RICHARD ELLIOTT THREE LOOPS RIDE
This is a great ride, created by and ridden in memory of Richard Elliott, a member of the Wheelers from 1990 and the club’s chairman from 1996 until his death from a heart attack while riding his bike on Brereton Lane, Sproston, in 1998.
We normally do this ride in various groups, depending on how far you want to go, and how fast. If you have always wanted to try a “century” ride, then we highly recommend this one.
Map showing all three loops. Click to enlarge.
Choose from:
1 Loop - 100 km
Robert Foster leading at Saturday club run pace, 10:00 start, Broken Cross.
Rachel Gilliland leading at Sunday Easy Ride pace start 09:30 Broken Cross. 2 cafe stops at Whitegate Station and Hopley House.
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/42214611
2 Loops - 156km
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/42214706
3 Loops - 201km
Darren Allgood & Paul Anders leading at Club Run pace. 08:00 start, Broken Cross
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/42214626
All rides start from Broken Cross public car park, SK11 8UB (not the Tesco one).
“You would be hard pushed to find an easier 125-mile ride”
Richard Elliott
Richard joined his first cycling club aged 12 and rode many time trials, including 50s and 100s, as well as 12 and 24 hour races, winning the Wessex 24 hour in 1977. In the 1970s when Audaxes started in the UK, Richard read a write-up about a Windsor-Chester-Windsor Audax and announced to his wife Celia (who remains a life member of the Wheelers) 'that's my kind of riding'.
He subsequently rode many different Audax distances including Paris-Brest-Paris in 84 hrs 20 mins in 1979, as well as several on tandems and tandem trikes with his eldest son Ben. The club presents the Richard Elliott Trophy each year to the rider with the most points for long distance rides.