Advice for All Rides

CTC Advice on riding with a group (including some ride etiquette)

CBC Club Ride Etiquette - TBA
(this is a club specific top up to the CTC advice for riding in a group.

CTC Cycling Guidelines for Group Leaders.

CTC Volunteer Registration Form (CBC Ride Leaders registered with the CTC)

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2010 Thursday Rides

The Thursday ride list for Q3 of 2010 is now confirmed.

All rides start at 09:30 unless otherwise specified. Ride distances are approximate. 

[B] = Brookley
[F] = Frampton Mill
[FC] = Ferry Cafe
[JB] = John Brown's Garden Centre
[O] = Old Farmhouse
[NT] = National Trus
[SB] = Stickey Bun @ Wolvercraft Garden Centre
[T] = Tansey's
[4s] = 4sail, The Shipyard, Bath Road

"CA" = Car assisted ride         GR = grid reference (OS eastings/northings)

29 July ride will be led by Gordon Oram

Conditions such as gale force winds, rain, fog, ice or snow can seriously compromise ride enjoyment and group safety. Rides may be abandoned, re-routed or cancelled at short notice.
If weather conditions are poor at the advertised start time for a ride, the ride leader may elect to start the ride 1 hour later (e.g. 10:30) if conditions have improved sufficiently. 
Please check with whoever is likely to be leading the ride under either of these circumstances.
If you have not ridden for a while you will have lost some fitness. Although rides go at the pace of the slowest rider, please be considerate to the regular riders by choosing a sensible ride distance in suitable conditions to start again. You can always just ride to coffee or choose one of the other rides to get your fitness back up.

To download a printable confirmed list of rides click here (last updated 28/06/2010).

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2010 Tuesday Rides

are a little less demanding than the Thursday rides.
They are run at a gentler pace and are usually a little shorter in distance.
These rides are also ideal if you want to build up your fitness before attempting the Thursday rides,

The Tuesday ride list for Quarter 3 of 2010 is now confirmed.

All rides start at 09:30 unless otherwise specified.

DATE	START	COFFEE*	LUNCH	TEA	MILES (*)
Jul 6	Highcliffe	Holmsley	N. Gorley	Burley (O)	45 (30)
Jul 13	Burton Green	Ringwood (T)	Wood Green	Ringwood (F)	45 (29)
Jul 20 CA	10.00-10.30 Carlo's,Wellow GR 311194	Carlo's	Farley Mount(picnic)	Carlo's	35
Jul 27	Saxon Square	Ferry	Wareham	Studland (NT)	49 (30)
Aug 3	Highcliffe	Milford on Sea	Beaulieu	Bashley	45 (34)
Aug 10	Burton	Hyde Stables	Nomansland	Ringwood	54 (30)
Aug 17 CA	10.00-10.30 3 Legged X GR 085055	Gdn Centre 3 Legged Cross	Farnham(picnic)	3 Legged Cross	35
Aug 24	Saxon Square	Ferry	Kingston	Studland (NT)	50 (28)
Aug 31	Burton	Ringwood (T)	Fritham	Burley (O)	44 (30)
Sep 7	Highcliffe	Holmsley	Lower Pennington	Milford	35
Sep 14	Saxon Square	Ferry	Worth Matravers	Studland (NT)	50 (28)
Sep 21	Burton	Ringwood (T)	Downton	Ringwood (F)	47 (30)
Sep 28 CA	10.00 Moyles Court GR 162084	Cranborne	Sixpenny Handley		39

 *   = Tea stops if time/daylight permits
[T] = Tanseys, Deweys Lane, Ringwood
[F] = Frampton's Mill Café, Furlong Shopping Centre, Ringwood
[O] = Old Farm House

CA = Car assisted rides - GR = grid reference (OS eastings/northings).
On July 20^th the ride is led by Brian Charles, tel 01425 275250 or mobile 07952 255264.
On August 17^th  and Sep 28^th ride is led by Janice Milton, tel 01425 276542 or mobile 07532 281558.

Any queries or problems with getting bike to ride start, please contact Janice.

 * Shorter rides starting from Coffee stop.   If you want to do a shorter ride, then there are many options to bring your bike to the coffee stop and join us for the ride back to afternoon tea stop.   Mileages in brackets indicate the approximate distance of these shorter rides.

To download a printable confirmed list of rides click here (last updated 28/06/2010).

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2010 Saturday Morning Club Rides

Rides start at:
9:00 am from Burton Village Green or
8.45 am from Waitrose Car Park, Christchurch

 Please note: Adverse weather conditions prior to these rides on the day e.g. heavy rain, gale force winds, ice or snow can seriously compromise group safety and ride enjoyment. Rides may be cancelled or abandoned at short notice. Please contact Patricia for further information.

