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Cycle Sportive , Market Harborough – Sunday, 08 Oct 2023

Registered Sportive

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Event Summary

Event Overview

ALL NEW ROUTES FOR 2023
100k or 50k road, or 70k off-road – you decide! – along the rolling roads & tracks of South Leicestershire & Northamptonshire RACE INFORMATION

There are three distance options. Newly designed 100k and 50k road routes, plus a newly designed 70k off-road option suitable for cross and MTB. All routes take in some beautiful rolling roads and tracks throughout South Leicestershire and Northamptonshire.

All routes start and finish at Marston Lodge Farm, Dick’s Hill (off Sibbertoft Road), Marston Trussell, Market Harborough, LE16 9TT.

RIders can start for 08:00.

ENTRIES

Entries are open via Let’s Do This, and are priced at £35 for each route.

If you want to swap your entry type from road to off-road you can do so by emailing info@raceharborough.co.uk any time up to a week before the event date. Entries, and transfer of entries, will close 7-days before the event.

Entry includes a hot meal post-ride at Marston Lodge. Marston Lodge Catering prides itself on the quality of the fresh food it produces.

This year you will be served a Chickpea Dahl and Vegetable Samosa. As a vegan alternative, Naan will be provided instead of the Samosa. Hot and cold drinks will be available to buy at the start/finish.

ON-COURSE SUPPORT

As with all Race Harborough events, there will be professional first aid on hand at the start and finish with the ability to access cyclists on the routes.

There will be one feed station on the road routes at approximately 50k/25k. The off-road route will have one at 44k. There will be a selection of hot and cold food and drinks options including both sweet and savoury treats, keeping sugar and salt levels topped up.

PRIZES

All finishers will receive a bespoke event medal.

FREE EVENT PHOTOS

As with all Race Harborough events – you don’t pay for your event pics! Free digital downloads of your event are available to download soon after the event finishes and we’ll announce their availability on our Facebook page.

LATEST UPDATES

For the latest updates about this and other Race Harborough events, please Like & Follow the Race Harborough Facebook page.

Event Details

Event URN:

533815

Start Date:

Sun, 8th Oct 2023

Event Type:

Cycle Sportive (Non-Competitive)

Venue:

Marston Lodge, Marston Trussell, Market Harborough, LE16 9TT

View map

Cheques payable to:

See Event Website for Details

Event Website:

Visit Website

British Cycling Grading:

This event has been graded using data collected by Garmin

About the Event

Info for Riders

START TIME/LOCATION

Riders can start from 08:00.

Ride HQ: Marston Lodge, Dick’s Hill (off Sibbertoft Road), Marston Trussell, Market Harborough, LE16 9TT
Please approach Marston Lodge via Sibbertoft Road and NOT via Dicks Hill.

THE ROUTES

All of the routes for 2023 can be viewed here:

To download the GPX file for a route, please select ‘View Full Version‘, then use the ‘More‘ button and select ‘Export as File’ to download the GPX Track FIle.

The Rides

2
100k Road Ride
Date Start Distance BCG Est. Field Size
Sun 08/10/23 08:00 1 laps / 101km / 63 miles 118 ---
Sun 08/10/23 – 08:00
2
British Cycling Grading: 118
1 laps / 101km / 63 miles
1
50k Road Ride
Date Start Distance BCG Est. Field Size
Sun 08/10/23 08:00 1 laps / 50km / 31 miles 30 ---
Sun 08/10/23 – 08:00
1
British Cycling Grading: 30
1 laps / 50km / 31 miles
2
70k Off-Road Ride
Date Start Distance BCG Est. Field Size
Sun 08/10/23 08:00 1 laps / 71km / 44 miles 48 ---
Sun 08/10/23 – 08:00
2
British Cycling Grading: 48
1 laps / 71km / 44 miles

Event Summary

Event Overview

ALL NEW ROUTES FOR 2023
100k or 50k road, or 70k off-road – you decide! – along the rolling roads & tracks of South Leicestershire & Northamptonshire RACE INFORMATION

There are three distance options. Newly designed 100k and 50k road routes, plus a newly designed 70k off-road option suitable for cross and MTB. All routes take in some beautiful rolling roads and tracks throughout South Leicestershire and Northamptonshire.

All routes start and finish at Marston Lodge Farm, Dick’s Hill (off Sibbertoft Road), Marston Trussell, Market Harborough, LE16 9TT.

RIders can start for 08:00.

ENTRIES

Entries are open via Let’s Do This, and are priced at £35 for each route.

If you want to swap your entry type from road to off-road you can do so by emailing info@raceharborough.co.uk any time up to a week before the event date. Entries, and transfer of entries, will close 7-days before the event.

Entry includes a hot meal post-ride at Marston Lodge. Marston Lodge Catering prides itself on the quality of the fresh food it produces.

This year you will be served a Chickpea Dahl and Vegetable Samosa. As a vegan alternative, Naan will be provided instead of the Samosa. Hot and cold drinks will be available to buy at the start/finish.

ON-COURSE SUPPORT

As with all Race Harborough events, there will be professional first aid on hand at the start and finish with the ability to access cyclists on the routes.

There will be one feed station on the road routes at approximately 50k/25k. The off-road route will have one at 44k. There will be a selection of hot and cold food and drinks options including both sweet and savoury treats, keeping sugar and salt levels topped up.

PRIZES

All finishers will receive a bespoke event medal.

FREE EVENT PHOTOS

As with all Race Harborough events – you don’t pay for your event pics! Free digital downloads of your event are available to download soon after the event finishes and we’ll announce their availability on our Facebook page.

LATEST UPDATES

For the latest updates about this and other Race Harborough events, please Like & Follow the Race Harborough Facebook page.

Event Details

Event URN:

533815

Start Date:

Sun, 8th Oct 2023

Event Type:

Cycle Sportive (Non-Competitive)

Venue:

Marston Lodge, Marston Trussell, Market Harborough, LE16 9TT

View map

Cheques payable to:

See Event Website for Details

Event Website:

Visit Website

British Cycling Grading:

This event has been graded using data collected by Garmin

About the Event

Info for Riders

START TIME/LOCATION

Riders can start from 08:00.

Ride HQ: Marston Lodge, Dick’s Hill (off Sibbertoft Road), Marston Trussell, Market Harborough, LE16 9TT
Please approach Marston Lodge via Sibbertoft Road and NOT via Dicks Hill.

THE ROUTES

All of the routes for 2023 can be viewed here:

To download the GPX file for a route, please select ‘View Full Version‘, then use the ‘More‘ button and select ‘Export as File’ to download the GPX Track FIle.

The Rides

2
100k Road Ride
Date Start Distance BCG Est. Field Size
Sun 08/10/23 08:00 1 laps / 101km / 63 miles 118 ---
Sun 08/10/23 – 08:00
2
British Cycling Grading: 118
1 laps / 101km / 63 miles
1
50k Road Ride
Date Start Distance BCG Est. Field Size
Sun 08/10/23 08:00 1 laps / 50km / 31 miles 30 ---
Sun 08/10/23 – 08:00
1
British Cycling Grading: 30
1 laps / 50km / 31 miles
2
70k Off-Road Ride
Date Start Distance BCG Est. Field Size
Sun 08/10/23 08:00 1 laps / 71km / 44 miles 48 ---
Sun 08/10/23 – 08:00
2
British Cycling Grading: 48
1 laps / 71km / 44 miles

British Cycling Grading

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