December End of Year Ride Out

On offer for your pleasure courtesy of one of our gold riders and trainee instructors, Jerry Palmer, is a nice Winters ride down to Dungeness and back.

RIDE DETAILS

Sunday December 28th.  Meet at 9am for coffee / breakfast, with a briefing at 09:20, to depart at 09:30.  Return anticipated between 15:00-15:30.

Meeting Point Location:  Blue Boys BP Petrol & Burger King, A21 Hastings Road, Kippings Cross, nr Matfield, TN12 7HE

Closest Petrol Station:  At start point

Pre-ride coffee/tea:  At start point  

Lunch stop:  Britannia Cafe, Dungenesss

Ride Description
A winter ride on Kent & East Sussex roads to enjoy good progress on A roads, B roads and short dual carriageway.   In all, about 130 miles.  A short coffee stop and comfort break after about an hour, before heading off to Dungeness and lunch via one of the very best and unmissable roads bordering East Sussex and Kent.  Lunch at around 13:00hrs.  After lunch, heading back towards our start point at Blue Boys roundabout and services via a different route.

** New and Recent members – remember please you will need to have had your Initial Assessment Ride with an Instructor to attend this and any other club riding activities

** All members please carry your membership card on this and all club activities

REGISTRATION

There are no restrictions on how many can join the ride, but we ask that you please register by emailing the ride leader.  See details below.

Weather
As with all Group Ride Outs, please note that if the overnight temperature is forecast to be 3C degrees or below at the ride start meeting place, the ride out will be cancelled automatically.   There will not normally be a second notification if this is the case.  We only use the BBC Weather for our information.
 

Back-Marker System
One of the riders will need to Back-Mark so any volunteer for this please advise the ride leader when you register for the ride.  If you have an orange Hi-Viz please bring it with you, or one may be provided on the day, or dependant on the size of the group an alternative marker may be agreed.

Please make sure you are fully conversant with the rules of the “BACK-MARKER SYSTEM“.  Following these correctly is vital to the smooth running of the day and reduces the risk of losing someone or everyone. Details of the BM system are on our Southernriders.org  website.   If you’re unsure on the day, ask one of the attending Ride Leader. They will be more than happy to clarify any issues you have.

Hi-Viz
If you wear hi-viz, please ensure it is not Orange as this is reserved for the ‘back-marker’ during our ride-outs.  We appreciate you may normally wear an orange hi-viz whilst riding. However, some find it confusing when in the middle of the group to see two or more riders with the orange hi-viz.  So, in an effort to avoid confusion and markers leaving their post prematurely ONLY the back-marker is to wear orange hi-viz.   Thank you