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Guy Rafferty has a little tale to tell……. Meandering around the South Downs on some new roads and familiar hills…… A great start with a sweet espresso at Chez Wadley (thank you Lyn!) after the warm up ride from home. Cloudy skies soon gave way to blue as the temperatures rose (up to 25C). It…

Important information from the organising team The Rider Information Pack (RIP) has now been loaded on to the Continental Ride page of the website. It is a condition of taking part in the ride that you download and read this before departure and you will be asked to sign a waiver statement confirming that you…

Some dates for your diaries! We’ve now set the 3 consecutive day rides to start on Friday 8th July with Andy, Guy R and Mike doing the planning and leading. The first ride will start on the Friday at 4.30pm from Hursley and head north. The Saturday and Sunday rides will head south and east…

Starting at 8.30 am, we have two lovely routes of 48 miles and 73 miles heading east from Hursley into the South Downs. Shortcuts are available! Both routes leave via Otterbourne and Bishops Waltham to the Beech Cafe at the Sustainability Centre (no bacon butties but the hummus is good!!! – sorry). The shorter route…

New route maps and profiles are now on the Continental Ride page of the website. A GPX track of the full route will be available in due course. The Rider’s Pack will also be uploaded once a few details have been ironed out. In the meantime, please respond to the email sent out on Friday…

A great turn out on Sunday despite it being quite a chilly morning. We had 18 riders set out from Hursley for a largely uneventful ride to West Meon where things got a bit more exciting. Firstly we were (rightly!) confronted by a – should we say – ‘senior’ local resident for riding the wrong…

Again we have two distances, 40 miles and 63 miles. Both routes start from Hursley Park, SO21 2JN, at 8.30am on Sunday 24th, heading down Poles Lane then through Colden Common, Owslebury, Lane End, Kilmeston and West Meon (about 20 miles), where there is a cafe tucked behind the shop. The shorter route turns round…

A tale from Mike Spencer (even the experienced forget their spares!) Rain was forecast for all afternoon but in the end it only rained quite late, after 5pm. The scenery was wonderful as ever and the weather mostly pleasant. Guy (Rafferty) and Rob (Jordan) were great company and very tolerant! My rear gear cable snapped…

It would be great to catch up with as many riders as possible on Easter Sunday. Ready to roll out of Hursley at 9.00am we have two routes of 32 miles and 60 miles. Both start out together and split shortly after the first café stop at Leckford. The shorter route has the café stop…

The date of the next group ride is Easter Sunday, the 27th March. Meet in the Hursley Club car park as usual ready to depart at 9am. Routes will be posted by the weekend. All are welcome; a great way to burn up those Easter eggs!

We have negotiated a discount on Garmin Bike computers which is available for Home to Rome riders. This will be 35% off the RRP. If you are interested in taking up this opportunity please email Robert Baseley at rbaseley@peak-uk.com and you will be sent a discount code to use when ordering the product from the…

The Hungerford rides (see the previous Audax UK website link) actually take place on Saturday 2 July. There are three distances to choose from; 140km, 170km or 200km. Something for everyone! 😉 The Isle of Wight Randonnee is a popular event for Inspired Living regulars and this year takes place on Sunday 1 May. Visit…

Great to see a good number of riders on Sunday despite the chill factor! One of the requirements for 2016 is that each rider should have their own Garmin. What became apparent from the first get together is that some participants either don’t have one, don’t know how to load tracks on to it, or…

Just a reminder to those taking part in the 2016 Continental ride that the next payment towards the cost of the ride is due on 1 March. Please remit to the Inspired Living bank account as before. We are now in a better position to calculate a provisional cost per rider and if you are…

GPX tracks for each ride can be found by clicking on the following links. Hur_30Mfeb Hur_48Mfeb We look forward to seeing you all there. Wrap up warm! 🙂