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1066 CYCLOSPORTIVE

DATE OF EVENT: 14//10/12

EVENT DETAILS

Calling all Cyclosportive Warriors !

Prepare for Battle!

Entries open on the 1st February

Let Battle commence on the 14th October 2012

1066 Ride - A Cyclosportive from Alistair Cooper on Vimeo.

The 1066 Ride is a Cyclosportive with routes that travel over the lovely lanes of 1066 Countryside and areas of the Lower Weald and Ashdown forest.

With the HQ based in Burgess Hill, riders ride out on stunning country roads towards Battle.

There are four choices of routes, they are:-

THE 1066 CLASSIC CYCLOSPORTIVE RIDE

The premier route is a 104 mile (166km) and includes hills such as Cobb Lane Hill to test the strongest of cyclosportive riders.

THE 1066 CHALLENGE RIDE

A 85mile (136km) This Cyclosportive is an event which will also prove to be a good test of fitness, determination and ultimately character for most cyclist as it follows some of the route of The 1066 Classic route.

THE 1066 TOUR RIDE

A 66mile (106 km) course for those that are have an issue with gravity maybe and its effect on their ability to climb hills on a bicycle. That said it's not flat.

THE 1066 KERMESSE RIDE

A 40 mile (65 km) ride Yes the short ride but it still has a few hills in it . click on the link to the right for route map.

All events are timed using the SPORTident timing system Click on the links on the right of this page to find out more information on the individual ride.

THE CONCLUSION TO ALL PERSONAL BATTLES ON THIS EVENT WILL BE FOUGHT OUT ON THE FINAL SKIRMISH UP COB LANE HILL

Which is a short but steep hill of 20% gradient to finish off the legs !

ALL ROUTES HAVE THE COB LANE HILL CLOSE TO THE END OF THE RIDE !

 

Last Years event below:-

 

 

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bicycle dreams

The 1066 Ride will be held on Sunday 3rd July.

Burgess Hill will host the Start & Finish of all four rides of this event.

Organised by SRS Events, the rides will be helping raise money for

The Sussex Heart Charity

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We are pleased to announce that we will be showing the film

BICYCLE DREAMS

By Director Stephen Auerbach

bicycle dreams

They are seekers, madmen, and angles hell bent on riding across America on a bicycle in less than ten days. Eager to push their bodies to the limit, they set out on a daunting 3000mile odyssey. But what begins as the adventure of a lifetime is transformed in an instant when tragedy strikes the race. These voyagers discover what is truly at stake as they pedal on, praying for the deliverance only the finish line can bring. By journey's end, some are saved, other are lost, but all learn that the fuel that takes a soul toward its own true destiny is desire.

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"A spectacular and heartfelt film that offers a riveting portrait of extreme courage in the face of inhuman obstacles. Bicycle dreams is an artistic triumph that renewed my belief  in the power of desire and the strength of the human will. "

theloveofmovies.com

"A handful of grueling, yet distinctly human moments grace Auerbach's film, which encapsulates the soul of one of the sports world's toughest and most misunderstood events."

VeloNews

"This is a truly gripping film, with more drama in 8 days than an entire

Tour De France."

Road.cc

"Auerbach comes closer than any other filmmaker to capturing all the pain, fatigue, tension and mental confusion that is the Race Across America." Ultracycling Magazine