Tour of the Hills, which takes place on Sunday 18 August this year, starting 9.45 from Shere Village Hall (near Guildford).
The Tour of the Hills is an Audax event organised by West Surrey CTC and is the club’s most popular annual cycling event. This year will be our 38th year running the event and we look forward to welcoming even more riders from all over the South East (and beyond) to enjoy what the roads of Surrey Hills can throw at you.
In case you need reminding, the Tour is a 115km route and takes in 2,300 metres of steep ascent on 14 major climbs including Box Hill, White Down, Greendene, Coombe Bottom, Winterfold Hill, Leith Hill and the infamous Barhatch Lane. (For comparison, the main routes up Ventoux involve barely 1,600 metres ascent!) Many club riders find this an irresistible challenge, and a great day out.
To soften the assault on the legs, and make for more of a fun day out with your cycling mates, entrants should have over 100 other riders to share the experience with, regular controls staffed by friendly marshals doling out plentiful supplies of water and jelly babies (if you're lucky), not to mention generous helpings of home-prepared food at the beginning, middle and end of the ride. The number of riders who compliment us each year on our carefully chosen, nutritionally appropriate food speaks volumes about the effort we take to ensure everyone is well fed and watered. And all this comes at an entry price of just £8 for Cycling UK, Audax and British Cycling members (£11 for non-members).
I hope you can share information about our event with members of your club. I’m attaching a pdf file containing at-a-glance details. Full details and entry instructions can be found at:
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