April EOM Ride Out

For your enjoyment we have a scenic ride through some of the best roads and countryside that Sussex and Hampshire have to offer, courtesy of Clare Thurgar.  Mainly on minor roads, B roads and smaller A roads.  Approx 150 mi.

RIDE DETAILS

Sunday April 28th at 9:45am for a pre-ride briefing, and a departure at 10:00am.  Finishing (at a different location) at approx 16:30.

Meeting Point Location:  Tulleys Farm, Turners Hill Rd, Crawley RH10 4PE

Closest Petrol Station:  Texaco on B2036. 4 miles north of Tulleys farm.

Pre-ride coffee/tea: Available at the cafe at Tulleys.  Please arrive early enough to have any pre-ride refreshments in plenty of time before the pre-ride briefing.

Lunch stop: Comfort stop at Midhurst (note that this is a ten minute turn-around), with a possible refuel at Alton – 64 miles from start.  Lunch planned at The Departure Lounge – Alton, Basingstoke road – GU34 4BH at approx 12:30.

Ride Description
We start our journey through the back roads of Sussex, riding to Midhurst, taking in some fabulous stretches of road.
At Midhurst we will have a brief pitstop. From here we cut across minor roads to Liss and on up to Alton.  At Alton we can re-fuel and stop for lunch.
After lunch we will continue our journey northwards missing the worst of the speed restrictions before sweeping down to New Alresford.  We continue our journey south through some of the best that Hampshire has to offer in terms of roads and views, before heading east towards Petersfield.  From Petersfield we will cut down towards Chichester to pick up the B2141. Another stretch of fabulous road. We will then wind our way back up to the A272 and on to finish in Billingshurst –
the new development has the lot – fuel, coffees + much  more

Finish:  The ride will finish at Costa at Billingshurst – RH14 9LY.

** 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.

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