Otley Sportive Sat Sept 14th 2013

[phil_hg_uk]

The online entry is now live for the Otley Sportive 2012 on Sat Sept 14th 2013

For online entry -> Click Here

For the Otley Sportive Website -> Click Here

There was a few people who did in 2012 that thread is here -> Click Here

The Otley Sportive is a series of events to encourage all cyclists regardless of ability to
come together to ride in a social, supportive environment.

The Otley Sportive started in 2011 through the NHS Have Fun Feel Good Campaign, and as a
incentive to get employees of NHS organisations in Leeds to try cycling and entering group rides
without the 'feel and judgement' of a club ride starting out with just 40 riders.

2012 was the second ride, with over 400 riders taking part. The event was supported by British Cycling,
Edinburgh Bicycle Cooperative and Bridge Church Scout Group. A huge success of a event, and creating a
legacy of the London 2012 Olympic Games.

The team behind The Otley Sportive, continue to look at the development of cycling from a grass roots
level working on the social inclusive element rather than a competitive and exclusive approach, of which we are very proud of.

2013 gives us an opportunity to improve on the Sportive from 2012 with a long term approach to getting
the Sportive in the right place to be sustained and become part of the Otley Community. As well as this
we will continue to look how we can help support grass root cycling in Otley on a regular basis.

 

[DCLane]

Thanks - it was a good event and I'll aim to be back to do it again.

A Strava route is here

 

[phil_hg_uk]

Thanks - it was a good event and I'll aim to be back to do it again.

A Strava route is here

I have already signed up I was waiting for the announcement so I could be the first but I had to go out and someone beat me to it

 

[ColinJ]

I fancy doing it but even when I am not ill, I don't tend to plan my rides a whole year ahead. Having said that ... If I am fit, well and available for the event, I'll see if I can get a lift to Otley from someone and come and join you!

 

[phil_hg_uk]

I fancy doing it but even when I am not ill, I don't tend to plan my rides a whole year ahead. Having said that ... If I am fit, well and available for the event, I'll see if I can get a lift to Otley from someone and come and join you!

Go for it, it is not a very hard ride the SITD is way more hilly than this one, but there are some big hills here and there and it does cross part of the SITD route.

Do you remember then we were in between burnsall and bolton abbey and I stopped halfway down that big downhill were the road goes off to the left coz I wasnt sure if we went down the hill or not, well this time I got to go flying down the hill. Instead of having to walk through bolton abbey this route takes you round it on the road and then goes right past the entrance we came out of.

 

[DCLane]

I'm joining British Cycling shortly - when I've my BC number I'll sign up.

 

[Svendo]

Go for it, it is not a very hard ride the SITD is way more hilly than this one, but there are some big hills here and there and it does cross part of the SITD route.

Do you remember then we were in between burnsall and bolton abbey and I stopped halfway down that big downhill were the road goes off to the left coz I wasnt sure if we went down the hill or not, well this time I got to go flying down the hill. Instead of having to walk through bolton abbey this route takes you round it on the road and then goes right past the entrance we came out of.

I know where that is, from SITD. I always feel a bit cheated that you don't get to go down that hill after climbing up, and have to go left instead, and think "I'll have to ride this way and go down there one day."

 

[phil_hg_uk]

I know where that is, from SITD. I always feel a bit cheated that you don't get to go down that hill after climbing up, and have to go left instead, and think "I'll have to ride this way and go down there one day."

Of course the only down side is you have to climb up the otherside, but when I went down there an Ice Cream Van was at the bottom just before the bridge so I grabed a 99 first

 

[phil_hg_uk]

The proposed 2013 routes for the Sportive are now on the Otley Sportive website.

 

[DCLane]

Bump for this as BC's written an article: http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/sp...her-–-Otley-Sportive-returns-for-third-year-0

It's good value - and yes, I'm planning to ride it, particularly as it's a rare Saturday event.