SirDickieBird
Well-Known Member
I was nervous about my first sportive last week but enjoyed it. Was only a small event but the group riding and being part of an event was fun.
Mine was 64 miles in the end but was down as 100km. Felt easier than on my own and broken into rough quarters by feed stations which helped. Next time I'll probably stop at these less but for first time they were handy to have a quick chat and in one case join a group.
Go for it if there's one nearby look up the gcn videos and maybe start small. I wouldn't have wanted my first try to be with hundreds of riders as it took a bit of getting used to and wouldn't have wanted to be penned in waiting at the start.
Mine was 64 miles in the end but was down as 100km. Felt easier than on my own and broken into rough quarters by feed stations which helped. Next time I'll probably stop at these less but for first time they were handy to have a quick chat and in one case join a group.
Go for it if there's one nearby look up the gcn videos and maybe start small. I wouldn't have wanted my first try to be with hundreds of riders as it took a bit of getting used to and wouldn't have wanted to be penned in waiting at the start.
