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Reliability Trials
Prior to each road season, the club promotes four reliability
trials starting from the Jubilee Clock in Weymouth. The distances
start at 50km and progress through 50m and 100km to the final
100m event. Generally these are spaced at fornightly intervals
and dates will be published on the events page.
For winter 2008/09 some changes are proposed
and will be posted here when finalised.
There are some basic rules, reproduced below,
designed to prevent the event becoming a mini road race and riders
are requested to use bikes with mudguards if the weather is likely
to be inclement.
Rules
Riders time to be stated to the timekeeper
before the start. The ride must be completed within the stated
time, but riders must not finish in a time more than 10 % lower
than the time they have stated. Early finishers will be disqualified.
At least 2 out of 4 trials must be completed successfully to qualify
for a medal.
50 km Reliability Trial Route (guide
2 1/2 or 3 hours)
Start Jubilee Clock, Weymouth, 0900. Proceed
north along sea front to join Dorchester Road. In approx. 4 km,
turn left (Mill Street/Watery Lane) and at T junction left on
to B3159. Climb lower part of Goulds Hill and turn left at SP
to Friar Waddon/Coryates. Proceed to Portesham. At T junction,
right to climb Portesham Hill. Take 2nd left on minor road. First
left - Little Bredy Farm, care at bottom of descent. Continue
through Little Bredy to Long Bredy and at T junction turn right
and continue through Litton Cheney. (Do not take RH to Askerswell
here) After approx 3 km (passing White Horse Inn on left) turn
right to Chilcombe (possibly broken sign) at cross roads. Cross
A35 - care and descend to Askerswell. Proceed through village
to Spyway Inn. At T junction, turn right and climb hill. After
passing O.S. trig point, turn right. Proceed along old roman road
and at T junction (essentially straight on) continue to cross
roads where turn right. At T junction, turn right to join A35.
First left to T junction where left to join B3159. Continue through
Martinstown to Weymouth. At T junction, right to join A354 and
continue along Dorchester Road to sea front and Jubilee Clock.
50 Mile Reliability Trial Route (guide 3, 3 1/2
or 4 hours)
START 0900 prompt at the Jubilee Clock Weymouth. Proceed along
Dorchester Road, left at Mill Street joining B3159 and continue
to Winterbourne Abbas where right on to A35. First left after
500 yds to cross roads where left on to roman road. Follow road
to Maiden Newton where left on to A356 towards Crewkerne. Turn
left at Tollerdown Gate on to B3163 for Beaminster. Turn left
in Beaminster on to A3066 to Bridport. Proceed through Bridport
to coast road B3157 and continue on this road to FINISH at the
Jubilee Clock.
100 km Reliability Trial Route (guide 4, 4 1/2
or 5 hours)
Proceed north along sea front, join Dorchester
Road and in approx 4 km turn left (Mill Street/Watery Lane). At
T junction, left on to B3159. Proceed to the outskirts of Martinstown
where turn right and first left. Cross A35 and at next cross roads,
either straight over on unclassified road which may be roughly
surfaced or (turn left to Bradford Peverell and in village by
church, turn right, proceed under railway to A37 where turn right).
Take first left on minor road and first left. Descend hill to
T junction where left on A352. Proceed through Cerne Abbas and
Minterne Magna. At Dogbury Gate, turn left at signpost to Leigh.
Proceed to Leigh and Yetminster. At T junction, right. After approx
2 km, turn right at signpost to Beer Hackett. Proceed to A352
where left and right to join A3030.
At Caundle Marsh, fork right towards Holwell
and at triangle (Barns Cross), bear/turn right to Glanvilles Wootton.
At T junction (by War Memorial) turn left on B3146 and take first
right. Proceed to Middlemarsh, straight over cross road to T junction
where left on A352. Proceed south through Lyons Gate, Cerne Abbas
to Charminster. At cross roads in Charminster, turn left (East
Street). Continue to T junction where right. Take first left to
Frome Whitfield. Cross B3142 and at T junction, left and straight
over roundabout (A35) to Stinsford.
At cross roads, right to Lower Bockhampton. At
T junction, left through West Stafford. At T junction, (Tenantrees)
take right. Go under railway and in West Knighton at left hand
bend by church turn right. Proceed to next T junction where right
on to A352. Take next left to pass Whitcombe Stables. At cross
roads, straight over and descend to Coombe Valley Road and take
left at T junction. At roundabout, turn right on to A353. Proceed
along Preston Beach Road to finish at Jubilee Clock
100 miles Reliability Trial (guide 8 hours)
From the Jubilee Clock, proceed east along Preston
Beach Road (A353). Turn left at Chalbury Corner, Preston, on to
Littlemoor Road, taking first right on to Coombe Valley Road.
At top of hill, turn left at cross-roads and continue for about
1 mile to first right turn by golf course. Go down hill to take
first right (after Higher Came Farm) to A352 and turn left towards
Dorchester. At first roundabout, take exit to West Stafford via
bypass and turning off left to go through West Stafford village.
After the 'Wise Man' pub on left, continue to take left at Tenantrees
and then take left at fork to Woodsford. Continue straight through
to Moreton and Wool. At Wool, turn right on to main A352, across
level crossing and immediately left. After cafe on right, turn
left on minor road to Stoborough. After about 4.5 miles, turn
left at 'T' junction to main A351 at Stoborough. At main road
turn left to Wareham. In Wareham, cross bridge over river, through
traffic lights, down to major roundabout, on up flyover over railway.
Turn left at mini roundabout and keep on this road (station on
left) for about 5 miles to main A35. Turn left at A35, on through
roundabout to Bere Regis, then turn left (minor road to Wool direction).
After about 1 mile, at brow of hill, turn right and continue to
B3390. Turn left and then right through Tincleton and carry on
to join main A35 at Stinsford roundabout. Take second exit to
Dorchester and immediately right up sharp little hill on minor
road. After half a mile join B3143 (Piddle Valley road). Turn
right up B3143 and after about 9 miles, turn in road one mile
past Alton Pancras (there is a sign post to Henley on the left).
Turn and retrace course (careful not to take
A31 at Bere Regis). After Moreton, turn left on B3390 to Warmwell
Cross roundabout then take the A 353 back to Weymouth to finish
at the Jubilee Clock.
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