The Effingham ride is from The Queen’s Stage (yes, it is open, but tucked behind the adjacent building site) to Cobham approx. 42 miles and 1700ft of ascent.
Lunch after 21.5 miles is at the Good Intent Puttenham.
They require me to pre-order the food early on Monday 28 August. Tables
in the garden cannot be reserved but should be available.
Good
Intent Guildford Summer Main Menu 2023.pdf (spccs1.co.uk)
To celebrate the last of few dry summer days we might be
lucky enough to have, the route includes a slightly higher proportion (7 miles)
of hardpacked or gravel woodland trails, the majority of which have been ridden
on previous group rides. After an initial
slog up Critton Lane, we cut “traffic free” from Whitedown Lane across to
Guildford Pewsley Down via Newland’s corner. I have done a recce on semi slick
32mm tyres with no problems. There were a few localised muddy puddles to
circumnavigate, but generally fast gently downhill gravel. From Pewsley to
lunch its tarmac and a couple more hills (Farncombe and Puttenham common.).
From lunch to Cobham is mainly smooth tarmac except for a
mile of dry gravel from Flexford to Wood Street.
We will have 3 or 4 sub-groups depending on demand.
My leisurely group, target pace 11-12 mph (Strava moving averages).
Brian’s moderate 12.5 - 13 mph, Clive’s moderate plus 13 - 13.5
mph group and Han’s fast 14+ mph group.
If you want to join the ride please apply to me by
email: dlferrett@hotmail.com by midnight on Sunday
27 August with your food choice and
your preferred ride pace (if any). If you are subsequently unable to attend
for whatever reason it is your responsibility to advise (and potentially
reimburse ) the Good Intent.
Further details, including groups start times and your menu choices will be circulated by Tuesday morning. Many potential riders are unavailable next week, but in the unlikely event that the ride is oversubscribed, priority will be given to 1) regular A’s and 2) Non regular A’s on a first come first served basis.
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