and give us an option for an off road ride on the gravel tracks. Sunday’s ride is another option so can have some extra groups and make a plan for a second loop after the coffee shop if there is a desire for a longer ride. 

Barry