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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2012 Thursday Rides

The THURSDAY ride list for Quarter 1 of 2012 now confirmed.

All rides start at 09:30 unless otherwise specified.
Ride distances are approximate. List last updated 0n 01/01/2012

Date	Start	Coffee	Lunch	Tea	Miles
05 Jan	Highcliffe	Holmsley	Lower Pennington	Burley [O]	45
12 Jan	Burton Green	Ringwood [T]	Cranborne	Ringwood	42
19 Jan	Highcliffe	Holmsley	Bank	Burley [O]	47
26 Jan	Saxon Square	Studland [NT]	Swanage	Studland [NT]	43
02 Feb	Burton Green	Ringwood [T]	Hamptworth	Burley [O]	52
09 Feb	Saxon Square	Studland [NT]	Stoborough	Studland [NT]	52
16 Feb	Burton Green	Fordingbridge	Downton	Ringwood	54
23 Feb	Highcliffe	Brockenhurst [WS]	Beaulieu Hilltop	Milford on Sea	50
01 Mar	Burton Green	Ringwood [T]	Frogham	Ringwood	48
08 Mar	Highcliffe	Holmsley	Minstead [FG]	Ringwood	52
15 Mar	Saxon Square	Studland [NT]	Corfe Castle	Studland [NT]	47
22 Mar	Burton Green	Brockenhurst [WS]	Redlynch	Ringwood	55
29 Mar	Burton Green	Ringwood [T]	Sixpenny Handley	Ringwood	66

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2012 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 1 of 2012 is now confirmed.

All rides start at 09.30 unless otherwise specified.

Ride distances are approximate. List last updated 0n 01/01/2012

  

Date	Start	Coffee	Lunch	Miles
03 Jan	Burton	Ringwood (T)	Rockbourne	44
10 Jan	Sandbanks Ferry Café 10.30	At start before 10.30	CorfeCastle	26
17 Jan	Highcliffe	Bashley	L. Pennington	43
24 Jan	Burton	Burley (O)	Milford-on-Sea	42
31 Jan	CA Moyles Court 10.00	Cranborne	Witchampton	40
07 Feb	Burton	Ringwood (T)	Fritham	44
14 Feb	Highcliffe	Holmsley	Lymington	41
21 Feb	Saxon Square	Sandbanks Ferry	Kingston	47
28 Mar	Highcliffe	Milford	Brockenhurst	43
06 Mar	Burton	Ringwood (T)	Cranborne	42
13 Mar	CA Moyles Court 10.00	Hyde (S).	Downton	40
20 Mar	Highcliffe	Lymington (4s)	Beaulieu	43
27 Mar	Burton	Alderholt (SB)	Frogham	44

 

 

[F] = Frampton Mill	[O] = Old Farmhouse
[FC] = Ferry Café	[NT] = National Trust
[T] = Tansey's

 

 

 

"CA" = Car assisted ride                   GR = grid reference (OS  eastings/northings)
Off-road ride - hybrid or thicker tyres recommended, alternative route on road.
26 July ride will be led by Mike Snell
9 Aug off-road ride planned by Brian Charles
13 Sept ride will be led by Gordon Oram

 

For any enquiries concerning rides or lifts to car assisted rides, please contact Janice

Mobile phone 07531 281558 or email jan.milton@btinternet.com

 

 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 25/09/2011).

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Saturday Morning Road Ride (all year)

Rides start at:  8.45 am from Waitrose Car Park, Christchurch
             or:  9.00 am at The Oak Inn, Burton

The Route

Group Bike Ride to Burley (3hrs incl coffee stop) - A slower paced 'on-road' group ride starting before the faster main CTC Saturday Ride (so watch out for faster riders going by) and going in an anti-clockwise direction to the 'New Forest Witches' village of Burley. We will be having coffee at "the Old Farmhouse" cafe in Burley with the masin CTC ride

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 Waitrose via North Ripley, Sopley snd Burton. 

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2012 Saturday Morning Offroad Ride

The ride will start from Burton Green at 09:00 every other Saturday following the route below. This ride will be in addition to the CBC Saturday Morning Road Ride. The fortnightly dates are as follows:

TBA

Those members (or guests) wishing to take part should ride a suitable mount.
A mountain bike or trekking bike with robust wheels and tyres would be most suitable.
A road bike with lightweight tyres is not suitable.
You might get away with a touring bicycle with touring wheels and robust tyres (28mm +).

The Route

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.

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2012 Public Holiday Rides & Special Rides TBA

Rides will be arranged for Public Holidays in 2012.
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 0n 01/01/2012

Date	Start	Ride Details	Miles
Sun 01 Apr 10:00 (100k)	Wareham Quay	CTC Wessex Coastlet 100k and Coast 200k Randonnees	63 125
Sat 21 April 11:15	Broadley Car Park, Wootton	CBC Freewheeling Competition	1
Sun 29 Apr	Lymington	CTCWessex New Forest series Challenge 50k Day Out 100k 150K Excursion 200k	32, 65, 95, 125
Sun  6 May 09:00 approx	Yarmouth, IOW	Wayfarer Cycletouring Club Isle of Wight Randonee	65
Mon 7 May 09:30	TBA	Public Holiday Ride TBA	40
Sun 20 May 10:00	Dorchester	CTC Wessex Dorset Downs 100k and Jake The Peg 150k Randonees	64 96
Mon 04 Jun 09:30	TBA	Public Holiday Ride TBA	60
Thu 28 Jun 08:00	Highcliffe	Six Ferries Ride Bring lights	80
Wed 11 Jul 19:00	Waitrose Car Park, Christchurch	CBC Anniversary Ride & Birthday Tea. Sopley Village Hall, Priest Lane	15
Mon 27 Aug 09:30	TBA	Public Holiday RideTBA	40
Sun 2 Sep	Lymington	CTC Wessex New Forest series Challenge 50k Forest & Coast 100k Century 150K On & Offshore 200k	32, 65, 100, 125
Sun 16 Sep	Dorchester	Dorset Dirt 50k Offroad	32
Sat 13 Oct 09:00	Burton Green	CBC Hill Climb Up Braggers Lane to Thorney Hill	10
Sun 14Oct 09:00	Boldre / Pilley	Wessex CTC Gridiron 100k Randonee	63

 

For all CTC Wessex Rides
see www.wessexctc.org/events.htm for details and entry forms

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.

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Tuesday Evening Rides 2010

Will start again on 17th April 2012

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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  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 2011 Anniversary ride will take place on Wednesday 11th July 2012

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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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