Join us on Sunday, 9th July at The Southampton Red Funnel Ferry Terminal for the 09:00 crossing. Fuel up over breakfast on board, before we head around the island for 104km on the scenic randonnee route heading clockwise to Bembridge. Then towards Ventnor, Niton and Military Road to Freshwater Bay, before heading up to Yarmouth. We…
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Time to get ready!!
Hi all, we have finalised most of our plans and it’s time for the riders to start training and fund raising. If you are one of the riders then you should by now have seen outline information about the route and more detail will be forthcoming. With regards to training we have now posted on…
The 2023 ride details will be coming soon
After the delays of the last couple of years we are in final stages of planning the next ride which will take place in late August/early September 2023 and we need to make sure our current subscriber details are correct in order for you to receive future notifications. So if you have got this notice…
Day 9 route details updated
We’ve had a last minute change of the arrival location in Barcelona, the Day 9 routes have just been updated and reposted on the 2019 Route Details page. If anyone has already download the routes, please can they reload the Day 9 files.
2019 route details are now available for riders to download
The Barcelona 1200 route details are now available for riders to download onto their satnav devices – see http://www.inspiredliving.org.uk/our-rides/barcelona-2019/2019-route-details/ Files are available in route (GPX), track (TCX) and Google Earth (KMZ) format, they can also be viewed on the web. Along with the start and end points for each day, we have included the meeting…
Riders need to review updated risk assessment
We have just received updated risk assessment material from CRUK, who are providing the Public Liability insurance for the ride. The 2019 Rider Documentation page has been updated with a revised Risk Assessment . Even though they have already provided the organisers with the risk assessment sign off form, all riders need to review the…
Rider documentation
We have updated the Rider Documentation page with a number of documents for the riders, including the risk assessment, rider information pack and handout flyers translated into French and Spanish. We would ask all riders to sign and return the risk assessment sign-off form to Lyn Wadley as soon as they can.
May 26th ride cancelled
With this being a bank holiday weekend, many people have a number of other commitments, so we have decided to cancel the 50 mile ride from Hursley, meaning the next group training ride will be on June 9th. We hope this does not cause you any great inconvenience, and please don’t let this stop you…
Reminder – Hursley Village ride this weekend
It’s the Hursley Village Community Association ride this Sunday – entry will cost £5, but’s it’s organised with 20, 40 and 100 mile options, plus there is a support vehicle for the 100 miler, offering flapjacks and drinks!! Here’s the link for more information
Important, changes to fundraising pages
Following a “learning experience”, we’ve changed the guidance on how riders link their pages to the ‘team’ page, which now allows us to show a running total of funds raised by everyone on one page. Those who have already set up their fundraising pages, need to log into their Virgin Money Giving accounts and follow…
Training Rides added
The Events Calendar page has now been updated with the schedule of training days running from April to the end of August. Some rides are organised by us, some by other organisations, it’s not expected that riders take part in every event, but this will help them prepare for the main event and offers a…
2019 Training calendar
We’ve created a page to detail training plans and other activities leading up to the ride to Barcelona – you can have a look here There’s not much there right now, but we hope to be scheduling one or two rides each month very soon!! Please subscribe to our news updates if you want to…
Provisional Barcelona 2019 details
Here are the provisional details for the IL2019 ride on Thursday 5th September (Home to Portsmouth ferry) to Sunday 15th September. We have been trying to tie down as much detail as possible so as you can confirm your participation. The route is now 95% planned, as follows: The first 2 days look long but we have…