IoW Randonnee

[Dave Davenport]

No more arguing about which way round is harder/easier, it's clockwise every year from now on.
Will the weather have warmed up by the beginning of May?

 

[PpPete]

Won't be in the country for it this year, sadly.

 

[JoeyB]

I'm in...this event a few years back was my first 100km (and then my second the following year). I remember the first time I did this ride (clockwise) the weather was pretty bad and more so as we did the hilly Military Road stint...it was raining sideways!!

 

[Dave Davenport]

From our club forum;
Also Red Funnel are offering a discount on tickets for the weekend:
If any member books online via www.redfunnel.co.uk or calls 0844 844 9988 and quotes the promo code RDN13 they can get any of the following;

• Fixed Foot passenger return of £8.60 per pax available on-line when pre-booked for weekend of 3rd – 7th May.
• Fixed Car day-trip rate of £37.50 for Car & 6 available on 5th May.
• 
  Short-break return of £47.50 for Car & 6 available for weekend 3rd – 7th May.

 

[ufkacbln]

No more arguing about which way round is harder/easier, it's clockwise every year from now on.
Will the weather have warmed up by the beginning of May?

It is only raining, misty, cold and windy when I do it, so you should be fin

 

[Dave Davenport]

From our club forum;
Also Red Funnel are offering a discount on tickets for the weekend:
If any member books online via www.redfunnel.co.uk or calls 0844 844 9988 and quotes the promo code RDN13 they can get any of the following;

• Fixed Foot passenger return of £8.60 per pax available on-line when pre-booked for weekend of 3rd – 7th May.
• Fixed Car day-trip rate of £37.50 for Car & 6 available on 5th May.
• 
  Short-break return of £47.50 for Car & 6 available for weekend 3rd – 7th May.

Just used this to book three tickets and saved 20 quid.

 

[ufkacbln]

More cheap tickets....

Go on to the Wightlink site and search for "Randonnee"

Then go to the bottom of the Randonnee page and select "Event Tickets"

£10 return for the Portsmouth Fishbourne route

 

[PaulRide]

Looking forward to this, particularly as the weather forecast is still optimistic. I'm driving down with three bikes and three riders on the Saturday evening, and we're staying in Sandown for the Saturday and Sunday nights, so we're aiming to do the 55km loop starting at Alvestone. My son has never ridden more than 20 miles at a go, so we're keeping our options open. Depending on how things turn out, I might do a quick foray to the SW corner of the island at some point as well.

Do the roads get pretty full up with cyclists?

 

[brodiej]

Just back from the Island - it was freezing!

Supposed to warm up through the week.

There were a lot of cyclists though - although narrow twisty roads and some dodgy driving I found. Especially on the twisty inland roads.

 

[albal]

I'm planning on parking in Lymington, and will ride from Yarmouth, not registered yet, and none of my colleagues will be joining albal 0 mates! see you there

 

[albal]

More cheap tickets....

Go on to the Wightlink site and search for "Randonnee"

Then go to the bottom of the Randonnee page and select "Event Tickets"

£10 return for the Portsmouth Fishbourne route

tried that said not recognised ;(

 

[albal]

tried that said not recognised ;(

found it on the randonnee site. Thanks saved a couple quid.

 

[ufkacbln]

tried that said not recognised ;(

I have booked half a dozen tickets through this route with staff who are going