The Cheam and Morden CTC Hilly 50 has rightly taken its place among the pantheon of cycling events. Shorter than the Tour de France, and less cobbly than the Paris-Roubaix, it is, nonetheless, the most ridiculous of all the Classics. Last year 190 cyclists made the mistake of riding it.
The 2009 edition was postponed due to ice on the roads in February, and, as a result, It's likely to be a smaller event than last year, but none the worse for that. Some of you who would have been turned to mush by the ride in February will be that much fitter for the task in September.
The start time is 10 a.m. on 12th September. The ride starts at Ryka's car park just north of Dorking on the A24.
For those of you who haven’t experienced the delights of the Hilly 50 before, think of it this way – it’s the Tour of the Surrey Hills without the boring flat bits. What goes up inevitably goes down, but, just as inevitably, what goes down will certainly go up. And then down and up again. Ranmore, Leith Hill, Friday Street, that horrible ride up from Ewhurst, White Down and Box Hill crammed into fifty kilometres. How much more fun could you want?
This is a ride for all. Elite riders go round in under two hours, but there will be those who will do it in just under four, and they’ll be smiling as they collapse at the finish. Riders vary in age from 18 to over 80
The Cheam and Morden CTC offer this nugget of joy to all at the bargain basement price of three quid, but, for those cyclists of a parsimonious disposition (and, rumour has it, there are a few) we offer a superduper discounted rate of two quid if you register in advance. You still pay on the line, but, by sending your name, telephone number, CTC number (if you have one) and club affiliation (if you have one) to me at fnrttc@yahoo.co.uk you will simply have to sign against your name, acknowledge the conditions, pick up your route sheet and guide, and then set off to make merry with your little ring.
http://www.ctc-maps.org.uk/routes/route/779/map
The 2009 edition was postponed due to ice on the roads in February, and, as a result, It's likely to be a smaller event than last year, but none the worse for that. Some of you who would have been turned to mush by the ride in February will be that much fitter for the task in September.
The start time is 10 a.m. on 12th September. The ride starts at Ryka's car park just north of Dorking on the A24.
For those of you who haven’t experienced the delights of the Hilly 50 before, think of it this way – it’s the Tour of the Surrey Hills without the boring flat bits. What goes up inevitably goes down, but, just as inevitably, what goes down will certainly go up. And then down and up again. Ranmore, Leith Hill, Friday Street, that horrible ride up from Ewhurst, White Down and Box Hill crammed into fifty kilometres. How much more fun could you want?
This is a ride for all. Elite riders go round in under two hours, but there will be those who will do it in just under four, and they’ll be smiling as they collapse at the finish. Riders vary in age from 18 to over 80
The Cheam and Morden CTC offer this nugget of joy to all at the bargain basement price of three quid, but, for those cyclists of a parsimonious disposition (and, rumour has it, there are a few) we offer a superduper discounted rate of two quid if you register in advance. You still pay on the line, but, by sending your name, telephone number, CTC number (if you have one) and club affiliation (if you have one) to me at fnrttc@yahoo.co.uk you will simply have to sign against your name, acknowledge the conditions, pick up your route sheet and guide, and then set off to make merry with your little ring.
http://www.ctc-maps.org.uk/routes/route/779/map
