Who's The Centurions - We Are! 2016

Who's The Centurions - We Are! 2016 Do You Want To Be A Record Breaker? - Read On. To celebrate Ride Social we want this ride to be the biggest Ride Social ever!! - and raise money for a good cause as well. 100 riders - 100 miles. Well, you're going to have to be up early & be fit, healthy & raring to go. To really top off a wonderful season of riding we're going to visit some of our favourite places, roads & cafe's - Doing the magical 100 miles into the bargain! We'll go first on a lovely loop around Leyland enjoying some of our favourite lanes & villages before going North to Roots Cafe where we'll eat, then down & around to Thornton, right down the coast to Blackpool & down to Lytham. We'll stop for the obligatory Fish& Chips in Lytham before looping around up towards Kirkham, around Preston and back down to Leyland to the starting point having conquered the 100 mile barrier! This ride is as flat as I can make it - if you're worried about doing this distance you need to practice & then it's all about time in the saddle, correctly managing your hydration & nutrition on the day. Last year 42 sent off, most had never ridden that distance before. How many finished? 42!! This year - It could be you! We'll need to get on with it as it's dark at 7pm, so lights please on this ride and an 8am Kick Off. We can't dawdle. Everyone will need to form into groups with people they know & be able to navigate themselves. We will provide turn by turn directions, GPX & TCX files. There will be ride briefing documents nearer the time, so please keep an eye on the ride's FaceBook page. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1598951300420270/ Please check your bike over the night before the ride, tyres inflated, all bolts tight, lubricated. Clothing, Helmet & lights checked & ready. Please aim to be ready to ride 15 mins before the ride start time, getting away on time is good for everyone. Ensure you have money, a phone, your navigation tools, food & drinks. We will help people as much as we can, but ultimately you are responsible for yourself & your bike. You will need to provide a minimum £10 donation to cover the expenses of the support drivers - every penny left over will go to the charity Milly's Smiles in memory of Milly who tragically died of leukaemia on the day we rode this ride last year. http://www.millyssmiles.org/ We have started a Just Giving page as that will ensure the charity receives the money directly & also benefits from gift aid & you can be sure your money goes to the charity. Minimum £ 10 - no donation, no ride. Please donate as soon as you have booked on here! https://www.justgiving.com/Craig-Atherton100 I'm a SkyRide Ride Leader leading guided rides & I'm also a trained route planner - I enjoy my cycling & appreciate it even more when I have people to ride with. Our group is called the FC's - Friendly Cyclists