Sportive St Andrews 2012
EVENT DATE
Sunday 26th August 2012
LOCATION
St. Andrews, Fife
EVENT SUMMARY
The first Sportive St Andrews offers you 3 great routes and is fundraising for Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland and aiming to build a mobile mountain bike & skills track for local schools use.
ROUTE INFORMATION
A choice of three route options –
- 45 miles – suitable for beginners or riders looking to do their 1’st Sportive
- 65 miles – taking in some of Fife’s Finest descents and lungbursting climbs
- 80 miles – covering most of the 65m route with a little extra added in for those looking for a longer ride
“Notable climbs are at Nydie Hill by Strathkinness 1.4m 4.3% av, Gallie Bank, Cupar is 1.6 miles with an average of 3.8% Newburgh to Auchtermuchty has a 1.5 mile climb with an average of 3.5%”
EVENT FACILITIES
- Waymarked routes
- Electronic timing
- Feed Stations
- Mechanical support
- Sweeper vehicle
- Event photography by PK Perspective
- Changing facilities and showers
- Cake at the finish line
START LOCATION
Madras College
Kilrymont Campus
Kiltymont Road
St Andrews
Fife
KY16 8DE
ENTRY DETAILS
Website entry – Yes (entry webpage)
ENTRY PRICES
- £25.00 per rider
- 3 for 2 early entry offer for entries before end of July
ORGANISER’S WEBSITE
Possibly the worst Sportive I have ever been on. I know it was their first year but it was a real disappointment for our little group of riders. The registration process was chaotic, even though we had pre-registered via the net. We still had to suffer two long queues, that ran parallel to each other. The signing for the 80 mile route was really poor and resulted in us (and many other riders we came across) taking wrong turns or missing turns we should have taken. We ended up doing 85 miles on the 80 mile route! There didn’t seem to be many doing the longer route and by the time we got back there was no food left and no goodie bags either. There didn’t seem to be too many organisers about either. Having said all that the scenery was pretty good at times and although there were no terror hills there was plenty of climbing. All in all though we headed home to Edinburgh feeling really hard done by. We shan’t be returning for 2013.