Club Ride - Saturday 27th February

Forecast for cold morning this Saturday but as it's not been wet for a few days hopefully not any chance of ice. If anybody does see back ice locally today at these temperatures please add a comment and we can take a view whether to go ahead or not.

So plan will be to meet in the main car park in Brookley Road, Brockenhurst at 0850 for a 0900 departure.

Out via Sway Road, Setthorns, Burley, Braggers, Poulner, Harbridge, Alderholt, Sandleheath, Fordingbridge, Stockton and probable coffee stop at 46K in Hyde.

Then return via Ogdens, Red Shoot. Then at 58K options of a bit if though and off practice across the airfield road at Ocknells Plain and then a return to Brock via Bolderwood for a 87K loop.

Pace circa 17MPH depending on how windy it is

Route at https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/11706781

Barry

Club Ride - Saturday 20th February

Usual plan for the depart, meet at 0850 for an 0900 depart from the main car park in Brockenhurst (behind Sainsburys).

Route this week will be:

Brockenhurst, Balmer Lawn, Hatchet Pond, East End, Bucklers Hard, Beaulieu, Ipley Cross, Lyndhurst, Bolderwood, Red Shoot, Linwood, Poulner, Crow, Burley, Setthorns, Brock

Keeping to the winter base riding pace so hopefully keeping to zone 2 for the majority. Aiming for 50 miles, at 16-17MPH so around 3 hours, probably coffee stop at Burley.

Forecast for showers so may decide to keep going rather than stop.

Route at https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/11181056

Barry

Club Ride - Saturday 13th February

Weather forecast not good for Saturday so plan to keep the route a bit flexible.

So for those that are riding this weekend suggested plan is as follows:

Just over 100K with a target pace of 25KMH

Depart from the main car park in Brockenhurst behind Sainsburys at 0900 so please aim to be at the start at 0850

Route will be out via the Burley Road, Setthorns, Sway, Pilley, East End, Sowley, Bucklers Hard, Beaulieu, Lepe, Blackfield, Debden Purlieu, Beaulieu Road, Lyndhurst, Emery Down, Bolderwood, Burley and Brock

If the weather turns bad we can turn back at Lepe and make it a 2 hour ride.

Route at: https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/9601475


Barry

Club Ride - Saturday 6th February

Forecast for Saturday is for 40-50+ MPH winds so not safe for a group ride. Therefore no club ride this week.

Barry

Club Ride - Saturday 30th January

This weeks club ride will endeavour to miss the flooded roads that are blighting us this week as much as possible.

Usual start at 0900 from the main car park in Brookley Road, Brockenhurst (behind Sainsburys). Meet at 0850 for ride brief.

Plan to go out via Rhinefield, Bolderwood, Red Shoot and then out of the forest via Harbridge, Alderholt, Sandleheath and Fordingbridge. Then return via Roger Penney Way and Ocknells Plan.

Options then are

1) to do a few repeats of the airfield road and practice some through and off

2) quick return to Brock via Bolderwood for a 67K ride

3) return via Red Shoot, Poulner, Crow and Burley for 82K

Suggest we see how ride / weather is going and decide on the day.

Route at https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/11530292

For those driving / riding to Brock this week the ford in Brookley Road was closed, the start of the Burley Road to North Weirs barely passable, The Brock to Sway road was closed under the railway bridge and I think Mill Road and Balmer Lawn also closed so allow more time to get to the start of meet en route.

Regards

Barry

Club Ride - Saturday 23rd January

Looks like a better forecast than last week, just a risk of fog so lots of lights and hi-vis please and keep an eye on the blog and Facebook site for any last minute change of plans or delayed starts if the fog is an issue.

Usual meeting place in the main car park behind Sainsbury's in Brookley Road, Brockenhurst.

Planned route, out via Rhinefield and Bolderwood, drop down to Emery Down, back up to Minstead, cross main road to Bartley. Then Newbridge, Furzey, Nomansland, Lyburn, Lover, Hyde and possible coffee stop at the community shop in Wood Green.

Then back up the hill to Hale Purlieu and a drag along the Roger Penney Way, across Ocknells Plain and probably some through and off and a few efforts above base pace then return to Brock via Bolderwood.

A round 50 miles and aim for 3 hour pace plus time for coffee if we stop.

https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/11480297

Barry

Club ride - Saturday 16th Jan

This weeks club ride will be the tried and tested route around Lepe and Calshot:

https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/11444166

Meet in the main car park in Brockenhurst behind Sainsburys at 0850 for 0900 depart.

Route is 50 miles and aiming to keep to January pay of 16MPH average.

Route will be out via Hincheslea, Setthorns, Pilley, Sowley, Bucklers Hard, Beaulieu, Exbury, Lepe, Calshot, Hilltop, Dibden Purlieu, Ipley X, Beaulieu and Brock.

Forecast is for frost so if you think the ride needs to be delayed please add a post and agree best way forward as I'm not around this weekend.

Have a good ride

Barry