Hemel Hempstead Cycling Club

The 'Chiltern Classics' Reliability Rides 2012 - 6 great events with a different circuit each week. Different hills, different scenery.
The following information is currently available, but please contact the individual organisers if you require further details :-

Harp RC – Sunday 22nd January
This first reliability ride of the series is the well-known Harp Hilly Hundred starting and finishing at the Hemel Hempstead CC club house - for location map go to www.hemelcycling.org.uk. This starts off following a similar route as the Hemel event through to Chesham then it takes on its own character taking on the hilly bits of the northern Chilterns through Berkhamsted, Whipsnade (the infamous Bison Hill) then onto Aston Hill near Halton and tracking back through Wiggington, Aldbury, Ivinghoe Beacon, Whelpley Hill via White Hill to the Hemel clubroom for a well earned rest. The event has it's own website: http://www.harphillyhundred.org.uk/ with routes and maps, etc.

Team Quest – Sunday 29th January 
The start and finish is from the Ickenham Guide Hut in Community Close in Ickenham and the route travels out towards High Wycombe; Paul Doel at The Bike Shop, North Harrow can explain.

Hemel Hempstead CC – Sunday 5th February
This third reliability trial of the series starts and finishes at the Hemel Hempstead CC club house in Nash Mills recreation centre, near Kings Langley, Hemel Hempstead, for location map see www.hemelcycling.org.uk. The route travels out through Chesham, Wendover and Chinnor returning through Speen, Gt. Missenden, Chesham, Kings Langley and back to the club house with refreshments. It is a hilly circuit climbing some of the well-known Chiltern Hills of Chinnor and the notorious 1 in 4, Small Dean Lane, a killer but mercifully short, but with a well earned tea and cake stop at the top. Frith Hill is also included in the route. The 50 km route option turns short of Wendover returning through Chesham. (100 km route - Word doc - 2MB click here)

Below is a route map that you can view and download

Edgware RC – Sunday 12th February
This is a great new Reliability Ride through the Chilterns starting at the Hemel Hempstead CC club house at Nash Mills Recreation Centre, near Kings Langley, for location map go to www.hemelcycling.org.uk. The route travels through Piccotts End, Gaddesden Row, Stanbridge, Great Brickhill. Crossing the grand union canal to Soulbury onto Wingrave. Pass Mentmore going under the infamous Train Robbers Bridge to Slapton, Cublington, Wingrave, Ivinghoe Aston up Beacon Hill, down into Northchurch, Ashley Green, Bovingdon and back to the Club House. A great new 100 KM route for the Chiltern Classics. The 45 km route option goes to Dagnal then diverts to Ringshal then finishing on the same route as the 100 km.

Willesden CC – Sunday 19th February
The fifth event starts at the Ickenham Guide Hut and travels out to Bledlow Ridge & Cryers Hill. Contact John Williams for further details.

CC Luton – Sunday 26th February
This is the sixth and last event of the Chiltern Classics Reliability Rides for 2012. The route commences from the village hall in Edlesborough and travels through Slapton before turning south back through Ivinghoe to climb Ivinghoe Beacon. From Ringshall, the route continues through Little Gaddesden
and Nettleden to Potten End where it makes it's way onto the A4251 south of Berkhamsted before heading out through Bovingdon and Chesham.
Passing briefly through Chesham town centre, the route heads towards Great Missenden on the B485 before taking to the lanes again through
The Lee, St Leonards & Cholesbury before dropping down Hastoe Hill into Tring. From there, the route picks up the B489 through Marsworth before
heading back through Aldbury so as not to miss out the delights of Tom's Hill. Finally, once more over the Beacon from the easier side before dropping
back down to the HQ for a well earned cuppa. 61 miles in all and about 1,000m of climbing. Organiser Leigh Marmon Email: leigh_marmon@hotmail.com
Tel.: 07800-821534 Route in map form: http://www.bikeroutetoaster.com/Course.aspx?course=341108

All Reliability Rides have time bands to suit your pace and certificates are awarded to riders completing within their selected time band.