Mendip Madness Sportive – Spring 2016

Thank you!

Thank you to all riders for participating in our Spring sportive. Please check back here later in the year for details about our Autumn sportive. As ever, we promise great routes and a low cost.

Here are the photos from the day. Click here to download and share!

Overview

• There is a choice of a 60 mile (96km) or a 40 mile (64km) route.
• Start and finish at Ston Easton Village Hall at 9.00 a.m.
• Hall open from 8.00 a.m.

Registration

Now free for SVCC members!

• SVCC members: please click here to pre-register for free.
  

For non-SVCC members, preferred entry is via the British Cycling website.

• Non-SVCC members: please click here to pre-register via the BC website.

Anyone can just turn up and register on the day, if preferred.

Costs for Non-SVCC Members

Pre-registration fees as follows (additional £1.00 BC admin fee applies):

• Senior Male Entry (over 21): £8.00
• Female Entry: £6.00
• Junior Entry: £6.00

For non-SVCC members, all postal entries cost £8.00 and all on-the-day entries cost £10.00. SVCC members can still register for free on the day.

For postal entries, please send cheques to:

James Weeks
7 Meadow View
Radstock BA3 3QT
jamesrweeks@hotmail.com

The Routes

60 Mile Route

• Download the GPX or TCX file to transfer to your navigation device
• To load the GPX file onto a Garmin device, transfer the file to the “NewFiles” folder
• Download a map and cue sheet to print
• View the route online: ridewithgps.com/routes/12836893

40 Mile Route

• Download the GPX or TCX file to transfer to your navigation device
• To load the GPX file onto a Garmin device, transfer the file to the “NewFiles” folder
• Download a map and cue sheet to print
• View the route online: ridewithgps.com/routes/12836829

More Details

The fifth running of this popular event provides some of the best views in the Mendips. Some of the sights you may see are:

• Views of Chew Magna and Blagdon Lakes
• A fantastic view of Bristol, including the suspension bridge and the two Severn Bridges (60 mile route)
• Views of the River Severn, Wales and the Quantocks
• Cheddar George (40 mile route)
• The Somerset Levels and Glastonbury Tor

In summary, this ride takes you to parts of Mendips that others don’t!

The ride starts with a cup of tea or coffee and has a refreshment stop near Blagdon. The ride finishes with tea, coffee and cakes.

We can’t promise good weather but we are sure that you will enjoy a good ride in the company of many friendly riders.

For all riders the following facilities will be available:

• Car-parking
• Changing rooms, toilets and showers
• Refreshments at the start
• Feeding station (flapjacks, bananas and water) when you need it most
• Refreshments at the finish including cakes
• Signed route
• Emergency backup
• Finishing certificate

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