September – EOM Ride Out

On offer for your pleasure courtesy of Alex Beatie, is a full days riding out into the big Wild West country (yee-haw!) with the promise of interesting vistas and the best of roads too.

RIDE DETAILS

Sunday 25th September   

Meeting Point Location:  McDonalds Buck Barn Jct A24/A272 at 8:30am for 8:50am briefing and departure promptly at 9:00am.

Pre-Ride Coffee/Tea:  McDonalds / Texaco shop at Buck Barn

Closest Petrol Station:   Texaco Buck Barn

Coffee/Tea Stop:  At approx 10:45am and circa 60 miles for a 30 mins stop at Headborne Worthy nr Winchester.

Lunch Point:  From approx 12:30pm for an hour in Shaftesbury.  Parking in Tesco’s; fuel is also available.  Various pubs and cafes available in town.  Visit Gold Hill (from the Hovis TV advert) off the High Street and Park Walk beside Shaftesbury Abbey ruins for some splendid southern views.

Fuel Stops:  [1] Wilton after circa 90 miles.  [2] Shaftesbury after circa 110.  [3] Petersfield after circa 190 miles.  Please ensure you are fully fuelled at the start and take advantage of the fuel stops during the day.

End Location: Petersfield McDonalds A3/A272

Route:
A long and full day commencing from Buck Barn A24/A272 across to our first stop at Headbourne Worthy. Then onto Wilton, ending in Shaftesbury for lunch and relaxing views and perhaps time for a casual wander around the Abbey ruins or Shaftesburys’ other delights.  The return ride will commence at 1:30pm, winding back to end at McDonalds Petersfield, where both refreshment and fuel are available.   Petersfield will provide a fast route home for those that reside in London or Surrey.  For those in Sussex and Kent, then likely a simple route via the interesting A272 back to Buck Barn and beyond.

** 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