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Away-day ride Isle of Wight

Sunday, 24 June 2018 - 8:45am

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Back to catch the 6.20 ferry, with time to spare
Final kilometres along the south coast
Close to the coast for some of the route
Queuing for the Floating Bridge at Cowes
We can recommend lunch at the Fighting Cocks, Areton
White bike on blue or blue bike on white?
Ice-cream stop, 26k to go
Freshwater Bay
The leader chivvies his troops along

A return to the Isle of Wight, Sunday 24 June
Never too early to get these dates into your diary. Last summer we drove down, did the tour and rode back on the Sunday. This year we are planning an “IoW Plus” event. Here are the basic details. Email the leader to let him know your preference jon.adsett@yahoo.co.uk.

Ferry leaves Lymington 9:15. Return from Yarmouth on the 5:20pm or 6:20pm ferry. Bike free, book at https://book.wightlink.co.uk/book/journey/traveldetails/

  • Option1 – ride down on Friday and Saturday, overnight camp or b&b on Friday and Saturday
  • Option 2 – drive down on Saturday morning for a led ride, b&b overnight and ride the IoW tour on Sunday
  • Option 3 – drive down early on the Sunday morning (as we did last year) to catch the 9:15 ferry for the IoW tour.

Camping (option 1)
For the Friday and Monday nights:
The Woodbridge Inn campsite, North Newnton, Pewsey SN96JZ  £6/person (Unfortunately they don’t seem to do B&B)

For the Saturday and Sunday nights
Lytton Lawn Touring Park, Lymore Lane, Milford on Sea SO410TX Sat £26 (deal on 2 tents £30), Sun £16/pitch (deal on 2 tents £22)

Ride leaders

Role Name

Full ride leader

Jon A - (Log in to see phone) - jon@oxfordcycling.uk

Ride venues and times

Venue Time Notes

Start

Lymington Ferry Terminal 9:00am

Wightlink recommend 30 minutes before departure

Lunch

The Fighting Cocks, Arreton 1:30pm

No need for a coffee stop as we'll eat on the ferry. Stops for ice creams whenever.

Finish

Lymington Ferry Terminal 5:20pm

May be later, depends on how we go 🙂
All of the times (apart from the start time) are approximate only, as weather or punctures may affect them.

Ride options and attendance

Ride option Distance Pace Attendees

Full ride

100km 20kph
The pace listed above is the average pace we do, so in general when cycling along the flat we will go a bit faster than the average pace. Please be aware of this if you are wondering whether you will be able to keep up on the ride.

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