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Test Valley Tour - New Forest Sportive & Challenge

by Jane Lucas, 30 Jun 10.

Full details on this event including route maps and elevation profiles are at TestValleyTour.com

Sunday 4th July sees the only road event of this year's Test Valley Tour. The well loved New Forest Road Sportive and Challenge, now in its 6th year, will start from the lovely setting of the Sir Harold Hillier Gardens, Jermyns Lane, Ampfield, Romsey SO51 0QA - Grid Reference SU376238. As ever our team, with 20 years experience behind us, will provide you with all you’d expect, and more, to give you a great day’s cycling.

The distances on offer are:

  • Sportive 150km: Registration open from 7.45am until 8.45am. Start Times between 8am and 9am
  • Challenge 100km: Registration open from 8.45am to 9.45am. Start Times between 9am and 10am
  • Tour 50km: Registration open from 8.45am to 9.45am. Start Times between 9am and 10am

Sportive riders will have their ride timed and receive an award when they finish, whilst Challenge and Tour riders will get a finisher’s memento of their ride.

There will be a FREE Torq energy gel for every rider, friendly Water Stops including FREE Torq energy drink out on the course and a Feed Stop on the Sportive route too. Food and refreshments at the venue's cafe at the Start/Finish will be available all day and, as an added bonus, we will also be giving riders a 2 for 1 entry voucher for the Gardens so that you can visit another time and enjoy them at your leisure. Phil O'Connor Photography will be out on the route capturing your finest moments.

Once again one lucky entrant (over 18 years old) will win a Road Cycling holiday in the entrants prize draw, thanks to our event sponsor Saddle Skedaddle.