I really enjoyed myself (though might not have said so at the time) and was particularly chuffed to just break the 6 hour barrier and hence get Gold for my age group. A good confidence booster for the Etape in July. The course was great - very scenic, sufficiently challenging and well signposted (though the signs are a tad small for my eyesight,,,) The other riders were great company too. Will definitely aim to do the ride again next year wife/family commitments permitting! JL
I would like to say that your event was really well organised, I very much enjoyed it and I will definitely do it again next year, needless to say that I will be recommending it to my fellow cyclist who ride with me back in Spain, you guys should see the mountains we are used to ride on! JH
A brilliant route - scenic, and hilly without being 'stupid' about it. RM
Just wanted to say an ENORMOUS thank you for organising such an excellent event. I was amazed at how much fabulous countryside and how little nasty A-road action there was on such a distance. The marshals were all very helpful and encouraging and the vodka and orange (or was that energy drink?) provision was also great. Many thanks once again - if I survive this year's etape and UK Ironman I will be back for more in 2009! BTW, I think you should lobby for using this route for when the Tour De France comes to the UK again - it was far far superior to the frankly disappointing London to Canterbury route last year. And THAT was supposed to be in the garden of England!!! PW
Was a nice day till the pothole! JB
Just reflecting on an absolutely perfect day yesterday ! Yes it was tough , but I expected that . What I didn’t expect was the level of organisation and friendliness around the whole event. Can you please pass on my thanks to the whole of your team who made this event a benchmark event for all of us riders, their efforts were very much recognised and appreciated . SA
A well organised and enjoyable event. MK
Just wanted to say a HUGE thank you to the team behind the organisation.
My first ride over 85 miles for over 10 years, and my first organised
sportive - couldn't have asked for more, especially the food stations
which popped up just in the nick of time, and the almost traffic-free
roads. I even enjoyed the uphill bits. Will be back next year. DS
Just a quick note to say what a fantastic event it was on Sunday. Sign-in was easy, the route was fantastic, feed stations were well stocked (especially the jaffa cakes!) and the signposts were easy to follow. This is my first sportif and definitely not my last after this experience. MB
Just a note to say how much I enjoyed the day, excellent route, very well signed, good roads and great registration area before and after. + a really good idea to have a mechanic hut at the first checkpoint. A big thanks – see you in 2009. JN
A very well organised and enjoyable day, the flapjack was the best…ever!! Thanks to everyone who organised and helped out…and cheers to all the lovely men who said hello as they passed me!! HJ
Great event. I will definitely be back next year and prepared to go faster ! EJ
To everyone involved in Sunday's HHH thank you so much for making my day, it was brilliantly organised from start to finish and the route was just stunning. I shall definitely reccommend your sportive to all my friends for 2009. As it was my first sportive event I was thrilled to get a gold ! SB
I did enjoy the sportive thanks. Very well signposted and the feedstops were ideally placed. JT
Overall I thought it was very well run and organised event - and I hope to be back next year. Perhaps the only suggestion to make would be to mention (or remind?) folks what to do after the race. (especially for novices like me!) SN [He doesn't mean 'race' (ed.)]
A great day out, it was really well organised and the route was fun. ES
Thanks for organising the ride. I thoroughly enjoyed it & hope to be back again next year. PB
Last weekend our village was taken over by a mass of cycles all travelling well over the speed limit and no consideration for the villagers. SK [This was Hannington, guys. Please return the church plate, the livestock, and the village maidens immediately! (ed.)]
