Ride Detail
Date: 26/09/2010
Meeting Place: Gateway
Meeting Time: 9:30am
Ride Type: Intro
Distance: 30
Organiser: Andrew H (Andiroo)
Route Link: To follow...
Details: Firstly I must make clear "THIS IS NOT AN INTRO RIDE!", it is an "intro to the hills" ride.
So what is an intro to the hills ride/who's it for?
It is for anyone who isn't a mountain goat! If you're bored of going around the same country lanes and want to try some hills then this is for you. If you've completed a few intro rides and are comfortable riding for ~40miles then this is for you.
There are no major climbs, mainly just long drags with a few kicks here and there. The pace will be slow. As always we will wait for everyone to get to the top.
The route is:
Gateway - Poynton - Disley - Brickworks(Going down) - Pott Shrigley(going down) - Poyton - Gateway
For the astute among you, you will notice that this is the reverse of the first intro to the hills ride that I did a while back.
The main hillyish section only lasts for total of 6 miles, after the hills it's pretty much 5 miles of fast downhill and then 10miles of gentle downhill back to the gateway.
The route is ~30miles long and we will have a cafe stop after 20miles when all the hills are out of the way.