Anybody take part in the Dorking Sportvive ?

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Grayduff

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Location
Surrey
Family business prevented me from taking part in my first sportive in my home town, looks a great course (the fun course) and it does take in a lot of the course i ride myself at weekends , what were the thoughts on the people from the forum that took part and how did they find the Hills ???:smile:
 
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Grayduff

Grayduff

Über Member
Location
Surrey
Family business prevented me from taking part in my first sportive in my home town, looks a great course (the fun course) and it does take in a lot of the course i ride myself at weekends , what were the thoughts on the people from the forum that took part and how did they find the Hills ???:smile:
And did anyone do the ride on a Hybrid ?
 

Sittingduck

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Location
Somewhere flat
Not exactly but the group I was with rode many of the lanes and a cpl of climbs on the Saturday. Some nice climbs and speedy descents in the Dorking area. I climbed Ranmore for the first time and it was fairly strenuous.

On Sunday we did Col du Boite, from the wrong side :ohmy: Saw plenty of smiling sportive riders coming the other way, who had just crested the pinnacle. The National Trust cafe area, was particularly busy.
 
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Grayduff

Grayduff

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Location
Surrey
Not exactly but the group I was with rode many of the lanes and a cpl of climbs on the Saturday. Some nice climbs and speedy descents in the Dorking area. I climbed Ranmore for the first time and it was fairly strenuous.

On Sunday we did Col du Boite, from the wrong side :ohmy: Saw plenty of smiling sportive riders coming the other way, who had just crested the pinnacle. The National Trust cafe area, was particularly busy.
Well done, I myself will try the Ranmore climb for the first time this weekend and then onto Guildford maybe :wacko:
 

Sittingduck

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Somewhere flat
It'll be a nice fast ride back down the A25, from Guildford. Prevailing tailwind also!

Just remember to take the left hand turn half a mile past Abinger ;)
 
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