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General Category => Audax => Topic started by: postie on 10 November, 2009, 09:27:20 pm

Title: DIY 200km from denmead 13-dec-09
Post by: postie on 10 November, 2009, 09:27:20 pm: anyone fancy joining hummers and myself for a day out.
Title: Re: DIY 200km from denmead 13-dec-09
Post by: LEE on 11 November, 2009, 10:09:22 am: It woiuld be a last minute thing, depending on the weather (and whether I amserious about RRTY).

You have a route in mind?
Title: Re: DIY 200km from denmead 13-dec-09
Post by: Hummers on 11 November, 2009, 01:32:37 pm: Wantage was mentioned.

Never fear though, whatever the route it will be a fine day out.

H
Title: Re: DIY 200km from denmead 13-dec-09
Post by: postie on 11 November, 2009, 01:34:20 pm: route as follows waterlooville-sutton scotney-hungerford-wantage-thatcham-denmead 200km
Title: Re: DIY 200km from denmead 13-dec-09
Post by: LEE on 11 November, 2009, 04:15:15 pm: Quote from: postie on 11 November, 2009, 01:34:20 pm
route as follows waterlooville-sutton scotney-hungerford-wantage-thatcham-denmead 200km

Looks like a nice route with potential for some lumpy bits, it must go pretty close to my house from Sutton Scotney to Hungerford (Tutti Pole cafe I'm guessing) so I'll join you for part of it if not all of it.
Title: Re: DIY 200km from denmead 13-dec-09
Post by: Hummers on 11 November, 2009, 11:25:28 pm: Sutton Scotney = feed at garage.

Hungerford = Tutti Twister

Wantage = who knows

Denmead = Fox & Hounds

At a guess.

H
Title: Re: DIY 200km from denmead 13-dec-09
Post by: border-rider on 12 November, 2009, 08:59:42 am: It must go through New Alresford and Lambourn. It's compulsory.
Title: Re: DIY 200km from denmead 13-dec-09
Post by: frankly frankie on 12 November, 2009, 09:21:13 am: Note that because costs to Organisers have gone up (see Arrivee page 5) all DIY entry fees are now £3.
Probably other Permanents will go up a bit as well.
Title: Re: DIY 200km from denmead 13-dec-09
Post by: Hummers on 12 November, 2009, 11:49:05 pm: What a ******** liberty! :o

£2.09 for an entry?

I am outraged.

H
Title: Re: DIY 200km from denmead 13-dec-09
Post by: postie on 23 November, 2009, 07:19:34 pm: rough route for this little outing,
waterlooville-exton-easton-sutton scotney-hurstbourne tarrant-combe-hungerford-lambourn-wantage-
chieveley-thatcham-kingsclere-overton-newalresford-denmead(fox and hounds?)
Title: Re: DIY 200km from denmead 13-dec-09
Post by: Hummers on 23 November, 2009, 10:43:55 pm: Quote from: postie on 23 November, 2009, 07:19:34 pm
rough route for this little outing,
waterlooville-exton-easton-sutton scotney-hurstbourne tarrant-combe-hungerford-lambourn-wantage-
chieveley-thatcham-kingsclere-overton-newalresford-denmead(fox and hounds?)

:thumbsup:

H
Title: Re: DIY 200km from denmead 13-dec-09
Post by: kcass on 23 November, 2009, 11:49:14 pm: If you're looking for somewhere in Wantage there's The Vale & Downland Museum Google Maps (http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=museum+wantage&fb=1&gl=uk&hq=museum&hnear=wantage&cid=0,0,171781200525173794&ei=Lx4LS-v0EcKK4QbDjZnACw&sa=X&oi=local_result&ct=image&resnum=1&ved=0CAgQnwIwAA)

The Anfractuous went there - quite civilised.
Title: Re: DIY 200km from denmead 13-dec-09
Post by: postie on 05 December, 2009, 04:12:21 pm: just to remind riders a 200km DIY starting from waterlooville. next sunday the 13th.
finishing at the fox and hounds and may be even a curry afterwards.
Title: Re: DIY 200km from denmead 13-dec-09
Post by: LEE on 07 December, 2009, 03:33:33 pm: I'm crying out of this Postie.

