Thursday Night Chain Gang - 12th June

Chain gang on as usual Thursday night. 1900 start. Usual meet point outside St Saviours Church in Brockenhurst (Burley Road).

Club Rides Saturday 7th JUne

Keeping the routes flexible this week in case the weather worsens. Current forecast for light showers but the forecast is improving so let’s hope for a good day Saturday

Start point is the main car park in Brookley Road Brockenhurst (opposite Tesco). Depart 0900 sharp so please be there for 0850

This weeks club rides are as follows:

A ride

Brockenhurst, Burley, Lyndhurst Road, Bolderwood, Emery Down, Minstead, Bartley, Woodlands, Colbury, Beaulieu (coffee stop), East Boldre.

Norleywood, Pilley, Sway, Brock.

Option to cut short from Beaulieu to Brockenhurst if weather is bad.

Route is 60 miles, target pace 18MPH

GPX file at http://connect.garmin.com/course/6519697

B/C rides

Brockenhurst, Burley left at the Queens Head, Braggers Lane, Crow, Poulner. Then option to take short route to Brock via Red Shoot and Bolderwood or add additional loop around Ogdens and Hyde

Target pace B ride 15-16MPH, C ride 14-15MPH

GPX file for whole route at http://connect.garmin.com/course/6519584

full route is 37 miles

Have a good ride

Barry

Thursday night chain gang - 5th June

Chain gang on as usual Thursday night. 1900 start. Usual meet point outside St Saviours Church in Brockenhurst (Burley Road).

Appreciate some feedback as to whether riders want to alternate in the summer months with the Janesmoor Pond / Ocknells Plain back and forward course we used last year. Let me know via email or on Thursdays if you want to add that course into the summer programme.

All welcome.

Barry

Club "B" and "C" rides Saturday 31st May

This weeks B and C rides will follow the following route:

B/C rides are also a loop of the northern part of the forest, http://connect.garmin.com/course/6668603#

Brockenhurst, Bolderwood, Moyles Court, Sandy Balls, Roger Penney Way, Fritham, Bolderwood, Brock. Pace to be 16MPH B ride, 14 MPH C ride.

Usual meeting point, main car park Brookley Road Brockenhurst (opposite Tesco)

Start time 0900

Volunteers to lead and pace the ride(s) appreciated.

Regards

Barry

Thursday Night Chain Gang - 29th May

Chain Gang back on this week. Start time can now be pushed back to 1900.

Usual meeting point, outside St Saviours Church, Burley Road, Brockenhurst.

All abilities welcome.

I won't be there this week due to work commitments. Hope to see you Saturday or next Thursday.

Barry

Club "A" ride Saturday 31st May

As is our plan for the summer months the last ride of the month will be a day ride.

Thanks to Neil for the route.

Plan is as follows:

Start point Burley Cricket Ground 0900 Saturday

Distance from Burley to Burley will be 94 miles and we will aim to keep the pace to circa 16MPH average. We will stop for lunch in Lulworth around 1215. Return to Burley 1630 ish at a guess, lunch, punctures, chain ferry dependant.

Bring money for lunch and ferry and clothing for the unexpected as we’re a long way form home.

http://connect.garmin.com/course/4819787

Regards

Barry

Club Rides - Monday 26th May not Saturday 24th May

Having looked at the weather forecast and the fact we have a bank holiday weekend I propose that the club rides are moved to Monday 26^th this week.

Start time and place will be at our usual spot in the car park in Brookley Road, Brockenhurst.

A ride is 63 miles at 18MPH with an option to add another 10 by making the return via Burley. Coffee stop will be after 45 miles in Beaulieu.

Route at http://connect.garmin.com/course/6668650

It’s basically a loop of the forest, Brockenhurst, Bolderwood, Moyles Court, Sandy Balls, Wood Green, Nomansland, Ashurst, Beaulieu, Bucklers Hard, Brock.

B/C rides are also a loop of the northern part of the forest, http://connect.garmin.com/course/6668603#

Brockenhurst, Bolderwood, Moyles Court, Sandy Balls, Roger Penney Way, Fritham, Bolderwood, Brock. Pace to be 16MPH B ride, 14 MPH C ride.

Hope to see a good turnout on MONDAY.

Also, if you are free on Sunday and able to help marshall the clubs open TT please contact Roger Bacon via roger72bacon@btinternet.com or 01590 683265 as help will be appreciated.

Regards

Barry