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Westerley Winter Warmer 2019

13/01/2019 - Chilterns / Chalfont St Peter - Reliability Ride

Rating: 74.9% based on 7 reviews - Rate this Event Now
Previous Years Rating: 86.7% based on 20 reviews


This event started in 1998 when club member, Keith Shorten, recognised that sportives were the next big thing in cycling in the UK.  He then spent a series of Sundays devising a route to link the biggest climbs in the part of the Chilterns where we ride most weeks.  
   
Until 2013 it was run as a club event, but we then decided that Keith's route was too good to keep to ourselves and would like to invite other local, and not so local, cyclists to join us. 

This year there are three versions:
  • The main route is 108km in length with just under 1200m of climbing.  
  • Or it is possible to turn left at Great Kingshill, cutting out the farthest loop to do the medium version which is 60km.  This misses out the bigger climbs of the main Chiltern ridge but retains the challenging ascent of Cryers Hill from the Hughenden Valley as well as a good few shorter ones.  It has 559m of ascent in total.  
  • The short route turns at Penn to miss out all the big climbs and also the main road sections, giving a 44km route with 440m of climbing.
The main climbs on the 110km route are: 
  • Magpie Lane up to Winchmore Hill.
  • Freith Hill
  • Dunsmore
  • Bledlow Ridge
  • Loosley Hill
  • Hatches Lane
  • Clay Street.
All the events are reliability rides which have a target speed range of 12.5mph - 18mph. That equates to about 3½-5 hours for the long ride, 2-3 hours for the medium and 1.5-2.5 hours for the short version.  We expect that there will be some fast riders but, for avoidance of doubt, the events are not races and everyone who gets home within the time range will get a certificate.  Riders will be set off at intervals to reduce the risks from riding in large bunches on narrow lanes. 

Entry is free for Westerley CC members and for Juniors (under-18, must be accompanied by an adult)


Event Website http://www.westerley.cc/winter-warmer-2019/
HQ/Start Address
Address Line 1 Scout Hut
Address Line 2 Gravel Hill
Town Chalfont St Peter
County Buckinghamshire
Postcode SL9 9QX
 
Event Facilities
Adequate Car Parking Facilities Adequate Car Parking Facilities
Food & Drink (Pre/Post Event) Food & Drink (Pre/Post Event)
Sign-on at HQ Sign-on at HQ
Support for Participants
Route card with emergency contact details Route card with emergency contact details
Organiser Details
Name Frank Proud
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County Greater London

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