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The From Clee to Heaven Audax - Saturday
18th August 2012
| Distance: |
120km | From
Clee to heaven the beacon burns,
The shires have it seen plain,
From north
and south the sign returns
And the beacons burns again Extract
from A E Housman's
'A Shropshire Lad', 1896 | |
Climbing: | 2000m |
| AAA Points: |
2 | | Start / Finish: |
Belbroughton, near Kidderminster | |
Controls: | 2 - Rays Farm Tea
Room twice | | Average overall
speed required: | 14.3 - 25kph |
From Clee to Heaven is a brand new audax from the Beacon. Whilst similar
in length to the Beacon's Snowdrop Express at 120km, From Clee to Heaven is much
more of a roller coaster of hilly countryside but we believe the audax will provide
a fantastic summer's ride to remember. Surprisingly, the Clee Hills are rarely
visited by cycle events, so this event will give you an excellent opportunity
to visit this area of outstanding natural beauty. For those of you that can add
two and two together will quickly appreciate that the route does contain hills.
For Audax Altitude Award point collectors, From Clee to Heaven has been awarded
with 2AAA, which in layperson's language means that the route contains approximately
2,000m of ascent. Highlights Include: - Traverses
around the sides of Brown and Clee Hills
- A passage across Catherton Common
- Excellent views
- Rural country lanes
- A centrally positioned
commercial control at Rays Farm Tea Room, used twice on this figure of 8 route
- Food and drinks when you return to Belbroughton
Route details
can be found at: http://bikeroutetoaster.com/Course.aspx?course=289226
A comprehensive route card will become available later for download nearer
to the date of the event. Participants need to be aware that: - The
route is hilly and uses narrow lanes
- Some descents are technical in nature
and require the utmost care especially where lanes are narrow and with bends
- The
lanes may also be a grubby if wet
- The majority of the route uses country
lanes although there are a few short sections of unavoidable main roads
- Like
all audaxes, your ride is a 'private excursion' and no rescue service is provided
- Riders need to traverse a ford after Rays Farm on the return leg, but
a nearby foot bridge is available
- Riders need to complete the route within
an average speed of 14.3 and 25kph
We would like to thank Rays
Farm Country Matters for supporting the control on this event. |
