Last updated: 6th October 2011
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Club Information
A serious case of alloy fatigue !
Saturday Off-Road Ride
Sunday Ride(02/10/11)
Tuesday(04/10/11) Ride
East Sussex Randonnee 2011
Dieppe to Quincampoix(Tribute to Anquetil) 2005 Ride
Paris-Brest-Paris 2007
Isle of Man TT Course
BHF Goodwood Ride
Four Tour Dieppe 2009
The Arun-Adur Section
This section covers the coastal area between Littlehampton and Shoreham-by-Sea,
and inland between the River Arun and the Adur. We are one of three sections of
the West Sussex Cyclists' Touring Club(CTC), the others being Bognor
Regis & Chichester(BoganChi), Crawley & Horsham(Crawsham).
Our section membership currently stands at around fifty and our active cycling
members have a wide range of ages, from people in their late twenties upwards. The
younger ones are not necessarily the fittest!... and if you don't ride regularly,
you won't be able to keep it up !
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Motorists take note: It says in the Highway Code
that "cyclists must not ride more than two abreast". This means that
it is perfectly OK for cyclists to ride two abreast. Also, treat a
cyclist as you would a horse and give them room when overtaking!
Cyclists take note: In narrow and/or dangerous places, it is advisable to
ride in single file and if there is a big group of riders, leaving gaps helps
motorists to get past a long line of cyclists. Remember that a motorist is
driving a dangerous weapon and he can do you a lot more harm than you can do him!
On the TV program "The Great Motoring Debate", one question asked "when
can you cross the solid white line in the centre of the road?". The answer is only
to overtake something travelling at less than 15mph! Motorists take note!
Most cyclists are motorists too but are more caring about our environment.
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Saturday Off-Road Ride.
Watch out for our list of off-road rides starting just after Easter 2011.
Check out our Runslist for the next off-road ride.
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Sunday's Ride.
Sunday 2nd October - Well what a scorcher! The weather was so good for cycling
that nobody turned out! Determined to make the most of the day, I started by buying
some fruit and veg from the recently started village store at the side of the
Frankland Arms. This is open every day serving locally produced meat, fish, fruit
and veg - a sort of local co-operative. I then headed out past West Chiltington, up
through Smock Alley, over the hills to Broadford Bridge, then Marringdean Lane into
Billingshurst. Very little traffic around, thankfully.
After a brief stop at Burdfields for a capuccino and toast, I rode through the town
on to the A29 and turned left for Rowners Lane/Okehurst Lane which brought me to the
Blue Ship PH, then left past Garlands, left again for Bucks Green and then a steady
climb through the charming village of Rudgwick, stopping to collect some windfall apples
from a large wheelbarrow outside a large house on the way. The windfalls looked so good,
I wondered what the undamaged ones were like!
On arrival in Ellens Green, I had to stop to let a large chain of cyclists on a
local race go past - the race ended about a mile down the road and I had to stop again
behind cars with tannoys and other unwelcome obstructions. Back under way again, I was
now on part of the Surrey Cycleway and turning left and then right for Okewood Hill, I
had a welcome lunch stop at the excellent Punchbowl Inn.
I was their first, but not last, customer arriving at 11.55am. After a pleasant
lunch under a large umbrella, I topped up my flask with iced water and continued via
Walliswood and Ellens Green into Cranleigh, again on nice and quiet roads. Turning
next left into Knowle Lane and crossing the A281, I cycled on past Tismans Common,
then left and right for Drungewick where I stopped to admire the Wey and Arun Canal
and talk to some walkers from Shamley Green, who commented on how many cyclists they
had passed that morning.
Back on the bike, a left and first right turn took me to Wisborough Green where I
called in at the excellent Old Mill Cafe, now under new management, for a welcome pot
of earl grey tea. This has been much improved by the new owners and comes highly
recommended as they have had the good sense to advertise in our Pedaller magazine.
My final stretch involved riding south on the bridleway over the canal to Broomers
Hill, the A283 and a left turn at 'Galle'(and Mousdell!) Corner for West Chiltington
and back to Washington. In all, about 50miles in wonderful sunshine, little wind and
little traffic interspersed with excellent refreshments - beat that for a good day out!
John Wickens
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Tuesday's Ride.
On Tuesday 4th October, I set off from home at 9.00am, making a quick stop at
Ferring library before proceeding via the A259 South Coast Cycle Route. Just opposite
the Roundstone Farm Shop, I was closely overtaken by a rider on a machine with bright
yellow mudguards, whom I thought I recognised but couldn't be sure as he did not use
a bell or call out. I had held back behind a disabled buggy rider before crossing the
main road to take the path over the farm fields through Angmering village and over the
A27 past the Children's Hospice and the Dover. I gained the surfaced road past Blakehurst,
Angmering Park and Warningcamp - always my favoured route into Arundel being much more
pleasant than the A27!
On reaching Arundel, I took the opportunity to call in at Peglers with their latest
Pedaller magazine before having a refreshment stop at the Moathouse Cafe.
Favouring a change, I rode back out of the town turning off for Wepham and Burpham -
a nice steady climb - where I passed a group of bird watchers/twitterers?(I think you
mean twitchers John!) although I couldn't spot any birds of note - perhaps their
lenses were trained on the passing lesser-spotted trekker decked out in orange and blue?
I reached the Khyber Pass and turned right up one of the bridleways which leads
up to the South Downs Way after a steady 10min climb. I followed the South Downs Way - as
dry as a bone and ideal for riding on! - as far as Chantry Hill with superb views on both
sides and took a right turn past Windlesham House School. No clay pigeon shooting at the
farm down below thankfully and I turned left down the farm road to the A24 north of Findon.
Then, after crossing the A24 with care, I cycled through Findon village and past Findon
Valley shops where I was able to gain the cycle path to Worthing via Warren Road and
Offington - very good to avoid that awful Offington Rounadbout.
This was my altermative Tuesday ride being a shortish 25 mile morning circular.
John Wickens
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