August – EOM Ride Out

RIDE DETAILS

This months ride will be courtesy of Robin Brown with a delightful ride to the Weald and Downland Museum, Chichester… site of the BBC ‘Repair Shop’ programme.

Sunday 28th August   

Meeting Point Location:
0930 Meeting at Rykas Car Park bottom of Box Hill Dorking
0945 briefing
1000 depart

Pre-Ride Coffee/Tea ?  Rykas Café

Closest Petrol Station:
Approaching from A24 North – Leatherhead Esso
Approaching from A24 South – Dorking Esso

Lunch Point:
Weald and Downland Museum near Chichester

Route:
The route is a delightful ride through Surrey and Sussex taking in a combination of B and some forgotten country gems of non-primary roads.
The initial part of the run is over Ranmore, which upon occasion is well known for being very popular with cyclists, so additional care may be required.
Coffee stop will also be made enroute

Total mileage circa 100 miles.

Return is via Amberley to McDs at A24/A272 BuckBarn West Grinstead, arriving 15:00 – 15:30.

** New and Recent members – remember please you will need to have had your Initial Assessment Ride with an Instructor to attend this and any other club riding activities

** All members please carry your membership card on this and all club activities

REGISTRATION

There are no restrictions on how many can join the ride, but we ask that you please register by emailing the ride leader.  See details below.

Weather
As with all Group Ride Outs, please note that if the overnight temperature is forecast to be below 3C degrees at the ride start point, the ride out will be cancelled automatically.   There will not normally be a second notification if this is the case.

COVID
All Club Ride-Outs are governed by current government Covid19 restrictions, so attendance.  If within 10 days after attending the ride you subsequently become ill or test positive then please notify the club via email ‘committee@southernriders.org’ so we can alert all those who attended.

Back-Marker System
One of the riders will need to Back-Mark so any volunteer for this please advise the ride leader when you register for the ride.  If you have an orange Hi-Viz please bring it with you, or one may be provided on the day, or dependant on the size of the group an alternative marker may be agreed.

Please make sure you are fully conversant with the rules of the “BACK-MARKER SYSTEM“.  Following these correctly is vital to the smooth running of the day and reduces the risk of losing someone or everyone. Details of the BM system are on our Southernriders.org  website.   If you’re unsure on the day, ask one of the attending Ride Leader. They will be more than happy to clarify any issues you have.

Hi-Viz
If you wear hi-viz, please ensure it is not Orange as this is reserved for the ‘back-marker’ during our ride-outs.  We appreciate you may normally wear an orange hi-viz whilst riding. However, some find it confusing when in the middle of the group to see two or more riders with the orange hi-viz.  So, in an effort to avoid confusion and markers leaving their post prematurely ONLY the back-marker is to wear orange hi-viz.   Thank you