Patricia Whiffen   Tel  01425 270952  Mob 0771 441 869 

The Routes

«Group Bike Ride to Burley (3hrs) - A slower paced 'on-road' group ride starting before the faster main Saturday Ride and going in an anti-clockwise direction to the 'New Forest Witches' village of Burley. Outward route: up through Godwinscroft to South Holmsley and down Thorney Hill to Burley for coffee at the 'Old Farmhouse Tea Rooms'. Return route:  Forest Road to Burley Street, down Charles Lane (or Crow Lane) and back to Burton Green via Ripley. 

«« Trekking Bike Ride to Holmsley (3hrs) - A gently paced and picturesque group ride combining a mix of 'on and off-road'.  Outward route: On-road via the hamlets of Waterditch, Neacroft, Holmsley South to Heathfield and then on to the New Forest Cycle Tracks near the Holmsley Campsite to Holmsley Passage Lane.  Continue on-road to Holmsley Gate (former level crossing) the Castleman Trailway Cycle Track to 'Holmsley Old Station Tea Rooms'.  Return route: Off-road via the Castleman Trailway Cycle Track to Holmsley Gate (former level crossing) and its continuation to Burbush Hill Car Park, Pound Lane, near Burley.  Continue on-road via Thorney Hill, Avon Tyrrell, Braggers Wood, Shirley, Ripley, Winkton-Holfleet and South Bockhampton to Burton Green.

To download a printable list of Saturday Morning Trekking and Group Road rides for Q2 2010 click here
Last updated 28/06/2010

To download the trekking bike ride guide for Burley click here and for Holmsley click here.

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Public Holiday & Special Rides

Rides will be arranged for Public Holidays in 2010.
There will also be some special rides arranged (e.g. CBC Anniversary Ride, Six Ferries ride).
Any member would like to contribute to our ride calendar by leading a ride or suggesting a route should contact one of the committee members:

Ride distances are approximate. List last updated on 08/04/2010

For Wayfarer Cycletouring Club IOW Randonee
see www.cycleisland.co.uk/ for details and online entry.

Adverse weather conditions such as gale force winds, rain, fog, ice or snow can seriously compromise ride enjoyment and group safety. Rides may be abandoned, re-routed or cancelled at short notice.
If weather conditions are poor at the advertised start time for a ride, the ride leader may elect to start the ride 1 hour later (e.g. 10:30) if conditions have improved sufficiently.
Please check with whoever is likely to be leading the ride under either of these circumstances.
If you have not ridden for a while you will have lost some fitness. Although rides go at the pace of the slowest rider, please be considerate to the regular riders by choosing a sensible ride distance in suitable conditions to start again. You can always just ride to coffee or choose one of the other rides to get your fitness back up.

To download a printable list of Public Holiday and Special rides click here
Last updated 08/04/2010

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Tuesday Evening Rides 2010

Will start on April 13th 2010

Every Tuesday at 19:00 (until the end of August)

Meet in Sainsbury's (Christchurch by-pass) car park east corner (opposite the Shell garage) for various routes of 15 to 25 miles / 1 to 2 hours

The pace/ distance/ duration of the ride will be dependent upon availabilty of light over the summer but in any case will be to suit whoever turns up on the evening.

I may not always be able to lead the ride and I will be looking for volunteers!

Please bring lights just in case of any unforseen delay on the ride.

If it is raining hard or very windy please call me (Stephen Gray on 07710 201358) to check if the ride is going ahead.

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The CTC Saturday Ride

This is an informal CTC ride and definitely the best way to get an introduction to local cycling whether you are a beginner or a seasoned rider. It is the ride that most Christchurch Bicycle Club members started off riding (and still ride).

It follows the same route every Saturday of the year (except perhaps Christmas Day) starting from Waitrose car park, Christchurch at 09:00 approx. (be there by about 08:50) and picks up other riders from outside "The Oak" PH, Burton at about 09:05.

The ride is about 20 miles with a stop at the Forest Tea Rooms half way round, where you can have some refeshement and a good old chat with the many other local cyclists who gather there on a Saturday morning (including Darren Kenny, our local Paralympic quadruple gold medalist).

If you are new, make yourself known to whoever is at the start point you choose to ride from. You will find most riders very friendly (even if they look a bit fierce in their multicoloured lycra) and they will point you in the direction of one of the "old hands" who will be happy to escort you round the ride if you are not comforatble with finding your own way from the route sheet.

Look forward to meeting you on the ride.

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  Wednesday Informal Ride 2009

with Jim Hatton

Jim Hatton invites any member who would like to join him on an informal ride each Wednesday to call him beforehand on 01425 280889 to arrange a start time and meeting point. 

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Anniversary Ride

The 2010 Anniversary ride will take place on Monday 12th July 2010

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Other Club  and Local CTC Rides

Follow this link to the local CTC rides

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Other Rides

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