2015-05-03 Isle of Wight Randonnee

It's that time of year again...

100km/55km - your choice.

Free to enter. Entry open until 19th April.

REGISTER HERE cycleisland.co.uk/

Accommodation tbc but probably camping at Kite Hill Caravan Park http://kitehillfarm.co.uk/ £7.50 per person per night.

I'll probably go geared but I guess it's whatever floats your boat.

Possible plan:

Train mid-morning/midday on Sat 2nd from Waterloo to Portsmouth.
Ferry to Ryde
Arrive in Ryde
Cycle to accommodation (tbc)
Head to shops/pub for booze/food
Have nice evening in a pub
Randonnee on Sunday
Recover in pub, whilst nailing the pub quiz :p
Head back to Ryde to catch ferry late morning early afternoon on Monday (bank holiday)
Train back to London by mid-afternoon

Link to last year's event thread https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/244083/

Who's in?

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i am away or would defo be all over this

I'm at a hen do that weekend but will engineer a way of doing this. Can we go to the carvery again?

had to miss it last year due to friend's 40th. back with a vengeance this year.

Registered! Hen do be damned/shoehorned into a smaller portion of the weekend.

What if Charlotteville are riding again?

Registered - I was reminded of this when I worked out that it was my fave ride of 2014.

What if Charlotteville are riding again?

Haha!

IN

I haven't done this for a few years, and keen to head back... Signed-up, and weekend clear.

What are people's thoughts on accomodation? The Tipi's were great in my opinion. I also have a 4 person tent with a seperate section for gear, and sleeping....

I actually don't know how I have come to own it, and depite lending it a few times have never used it myself. I'm happy to bring it with an open offer if anyone wants to share. The cost of accomodation is the erection and dissassembly of said tent while I drink aggressively and bark orders at you.

The tipis appear not to exist any more, Sam.
We stayed at Kite Hill Farm last year and it was relatively pleasant...

Kite hill is great as it's actually the location of a checkpoint, so no doubling-back on yourself to get that all important stamp on your card.

Mr T4 has registered and is not afraid of a little erecting.

I threw my tent in a skip in a fit of rage at the end of my last camping trip so can I share with you? I promise not to leave a horse's head on your sleeping bag...

Yep, sold.... I can't make the same promise to you though.

All in for a groupsave on the day?

not sure of my plans getting down there but likely to be on the saturday. groupsave could work. but in any case am thinking of camping so will see some of you at the campsite i hope.

In! All booked. Staying in a b&b, cos I'm weak, but hopefully see lots of you out there.

Top stuff KT, looking forward to knocking elbows on the lanes!

aw the years roll by and this year will year 7 for me
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fixed ride staying at kite hill sat,, rolling wit my gyal and seeing some of yous too.j

Bah. Holiday planning foolishness rules me out this year. Will have to organise a WNKR Deluxe in one of the warm months. Have a great ride y'all.

aw miss ya Matt, stay strong

Disappointed that no one shouted at me about this... are you all trying to avoid me? I'm in again after having a grand old time last year. I promise to amble this year, apart from on the climb of blackgang which I hope to decimate.

Can we send your mum a postcard again this year?

mmmm, carvery...

of course, she really liked it. Incidentally I have yet to get her a birthday or mothers day pressie... but i am going to take her for posh nosh over easter so I'm not entirely evil.

O yeah, we need to book the Sloop for Sunday. None of this queuing bulls*t this year.