GR4 Bike Ride

For the last few years we have run a Charity Bike Ride, last year it was the GR300 and before that it was the GR20.

This years ride will take riders from Cheddar Gorge near Bristol South to Lands End.  It is a four day ride with all accommodation and vehicle support provided. After a long marketing meeting, we’ve come up with the name “GR4“.

Dates: Thursday Oct 27th – Sunday Oct 30th

The Route: will be around 250 miles over 4 days, starting in Cheddar Gorge near Bristol and finishing at Lands End. 4 days, 4 counties, 400+ km.

Route map website is below, you can download GPX, TCX and KML files of each route day as well if needed.

http://ridewithgps.com/users/34083/routes

Preliminary Itinerary

Wed Oct 26th
Those doing full ride depart for Cheddar with bikes on coach, main pick up will be Truro about 1730 with pick ups en-route.  Accommodation at Youth Hostel in the gorge. Dinner on way up.

Thursday 27th
Ride south, around 60 miles to Beer near Seaton, accommodation in YH.

Friday 28th
Ride West to Dartmoor, about 50 miles to YH in middle of moor at Postbridge (Weekend riders can join, email us for logistics)

Saturday 29th
Ride West again about 55 miles to Gollant YH near Fowey.

Sunday 30th
Ride to Lands End for roast lunch / dinner (TBC) current route around 60 miles to give us our “400km+” total.  Transport will be provided from Lands End back to Truro.

The cost: £175.  This will include 4 nights accommodation, vehicle support and baggage transfer, self serve breakfast, snacks en route form support van, three course evening meal at YH (starter, filling main and hot pudding) & t-shirt. If you can’t do the whole thing deduct £40 a day.

Getting to Cheddar: Probably a coach details TBC.  There will also be some transport from Lands End after.

Accounts & Team: Again a big thank you to Celia for offering to be event secratary, Jeremy for helping with routing, insurance etc and Danny our van driver and masseuse.  The event will be cash flowed by King Harry Ferry (again thank you) and any leftover money will go to charity.

The Charity: will be the Invictus Trust, a small Cornish charity which aims to support and offer services to local teenagers who are suffering from poor mental health and associated issues.  You will all be sent justgiving links and sponsorship forms once you have registered.

Please download this registration form as a PDF, complete and sign and post back to us with a cheque before Sept 14th.  Registration Form (PLEASE make cheques payable to ‘King Harry Ferry)

See last years GR300 here: http://gigrower.co.uk/other-sports/gr300-get-your-bike-out/

And more details: http://gigrower.co.uk/?s=gr300&x=0&y=0

And GR20 here: http://gigrower.co.uk/contact/gr20/