Cyclo Sportiv 13/14 April New Forest

Not this year. I keep meaning to as it looks like a nice event.

I know where as been a bit of a kick off in the local press about 'lycra louts' ruining the park for everyone but hopefully we shouldn't see anything the events at previous year's Etap Hibernia.
 
This the Wiggle / UK Cycling Events one I assume? If so yes, I'm technically down to do the 80-odd mile one on Saturday, but as I've been useless and not been on the bike since the end of January for one reason or another that aint happening so I'll be doing 56 miles or however long it is, sure it'll be fine :p

Did the October one last year which is a different route I believe but some bits the same and it was a pretty nice rolling route for someone unfit like me, ~69 miles I think it was in the end, killed me mostly just due to time in the saddle rather than huge hills or anything.
 
[DOD]Asprilla;24022048 said:
Not this year. I keep meaning to as it looks like a nice event.

I know where as been a bit of a kick off in the local press about 'lycra louts' ruining the park for everyone but hopefully we shouldn't see anything the events at previous year's Etap Hibernia.
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What happened at the Etape Hibernia?
 
I was due to do the event on the Sunday, really cannot understand what the locals were complaining about, and to be honest I'm not sure even they new really.

All I know is we paid for a bed and breakfast spent a fair bit of money on a meal so all contributing to the local economy only to have the event cancelled at 18:30 the evening before!

A bit of a shame as it seems the only area of concern was their headquarters/start area I guess they thought they would not be able to handle the registrations etc so had to call it off, ironic that the Sunday was one of the better days of the year compared to the dreadful conditions that the Saturday lot had!

Hopefully I'll be able to make the rearranged date as the area looks great for cycling.
 
Have to say the residents of the New Forest sound absolutely pathetic. Maybe they should look at themselves with the ridiculous amount of traffic there and number of animals that get killed by cars every year before having a moan about a few cyclists that contribute a huge amount to their local economy. Absolute *****s.
 
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