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The White Rose lives on
Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 9:47 am
by Tullio
The White Rose Classic is dead...long live the White Rose Challenge.
The HQ's changed, but from what I can see the route is the same.
Sun 28th June entries have just opened.
http://www.whiterosechallenge.co.uk/index.php
Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 8:51 am
by Dr Dave
Did this with Dave C last year and had a great day out. Will almost certainly do it again this year.
Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 9:34 pm
by willyh
I've done the White Rose each year, and have just entered again the 182km. It's a good warm-up for the Etape. White Rose also always seems to have brilliant weather, and the organisation and route marking is excellent. (Although some people still manage to get lost...)
I would encourage some of our regular saturday 45-60 milers to have a go at the 130km White Rose distance: it gets you into the fabulous Dales territory and usually there will be spare bike racks available for the trip to the Otley start.
Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 9:51 pm
by HowardD
Hello Willy!
Hmm, yes, I must hold my hand up and say that this year I did indeed fail to complete the full WRC route due to certain navigational "issues".
I certainly intend to do the longest route next year. This time, I shall take the precaution of loading my whizzo new Garmin GPS with the entire route. It should then be a piece of cake to navigate round the long course even if a few, or even all, route markers go walkies. What could possibly go wrong? Paper maps are so last year aren't they?
Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 11:18 pm
by dave c
I'm doing it again, great event and, as Willy says, a warm up event for Ventoux!
Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 1:24 pm
by IanH
I hope to do it again, must get started on next years calendar
Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 5:32 pm
by IanH
I went to this site today and it now says that BC have now got this event up and running again and it is now on a date in July.
http://www.whiteroseclassic.co.uk/
Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 6:11 pm
by PhilBixby
There seems to have been a power struggle over the White Rose - well documented on a thread on the veloriders forum a few weeks back. Looks like there's now two - the "Challenge" run by Derek Boocock (the previous organiser - and the photographer who covers the TLI's) and the other one organised by BC....
Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 7:11 pm
by Dr Dave
Oh for chuffs's sake!!
Not sure how many Dales sportives a summer can contain:
Richmond 5 Dales, Dales Grimpeur, Etape Du Dales, WR Classic, WR Challenge ....
Still we've a few weeks yet before entries need to be posted, diaries filled etc
Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 11:32 am
by Dr Dave
Quote from organiser of WR Challenge:
Just to clarify, the White Rose Classic will be run by Kudu Bikes on a new course from out of Hawes. Unless BC do a complete U-turn, then it will not be run by them. I wish them well with it and it can only be good for us sportive riders to have a new event.
The White Rose Challenge is my event in aid of Cancer Research. Run on the original course, I wanted to use the original name but was not allowed to. I (and hopefully BC) have moved on, I just want to be left to make my event a huge success.
It will be quite a weekend I can assure you. Having on-board a chirity like Cancer Research has huge benefits, we will be making a weekend of it with trade stands, bike demos and a real family occasion. Plus we will be giving away a mens and ladies bike to the best fundraisers. I just hope it does get the support it deserves.
I'd like to ride this and see if I can better my time from last year (assuming similar weather conditions etc).
Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 12:53 pm
by IanH
I think this is the one I will enter as the course was very good and like you say Dave you can see if you can better last years time.
Any more for this one???
Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 1:40 pm
by dave c
I entered yesterday, number 100 as a bonus!
Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 9:30 pm
by IanH
Just entered number 123
Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 9:41 am
by Dr Dave
Number 153!