December / Year End – EOM Ride Out

For our Year End ride, we have a ride led through Kent and Sussex by one of our existing gold level riders – Rish Rai.

RIDE DETAILS

Sunday December 29th – Meeting at 09:00 for a 09:20 briefing, and a departure at 09:30 sharp.  Ride finishes around 15:00.

Meeting Point Location:  Shell, London Road, Wrotham, Sevenoaks, TN15 7RR.  Coffee, snacks, toilets available on site.

Closest Petrol Station:  At start point

Pre-ride coffee/tea:  At start point

Lunch stop: Route 1066 Cafe, Robertsbridge

Ride Description: Outbound – A ride on A & B roads through the Kent and East Sussex countryside – passing through Brenchley, Horsmonden, Lamberhurst, Burwash.  Pit stop at Little Bull Cafe Brenchley. 
Return – back via Rolvenden, Benenden – finishing at McDonalds on the A228 in Snodland / Holland in north Kent.
Total trip ~110 miles.

** 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 3C degrees or below at the ride start meeting place, the ride out will be cancelled automatically.   There will not normally be a second notification if this is the case.  We only use the BBC Weather for our information.
 

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