South Bucks 200 was my 2009 curtain call.
Title: Re: DIY 200km from denmead 13-dec-09
Post by: Hummers on 09 December, 2009, 11:14:42 pm: Looks a tad chilly on Sunday.

Brrrrrr.

H
Title: Re: DIY 200km from denmead 13-dec-09
Post by: Hummers on 13 December, 2009, 10:59:39 pm: A grand day out and thanks to postie for putting a fine route together.

This was my first proper ride since the end of September so I didn't have high hopes of keeping up with messrs Postie and Scampi. As it was, I did't manage too badly, well until after Wantage where my legs failed to accept any more hills. This was not a major disaster; Postie and Alan slogged it out for King of the north Hants Downs while I dropped off into the gathering gloom only to descend (hopefully) fast enough to catch the before the route climbed again.

Mr Sun cheered us up a number of times and the northerly gave us a much appreciated shove home.

H
Title: Re: DIY 200km from denmead 13-dec-09
Post by: LEE on 14 December, 2009, 12:13:54 am: Awaits detailed description of route
Title: Re: DIY 200km from denmead 13-dec-09
Post by: Hummers on 14 December, 2009, 06:37:37 am: Quote from: LEE on 14 December, 2009, 12:13:54 am
Awaits detailed description of route

Hope this helps. (http://www.bikehike.co.uk/mapview.php?id=28197)

Controls at:

1. Sutton Scotney petrol station (not the Services although if it was wet, this would have been preferable)
2. Hungerford - Tutti Pole
3. Lambourne - shop and receipt (no cafe but there were pubs open)
4. Wantage - shop and receipt (no cafe but there were pubs open)
5. Thatcham - Subway in an arcade

H
Title: Re: DIY 200km from denmead 13-dec-09
Post by: mattc on 14 December, 2009, 10:11:34 am: Quote from: Hummers on 14 December, 2009, 06:37:37 am

4. Wantage - shop and receipt (no cafe but there were pubs open)

FYI:
There is now an excellent caff in the ex-YHA hostel just S of Wantage. Should be open most of Sat/Sun:
Google Maps (http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=ridgeway+yha&ie=UTF8&radius=6.63&sll=51.57771,-1.370201&sspn=0.093451,0.308647&filter=0&rq=1&ev=zo&hq=ridgeway+yha&hnear=&ll=51.57899,-1.370201&spn=0.093449,0.308647&z=12&iwloc=A)
Title: Re: DIY 200km from denmead 13-dec-09
Post by: Hummers on 14 December, 2009, 12:09:49 pm: Quote from: mattc on 14 December, 2009, 10:11:34 am
Quote from: Hummers on 14 December, 2009, 06:37:37 am

4. Wantage - shop and receipt (no cafe but there were pubs open)

FYI:
There is now an excellent caff in the ex-YHA hostel just S of Wantage. Should be open most of Sat/Sun:
Google Maps (http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=ridgeway+yha&ie=UTF8&radius=6.63&sll=51.57771,-1.370201&sspn=0.093451,0.308647&filter=0&rq=1&ev=zo&hq=ridgeway+yha&hnear=&ll=51.57899,-1.370201&spn=0.093449,0.308647&z=12&iwloc=A)

Slightly of route but thanks anyway.

There must be a caff in the town itself. Sadly, the CTC winged wheel on the building just off the square was no longer a cake stop.

H
Title: Re: DIY 200km from denmead 13-dec-09
Post by: mattc on 14 December, 2009, 12:26:13 pm: I know it's hard to believe, but the museum has the only caff in Wantage! (Which is why we were delighted to find the one in the hostel).

The town only recently lost its cinema too. Odd place ...

[I reckoned you could tweak your route to do
Lambourn-LetcombeR- caff stop - A338 - L somewhere -> rejoin B4494
Sorry, bit more navv-ing than your route]