Sotonopoly, 19th of December, 2pm at the Cowherds

What is the shortest route through 30 checkpoints! Have you considered the crowd of Christmas shoppers, the fizzy December air, a bit of Atlantic wind and there you have it: this is the perfect recipe for Sotonopoly, the race in which each cyclist becomes a capitalist to take over the whole city!

It has been two years since last edition, won by (Dr.) Charlie Main and Alessandro Mozzato with 84 points and 13 points lead over the runner up. There is plenty of room for improvement, though, as they only managed to complete 60% of the course before the time was up. Do you think that you can do better? Have you prepared you bike? Have you studied the maps? Have you been waking up the muscles from the autumn stillness? Are you ready to burn some calories in order to make space for next week’s food craze?

I hope to see you all on Saturday (19^th of December) at 2pm at the Cowherds for race registration, final bike checks and a legs-warming pint. Remember to bring

- a bicycle

- a helmet

- bicycle lights

- a map of the city and the surrounding area (as detailed as possible)

- 5£ for entry

- some sort of digital camera (your cell phone will do the job, if it has a camera).

More details on the facebook event

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After the race we will convene at The Alexandra Beer Emporium (6 Bellvue Road SO15 2AY) to celebrate, stay dry, have some drinks and give out the prizes (at 7pm)! The evening will continue with a DJ set from 9pm so tell all your non-racing friends to come along!!