The generally fine weather which had been ordered for this event was duly delivered apart from that nagging north wind which made the hilly ride out to the morning coffee stop at Rearsby much more challenging. There were 2 non-starters due to health problems and both of these had been notified to the organiser before the start on 19 June. On the day, 3 riders failed to complete, 2 of these going off course having opted to ride alone, and the remaining one aborted due to dissatisfaction with the road conditions. So there were 28 finishers from 33 entries. The first riders departed at 08:30 and the last riders finished at 18:30 which, in view of the marked reluctance by some to leave the excellent lunch and tea stops, was a remarkable achievement. The event was well supported by members, friends and families of the Ratae Road Club and the only difficulty experienced was sore legs!
The organiser, Bob Perrett, would like to acknowledge the assistance given to him by Bob Tinley of the Coventry & Warwickshire CTC whose event he had ridden on the previous Sunday. Bob Tinley kindly prepared the course altitude profile for us. This is available here -->Trivets_Profile.pdf and shows a total ascent for the day’s riding of 1490 metres. All the feedback from the riders has been positive and the excellent refreshments provided by the catering support teams at the Rearsby, Griffydam and Market Bosworth stops have come in for particular praise. The generosity of Coalville Wheelers CC in lending their Clubhouse for the lunch stop is gratefully acknowledged, the many cycling posters on the wall lending a welcome ambience to this stop.
Badges and date bars for the event are available for successful participants directly from the CTC. The TriVets Badge costs £3.50 and the Date Bar £1.50 with payment by cheque to "CTC". Requests for these with the cheque should be sent to:
Information Team
CTC
Parklands
Railton Road
Guildford
Surrey
CU2 9JX
Congratulations go to all those who successfully completed this epic ride.
