Tour Ride - Early Bird Discount 1/3rd!!

[Alistair TR]

Hi All,

1/3[sup]rd[/sup] Early BirdDiscount!! (Register before 16[sup]th[/sup] May)

I’m a freelancecycle consultant and currently working with The Prostate Cancer Charity to helppromote their Tour Rides. Last year was a brilliant year with some outstandingroutes. There is something very special about riding the same route as the Pro’sdo on the Tour of Britain. I hope to post lots of info as it all emerges and ifyou have any questions feel free to ask here.

Mostimportantly at the moment is the Early Bird Discount of 1/3 off if you registerbefore 16th May!!!

There is anever bigger choice of rides this year, so have a good look here www.tourride.co.uk

I’m going to beriding the Pro Ride in Wales, a real stunning route running from castle tocastle!<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;"><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;">

Okay, that’s itfor now....don’t miss the early bird discount!

Cheerio

Alistair

Alistair CopeCycle Consultant - MTB adventures in Morocco - www.veloventures.co.uk Adviser for www.tourride.co.uk qoroz road – qoroz mtb –Pashley Guv’nor

 

[Alistair TR]

Just a quick reminder that the Early Bird Offer of 33% discount ends in 5 days time on Monday 16[sup]th[/sup] May. It’s a BIG discount and so not one to miss!

I’ve entered the Pro Ride in Wales http://www.tourride.co.uk/wales.asp which is a real corker of a sportive with almost 3,000m of height gain. If that’s a bit much check out the Challenge Ride.

If you have any questions just post them here.

Alistair

 

[Alistair TR]

The Early Bird Discount Offer of 1/3rd off ends at midnight on Monday 16th May, so just 3 and a bit days left!!

I’m up in Aberystwyth for the Tour Series later on this month (26th) and would happily meet up with anyone who would like to chat about the Tour Ride Wales in more detail.....or just ask away here!

......and all this is included as well as a castle to start and finish at in Wales!

• Rider chips
• The Tour of Britain fully signed route
• Ride under The Tour of Britain gantry at start and finish
• Well stocked food and drink stops
• NEG motor marshals
• Full paramedic cover
• Medals
• Bike mechanics
• Goody bag
• Event photographer
• Marshalled route
• Electronic rider manual
• Pasta meal

Alistair

 

[gmac190]

I cant believe that nobody else has replied to this thread. This is a fantastic offer to ride a stage of the Tour of Britain. I have signed up for the Scottish stage and am really looking forward to it. Roll on September.

I was going to do the Fresh n low 100 a week later but this wins hands down.

 

[Alistair TR]

Thanks Gmac!

Okay then, this is the final countdown on the early bird offer as it ends at midnight tonight!

So if you are thinking of riding either a Pro Ride or a Challenge Ride you could save 1/3rd by signing up today!

• Pro Ride - £23 (reduced from £35)
• Challenge Ride - £20 (reduced from £30)

I’ve entered the Pro Ride in Wales (so far) http://www.tourride....es-pro-ride.asp

Happy Cycling
Alistair

 

[John the Monkey]

I've signed up for the Stoke Challenge ride.

These really are great events - I rode last year's, they're brilliantly organised, the feeds are well stocked, and they're well worth £20 of anyone's money.

My write up of last year's is here;

http://monkeyphotomcr.blogspot.com/2010/09/untitled.html

 

[Alistair TR]

Hi All,

I’m up in Wales this Thursday evening to watch Round 2 of the Halfords Tour Series in Aberystwyth and so I’m going to take the opportunity of checking out in detail the Tour Ride Route in Wales (which I’ve already signed up for) from Welshpool Castle to Caerphilly Castle on Friday.

I’ll post as much info here later this week, but feel free to ask any questions that you have about the route.

http://www.tourride.co.uk/wales.asp

It would be great to see some large groups from clubs; I’ve heard that Chippenham Wheelers are putting in a number of riders.......... anyone else part of a group?

Alistair

 

[Alistair TR]

Hey All,

I went up to watch Round 2 of the Halfords Tour Series in Aberystwyth, where the gale force winds were hammering the riders (brave guys) and I was a tad unsure how the next day was going to be, as I hoping to complete the Tour Ride route in Wales.

How luck were we! We got to Welshpool and somehow managed to dodge the rain all day and had an excellent time with Yanto Barker and Chris Sidwells. Just between us, Chris is hoping to publish an article on 16[sup]th[/sup] June in Cycling Weekly (actually spread the news, it should have some great pics).

It is such a scenic route, initially in the Severn Valley and then winding its way to Builth Wells. After Brecon the road is breathtaking, in more ways than one, as it climbs up Glyn Tarell, over the Brecon Beacons and then descends passed the reservoirs and down into Caerphilly with the finish right next to the castle.

I’m up for the Dragon Ride this weekend, but I have to say, I’m soooooooooo looking forward to the Tour Ride in Wales and cycling it with so many riders!


http://www.tourride.co.uk/wales.asp

Cheerio

Alistair

 

[Alistair TR]

Hey All,

I was asked in another forum about how the Dragon Ride compared with the Tour Ride in Wales and I hope the following helps a bit.

Well there are quite a lot of similarities, I guess, the countryside the flow of the roads and the way the way that the mountains are crossed. The Wiggle Dragon Ride this year was considered to be harder than last. I completed the Medio ride due to other commitments and so can’t make a direct comparison, however the stats will be quite similar. I’ve set out a few details about the Tour Ride below, just my thoughts, so don’t totally hold me to the detail. I think it will prove to be a very satisfying ride and I always love a linear route, it’s a real journey as well as a challenge!

The start is pretty level with the odd bump here and there and stays like that until you get to Newtown/Y Drenewydd. You’re then climbing for about 7 miles or so at an average gradient of 4%, so easy enough to just turn the pedals, until you reach the highest point at 370m (Gwynant). After that you’re losing height for about 35 miles with the usual bumps/hills again to keep the legs warm. For the Pro Ride, Brecon is reached at about 70 mile mark and from here I think the road is a real peach, nice steady climbing, again averaging about 4% and stunning views as you wind your way through the national park. Once you’ve got to the Storey Arms Centre you can let gravity take over, well almost, those short sharp little hills still keep cropping up a bit, but not too much, okay the road around Caephilly Common is a bit of a sting in the tail, just to wake up those leg muscles again, before a spectacular finishing backdrop around the castle.

Alistair