103km cycling event starting from Churchend, Dunmow, Essex. Controls at Hawstead, plus 1 information control.
An out & back route with a diversion to an info control to add a bit of variety. Lovely quiet lanes in Essex & Suffolk & the excellent Maglia Rosso caf & bike shop at half-way.
200km cycling event starting from Churchend,Dunmow, Essex. Controls at Orchard Tea Gardens, Grantchester, Maglia Rosso Cafe, Hawstead and Manningtree, plus 2 information controls.
The same route as recent years, two good caf controls, lots of quiet, scenic lanes in Essex, Cambridgeshire and Suffolk. Breakfast at the start, refreshments at Manningtree and the finish included in the entry fee.
Weve designed this route so that youll be able to take advantage of some of the great roads that the 2013 TDF took in and experience some beautifully tarmaced surfaces. Whatever the weather throws at us, this route is made for the beginning of Autumn, keeping your motivation high for the coming months.
All routes start and finish at Ware, Hertfordshire, where youll head out North east through the picturesque villages, and then onto sweeping countryside roads of rural Essex. The fast rolling roads of the 100 will take you out towards suffolk, coming within 5 miles of the county town of Sudbury.
Sportive Cross is our mixed terrain event series thats designed with cyclocross and adventure road bikes in mind. Theyre an ideal way to add some extra interest to your riding especially over the winter months not only helping to keep you fit but also great for testing your bike handling skills. You can expect roughly a 50:50 mix of road and off road sections on the local bridleway or byways and with this ride weve pretty much managed to tick the full list of terrains featuring everything from smooth tarmac to gravel, grass, sand and mud sections.
Starting from High Lodge in the heart of Thetford Forest the route initially joins our road sportive before splitting off through Wangford and Lakenheath Warren to pick up our first of several sections on the Icknield Way. The route continues south onto out first feed stop near West Stow Country Park before we start to wind our way back to the finish, first skirting the edge of The Kings Forest then another section of the Ickneild Way bringing us to our second and final feed stop near Knettishall Heath Country Park. From here youve got another couple of off road sections, the longest through Croxton Heath, before joining the riders on our road sportive routes for a final blast along the roads back to the finish.
Join us for our penultimate event of 2018 and clock up some winter miles before we head into the festive period.
Starting from High Lodge in the heart of Thetford Forest we head south through Elvedon and skirt around RAF Honington, before heading back to base past Thetfords Devils Mere. Its a relatively flat course that features a few undulations along the way but no significant climbs so a great opportunity to work on your winter base fitness, end the year on a high and set you up nicely for the year ahead.
As with all RIDE IT events, there will be varying distances to choose from, as well as hot food and drink to warm you up when you return
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