[Closed] #Jennride South Lakes 2020 Bike Packing Event is Live NOW!!!

Nice one. Missed out last year.

Ticket bought 👍

Nice one Rich. One of the highlights of last year.

IM in and ticket brought. Cheers Rich.

Woop! signed up.

I'd love to do this but doubt I'll be anywhere near fit and well enough by July. I'll definitely put it in the diary for 2021 though.

bloke in 2nd photo is so handsome.... ;o)

188 Riders signed up!!!! so far

Rich

Every year I have signed up and through illness or work never made one..... hopefully this year!

As always thanks for organising this Rich

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/richard-munro11

I've done it for the last 3 years.

Its been a highlight of my year each time!

Thanks again for organising it Rich 🙂

I'm in, pics look great!

Booked.

Such a great weekend.

How many places/tickets are available?

231 booked max 300  available

Evenbrite booking gets you a spot Justgiving page to donate when you want!

Rich

Booked.

I've never done anything like this before, and am nowhere near fit enough yet. I figure I've 6 months to get fit, and have a plus bike so may as well do a spot of bike packing on it.

@postierich Will there be a shorter route this year? Or is it 100 miles or nothing?

Just the 100 mile route at the minute but very easy to miss loops out, will knock together a 75 mile route

Rich

Trying to convince the Mrs to ride the shorter loop with me.

Great event, did the 100 last couple of years and as above have said, a highlight of the year.

Cheers Rich. I'm hoping to be able to do the full 100, but a shorter route might be good.

I'm in !!! 🙂

I'm in, top effort Rich

Entered again this year

I'm in.
Will there be a GPX of the route so I can spend the next 6 months on "practice" rides around the Lakes 😉

In!

First time for me! Looking forward to it already!

10 tickets left

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/jennride-2020-bike-packing-ride-tickets-88416940449

Must be the quickest you've (pretty much) sold out.

Bugger, been waiting on wife’s confirmation whether she was on call at hospital and missed tickets..

Anyone know if there is a reserve list?

Thanks

Expect a 15% refund requests so if you put a donation of your choice on the just giving page you will  next in line for a spot  leave your name and message including your a reserve on the just giving page.

Rich

Really looking forward to our 3rd time at this excellent event. The challenge this year is not to be last back to staveley!

@hugealias sent you a message 😀

Just a taster

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Provisional route 🙂

https://www.alltrails.com/explore/map/jennride-2020-edition-1

18000ft of ascent 🙂

Awesome!

Clockwise Rich?

Clockwise Rich?

Yes. If you move your mouse along the profile at the bottom a location spot moves along the route. Also the track on the map has direction arrows.

Party in Langdale then?

Great route Rich, looks tough! I am really looking forward to this!

Brilliant - best ride of last year I recon, even with the worst night's sleep (midge-lined nostrils). Can't wait (Walna scar from conistone can' be worse than from the duddon, can it?

The climb around the 60km mark looks brutal. Looks like a great route though. Cheers Rich.

Drewd it looks bad but its 90% rideable 🙂

There will be extra spaces released soon so any STWers want to dabble in a bit of Bike Packing watch this space

@postierich not cycled in the lakes, I'm assuming it's not a gravel bike friendly route...?

Not really sections are but mainly a mtb route!

Drewd it looks bad but its 90% rideable 🙂

Cheers Rich, it certainly looks like a challenge.

@postierich thanks for the clarification!

@postierich looks like I can't make it. Don't need a refund of the Eventbrite payment, would prefer it to go to charity. What do I need to do?

Sorry to hear Andy ask for a refund on the Eventbrite page please makes it easier for me at registration and frees up a space.

Sure. I'll sort that out. Cheers.

Air bnb booked for start and finish!
Woohoo

Does anyone know if the Jennride will still be taking place this year?

Had an email from Rich to say it has been cancelled and entries can be carried over to next year.

Not surprising it has been cancelled and a bit of a let off because my mileage has taken a dive since lockdown.

See you all next year!

Only just seen the email, went in my junk by mistake.

Not surprising, with the pubs probably still shut, how would we all get around the route? 🙂

Thanks to Rich for organising, see you next year!

A Message from Richard Munro:Coronavirus Update – Event Postponed

In light of the fast-moving and ongoing Coronavirus pandemic I have made the very difficult/easy decision to postpone the 2020 South Lakes Jennride. While my  efforts have been focused on holding the event, we must prioritise the health and wellbeing of participants and their families plus the local population. With gove<span class="text_exposed_show">rnment limitations on gatherings in place to protect our emergency services it was felt the only responsible decision was to postpone the event until next year.</span>
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Any entries already booked and paid for the full event will automatically be carried over to the 2021 event ,if any one requires a refund up untill next years date please use the evenbrite refund option please use this as it keeps administration low for me.

Thanks for everyone's understanding at this challenging time. Please keep smiling, keep riding and most importantly keep safe.

St Gemmas Hospice survives on donations so if you are able to donate please do so on the Just Giving Page. Ric https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/richard-munro11
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Oh dear wish I hadn’t given up my place due to recent health problems, as I’m making good progress it would have been a good goal to aim for next year, as I’m assuming with carrying entries over to 2021 there’ll be no places available.

Hi Rich, sorry to hear you have postponed, but of course completely understand. I have really enjoyed taking part in the last 4 events, the atmosphere has been great, the scenery stunning, the routes challenging.

The fells will still be there when all this chaos calms down, hope to see you out then and maybe have a beer!

NCB

So, fitness prep for the ride was simple, commute to work twice a week plus decent Sunday ride takes me to 150 miles a week, drop some weight increase stamina. Then do the commute off road on the FS a couple of times, to get the comfort of the bike dialled and increase strength. So far- snapped wrist at BPW means increasing weight and reducing fitness. Nice big snap means plate so should be ready to ride with a couple of weeks to spare. Still great to have something to look forward to. Never done a big off road ride like this before and doing it at my least fit adds to the challenge I am thinking. Can’t wait.

I am getting there and trying to cram in the hours in the saddle. I managed a 5hr ride last week and will try to cram a few more in over the next few weeks. I also plan to do an overnighter to test my set-up.

Really looking forward to it.