Mendip Madness Sportives:
Imperial 100 and Imperial 50 Mile Routes

This is the 5th running of the Mendip Madness Sportive. Choose a 100 mile or a 50 mile route. Why not use the last of your summer fitness and explore the best of the Mendips and Salisbury Plains?

Free drinks and cakes. Full facilities. All this for only £8.00. Start and finish at Ston Easton Village Hall on 4th October at 8.30 a.m. The hall is open from 7.30 a.m; sunset is at 18.30, which gives you 10 hrs of daylight. If you feel that you will be close to this please bring lights.

Mendip Imperial: 100 miles and 50 miles routes

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Not super hilly, but testing nevertheless! The ride starts with a trip over the Mendips and down the iconic Cheddar George. A bit of relief for the legs as you cross the Somerset Levels through Wedmore and on to Bruton, climb up King Alfred’s tower’ where magic flapjack awaits you at the feeding station. Onwards to the Wyle Valley and Salisbury Plain, through Warminister and on to the Mendips to the finish via Jack and Jill hill.

For those of you who want a more modest ride, we run the Mendip Imperial 50 at the same time. The route takes you through Wells, on to Bruton and the feeding station at King Alfred’s Tower. The return route skirts Frome, and back to the Mendips to the finish.

We encourage you all to enter the Imperial 100, especially if it’s your first, and we give you the option on the morning of the event to swap to the Imperial 50, if you feel the 100 is not for you.

The ride starts with a cup of tea or coffee and has a feeding station at the half way distance. The ride finishes with tea, coffee and cakes. All this is included in the entrance fee.

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:

Parking
Changing rooms, toilets and showers
Refreshments at the start
Refreshments at the finish including cakes
Signed route
Emergency backup
Finishing certificate

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Please enter by going to the British Cycling website (free registration required) and choose either the 50 or 100 mile route. Your place will be booked and confirmed immediately.