SNCC Autumn Breeze 2018, Review

Donation to Orchid Cancer Charity

The club donated £500, raised at the 2016 Sportive to the Orchid Cancer Charity funding research into prostate and other male cancers.

Stop Press: Sportive 2016 Timing Results

The provisional timing results for the Autumn Breeze 2016 sportive can be downloaded here.

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St Neots Cycling Club Sportive – Sunday 2nd October 2016

After the great success of the sportives run annually since 2012, St Neots Cycling Club will be running a sportive this year on 2nd October with three distances to choose from. If you're looking to wind down for the winter, choose our 100 kilometer route. For a bigger challenge, more climbing and even more beautiful country roads, choose our 100 mile route. And if you think these are a little too far for you, then come on our new 30 mile route. In every case, you'll start the ride on St Neots' superb dedicated cycleways.

All three routes start from One Leisure St Neots and head across the River Ouse via the traffic-free Willow Bridge. From there you head west into the Bedfordshire Wolds. Before the first of our stunningly well stocked feed stations the routes split. The 100 milers continue north for a jaunt through the gently rolling lanes of west Huntingdonshire. The routes then head south through Bedfordshire then turn west, the 30 milers for home and the rest for South Cambridgeshire. The longer route riders may want to stock up at the Wilden feed station before tackling the steep slog up Everton Hill! Now in South Cambridgshire the roads are flatish until small but steep Croydon Hill, but it is worth it for the gorgeous ride through the Hatleys. A few more charming villages later and you're back in St Neots.  

The roads are generally well maintained and quiet. The terrain is mostly gently rolling, but be warned there are a couple of short and sharp climbs that warrant a graded road sign!

All in all it is an ideal ride for winding down before the winter sets in.

Finally, this year we will be running the event in aid of Orchid the male cancer charity

Entry in advance is via the British Cycling website here.  The entry fee for the 100 mile and 100 kilometer routes is £19 in advance and £20 on the day. For the 30 mile route it's £9 in advance and £20 on the day.

The 30 mile route is accessible to all, even those who don't cycle regularly. The 100 kilometer route will present a reasonable challenge but be accessible to all riders in good health and fitness, and perfect for an enjoyable end to the season. The 100 mile route will represent a good challenge for the time of year. Our sportive is open to all standards of riders, from those who are regular road cyclists clocking up the miles, to those who focus more on recreational riding but want to challenge themselves on the roads of Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire and Bedfordshire. All we ask is that you have a roadworthy bike. There will be a range of abilities on the day, so come along and join us at the sportive of the St Neots Cycling Club, one of the oldest clubs in the country.

Both routes will start at the One Leisure Centre in St Neots where there will be free parking. Whatever direction you are coming from the centre is very accessible, being close to the A1 and the A428.

Registration at the One Leisure Centre will commence at 7.45am with the first riders away at 8am.

The routes will be fully signed and there will be support on the road from experienced St Neots Cycling Club cyclists who will be riding the routes. We will operate a broom wagon to rescue cyclists and bikes that have completely broken down.

Event features

•    Free parking at Registration
•    Toilet & shower facilities at start and finish
•    Three fully signed routes on quiet country roads
•    Two well stocked feed stations (one on the 30 mile and 100 kilometer routes)
•    Beans or cheese on toast at the end of the ride included in entry fee
•    Support on the road
•    Electronic timing
•    Timings emailed out very shortly after the event
•    Broom wagon
•    Sportive covered by British Cycling insurance

How to enter

Entry is via the British Cycling website here. The entry fee is £19 on-line for the 100 mile and 100 kilometer routes and £9 on-line for the 30 mile route. To enter via the British Cycling website, you will need to create an account with British Cycling if you haven't got one already. This is a very simple and straightforward process.

Alternatively you can download an entry form from British Cycling here. Print and complete it and send with a cheque for £20 (100 mile and 100 kilometer) or £10 (30 mile) payable to St Neots Cycling Club to : Alistair Henderson, 5 Morris Close, Buckden, St Neots, Cambs, PE19 5YW.

Provided there are places available, entries will be accepted on the day. The entry fee on the day is £20 for all routes.

Further event details including a gpx version of the route will be e-mailed to entrants nearer to the date of the event.

We look forward to meeting you on 2nd October and if you require any further information please contact us via our contact form.

Date:  Sunday 2nd October 2016

Start and Finish: One Leisure, St Neots

Registration - 7.45am sign on for 8am

Routes

The GPs routes are:

100miles

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/16743618

https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/10817378

100km

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/16743628

https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/10817304

30miles

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/16743630

https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/13672603

St Neots Cycling Club Sportive – Sunday 1st October 2017

Following on from the success of the sportives run every year since 2012, St Neots Cycling Club will be running another sportive this year, on Sunday, 1^st October 2017.

Again, you have three distances to choose from, all starting at the One Leisure Sports Centre in St Neots, and riding out on the traffic free St Neots cycleway (Willow Bridge) crossing high above the River Great Ouse flood plain;

100 miles – for those wanting a bit of a challenge, with more climbing as well as a longer distance than;

100 kilometers – a respectable 62 mile route for those not comfortable with the full 100 miles.

30 miles – for those new to cycling or wanting an even more relaxed ride. This should also be within the mileage range of most eBikes, if that’s your thing.

More details about the routes will be available in August 2017

Registration at the One Leisure Centre will commence at 7.45am with the first riders away at 8am.

The routes will be fully signed and there will be support on the road from experienced St Neots Cycling Club cyclists who will be riding the routes.

We will operate a broom wagon to rescue cyclists and bikes that have completely broken down and are not able to make their own way to the finish.

Event features

•    Free parking at Registration

•    Toilet & shower facilities at start and finish

•    Three fully signed routes on quiet country roads

•    Well stocked feed station on the route (two on the 100 mile route)

•    Beans or cheese on toast at the end of the ride included in entry fee

•    Support on the road

•    Broom wagon

•    Sportive covered by British Cycling insurance

How to enter

The entry fee in advance is £20.00 for the 100 mile and 100 kilometer routes, and £12.00 for the 30 mile route.

To enter via the British Cycling website, you will need to create an account with British Cycling if you haven't got one already. This is a very simple and straightforward process.

Alternatively you can download an entry form from British Cycling here. Print and complete it and send with a cheque for £20 (100 mile and 100 kilometer) or £12 (30 mile) payable to St Neots Cycling Club to : Alistair Henderson, 5 Morris Close, Buckden, St Neots, Cambs, PE19 5YW.

Provided there are places available (there is a limit of 300 places in total) entries will be accepted on the day. The entry fee on the day is £25.00 for 100 mile and 100 kilometer routes, and £15.00 for the 30 mile route.

Date:  Sunday, 1^st October 2017

Start and Finish: One Leisure, St Neots

Registration - 7.45am sign on for 8am

Routes

100 mile: https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/15921503

100 km: https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/15921600

30 mile: https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/15921703

One of the charities supported by the 2015 Autumn Breeze Sportive was MAGPAS:

Thanks to all who entered and rode the St Neots Cycling Club 2015 Sportive - Autumn Breeze.

You can find your results below in alphabetical order of surname.

Alternatively download an Excel spreadsheet of the results that you can order by clicking here.

Congratulations to everyone.

See you next year!

Results in alphabetical order