Becs
Veteran
- Location
- Old Hatfield (it's nice honest!)
. . . or the weekend before if that suits more people.
The ride will start and finish at Cambridge train station. The route is based on a charity ride my family used to organise for the Arthur Rank Hospice. We can do either a 65 mile or a 45 mile route (or somewhere in between) depending on the feelings of the majority, and the weather. The last third of the 65 mile route is out in the fens and is pretty tough if the wind is strong. The rest of the route is rolling country lanes surrounded by horse studs and heath, as we basically circumnavigate Newmarket.
The route is currently drawn on an OS map but I will try to put in in gpx format sometime soon! Roughly the 65 mile route will be: Cambs station, fulbourn, wilbraham, 6 mile bottom, withersfield, the thurlows, great Bradley, Dahlam, Gazely, Moulton, Kennet, Chippenham, Fordham, Soham, Upware, Bottisham, Cambs station.
Speed will again depend on the feelings of the majority but will be conversational.
Trains to Cambridge take 45 mins from Kings Cross and should be pretty cheap with a groupsave. I was thinking about starting the ride at 10.15 to allow London people to get the 9.15 train. Finish time will depend on how fast and far people want to go, and whether people fancy a pint in Cambridge afterwards!
Lunch will be at a pub (probably in Dahlam) and we can also stop at the Wicken Fen Cafe on the way back, happy to add in a few more stops too.
I think this is the last weekend before the clocks go back, but if people would prefer to do it on the 22nd/23rd I could change the date.
The ride will start and finish at Cambridge train station. The route is based on a charity ride my family used to organise for the Arthur Rank Hospice. We can do either a 65 mile or a 45 mile route (or somewhere in between) depending on the feelings of the majority, and the weather. The last third of the 65 mile route is out in the fens and is pretty tough if the wind is strong. The rest of the route is rolling country lanes surrounded by horse studs and heath, as we basically circumnavigate Newmarket.
The route is currently drawn on an OS map but I will try to put in in gpx format sometime soon! Roughly the 65 mile route will be: Cambs station, fulbourn, wilbraham, 6 mile bottom, withersfield, the thurlows, great Bradley, Dahlam, Gazely, Moulton, Kennet, Chippenham, Fordham, Soham, Upware, Bottisham, Cambs station.
Speed will again depend on the feelings of the majority but will be conversational.
Trains to Cambridge take 45 mins from Kings Cross and should be pretty cheap with a groupsave. I was thinking about starting the ride at 10.15 to allow London people to get the 9.15 train. Finish time will depend on how fast and far people want to go, and whether people fancy a pint in Cambridge afterwards!
Lunch will be at a pub (probably in Dahlam) and we can also stop at the Wicken Fen Cafe on the way back, happy to add in a few more stops too.
I think this is the last weekend before the clocks go back, but if people would prefer to do it on the 22nd/23rd I could change the date.
