16Jul2010
Sumptuous singletrack, exploring new trails, meeting new riders and NOT getting lost!
TYPE OF RIDE: Circular off road MTB ride, with big hills and big smiles.
DIFFICULTY RATING: Easy to Hard. Depending on distance and speed ridden – the twisty singletrack gets more challenging the faster you ride.
WHEN: 2nd September
APPROXIMATE START TIMES: 8-10am
FINISH: ALL riders must be back by 5pm.
WHERE: Woodcote, Nr Reading, Oxfordshire / Berkshire – The heart of the Chilterns. In the village hall, in the centre of the village
DISTANCE(S): 100 / 75 / 50 / 25 km’s
WHY DO THE RIDE: If you like sumptuous singletrack, exploring new trails, meeting new riders, want an exciting new challenges, but also the back up and like following arrows and NOT getting lost! Last year was a great success and everyone wanted to come back for more, so here we are.
NOTE: The village hall is in the recreation grounds, right next to the Children’s playground. There will be shelter, hot & cold drinks, cakes
WHAT BIKE: A hardtail (front suspension only) bike is absolutely fine for this area, as the trails are mostly flowing singletrack with rooty sections. However the long distance and numerous rooty sections easily justifies bringing a full suspension bike if you have the choice, for an easier time on your bum.
WHAT TYRES: Good fast, all round tyres with rounded edges work well on this terrain when dry. If it’s a bit wet though, some deeper and square edge treads are handy for the fast corners.
PRICE: £15.00 (but a few quid more for on the day entries)
NOTE: The routes mostly share the same trails, with the shorter routes peeling off the 100km route so people can ride together as much as possible – it is not just one 25km loop repeated.
TOP TIP: It is fine to change the distance you are doing (up or down) on the day, and the option to continue on the 100km route comes at the 55km mark.
AROUND THE EVENT
The 100km Route
NOTE: For our events we will signpost all of the routes, provide a pdf of the route maps, the GPX files, refreshments (and encouragement) along the route and provide a start & finish base, providing (free) parking, shelter, toilets, showers, hot & cold drinks and cake. There are also children’s playgrounds at the start/end.
Also worth a look:
Sign Up Page (In the shop section)
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Here is what was said about the event in 2009
On Saturday 22 August, nearly 150 hard-as-nails riders turned up to Woodcote near Reading, to take on one of the most challenging new events in the BHF’s events catalogue; the Chilterns Off-Road Bike Ride.
Setting the standard as one of the most technical courses we’ve yet developed, the Chilterns Off-Road 2009 offered 40, 60, and 75 mile routes crossing vast areas of cornfields, delving through dense woods and incorporating dramatic dirt-track drops. Making the most of the Chilterns Ridgeway’s challenging geography, even the most seasoned of mountain bikers were tested to the limit.
Grahame Webb of JP Morgan, who took on the 60 mile route said:
“Please thank all the organisers and marshals working on the ride – an absolutely brilliant course was laid out for us, and everyone along the route was friendly and a really good atmosphere ensued. We had some great sponsorship too which is really encouraging. I personally had a cracking time.”
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and some pictures http://www.flickr.com/photos/bhforguk/sets/72157622212513639/
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Please note, all routes will be fully signposted, however we provide maps because it’s always worth having them. Signs do sometimes go walkabout, you may miss a turn, and it’s good to see how far is left to go, where the hills, pubs, etc are, and you can also use it come and ride it again by yourself sometime.
Cheers,
Max
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I’ll e-mail the map tonight and you can collect your rider no. tomorrow.
(please reply to the email tonight if possible)
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ok, shall do!
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Max,
Many thanks for organising an excellant event. I really enjoyed the 50km ride in spite of all the rain. The mud made some of the sections more technical, but it was a good course and well signed. The cakes were very good as well!
Malcolm
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Great event Max, loved the route, pity you couldn’t keep the rain away. Say thanks to your Mom for cleaning my glasses at the checkpoint (she’s a legend) in less than comfy conditions. Cakes and hot shower at the end were brilliant…. we’ll be back next year.
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Thanks Max, really enjoyed the 50km route despite the rain and will hopefully be back next year for more and will hopefully bring a few more riders with me
The tea, cakes and shower at the end were great
Thanks again !!
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excellent event – great route, well thought out/organised/signed.. didn’t get lost which was a first for me! look forward to the ridgeway ride with a “team” to take part. Thanks, Mark
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Hey Max, thanks for a great event. Hope to be able to take part next year. Special thanks to your Mum who smiled all the time.
See you at the start of the Ridgeway (hopefully).
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Max, a great event in spite of the rain, really enjoyed it, well sign posted and hot showers at the end, will be back next year, thanks, Peter
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Just signed up for 2012. Hope the weather will be better this year
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Nice one, and thanks to everyone who’s signed up so far. To be honest the weather can surely only be better this year
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Hopefully be doing this again this year and will be bringing my 12 year old son and hopefully a few more riders from our local club…….
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excellent, look forward to seeing you (and others)
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Six have said they will come so far so hopefully they should start signing up soon and hopefully there will be a few more…….
Yep, just had a few sign up
Thanks very much – somebody will be getting complimentary cake
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Mmmm cake !!!
I’ll probably be on a White Kona Unit Singlespeed 29er so should be fairly easy to spot