Sunday rides are slightly more challenging than our Tuesday rides. The routes tend to be longer, and will often venture into the hills of the South Downs. The pace on a Sunday is brisker than on Tuesdays (overall average c. 12-14 mph), but we always regroup at junctions and summits, and no one ever gets dropped or lost. The rides list below gives timings and approximate distances, and also flags occasional rides that might include off-road sections less suitable for road bikes (although usually fine for touring or gravel bikes). The majority of the Sunday routes will use tarmac roads. As with our Tuesday rides, the group will set off promptly at the start time to ride to the coffee stop (11’s), where people might decide to turn back for a shorter route. You are welcome to join the group at 11’s or lunch. The ride moves on from coffee to the lunch stop, before returning to the start point. In the autumn/winter months you will need good working lights, as you will be out all day. Our Sunday rides are intended for people who want to ride a bit further at a good touring pace. They are not like road-club training rides, and we don’t do ‘chain gangs’! We don’t insist on hi-viz or helmets. You are welcome to bring any type of bike on which you can do the distance, just make sure it is well maintained and in good working order. Please bring a pump, a spare inner tube, puncture repair kit, and basic tools including a spanner if you don’t have quick-release wheels. If you think Sunday rides might be for you, or you have any questions, please contact Richard, our Sunday Rides Secretary. Do come along and join us one Sunday, you will be made very welcome.
Sunday Rides August 2021
Sunday 1st August, DA Event, picnic (Richard B., 50 miles)
9.30. Littlehampton footbridge
11’s: Brick Kiln Garden Centre, Chichester
Lunch: Picnic on West Wittering beach
Ride will include some off-road
Sunday 8th August, Leader Richard R. (45 Miles)
9.30. Shoreham Airport cafe, front entrance
11’s: Old Barn Garden Centre, Dial Post
Lunch: The White Horse, Maplehurst
Sunday 15th August, Leader Paul (50 miles)
9.30: Church of St Mary, Sompting
11’s: Camelia Botnar, Cowfold
Lunch: The Wheatsheaf, Ashfold Crossways
Sunday 22nd August, Leader Ray (60 miles)
9.30. Shoreham Airport cafe, front entrance
11’s: The Nutmeg Tree, Ditchling
Lunch: The Laughing Fish, Isfield
Sunday 29th, Leader Richard B. (55 miles)
9.30. Littlehampton footbridge
11’s: Bignor Roman Villa
Lunch: The Blue Bell, Cocking