Can anyone guess which of these is one of our regular Wednesday riders – and the year the photo was taken?
In view of the poor forecast for tomorrow, it has been decided that the planned train assist rides from Micheldever should not take place.
Instead, the following local rides have been arranged:-
Grade 3 – start at New Inn, Send (GU23 7AE) at 9.15, coffee at Polesden Lacey
Grade 4 – start at Normandy Crossroads (GU3 2DB) at 9.30, coffee to be decided on the day
Grade 2 – no change
The Tour of the Hills is the Club’s major event and requires a large amount of support to enable it to take place, including volunteer marshals. Marshalling is not an onerous job, but an essential one, as well as being very rewarding; competitors in the past have been full of appreciation for the work of the marshals. The event is now only 4 weeks away, on Sunday 20th August, so please volunteer now by contacting me at johnmatsouthview@btinternet.com. Those first to respond will have the best chance of getting their preferred marshal post and time slot (early – 10.15 onwards, late 12.30 onwards), so please let me know your preference when responding. Whenever you assist, please make sure that you visit Shere Village Hall and tuck into the superb food provided by other club volunteers, for both you and the competitors.
It is worth mentioning that the Tour of the Hills, although having a deliberately low entry fee, enables the Club to remain solvent and help pay for such universal club benefits as ICE (in case of emergency) cards, subsidies on club clothing, and first aid training. It is therefore so appropriate that it is supported widely by club members.
Thank you for your support.
John Murdoch
Sunday 13th August, 9am Guildfordians Clubhouse
Charlotteville Cycling Club are organising a ride in memory of Roly Masset, who died earlier this year. Details are:
Anyone who had the pleasure of meeting Roly will know he was a gentleman, club stalwart, all round good guy and an ambassador for cycling over many decades.
In honour of his life I am proposing a ride, open to all, meandering through the lanes of Surrey and West Sussex. Lunch will kindly be provided by Derek and Mary who have generously opened their home to us for the event.
After suitable relaxation and refuelling, we will return over the Weald and Downs to Guildford.
For those who wish to join the ride for a shorter distance, mainline train stations are available at the halfway point, Havant or Rowlands Castle, and at various points along the return route.
I have provisionally mapped a route of approx 89 miles in total but will not be posting a gpx file, it’s truer I feel to Rolys ethos of riding if we use local knowledge and common sense rather than staring at a screen!
Guildfordians Clubhouse is the rugby/sports pavillion at the north of Stoke Park, limited parking is available on site, additional parking is available at the Spectrum.
Route as planned runs Guildford-Shalford-Bramley-Hascombe-Dunsfold-Chiddingfold-Lickfold-Midhurst coffee stop Bepton-East Harting-West Marden-Hambrook lunch, return route will follow mainline railway line east of A3 as close as possible including Petersfield, Liphook, Haslemere probably another coffee stop somewhere and finish back in Guildford.
If you do intend to ride, could I ask you to contact me batch_78@hotmail.com so I can provide an idea of numbers for catering.
Paul. (Charlotteville Cycle Club)
Fortunately the Selborne Tearooms open 10mins early for us.
Refuelling at Midhurst. Great minds think alike !!
The more usual photographer photographed climbing Bexley Hill
So. Where is the answer to the question at Control Point 3?
