***POSTPONED*** The Burgess Hill Springtime Classic

**EVENT POSTPONED DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER. ORGANISERS WILL CONTACT ENTRANTS WITH NEW DATE ASAP.**

The 2018 Springtime Classic Cyclosportive event has it all. It really is the must-do cycling event to test your early season fitness on the bike.

There are three routes to choose from and you can change which route you do on the day.

The route sets out on some lovely roads around Sussex, traveling over the stunning wooded areas of Ashdown Forest. If you are doing the Classic route at 71 miles the route travels into parts of Kent and Surrey. There are five notable hilly sections on the routes with the main hills and descents being :-

Pillow Mounds Hill: First, you have to cross a ford before stating this first real test on the Springtime Classic.

Kidds Hill: Known locally as 'the Wall', this hill is a sit-in-the-saddle-and-grovel type of hill for most riders.

Groombridge Hill: Now renamed the Col du Groombridge, only the Classic Route riders tackle this hill. It has no run-up and should be given respect if you want to save some energy in your legs for the rest of the ride.

Cob Lane Hill: The infamous Cob Lane Hill with its 20% gradient is a cycling shoe cleat wrecker as many are forced to walk this part of the course with its extra gravity.

We recommend that riders save some energy and strength in the legs for this hill as you don't want to walk the walk of shame. Cob Lane is a regular place for the official event photographers Avelo Images to take a picture of you enjoying the event!

Ardingly Reservoir: The final set of really testing hills are the Ardingly reservoir hills near Balcombe which is rapidly becoming a hot spot for the fracking Industry which is looking for for shale gas in the area. Hopefully, your legs won't be too fracked by the time you get to these hills. A feed station in Ardingly just before these hills should help.