Sure, Essex isn’t known for its hills (Cyclo will resist cliché in saying what it is known for) but with an almost continually undulating 100km – or 100miles for the tougher option – on offer this will still have you out of the saddle as much as in. Taking place on quiet country roads with race HQ based at Gosfield School, Halstead (map here) this promises both well stocked feed stations and a buffet style lunch stop mid-ride that the organisers promise may be difficult to tear yourself away from.
Registration opens at 7.00am for 100-milers with first riders setting off at 7.30am. 100km registration opens at 8.00 and entry fees set with a special ‘fundraiser’ option of £28 (with a promise of raising a further £30 for Action Medical Research) or a straight off £50 sans-sponsorship. Full details and online entry at www.action.org.uk/essex_100
