Willesden Cycling Club

2015 Chiltern Classics details

The following information is correct at publication (27/11/2014) but please contact the individual organisers if you require further details :-

Sunday 18th January
Harp RC 100km & 55km (start 9 am)
HQ – Hemel Hempstead CC Clubroom

For details contact
Richard Hutt – 07808 164384
Organiser@HarpHillyHundred.org.uk
www.HarpHillyHundred.org.uk

This first reliability trial of the series is the well-known Harp Hilly Hundred starting and finishing at the Hemel Hempstead CC Club House, for location map go to www.hemelcycling.org.uk/about/general-information/find-clubroom. This starts off following a similar route as the Hemel event through to Bovingdon then it takes on its own character taking on the hilly bits of the northern Chilterns through Berkhamsted, Whipsnade (the infamous Bison Hill) then onto Aston Hill near Halton and tracking back through Tring, Ivinghoe Beacon, Ley Hill to the Hemel clubroom for a well earned rest.

Sunday 25th January
Team Quest 100km (start 9.30 am)
HQ – Ickenham Guide Hut

For details contact
Paul Doel – 0208 4275454 or 07867 487387
p.doel@hotmail.co.uk

The start and finish is from the Ickenham Guide Hut in Community Close in Ickenham however check with the organiser this year as there may be a change of venue. The route travels out towards High Wycombe; Paul Doel at The Bike Shop, North Harrow can explain further details.

Sunday 1st February
Hemel Hempstead CC 100km & 50km (start 9 am)
HQ – Hemel Hempstead CC Clubroom

For details contact
Tim Hart – 07867 501205
tim.hart@hemelcycling.org.uk

This third reliability trial of the series starts and finishes at the Hemel Hempstead CC Club House in Nash Mills recreation centre, near Kings Langley, Hemel Hempstead, for location map see www.hemelcycling.org.uk/about/general-information/find-clubroom. This is a very attractive but testing route through the Chilterns which travels out through Chesham, Wendover and Chinnor returning through Speen, Gt. Missenden, Chesham, Kings Langley and back to the club house with refreshments. It is a hilly circuit climbing some of the well-known Chiltern Hills of Chinnor and the notorious 1 in 4, Small Dean Lane, a killer but mercifully short, also Frith Hill is included in the route. The 50 km route option turns short of Wendover returning through Chesham

Sunday 8th February
Edgware RC 100km & 45km (start 9 am)
HQ – Hemel Hempstead CC Club Room

For details contact
Trevor Smith – 01442 257793

This is a great Reliability Ride through the Chilterns starting at the Hemel Hempstead CC Club House at Nash Mills Recreation Centre, near Kings Langley, for location map go to www.hemelcycling.org.uk/about/general-information/find-clubroom. The route travels through Piccotts End, Gadesdon Row, Stanbridge, Great Brickhill. Crossing the Grand Union canal to Soulbury onto Wingrave. Pass Mentmore going under the infamous Train Robbers Bridge to Slapton, Cublington, Wingrave, Ivanhoe Aston up Beacon Hill onto Northchurch, Ashley Green, Bovingdon and back to the Club House. A great 100 KM route for the Chiltern Classics. The 45 km route option goes to Dagnal then diverts to Ringshall then finishing on the same route as the 100 km.

Sunday 15th February
Willesden CC 100km & 60km (start 9.30 am)
HQ – Ickenham Guide Hut

For details contact:
Raymond Kelly – 07563 539637
Squadra.verde@googlemail.com

The fifth event starts at the Ickenham Guide Hut and travels out to Bledlow Ridge & Cryers Hill. Contact Willesden CC for further details.

Sunday 22nd February
CC Luton 100km (start 9.30 am)
HQ – Edlesborough Village Hall

For details contact:
James Fox
jamesfox26@hotmail.com

On Line Entries if preferred to British Cycling

This is the sixth and last event of the Chiltern Classics Reliability Rides for 2014. The route commences from the village hall in Edlesborough and travels through Slapton before turning south back through Ivinghoe to climb Ivinghoe Beacon.

From Ringshall, the route continues through Little Gaddesden and Nettleden to Potten End where it makes it’s way onto the A4251 south of Berkhamsted before heading out through Bovingdon and Chesham. Passing briefly through Chesham town centre, the route heads towards Great Missenden on the B485 before taking to the lanes again through The Lee, St Leonards & Cholesbury before dropping down Hastoe Hill into Tring. From there, the route picks up the B489 through Marsworth before heading back through Aldbury so as not to miss out the delights of Tom’s Hill. Finally, once more over the Beacon from the easier side before dropping back down to the HQ for a well earned cuppa. 61 miles in all and about 1,000m of climbing.

Signing on commences from 8.30 am.

Heated Saddle – Needs development funding.

The 2015 calendar-opening Westerley Winter Warmer is scheduled for Sunday 11th January. It starts just outside the M25 at Chalfont St Peter and heads into the Chilterns.

This year there are three versions. The long version is 110km (1200m of climbing), there is a medium route of 61km and, new this year, there is also a shorter version of around 44km. The long route is a pretty challenging winter ride which tackles several of the bigger climbs on the Chiltern ridge, while the medium route has Cryers Hill as its main climb. The new, short version is a very pretty route that misses out all the big hills and most of the (short) main road sections.

Entry is the same price as last year: £8/£4/£4 in advance, or £10/£5/£5 on the day.

There is a manned HQ (Chalfont St Peter Scout Hut), signed route and GPX tracks, computerised timing system and plenty of food before and after (including home made cake).

Those of you who rode last year will be pleased to hear that we have changed the route to avoid going up Botterill’s Lane, which always floods and so has a high risk of ice on a cold day. As a result, the ride has gained slightly in length, and now takes in some pretty lanes which were used in the original (pre-2013) route.

There’s more info on the website here, or please ask if you have any questions.

Hillingdon TTs

The Hillingdon TTs start on 8 April 2015, at 7:15, with ten rounds on alternate Wednesdays through until August.

This year there will be two separate categories for each event: non-aero/road bikes and TT bikes. There will be a points competition for each going over the whole series. Beginners and experienced riders welcome. There’s also more info here. Full details will follow nearer the time.

Regards,

Frank Proud
Westerley CC