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4 routes to choose from
20 miles route
30 miles (1 village hall stop);
50 and 75 Miles (2 village hall stops)
- village hall feed stations with legendary, mouthwatering homemade CAKES and savoury options
- complimentary delicious light lunch included
- medal and goodie bag
- fully signposted routes (20, 30 and 50 miles)
- medical and mechanical back up
- free event photos
4 Routes to Choose From
Belles of Belvoir 20 miles (+640ft climbing)
Our 20 mile route loops back to Hose village hall for cakes and refreshments. The route takes you through the Vale villages of Long Claswon, famous for its cheese and through Hickling , a picturesque village on the Grantham canal. In Kinoulton you’ll see we send all other riders left up a hill , but you’ll stay in the Vale and head through a series of small villages on mostly quiet roads back to Hose. This shorter route with less than half the climbing of our 30 mile route offers a more accessible introduction to sportives. The route is fully signposted.
£30 after 25th June, on the day registration (if spaces still available). Please email hello@2wheelsandapieceofcake.co.uk
Girls 8-17 only £10. Please email hello@2wheelsandapieceofcake.co.uk to reserve a place.
Belles of Belvoir 30 miles (+1,300ft climbing)
Starting in the lovely Vale of Belvoir, join us on our friendly 30 miler, following our signs on quiet country lanes through pretty villages. The route is undulating and heads out further west than previous years, into the Nottinghamshire Wolds. There’s a village hall stop in Wymeswold just over half way, where you can refuel with eye-watering homemade cakes and savoury options. You will have a couple of leg-twinging pulls at 7 miles and at 25 miles and you will finish on a lovely downhill back to event HQ, where you will be given a well deserved hero’s welcome, a medal, lunch and some goodies.
£40 after 25th June, on the day registration (if spaces still available ). Please email hello@2wheelsandapieceofcake.co.uk
Girls 8-17 only £10. Please email hello@2wheelsandapieceofcake.co.uk to reserve a place.
Belles of Belvoir 50 miles (2,400ft)
This ride also heads out west from Hose along quiet country lanes. Your first little challenge is the hill in Kinoulton and you will cycle through the ‘W’ villages of Widermerpool, Wysall and Wymeswold, where you can refuel at mile 15 in the village hall. Over the next 24 miles you’ll dip and climb about 1,000ft, passing through the charming villages of Seagrave, Thrussington and Hoby before a steep descent into your second village hall stop with a different, but equally delicious selection of sweet and savoury foods. The final leg of the ride is an undulating 15 miles back to lunch and medals.
£45 after 25th June, on the day registration (if spaces still available). Please email hello@2wheelsandapieceofcake.co.uk
Youths 8-17 only £10. Please email hello@2wheelsandapieceofcake.co.uk to reserve a place.
Route 4: Belles of Belvoir 75miles (3,500ft)
You ladies are in for a real treat – a challenging, but a stunning ride with new climbs, gorgeous villages and refreshments at two village halls to titillate your taste buds. You will head out earliest and cover about 25 miles and 1,000ft before your first stop in Wymeswold. From there you will head up and out of the village and head further south. Over the next 24 miles you’ll dip and climb about 1,000ft, passing through the charming villages of Seagrave, Thrussington and Hoby before a steep descent into your second village hall stop with a different, but equally delicious selection of sweet and savoury foods. The final leg of your ride is the most challenging, with a further 1,500ft of climbing over 26 miles, finishing with a lovely long descent down Harby hill.
Note; this ride will not be signposted, but GPX files will be available to download.
£45 after 25th June, on the day registration (if spaces still available- please email hello@2wheelsandapieceofcake.co.uk ).
Youths 8-17 only £10. Please email hello@2wheelsandapieceofcake.co.uk to reserve a place.
Hose village hall
Hose village hall is our event HQ, 2 Harby Lane, Hose, Melton Mowbray LE14 4JR
There is ample free car parking. Please do follow the signs as we separate cars arriving and departing (past the Hose Tennis and Bowls clubs) from cyclists, who use the main entrance in front of the hall.
Rider information will be emailed to all riders in the week before and will be available on this website and signposted from Facebook.
Any queries? Contact Lottie on hello@2wheelsandapieceofcake.co.uk