SUNRISE & SNOWDROP EXPRESS 2016
Posted: 14 Oct 2015 21:06
SUNRISE EXPRESS & SNOWDROP EXPRESS
20TH FEBRUARY 2016
......any Beacon Members not entering will be summarily shot or forced to volunteer as helpers.
Location: Whitlenge nr Hartlebury, Worcestershire
Route: Whitlenge - Upton - Evesham - Whitlenge (Sunrise is Clockwise; Snowdrop is Anti-Clockwise).
Distance: 121km
Cost: £6.75 CTC or AUK members; £8.75 Day-members; + £1 if paying via Paypal. No entries accepted on the day. Optional £45 if you want to pay sportive prices!
Website: http://www.beaconrcc.org.uk/audax/express/events.html
Facebook Group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/expressaudax/
The Blurb....
The Sunrise and Snowdrop Expresses are an institution on the winter cycling and audax calendar. For some riders our event provides a wonderful opportunity to enjoy rural Worcestershire on a crisp winter day. For others it provides the perfect motivation to get out with friends when they might otherwise be tempted to stay indoors. In recent years we have also been delighted to welcome several local racing men and women who used it for steady winter training.
The two 123km events follow a revised route over The Lenches but in opposite directions. The routes follow quiet country roads with only a few short bits on main roads. February can of course be quite cold, so we have the option of gritted alternative if road conditions are poor, assuming that the dear old County Council has sent out its gritters the night before.
We hope you find everything you need to know about the Beacons February Audaxes in these pages. If you have any further questions please contact the organiser below. For details of what an Audax ride entails see our website at:
http://www.beaconrcc.org.uk/audax/express/events.html
Audaxes are self guided rides. Riders will be able to download route cards and GPS downloads from the Beacon website. You will need to be able to ride between 15 and 30kph average to qualify.
Parking: There is only limited parking at the HQ. Please follow the instructions of the marshals. You may need to park at Hartlebury Station and ride to the HQ.
Refreshments
Before the Event: The Whitlenge Garden Centre HQ will be open from 7.15am and you are welcome to purchase hot drinks and food.
On completion of the ride you will be given a FREE food voucher that will entitle you to:
A mug of tea or coffee, Beans on toast / cake or any other food on the menu to the same value.
Controls
Evesham and Upton Upon Severn will feature as the event controls can get a stamp for your Brevet Card stamped and take the opportunity to purchase some fine bread pudding, etc.
TO ENTER: http://www.beaconrcc.org.uk/audax/express/entry.html
20TH FEBRUARY 2016
......any Beacon Members not entering will be summarily shot or forced to volunteer as helpers.
Location: Whitlenge nr Hartlebury, Worcestershire
Route: Whitlenge - Upton - Evesham - Whitlenge (Sunrise is Clockwise; Snowdrop is Anti-Clockwise).
Distance: 121km
Cost: £6.75 CTC or AUK members; £8.75 Day-members; + £1 if paying via Paypal. No entries accepted on the day. Optional £45 if you want to pay sportive prices!
Website: http://www.beaconrcc.org.uk/audax/express/events.html
Facebook Group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/expressaudax/
The Blurb....
The Sunrise and Snowdrop Expresses are an institution on the winter cycling and audax calendar. For some riders our event provides a wonderful opportunity to enjoy rural Worcestershire on a crisp winter day. For others it provides the perfect motivation to get out with friends when they might otherwise be tempted to stay indoors. In recent years we have also been delighted to welcome several local racing men and women who used it for steady winter training.
The two 123km events follow a revised route over The Lenches but in opposite directions. The routes follow quiet country roads with only a few short bits on main roads. February can of course be quite cold, so we have the option of gritted alternative if road conditions are poor, assuming that the dear old County Council has sent out its gritters the night before.
We hope you find everything you need to know about the Beacons February Audaxes in these pages. If you have any further questions please contact the organiser below. For details of what an Audax ride entails see our website at:
http://www.beaconrcc.org.uk/audax/express/events.html
Audaxes are self guided rides. Riders will be able to download route cards and GPS downloads from the Beacon website. You will need to be able to ride between 15 and 30kph average to qualify.
Parking: There is only limited parking at the HQ. Please follow the instructions of the marshals. You may need to park at Hartlebury Station and ride to the HQ.
Refreshments
Before the Event: The Whitlenge Garden Centre HQ will be open from 7.15am and you are welcome to purchase hot drinks and food.
On completion of the ride you will be given a FREE food voucher that will entitle you to:
A mug of tea or coffee, Beans on toast / cake or any other food on the menu to the same value.
Controls
Evesham and Upton Upon Severn will feature as the event controls can get a stamp for your Brevet Card stamped and take the opportunity to purchase some fine bread pudding, etc.
TO ENTER: http://www.beaconrcc.org.uk/audax/express/entry.html