Meet at 0850 for a 0900 depart from the main car park in Brookley Road, Brockenhurst as usual. Expecting another hot ride and the forest to be very busy so planning to head north out of the forest for part of the ride.

Coffee stop planned for The Coffee Pot in Hyde at around 75Km so we’re going to be there 1130-1145 so please ensure you’ve got supplies to get that far round. There is a tap at The Coffee Pot to refill bottles. We will pass a few shops for any urgent top ups along the way and if anyone has any knowledge of more water fountains like the ones in Brock, Burley and Bransgore please share that info. Route is 117Km with just over 1000M of climbing

Route at:

https://www.plotaroute.com/route/1999866?units=km

As usual we’ll split into two or three smaller pelotons for our safety and to minimise our impact on other road users. Your continued co-operation in getting to the start in good time so we can plan the groups is appreciated.

Barry