PAIN ON THE PLAIN CYCLING SPORTIVE FESTIVAL
Planned again for 7th & 8th July 2012
Great weekend of Sportives with MTB Saturday and 2 distance road sportives on Sunday. Unique routes using MOD roads to add the difficulty plus some Paris Roubaix sections if you want. Good routes, 2 feeds and a meal at the finish, fully timed. Plus Go ride for the kids and circuit races Saturday night with a Family ride Sunday. Camping available on site see you for the weekend
Online Entry
Entries close Wednesday before event or when full. Discounts available for Serving Armed Forces (click below).
Olympic year launches the first full weekend of cycling at the Garrison Town of Tidworth, on the edge of Salisbury Plain, with a mountain bike sportive on Saturday followed by the cut and thrust of short circuit racing around the garrison closed roads, for top road racers including the Army Championships, should be a perfect afternoon before the 2 routes of the Pain on the Plain sportive on the Sunday.
These unique events all have access to military roads not usually used by the public to add to the challenge of Salisbury Plain.
The weekend will start with a mountain bike Enduro-sportive suitable for all abilities, with 2 distances to suit everyone’s abilities. Go Ride and Go Race will be operating events on both days for kids, before the circuit races around Tedworth House on Saturday afternoon and evening.
All events will start and finish at Tedworth House a beautiful building now used as rehabilitation facilities for Army personnel and is supported by our charity SSAFA.
Soldiers, Sailors, Army Families Association is a very well established armed forces charity dating back 126 years, helping out the families and dependants of armed services in many ways see www.ssafa.org.uk
Ride information
- 3 distances 1 MTB and 2 Road Sportives fully arrowed route with GPS
- 2 feed points on long route Photographic Service
- Fully timed with certificate at finish Go Ride and Go
- Race for Kids
- Mechanical backup en route Camping on site
- Special “Range stew” after the ride Army vehicle display
- Saturday evening Circuit Races on closed roads On site catering
- MTB Routes fully signed with drinks stops Bike wash facilities
Online Entry
Entries close Wednesday before event or when full. Discounts available for Serving Armed Forces (click below).