GYBR 2006

in message <[email hidden]>, Mark

(') said:

What other bike rides are there in the North during summer time that I
could look at?

http://www.stewartry-wheelers.org/7/24/

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Simon Brooke said:

in message <[email hidden]>, Mark

(') said:

What other bike rides are there in the North during summer time that I
could look at?

http://www.stewartry-wheelers.org/7/24/

He said in the North, not the South.. ;-)

www.audax.uk.net for a variety of rides of various extreme lengths and
some more gentle.

...d

in message <[email hidden]>, David

Martin (') said:

Simon Brooke said:

in message <[email hidden]>,

Mark (') said:

What other bike rides are there in the North during summer time
that I could look at?

http://www.stewartry-wheelers.org/7/24/

He said in the North, not the South.. ;-)

True, but out south is north of his north!

Quoted message said:

www.audax.uk.net for a variety of rides of various extreme lengths and
some more gentle.

Indeed.

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Quoted message said:

I'm looking for a cycling challenge for this summer, and thought about
doing the GYBR in June. I'm an armchair cyclist looking for an excuse
to get out on the bike, will I be able to get enough miles in to be
able to complete GYBR between now and June? Just how bad are those
hills and is the event mainly club cyclists or are there other
part-timers like me who do it?

Yopu'llneed to make your entry now if you are to stand a chance of getting
an official entry. Yes, there's plenty of time to get the miles in. I did
it the year before last and rode from Leeds to Wetherby to start the ride.
It is a nice ride and I only had to get off once at Terrington Bank but
there again so did lots of other riders. You will see lots of folk out on
bikes that have never seen the light of day in in the previous few years.
Some bikes are rusting hulks and some folk showed signs of distress but on
the whole, most entries get round the ride. It isn't a race and there's no
need to worry about your pace. Yes there are club cyclists who will do the
return journey too but there are lots of mountain bikes some five and tem
speed bikes , hybrids - you name it and you'll see it.

The ride is 70 miles and at the time it was my longest ride.

Another reason for booking early is to get the lift back in a coach - your
bike goes in a furniture van that follows the coach.

Quoted message said:

What other bike rides are there in the North during summer time that I
could look at?

You could have a look at some of the Audax rides at the Audax website
www.audax.uk.net there are some of the 100km rides in the Yorkshire area.
You need to average 15km/hr to qualify for a certificate/badge.

HTH

Vernon

"Mark" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I'm looking for a cycling challenge for this summer, and thought about
doing the GYBR in June. I'm an armchair cyclist looking for an excuse
to get out on the bike, will I be able to get enough miles in to be
able to complete GYBR between now and June? Just how bad are those
hills and is the event mainly club cyclists or are there other
part-timers like me who do it?

Some comments from the Great Yorkshire Bike Ride web site...

'We attract riders of all ages and abilities. To some it is an easy fun
thrash to the coast, to others, who have never ridden so far and so long, it
is the equivalent of climbing Everest. The atmosphere on the day is
electric. The entrants have taken this event to their hearts and every year
we are vastly oversubscribed. '

and......

' The interest in this year's ride has been overwhelming. At the beginning
of March we were receiving nearly 100 entries a day and we ended up
rejecting many potential entrants as the event was soon full and closed. '

You need to be aware that everyone of last years entrants will have received
a mailshot containing an entry form for this years ride

regards

vernon