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Surrey Legs of Steel 2017 - Dave Aitchison Challenge Ride

Cycle Sportive , Surrey – Saturday, 30 Sep 2017

Registered Sportive

British Cycling Grading

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Event Summary

Event Overview

IMPORTANT NOTICE - DUE TO CONTINUED PRESSURE FROM THE NATIONAL TRUST, THE EVENT MAY NO LONGER START AND FINISH AT THE TOP OF BOX HILL (HOWEVER IT WILL START NEARBY). WE WILL INCLUDE FURTHER DETAILS WHEN WE HAVE CONFIRMED OUR START POINT.

The Surrey Legs of Steel 2017 is a challenging cyclosportive in the Surrey Hills starting and finishing in Box Hill. The ride will take place on Saturday 30 September 2017, with riders rolling out between 8am and 9:30am. There will be two routes - 81k & 46k - with plenty of hills to stretch your legs on!

The short route at 46k is no easy option with 1020m of climbing – it’s just shorter! Riders taking the short route will experience five major climbs: Ranmore Hill, Leith Hill, Holmbury Hill, White Down Hill (an 18% climb!) and finish with the ZigZag at Box Hill.

The long route at 81k has 1600m of climbing and will take riders up eight major climbs: Ranmore Hill, Leith Hill, Holmbury Hill, Winterfold Hill (an awesome 21% climb!), St Martha’s Hill, Coombe Bottom Hill, Dunley Hill and again finishing with the ZigZag at Box Hill.

The event is held to commemorate Dave Aitchison, a rising star in British triathlon and Ful-On Tri club member who died suddenly in January 2007 aged 29. The Surrey Legs of Steel event, now in its ninth year, will be open to anyone with a passion for cycling and the thigh-burning Surrey hills where Dave did so much of his training for his spectacular 2006 season. All profits from the event will go towards Dave Aitchison SportsAid Fund set up in Dave’s name by his family and the club to assist talented young triathletes in the Triathlon London region. For more details about the fund and to make a donation please visit http://www.justgiving.com/daveaitchisonfund.

There was an increased demand on the Box Hill Zig Zag in 2012 due to the Olympics route passing through the site. This has meant the National Trust now charges cyclosportif's to use the hill and are licensing events to help with the increased demands. To continue to maximise our donation to the Dave Aitchison Fund, sadly ful-on tri felt we had to also increase our entry fee to cover this cost. We hope our loyal event supporters will understand and continue to support this worthwhile cause.

Event Details

Event URN:

411035

Start Date:

Sat, 30th Sep 2017

Event Type:

Cycle Sportive (Non-Competitive)

Venue:

Tadworth, Surrey, KT20 7LB

View map

Event promoted by:

Ful-On Tri Club (website)

Event Website:

Visit Website

British Cycling Grading:

This event has been graded using data collected by British Cycling Mapping

About the Event

Info for Riders

Further information available, including rider instructions and maps, on http://fulontri.club/legs-of-steel/

No tri bars permitted.

The Rides

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Surrey Legs of Steel 2017 - Long ride Ride
Date Start Distance BCG Est. Field Size
Sat 30/09/17 08:00 81km / 50 miles 129 ---
Entry: Online: (£33.00 + £1.00 Application fee)
Sat 30/09/17 – 08:00
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Surrey Legs of Steel 2017 - Long ride

British Cycling Grading: 129
81km / 50 miles
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Surrey Legs of Steel 2017 - Short ride Ride
Date Start Distance BCG Est. Field Size
Sat 30/09/17 08:00 46km / 29 miles 46 ---
Entry:
Sat 30/09/17 – 08:00
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Surrey Legs of Steel 2017 - Short ride

British Cycling Grading: 46
46km / 29 miles

Event Summary

Event Overview

IMPORTANT NOTICE - DUE TO CONTINUED PRESSURE FROM THE NATIONAL TRUST, THE EVENT MAY NO LONGER START AND FINISH AT THE TOP OF BOX HILL (HOWEVER IT WILL START NEARBY). WE WILL INCLUDE FURTHER DETAILS WHEN WE HAVE CONFIRMED OUR START POINT.

The Surrey Legs of Steel 2017 is a challenging cyclosportive in the Surrey Hills starting and finishing in Box Hill. The ride will take place on Saturday 30 September 2017, with riders rolling out between 8am and 9:30am. There will be two routes - 81k & 46k - with plenty of hills to stretch your legs on!

The short route at 46k is no easy option with 1020m of climbing – it’s just shorter! Riders taking the short route will experience five major climbs: Ranmore Hill, Leith Hill, Holmbury Hill, White Down Hill (an 18% climb!) and finish with the ZigZag at Box Hill.

The long route at 81k has 1600m of climbing and will take riders up eight major climbs: Ranmore Hill, Leith Hill, Holmbury Hill, Winterfold Hill (an awesome 21% climb!), St Martha’s Hill, Coombe Bottom Hill, Dunley Hill and again finishing with the ZigZag at Box Hill.

The event is held to commemorate Dave Aitchison, a rising star in British triathlon and Ful-On Tri club member who died suddenly in January 2007 aged 29. The Surrey Legs of Steel event, now in its ninth year, will be open to anyone with a passion for cycling and the thigh-burning Surrey hills where Dave did so much of his training for his spectacular 2006 season. All profits from the event will go towards Dave Aitchison SportsAid Fund set up in Dave’s name by his family and the club to assist talented young triathletes in the Triathlon London region. For more details about the fund and to make a donation please visit http://www.justgiving.com/daveaitchisonfund.

There was an increased demand on the Box Hill Zig Zag in 2012 due to the Olympics route passing through the site. This has meant the National Trust now charges cyclosportif's to use the hill and are licensing events to help with the increased demands. To continue to maximise our donation to the Dave Aitchison Fund, sadly ful-on tri felt we had to also increase our entry fee to cover this cost. We hope our loyal event supporters will understand and continue to support this worthwhile cause.

Event Details

Event URN:

411035

Start Date:

Sat, 30th Sep 2017

Event Type:

Cycle Sportive (Non-Competitive)

Venue:

Tadworth, Surrey, KT20 7LB

View map

Event promoted by:

Ful-On Tri Club (website)

Event Website:

Visit Website

British Cycling Grading:

This event has been graded using data collected by British Cycling Mapping

About the Event

Info for Riders

Further information available, including rider instructions and maps, on http://fulontri.club/legs-of-steel/

No tri bars permitted.

The Rides

2
Surrey Legs of Steel 2017 - Long ride Ride
Date Start Distance BCG Est. Field Size
Sat 30/09/17 08:00 81km / 50 miles 129 ---
Entry: Online: (£33.00 + £1.00 Application fee)
Sat 30/09/17 – 08:00
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Surrey Legs of Steel 2017 - Long ride

British Cycling Grading: 129
81km / 50 miles
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Surrey Legs of Steel 2017 - Short ride Ride
Date Start Distance BCG Est. Field Size
Sat 30/09/17 08:00 46km / 29 miles 46 ---
Entry:
Sat 30/09/17 – 08:00
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Surrey Legs of Steel 2017 - Short ride

British Cycling Grading: 46
46km / 29 miles

British Cycling Grading

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