2025 Reliability Rides - Dates, routes and end destinations
Reliability Ride 1 (John Edwards Memorial Ride) - Sunday 2nd March
- Start at Physiques, Brackla - End at 'Mughal Emperor', on Stormy Down
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Reliability Ride 2 - Sunday 23rd March
- Start at the 'New Dialysis Unit' 19 The Triangle, Brackla - End at Ewenny Pottery Cafe
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Reliability Ride 3 -Sunday 20th April
- Start at the 'New Dialysis Unit' 19 The Triangle, Brackla - End at Costa Cafe, Cowbridge
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Please see below for information on the format of the reliability rides.

Reliability Rides

For those of you new to the club. The Reliability Rides are run every year usually in the early spring. A series of three rides (two 50 mile rides and a 100 km ride).

 

The idea is to choose a time you think you can ride the distance. This is without any watches, computers or clocks. If you want to record your ride this is understandable so you can tape your computer up. But under no circumstances can you look at the time.  

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The whole point is to see how reliable you are over the distance. Here is how you qualify. (+ Or - 10mins)

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Click here for Rules and Guideline for the Reliability Ride Competition

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Ride One Option   

50 miles in 3    hours = 16 mph ave speed     

50 miles in 2.5 hours = 20 mph ave speed   

 

 

Ride Two Options                               

50 miles in 3.5 hours = 14mph ave speed       

50 miles in 3    hours = 16mph ave speed  

 

 

Ride Three Options

100k (62 miles) in 4    hours = 15.5mph ave speed

100k (62 miles) in 3.5 hours = 17.7mph ave speed

 

Reliability Ride 1 - Please see above for this years date, route and end destination

Sign on

50 in 3    hours - Sign on is 9.00am (be there 15mins before)

50 in 2.5 hours - Sign on is 9.30am (be there 15mins before)

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Reliability Ride 2 - Please see above for this years date, route and end destination

Sign on

50 in 3.5 hours - Sign on is 8.30am (be there 15mins before)

50 in 3    hours - Sign on is 9.00am (be there 15mins before)

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Reliability Ride 3 - Please see above for this years date, route and end destination

​Sign on

100k (62 miles) in 4    hours - Sign on is 8:30 am (be there 15mins before)

100k (62 miles) in 3.5 hours - Sign on is 9.00 am (be there 15mins before)

 

​The main rule is no watches or computers. You must calculate the speed you are travelling by judging how fast you think your average speed is over the distance. There is a plus or minus 10 mins for 50 miles rides, and plus or minus 15mins on the 100 km ride. If you must use a computer it has to be covered up. The start is staggered so everyone should finish together.   

 

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