by PhilBixby
Mon Oct 18, 2010 5:35 pm
When we had the Pub! session a few weeks back, we talked about re-starting the Saturday training rides sometime over the next couple of weekends. As it turns out, I'm going to be otherwise engaged for the next two Saturdays, but I said I'd suggest some routes so I thought I'd punt the suggestions out, and if people want to start this Saturday they can road test some routes.
General feeling seemed to be that people wanted predictable routes (so they knew where each ride was going and could do/complete it on their own) but wanted more than one. So, here's my suggestions for four routes which could be rotated through each month:-
East:- The trad training route - York - Malton via the Buttercrambe road, Coneysthorpe, Terrington, then a loop of the Flat Ten circuit, then back to York.
North:- York - Tockwith - Wetherby then north up the A168 to Boroughbridge; Milby, Helperby, Easingwold, Crayke, Brandsby, Whenby, Sheriff, and back to York.
West:- York, Appleton Roebuck, Tadcaster, Bramham, Thorner, Barwick, Aberford, Sherburn, Cawood, and back to York (with a loop of the Bishopwood circuit en route).
South:- York, Elvington, south to Howden, Hemingbrough, Skipwith, Thorganby, Wheldrake, Escrick, Stillingfleet, Naburn, and back to York.
None of these are particularly hilly but the main aim will be steady miles with the group working together; pace a bit brisker than the social rides but no heroics. Assumption is that if people's finely-honed training programmes require harder stuff then they'll get out and do that elsewhere (possibly even on Sundays with Muzzy...?). As with last winter, if it's really, dangerously nasty on the roads then I'll not be out - you can only train properly when you're not injured.
So... ...does someone fancy leading the assembled masses the next two Saturdays, and are there a couple of these you're happy to kick off with? 9am start, back for lunch (all of the above routes took around 3hrs when we did 'em last year)?
General feeling seemed to be that people wanted predictable routes (so they knew where each ride was going and could do/complete it on their own) but wanted more than one. So, here's my suggestions for four routes which could be rotated through each month:-
East:- The trad training route - York - Malton via the Buttercrambe road, Coneysthorpe, Terrington, then a loop of the Flat Ten circuit, then back to York.
North:- York - Tockwith - Wetherby then north up the A168 to Boroughbridge; Milby, Helperby, Easingwold, Crayke, Brandsby, Whenby, Sheriff, and back to York.
West:- York, Appleton Roebuck, Tadcaster, Bramham, Thorner, Barwick, Aberford, Sherburn, Cawood, and back to York (with a loop of the Bishopwood circuit en route).
South:- York, Elvington, south to Howden, Hemingbrough, Skipwith, Thorganby, Wheldrake, Escrick, Stillingfleet, Naburn, and back to York.
None of these are particularly hilly but the main aim will be steady miles with the group working together; pace a bit brisker than the social rides but no heroics. Assumption is that if people's finely-honed training programmes require harder stuff then they'll get out and do that elsewhere (possibly even on Sundays with Muzzy...?). As with last winter, if it's really, dangerously nasty on the roads then I'll not be out - you can only train properly when you're not injured.
So... ...does someone fancy leading the assembled masses the next two Saturdays, and are there a couple of these you're happy to kick off with? 9am start, back for lunch (all of the above routes took around 3hrs when we did 'em last year)?
and co-ordinate it.