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Colin Dennis' passion for cycling has taken him all over the UK and Europe, both leading expeditions and for personal pleasure. Plotting, planning and escaping to new locations, his work as both freelance copywriter and cycle guide provides a happy balance at home and work. Colin is never happier than when he's struggling up a steep climb behind a group, usually covered in mud!
List of contents
Introduction About Sportives The south east of England Getting there and getting around When to go Accommodation On the road Safety Emergencies Equipment Bike maintenance The rules of the road Maps Navigation Feed Stations Using this guide Route 1: Rattle and Hum, Brockenhurst (New Forest) Route 2: Pony Express, Brockenhurst (New Forest) Route 3: Kings of Meon, Portsdown (Hampshire) Route 4: Top and Tail, QE Country Park (South Downs) Route 5: Windoverstoke, Andover (Hampshire) Route 6: The Gibbet, Hungerford (Berkshire) Route 7: Dragon Slayer, Hungerford (Berks/Wilts) Route 8: Isis, Reading (Berks/Oxon) Route 9: Devil's Highway, Theale (Berks/Hants) Route 10: The Hogs Back, Fleet (Hants/Surrey) Route 11: Mud, Sweat and Gears, Godalming (Surrey) Route 12: Surrey Hills, Headley (Surrey) Route 13: Reservoir Cogs, Redhill (Surrey/Sussex) Route 14: Park and Ride, Brighton (East Sussex) Route 15: Weald-a-Beast, Maidstone (Kent) Route 16: Battle Plan, Eastbourne (Sussex/Kent) Route 17: Merry Wives, Marlow (Bucks/Berks) Route 18: Wycombe Wanderer, Marlow (Bucks/Oxon) Route 19: Oxtail Loop, Kidlington (Oxon) Route 20: Ox and Bucks, Kidlington (Oxon/Bucks) Appendix A: Route summary table Appendix B: Bike shops and cycle repair outfits Normal 0 false false false EN-GB JA X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ Appendix C: Useful contacts
About the author
Colin Dennis has been riding bikes of one sort or another for longer than he dares to remember. His passion for road and off-road cycling has taken him all over the UK and continental Europe, both leading expeditions and for personal pleasure. Plotting, planning and escaping to new locations are pastimes that have driven him for many years, and working as both freelance copywriter and cycle guide provides a happy balance at home and work. Colin is never happier than when he’s struggling up a steep climb behind a group, usually covered in mud, but as long as there’s a warm tea shop involved – everything’s possible.
Summary
This guidebook offers 20 sportive routes in the most challenging and scenic cycling areas of south-east England. From the Surrey and Chiltern Hills to the New Forest and Berkshire Downs, the area boasts miles of cycle-friendly roads suitable for sportive training. The graded routes are all on quiet country roads and can be mixed and matched.
