This ride is organised in memory of Phil, a cyclist from West Surrey, who was killed in 2002 while cycling on the A3.  Our aim is to raise funds for The Cyclists’ Defence Fund, a charity set up to fight legal cases involving cyclists but which now covers all aspects of cycling and the law.  

The date this year is Saturday 21st March.  We have the same routes as last year with the choice of either 50 or 30 miles starting from Medstead Village Hall at either 9.00am or 9.30am respectively, allowing more time for the longer route to be completed. 

The routes contain a few short sections of busy roads, fast twisty descents as well as steep climbs so please read the cue-sheets to see where they are.

Ideally, please pay in advance, either by PayPal or by bank transfer. Once again we’re asking for a minimum donation of £10 to enter which will also cover refreshments at the hall so you won’t need to bring cash for refreshments on the day.

As always, extra donations will be welcome, and you can still pay in cash on the day.

Payment using PayPal

• Login to your own PayPal account
• Select Send
• Enter nhantsctc@gmail.com
• Enter the amount (“sending to a friend and family” to avoid fees) and pay

Payment using Bank Transfer

• Open your online banking (web or app)
• Add a payee using the Payee name, Sort code and Account number shown below:

Payee name: North Hampshire Cycling (you won’t be able to fit it all in!)

Reference: ‘PH’, followed by your initial & surname

Sort Code: 23-05-80

Account no: 43694561

• Make the payment to this payee

The entry form is online: https://forms.gle/MLJiwwY2TGF4tJBu5

If the entry is for an under-18, please check the last box on the entry form and complete a Parental Consent form (either PDF or Word).

All other documents including route instructions will soon be available to download from this site.

As usual there will be free tea and coffee before the event, and sandwiches and cakes will be available afterwards.  Pubs and cafes can be found on both routes (again, check the Cue-Sheets).

We look forward to seeing you on the day!

Eleven cyclists took part in this year’s pace-judging & freewheeling contest, which happened in August.

Congratulations to Daz who won both parts of the contest, and therefore was the overall winner on his first attempt!

The results are here:

Thank you to everyone who had a go and made it such an enjoyable event.

Nineteen members of the Cycling UK North Hants group recently enjoyed a long weekend away, based around the picturesque village of Lacock in Wiltshire.

Rides over three days were planned by Frank which included visits to locations such as Bradford on Avon, Castle Coombe and Marlborough.

The rain on Saturday led to some rescheduling but all the planned rides were ridden, just not necessarily in the anticipated order!

Thanks go to Frank and Dina for organising, as well as to all the others who helped in various ways to make the weekend so enjoyable.

Frank our Chair awarding the Mike Wilson Cup to Gary for winning the Pace-Judging & Freewheeling Contest

The Cycling UK North Hampshire AGM was held this afternoon with about 20 members attending.

A block vote resulted in all the existing post holders continuing for another year, namely:

Chair: Frank Pote

Secretary: Richard Care

Treasurer: Mark Beauchamp

Publicity Officer (website): Bob Bending

Membership Secretary: Richard Care

Welfare Officer: Kaye Hicks

Alton Rides Co-ordinator: Janice Montgomerie

Gary Hodgson was awarded the Mike Wilson Cup for winning the Pace-Judging & Freewheeling Contest, which took place last year.

No additional issues were raised and the meeting concluded in 45 minutes.

We thank everyone for coming, and Dina and Frank for organising the venue and refreshments.

There are price reductions on the For Sale page – take a look.

There are a few nice bikes on the For Sale page.

Take a look, and for those who make a sale, please email me so the item can be removed from the page.