Great British Cycling festival Sportive.

[Racing roadkill]

http://www.gbcyclingfestival.co.uk/

A 100 mile, closed road Sportive next June.

I’m in, I’ve already booked a hotel room .

 

[Heltor Chasca]

Heavy rain forecast I’m afraid.

 

[Racing roadkill]

Heavy rain forecast I’m afraid.

Lovely, luckily this isn’t being run by a bunch of shysters though

 

[Racing roadkill]

I’ll have to make sure I grow webbed feet. That will help me blend in with the locals, and give me an advantage if the weather turns nasty.

 

[mjr]

I’ll have to make sure I grow webbed feet. That will help me blend in with the locals, and give me an advantage if the weather turns nasty.

The route's not announced for a while yet but it's rumoured to be more north Norfolk coast than the broads and definitely not the fens, so webbed feet would be unhelpful and there will be shelter from the weather (unlike the notoriously-surprising Tour of Cambridgeshire where you get sun-burned, wind-swept or rain-soaked on the exposed fens).

 

[rugby bloke]

Sounds tempting - will have recovered from my European tour by then and looking for a new challenge.

 

[172traindriver]

Entries open to BC members who pre registered from 09:00 today

 

[Racing roadkill]

Entries open to BC members who pre registered from 09:00 today

I’m entered. I’ve even booked a hotel room. All I have to do now is work out how best to get my bike to Norwich.

 

[172traindriver]

I’m entered. I’ve even booked a hotel room. All I have to do now is work out how best to get my bike to Norwich.

Exactly the same regarding entry and and hotel.
Bike will go on train,in a lightweight bike bag, worked out fine for Ride London and Cardiff for Velothon Wales..
Just hoping the weather is kind.
Hope you have a good day

 

[mjr]

https://www.uea.ac.uk/about/-/uea-announced-as-offical-sponsor-of-the-great-british-cycling-festival suggests to me that the registration and start will be at the university, which is well connected by three cycleways. If you can find accommodation in the Golden Triangle between Earlham, Unthank and Bluebell Roads, that'd be best, but I don't think there are many hotels there.

Another thing catching my eye is that it's golazo organising, who do the Tour of Cambridgeshire IIRC, rather than Sweetspot. Did they do last year's? Is that why the media coverage seemed weaker than the Tours of Britain?

 

[bikingdad90]

Shame it is closed to under 18’s. There are plenty of up and coming youth who could quite happily do 100miles.

 

[mjr]

Shame it is closed to under 18’s. There are plenty of up and coming youth who could quite happily do 100miles.

Under 18s, recumbents, ebikes and so on. Discrimination at BC events? Situation Normal, I'm sorry to say.

If you're in Norfolk and want to do a 100 mile all-welcome relaxed ride with others, keep an eye on www.KLWNBUG.co.uk - I suspect one of London-Lynn, Lynn-Norwich-Lynn and the Holland Hundred will be ridden this summer. Possibly even a first go at the Breckland 100. Back roads rather than closed roads, though.

 

[Racing roadkill]

Shame it is closed to under 18’s. There are plenty of up and coming youth who could quite happily do 100miles.

Insurance says no.

 

[mjr]

Insurance says no.

Is that a guess? The 100-mile sportive part of the Tour of Cambridgeshire by the same organiser is 16+ so I think they could insure it if they wanted to. (The race is 19+ and the "family" ride is unlimited.)

 

[mr_cellophane]

Any route maps for this yet ?