Route 3 of 3.

How about a ride out to support the riders in the 2023 Tour of Britain as Stage 4 arrives in Nottinghamshire?

We have 3 suggested routes:
Route 1 is a ride out the the Cat 3 climb near Eakring.
Route 2 heads to the start at Sherwood Forest before heading to the climb.
Route 3 takes in the start and the climb and then races the peloton to the finish in Newark.
Grab your cow bell and wear your Ilson colours – let’s see how many jerseys we can get on the telly!

https://www.strava.com/routes/3121420154125874232
This is the longest of the 3 routes at 83 miles. It takes in the start and the finish as well as the Cat 3 climb at Red Hill Lane.
Once you factor in the waiting time at the 3 locations it will be a long day out so please be aware of the timings below.
The race is scheduled to start at 11:15, so this ride is set to leave Ilkeston Market place at 09:00.
with an average of 12 mph you would arrive at 11:00.
At 15 mph arrive time is 10:36.
At 17mph – 10:24
The peloton is expected to hit the climb at 13:21 so that gives us a couple of hours to grab some lunch and make the 7 mile hop over to the climb on Red Hill Lane.
Then there’s no time to wait as we race the peloton over to the finish at Newark for the expected time of 15:23 – the peloton will have 40 or 50 miles to go but we will have a 20 mile shortcut – so the question is: can you ride half as fast as the pros?!
From the finish at Newark it’s a 30 mile mostly-flat flat ride home.
Leaving Newark at 16:30 here are the times we would arrive back in Ilkeston:
At 12mph – 18:30
At 15 mph – 18:00
At 17 mph – 17:45
Of course, you could avoid the podium celebrations and leave as soon as the leaders cross the line and you’d arrive back around an hour earlier than the above times.
NB: This is not a Ride Captain-led ride – it’s just an opportunity for a group to form and ride to the Race route together.