DISTANCE 52 miles/84km
TOTAL ELEVATION 838m
GRADE Easy on paper, but can be made harder depending on the company you keep
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GETTING THERE
Winchester has a train station, with easy connection from Bristol, London and the south coast.
GET SPARE TUBES
Hargroves Cycles is a local chain in the south west, with a workshop and equipment, on the eastern edge of the city close to the ride’s start. Closed Sundays.
WHERE TO EAT
Apart from Alan’s kitchen, the cycling-themed Handlebar Cafe serves up bacon rolls, pies and pastries, cakes and coffee.
THE BOOK
Alan Murchison’s new book, The Cycling Chef: Recipes for Getting Lean and Fuelling the Machine (Bloomsbury, £22.00) is out now.
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