The Angel of The North - Rapha Ladies 100km

Breeze Bike Rides in Newcastle

On Sunday 20th July women around the world will take place in a mass event to cycle 100km on this day. Find out more about the challenge on the Rapha Website

http://pages.rapha.cc/womens100

If you use Strava and complete the challenge you'll be sent a special commemorative Rapha woven patch!

Our route makes a beautiful curvy figure of 8 shape centered around The Cycle Hub, Newcastle Quayside, NE6 1BU. We've taken a theme of the female form and will be visiting a couple of stunning sculpture installations on our travels. Plenty of photo opportunities!

This ride will be faster than ordinary Breeze rides. We will aim for a pace of around 10 - 12 miles per hour. You need to be confident riding on roads and in a group. Ideally you will have completed a sportive event or a similar ride previously. There is a somewhat chunky hill climb or two in the middle of this ride but rewarded with a lovely glide out to the coast and flat return home.

Meet at The Cycle Hub, Newcastle Quayside, NE6 1BU at 10:00am for a 10:30am prompt depart. There is ample free parking available here.

http://www.thecyclehub.org/

A 30 mile morning jaunt takes us up to Northumberlandia to see the stunning human landform sculpture of a reclining lady. Made of 1.5 million tonnes of rock, clay and soil, she is 100 feet high and a quarter of a mile long.

http://www.northumberlandia.com/

We return to The Cycle Hub for lunch.

Please bring cash or a packed lunch - you can eat this outside if you purchase a drink. Food and drink at The Cycle Hub is excellent.

If you find you're struggling with the ride you can leave us at this point. For those continuing with us after lunch we'll head southwards taking the Tanfield railway cycle path up to The Angel of The North - a fantastic photo opportunity! We head back via Minchella & Co icecream parlour on South Shields seafront for coffee and ices. The last push home takes us along the south side of the River Tyne and over the Millennium Bridge back to The Cycle Hub.

This is a mass participation event, and as such you join us at your own risk and will be expected to look out for your own comfort and safety. You will be led by a British Cycling Trained ride leader, but will need to be able to ride confidently on roads and in a group and take care of your own mechanical issues.


Please ensure you are dressed for the changeability of the weather.
Please bring sufficient cash, snacks, waterbottles, kit, pump, tools, innertubes and anything else you may require for a full day of riding. Please consider how you will get home if you have a mechanical problem you can't fix yourself on the roadside. We will help with punctures, if needed.

Please check your bike is roadworthy and bring sufficient lights for evening / poor weather riding, just in case.

If you have any questions please feel free to get in touch breeze.bron@gmail.com

Starting Point

Meet at The Cycle Hub, Newcastle Quayside, NE6 1BU at 10:00am for a 10:30am prompt depart.  

Starting Postcode

NE6 1BU

Meet the Champions

• Bronwen Banner I'm proud to be a leader for both Sky and Breeze rides.
  
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  It's going to be a great Summer of cycling in Newcastle - I look forward to welcoming you on one of our rides.
• Ria Knox
• Kerry Ashberry Hi everyone! I've been a keen road cyclist for about 4 years now. I work for a cycling holiday company based at The Cycle Hub on the Quayside, called Saddle Skedaddle. I cycle to work every day and I help run a local cycling club called Stay Classy. I also help out on Cycle Hub Social Rides. It's all about the bike!
• Sarah Rose Hi, I fell in love with cycling again about 5 years ago when I started going out on guided rides around Northumberland. When I started I thought I could never do more than 10 miles, after my first ride was over the moon when I was told I'd cycled 15 miles without stopping.....all because of great company and support. Over the last 5 years I've had loads of cycling achievements.
  I became a breeze leader to show that anyone can get on a bike and love it :-) Any age and ability come along and get fit, meet new friends and see some wonderful places you'd never see in the car.