Welcome to the Cheshire Mini Sportive organised by Team Torelli Cycling Club. We have got two great routes 30 mile and 60 miles designed by experienced local club riders. The event has been designed help you blow off the cobwebs after the winter break and ease you back into the new sportive season
Both routes are relatively flat with just a few bumps in them to keep it interesting Starting off once again at the Poynton Leisure Centre the riders will head off round the Cheshire plains. There are no big climbs, most of the route is relatively flat or are on undulating roads.
We have all the usual features that you would expect from a popular club sportive including Electronic Timing, Support Vehicles, High 5 Feed Stations, GPS Downloads, Well Signed Routes, Route Cards. Changing Rooms, Showers, Free Refreshments, Ample free parking on tarmac no muddy fields, Friendly Event Crew, Professional Photographer, Trade Stands, Event Commentator, Web Results Service.
It's actually even worse because Australian mandatory bicycle helmet laws require the helmet to have an Australian standard sticker....
Part of this was for some Schwalbe tyres - order arrived this morning, so that big slice of humble pie set me up for the task.
"Federation"??
I don't know. I saw there was a proposal to cut e-bike duties, I think.
It's not called the RideLondon-Essex sportive anymore. It's called the Ford RideLondon-Essex sportive. We should all remember that.
Yes but we all know that the cycle lane will be forgotten once the pedestrian path is done
I think traffic and congestion will be worse in ten years time.
I wasn't aware that there's such a thing as an English Highway Code.
Preparing?! Some places?!...
Been using normal squirt this winter frozen water or liquid water seems to make no difference to it, bar a bit more frequent application if the...