Lake Ride with swim (optional)/sunbathing

Sunday 25th August at 7.00am This is what time the ride will set off. It’s best to get to the starting point at least 15 minutes beforehand to avoid missing the start.

Guided bike rides Organised rides supported by British Cycling Ride Leaders

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Cycling time	Ride distance	Suitable for	Distance from me	Ride level
420 Mins	41 Miles	Women only Not all rides are suitable for everyone. This will tell you if the ride is suitable for you and/or your friends and family.	? Miles	Challenging You don’t have to be the next Bradley Wiggins, but you’ll need to be fairly fit to take part in Challenging ride. As well as covering a good distance, there may well be a few hills along the way! If you fancy a fresh challenge, these rides are perfect for you.

Basingstoke and Deane

Starting Point & Postcode: Chineham Village Hall on Chineham Village Hall Car Park RG24 8YE
Overall Duration On a long ride, it’s sometimes good to have a little break in the middle, or maybe a catch up at the beginning or end to keep it sociable. This means that the overall ride duration may be longer than the actual cycling time.: 7 hours 30 mins (7 hours 0 mins cycling)

Route Description
Champions and rider comments

Breeze Bike Rides in Basingstoke and Deane

Depart at 7:00 for a 12M ride at 8-11mph to arrive at lake at 09:00am then choice of either sunlounging onto the lake shore (grass area) of Copthorne Hotel or dipping for a swim into the lake (with supervision and entrance fee of 5 pounds so bring swimming costume in rucksack and changing facilities available with shower - refreshments available hot coffee/tea and vending machine with chocs and crips) water temperature of 18/20C so neoprene wetsuit optional as most people can tolerate swimming without a wetsuit at this time of year - relax up to 10am either swimming or sunbathing then depart at 10am for a ride back of 12M to be back at car park at around 12pm (option to pop into tesco with bikes for those who need refreshments with an extra 2M trip to Tesco) - option of further ride available for the few who wish to build up their mileage with an extra loop of 15M (Bramley loop) to be back by 3pm. Total mileage: 39M (but option to opt out and finish with 24M by lunchtime and +2M i.e. 41M with trip to Tesco for refuelling if need be). Early starting times due to lake facilities closing at 10am for swimming.

Don’t forget…. Breeze are on a mission to spread the word about their rides, and need your help. If you introduce one friend who goes on to take part in a Breeze ride, you’ll receive a Breeze water bottle, introduce a second friend, you’ll be the proud owner of one of their swish Breeze Buffs, and introduce a third friend and Breeze will send you £15 of Love2Shop vouchers. Read the article on the homepage for more information.

Starting Point: Chineham Village Hall on Chineham Village Hall Car Park
Starting Postcode: RG24 8YE

Meet the Champions

Patricia Charnet

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