Hill Quest at Quebec

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Hill Quest at Quebec
Sun 23rd Feb 10am 1 hour (10 miles)
Start Quebec car park behind play area DH7 9DF

If driving to start please park in small car park behind play area/next to football pitch. Take small lane off Front Street alongside play area (near junction with road from Langley Park) and past Slaters used cars and it’s on your right.

A winter training session where we will spend an hour riding a 2 mile loop from Quebec via Cornsay Colliery including an 8% hill. Anticipate riding 3-5 times around the circuit, depending on your fitness. After, we will head along to the lovely Quebec Tea Rooms for refreshments.

This riding will help us prepare ourselves for the summer’s adventures and especially for those training for the C2C or any other endurance event. Repeated climbs will build up strength, endurance and self belief.

In order for the ride to leave promptly, please be punctual so we can carry out bike checks, etc. prior to us setting off. Please try to check your bike the night before as we have had bikes turning up with punctures recently which means everyone has to wait at the start in the cold for repairs to be carried out. Bring a spare tube to fit your tyres. We should be out for about 2 hours (1 hour riding + 1 hour in cafe) but as always it is difficult to be precise about timing.

The ride is best for winter friendly bikes whether that’s your hybrid, mountain bike or road bike with mudguards.

Please come prepared for winter weather with plenty of clothes including gloves and bring a spare inner tube to fit your tyres. Also make sure you’ve got front and back lights in case light conditions are poor.

If anything changes due to poor weather we’ll let you know by 8am on the morning. We’ll post on our Breeze Network Durham Facebook page as well as sending you a message via the letsride site.. No need to contact us before then asking us what’s happening as we’ll be on the case. If you don’t hear from us the ride will be going ahead as planned.

For any cancellations after 8.30am on the day please text 07493808927 (note this phone is only for the day of the ride) as I don’t have mobile data. Otherwise, if before 8.30am please use the option to cancel when you log in to letsride.co.uk.

Hope you can join us for a fun and friendly hill climb. If you want any more information email us at [email protected].

Audrey