Beyond Somerset Sportive (Sunday)

Overall Rating

4.7/ 5

22 reviews
Would you recommend it to others? Yes
How did you rate the scenery? 5/5
How did you rate the atmosphere? 4/5
How did you rate the organisation? 5/5
Do you think this was friendly to beginners? Yes

Anonymous

Challenging early season long route but great

Reviewed using Eventrac, Apr 2019
Anonymous

Nice early season ride

Reviewed using Eventrac, Apr 2019
Anonymous

a relaxed no pressure event for everyone to try

well organised & good signage

Reviewed using Eventrac, Apr 2019
Anonymous

Windy

Reviewed using Eventrac, Apr 2019
Anonymous

good sportive especially for beginners

Reviewed using Eventrac, Apr 2019
Anonymous

Excellent Route, Relaxed and Friendly Atmosphere

Reviewed using Eventrac, Apr 2019
Anonymous

Stunningly scenic route with plenty of variation

Reviewed using Eventrac, Apr 2019
Anonymous

Good Early sportive to get the legs going as relatively flat route

Bot disappointed by the food available at the end, really fancied a bacon sandwich or something savoury and there was only sweet stuff or vegan stuff available

Reviewed using Eventrac, Apr 2019
Anonymous

Did what it said on the tin

No crew at Huish Episcopi Feed Station. Apart from that well organised and sign posted. Lovely route avoiding main roads. Good job.

Reviewed using Eventrac, Apr 2019
Anonymous

A relaxed well sign posted ride.

A bit hillier than I expected but all very manageable. Really enjoyed the day, everyone was friendly. I did it alone as a fairly novice rider so enjoyed riding knowing help was just a phone call away.

Reviewed using Eventrac, Apr 2019
Anonymous

Great event, well organised, Look forward to next year.

Signage was a bit iffy around Odcombe but not a problem when following GPS.

Reviewed using Eventrac, Apr 2019
Anonymous

An easy route with some lovely views

I'm no sportive expert but the atmosphere was relaxed, but not brilliant.
Well signposted, good feed stations, and a nice route.
An extra 10k would be good (on the medium route), chip timing, and maybe some photography would be a great addition, but overall we had a good day on the Somerset levels. Thankyou

Reviewed using Eventrac, Apr 2019
Anonymous

Enjoyed tge day tge ride and the company

Reviewed using Eventrac, Apr 2019
Anonymous

A very well organised event.

Reviewed using Eventrac, Apr 2019
Anonymous

Nice quiet roads

Well signed, apart from I missed the turn in Montecute and did not see another sign (I knew the way) did an extra 2 miles.

Reviewed using Eventrac, Apr 2019
Anonymous

Great event to do my first 100 miler!

No chip timing and some of the signage could have been a little before the turns rather than on them, but otherwise an excellent event with very well stocked feed stations.

Reviewed using Eventrac, Apr 2019
Anonymous

Good route with good feed stops.

Signage was good in earlier part of route(medium route) but without my mates Garmin I would have got lost in late part of the route. A lot of beginners and older guys like me (79) don't have the dosh for such expensive items, and in my case I wouldn't know how to use it, so a well signed route is something I always look for. Good to have hot drinks available on such a cold day, and very important in early season rides. Also, glad to see that next year you have taken my mates idea to make over 60 miles !!!

Reviewed using Eventrac, Apr 2019
Anonymous

An excellent route and good signage.

I would have like a distance around the 70m mark - 56 too short and 110 too long for me at this stage.

As well as chalk arrows at junctions, how about single chalk cross 50m down the wrong road/s?

Thanks, a good day.

Reviewed using Eventrac, Apr 2019
Anonymous

Friendly welcoming well organised event

Excellent route, very well signed with excellent aid stations, what more do you need

Reviewed using Eventrac, Apr 2019
Anonymous

Overall a good sportive, signposted very well and good mixture of hills and flats. Well stocked feed stations, and good atmosphere.

Reviewed using Eventrac, Apr 2019