RELIABILITY RIDES

What is a Reliability Ride?

Reliability rides provide late winter (Jan-Mar) training rides where the object is to provide base fitness in preparation for the more demanding riding that will follow when the weather improves. In today’s world of sportives they are enjoyed by more than just competitive cyclists. Riders are self supporting and there are no organised stops en route. The rides are not races, you are riding on the open roads.

Traditionally, these events were held over 100 miles. Riders were required to state a completion time and to arrive at the check points and back at the HQ at their stated time. Failure resulted in no certificate. Today these rides are a less testing 100km and the time challange is no longer strictly imposed.

Some of the following collectively form The Chiltern Classics.

Westerley Winter Warmer - 110km, 61 & 44km

HQ - Scout Hut, Chalfont St Giles
Date: 14th January
Book online.

Harp RC Harp Hilly Hundred - 100km & 55km

HQ - Hemel Hempstead CC Clubroom, Nash Mills
Date: TBC

Hemel Hempstead CC - 100km & 50km

HQ - Hemel Hempstead CC Clubroom, Nash Mills
Date: 10th March 2024
Entry via here

Finsbury Park CC Reliability Ride - 100km & 50km

HQ - Cricket Club, Potters Bar, EN6 1QE
Date: 17th March 2024
Entry on the day (More info)

Luton CC Reliability Ride - 108km & 44km

HQ - Memorial Hall, Edlesborough
Date: TBC

Verulam Reliability Ride - 111km and 64.5km

HQ - Parish Centre, Redbourn
Date: 18th February 2024
Book online

Berkhamsted CC - 107km and 61km

HQ - Church Farm Cafe, Aldbury.
Date: 17th March 2024
Book online