
Stage 3: The Love Hearts Endurance Ride
Updated: Jun 11, 2021
Sunday 13th June
Outdoor Rides - can be done on or off road.
BCG non led Club Rides - We’ll be setting up a variety of ‘Club Rides’ on Meetup that you can sign up for individually or as groups of friends.
There’ll be a variety of start start times and a range of our favourite routes from 25 to 100 miles to choose from.
If you aren't already a meetup user then click here to join Meetup and set up an account.
Other Rides:
Find a good route on your own or with your friends and just ride!
Easy - 25 miles
Medium - 50 miles
Hard - 75 miles
Planning Tips - This is the endurance stage. Pick roads you know and enjoy. Include an open take away cafe stop if you like. If it helps you picture a route try passing one church every 10 miles.
Safety Notes - Please follow all government COVID guidelines and respect other road users by riding responsibly and in line with the law and highway code at all times.
Zwift

Time of day: Ride solo any time
Route: Watopia - Big Foot Hills There are 5 smaller hills but we will regroup at the top of each for everyone to ride together to the foot of the next one
Distance: up to 40.8 miles and up to 2,319ft of climbing
Easy - Ride at least 10 miles along the route
Medium - Ride at least 20 miles along the route
Hard - Ride the full route
A short guide on virtual activities can be found here or please post any set up questions on our forum found here.
RGT
Official Event: Stage 3 - Pienza - Endurance
Other Riding: If you cant attend the official event then ride solo Real Road any time
Route: Pienza in beautiful Tuscany countryside
Distance: 5.1 miles and 770ft of climbing per lap
Easy - Stop after 2 laps (To make the hill feel less steep in the gradient setting move the slider to the right - this ride is more about endurance)
Medium - Stop after 4 laps (To make the hill feel less steep in the gradient setting move the slider to the right - this ride is more about endurance)
Hard - Stop after 6 laps - or just keep going! (To make the hill feel less steep in the gradient setting move the slider to the right - this ride is more about endurance)

A short guide on virtual activities can be found here or please post any set up questions on our forum found here.
Sufferfest
Time of day: Whenever you like
Video: Varies by Easy/Medium/Hard

Easy - The Way Out - 59 minutes
Medium - To Get To The Other Side - 1 hour 28 minutes
Hard - It Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time - 1 hour 51 minutes
A short guide on virtual activities can be found here or please post any set up questions on our forum found here.