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Downland Spring Sportive
(KM Big Kent Ride)

Sunday 1st April 2012

Thankyou for taking part in the Downland Cycles Spring Sportive.

All riders pre-booking to take part in the ride were entered into a free prize by the KM Charity Team with a £100 P&O Ferries voucher awarded as the prize. The following won prize vouchers: 

• Mark Deadman of Maidstone
• Brian Stanford of Canterbury
• Julien Barton of Medway
• Reece Turner of Kent

Details of amount raised for chaity will be updated. First estimate is over £9000

Link to KM ride report

Ride photos can be seen at
www.sportivephoto.com

Ride Times

(please note some riders changed distances mid ride and didn't let us know at the finish)

110km Route

100 mile route

Preliminary routes are here and are subject to change depending on road conditions and repairs

http://www.bikeroutetoaster.com/Course.aspx?course=329801
http://www.bikeroutetoaster.com/Course.aspx?course=329810

for those of you with satnav then the gpx file can be downloaded from bikeroutetoaster

Previous Comments

A big thank you for yesterday, a great event. Fabulous route - even those 
hills around Hythe were enjoyable. I thought the signage was particularly 
good and the rolls at the feed stations were a very welcome change from 
bananas. All in all a very well organised event and I look forward to the 
autumn ride.
Best wishes
Andrew Bradley

A quick line to say thank you for the event. As usual the wind seems to blow most days on the marsh.
We noted the comments before the start about missing signs and that alougth they had been replaced one couldn't be sure they wouldn't disappear again. The R turn to Smeeth did disappear for a 2nd time but we turned there and spoke to a VC deal rider -who was leading a gentle paced ride the older casual cycling types- and he reassured us we were on the right road.
Anyway, thanks for a well signposted event and I would have stayed to consume more deliscious cake and tea but I was getting cold so went soon after finishing.
Hope to be there next year and persuade some club mates to come, mind you after having said in my report for my club website that 2 of the hills had 1 arrow status it might put them off.
Cheers
Eddie Land. West Kent Road Club.

Bryan, just a note to thank you and the team for an excellent sportive
yesterday. Great organisation, a killer route, and a really friendly and
helpful team.
Thanks so much.
Richard Greensted

Hi Bryan and all at Downlands.
I took part in yesterdays sportive from Downlands. This has got to be by far the best and most well organised sportive that I have taken part in. From the start it was easy to book on line with good communication from yourself. A big thanks to your mechanic Andy on the advice he gave me on tyres, consequently i rode the 100m without a puncture. 
The organisation at the start was perfect, tea,coffee,biscuits, toilet facilities and 3 very funny dogs to entertain us before the start. The registration was simple, quick and easy to understand.
The route itself was brilliant, taking in the best parts of Kent, without having to stop to check our bearings, because the signage was again so easy to follow.
The food stops again were the best, proper food [rolls] so needed in an event like this, [I can only eat so many Gel bars in a day.] 
On our return we were then treated to so many great cakes, more tea and coffee.
Congratulations to all at Downlands for such a well run event.
See you again next year.
Many Thanks once again.
Bob Connell.

Thanks for such a great event yesterday. Really enjoyable with an
interesting course (although some of those hill towards the end were a
bit harsh), great signposting and a friendly crew out there helping us
around.

Look forward to the next one!!