Blazing Saddles 2023 - March 4th – March 31st, 2023

-->Blazing Saddles III – Spring Challenge  - Sign -up now!  tinyurl.com/2p8pbu4y Blazing Saddles is back. Blazing Saddles is a motivational road cycling challenge running from March 4th – March  31st, 2023. Click on the link to join and we will be in touch. You will become part of a virtual team of 6 and your weekly individual cycling distance will be added up with your team members. Each week there will be an elevation additional challenge.  The challenge will be announced at the start of the week, with additional points awarded.  Weekly a league table will be published. The challenge will start on the March 4th   (Saturday).  You organize your own cycle to suit yourself or as a team. This year there will be additional KM’s awarded for teams who cycle together.  The challenge is based on an honour system.  No need for Strava/Ridewithgps recordingsDuration - Start March 4th  - Finish March 31st (4 weeks) -             Weekly team distance challenge o   Week 1: March 4th – 10th  : Team distance challenge 540KM  o   Week 2: March 11th  –  17th :  Team distance challenge 600KM o   Week 3: March 18th –  24th :  Team distance challenge 660KMo   Week 4: March 25th – March 31st  :  Team distance challenge 720KM So for example ideally in week 1 each person will cycle 90k, however if one member can only cycle 30k other team members can make it up  the difference. However, no team member can contribute more than 200KM to the weekly team challenge. tinyurl.com/2p8pbu4y  Guidelines

• This is a road cycling event 
• Closing date for entries – February 26th
• Teams of 6 assigned by Leisure committee.
  • Captain of each team assigned by leisure committee.
• Captain will return their team’s weekly distance by Monday of the following week confirming the total distance cycled by the team.  
• Captain’s will form a team WhatsApp group 

·       Total distance covered by team to count 

• Results published each week in arrears 
• You must be a Orwell member to join  
• No more that 2 substitutes per team over the 4 weeks
• Bonus KM’s per team member for completing the weekly elevation challenge
• Bonus KM’s per team if 4 or more team members complete the elevation challenge together. 

 Click on the link to join and we will be in touch.   forms.gle/AQ8cMTfniar8buMc7Happy Cycling