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VCR Spring Sportive in Partnership with Re-Cycle 2022

Cycle Sportive , Colchester – Saturday, 02 Apr 2022

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Event Summary

Event Overview

VCR Spring Sportive in Partnership with Re-Cycle - 2nd April 2022

 

Have all your winter miles paid off, or how does your Zwift fitness actually transfer to the great outdoors?!?

VC Revolution Cycling Club will be promoting its Annual RT Cycle-Sportive on a rolling course based around the Essex and Suffolk borders. It's with great pleasure that for the 2022 edition, we have partnered up with Re-Cycle! Re-Cycle is an amazing local charity (based in Wormingford) that ships bikes to Africa to change lives! Our event HQ will be set at Re-Cycle, so everyone can have a look at the amazing work that is done here! 

https://www.re-cycle.org/

We will be offering two challenging fully sign-posted routes,with maps available online.
- 65 miles RT with 3000 ft elevation (105 km, 900m climbing)
- 40 miles RT with 1800 ft elevation (68 km, 550m climbing)

Event Details

Event URN:

502224

Start Date:

Sat, 2nd Apr 2022

Event Type:

Cycle Sportive (Non-Competitive)

Venue:

Re-Cycle, Unit 8 The Grove Estate, Colchester Road, Wormingford, Colchester, Essex, CO6 3AJ

View map

Cheques payable to:

Enter online at British Cycling

Entry close date

Fri, 1st Apr 2022

Event promoted by:

VC Revolution (website)

Other Events:

View other events promoted by this organisation

British Cycling Grading:

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

About the Event

Info for Riders

Format  for 2022

Event HQ and sign on opens from 8amam

This year to help with catering at the HQ and to improve safety on the event the groups will start at the new times shown below

 

65  miles: The Gold ride departs event HQ at 9:00am with the Silver then Bronze rides starting in quick succession afterwards with timings depending on numbers of riders and size of groups.

 

65  miles estimate to be completed in:

  • Gold:       3hrs 15mins [20 mph average] departs 9:00am
  • Silver:     3hrs 36 mins [18 mph average] departs 9:10am
  • Bronze:   4hrs 3 mins [16 mph average] departs 9:20am               
40 mile ride departs from the event HQ at 9:30am  

Any riders under the age of 16 will need to be accompanied by an adult and helmets are compulsory for all riders.

 

Long Route: sportive long | 104.1 km Road Cycling Route on Strava Short Route: sportive short | 68.9 km Road Cycling Route on Strava   

Event HQ:

Unit 8 The Grove Estate

Colchester Road

Wormingford

Colchester

Essex

CO6 3AJ                                                                       

Entry fee:  £10 online or £12 paid on the day

 

For further information contact event organiser: James Bowley

E-mail: bowley101@live.co.uk

The Rides

2
65 mile Ride
Date Start Distance BCG Est. Field Size
Sat 02/04/22 08:30 105km / 65 miles 94 ---
Entry: On Day: (£12.00)
Sat 02/04/22 – 08:30
2
British Cycling Grading: 94
105km / 65 miles
1
40 mile Ride
Date Start Distance BCG Est. Field Size
Sat 02/04/22 09:00 64km / 40 miles 35 ---
Entry: On Day: (£12.00)
Sat 02/04/22 – 09:00
1
British Cycling Grading: 35
64km / 40 miles

Event Summary

Event Overview

VCR Spring Sportive in Partnership with Re-Cycle - 2nd April 2022

 

Have all your winter miles paid off, or how does your Zwift fitness actually transfer to the great outdoors?!?

VC Revolution Cycling Club will be promoting its Annual RT Cycle-Sportive on a rolling course based around the Essex and Suffolk borders. It's with great pleasure that for the 2022 edition, we have partnered up with Re-Cycle! Re-Cycle is an amazing local charity (based in Wormingford) that ships bikes to Africa to change lives! Our event HQ will be set at Re-Cycle, so everyone can have a look at the amazing work that is done here! 

https://www.re-cycle.org/

We will be offering two challenging fully sign-posted routes,with maps available online.
- 65 miles RT with 3000 ft elevation (105 km, 900m climbing)
- 40 miles RT with 1800 ft elevation (68 km, 550m climbing)

Event Details

Event URN:

502224

Start Date:

Sat, 2nd Apr 2022

Event Type:

Cycle Sportive (Non-Competitive)

Venue:

Re-Cycle, Unit 8 The Grove Estate, Colchester Road, Wormingford, Colchester, Essex, CO6 3AJ

View map

Cheques payable to:

Enter online at British Cycling

Entry close date

Fri, 1st Apr 2022

Event promoted by:

VC Revolution (website)

Other Events:

View other events promoted by this organisation

British Cycling Grading:

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

About the Event

Info for Riders

Format  for 2022

Event HQ and sign on opens from 8amam

This year to help with catering at the HQ and to improve safety on the event the groups will start at the new times shown below

 

65  miles: The Gold ride departs event HQ at 9:00am with the Silver then Bronze rides starting in quick succession afterwards with timings depending on numbers of riders and size of groups.

 

65  miles estimate to be completed in:

  • Gold:       3hrs 15mins [20 mph average] departs 9:00am
  • Silver:     3hrs 36 mins [18 mph average] departs 9:10am
  • Bronze:   4hrs 3 mins [16 mph average] departs 9:20am               
40 mile ride departs from the event HQ at 9:30am  

Any riders under the age of 16 will need to be accompanied by an adult and helmets are compulsory for all riders.

 

Long Route: sportive long | 104.1 km Road Cycling Route on Strava Short Route: sportive short | 68.9 km Road Cycling Route on Strava   

Event HQ:

Unit 8 The Grove Estate

Colchester Road

Wormingford

Colchester

Essex

CO6 3AJ                                                                       

Entry fee:  £10 online or £12 paid on the day

 

For further information contact event organiser: James Bowley

E-mail: bowley101@live.co.uk

The Rides

2
65 mile Ride
Date Start Distance BCG Est. Field Size
Sat 02/04/22 08:30 105km / 65 miles 94 ---
Entry: On Day: (£12.00)
Sat 02/04/22 – 08:30
2
British Cycling Grading: 94
105km / 65 miles
1
40 mile Ride
Date Start Distance BCG Est. Field Size
Sat 02/04/22 09:00 64km / 40 miles 35 ---
Entry: On Day: (£12.00)
Sat 02/04/22 – 09:00
1
British Cycling Grading: 35
64km / 40 miles

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