The Lapierre White Roads Classic - Gallery
Images from the inaugural Lapierre White Roads Classic in 2014.
White road Sector 8 at Bishopstone (3300m)
Signing on at the start.
The last few riders get underway at the 2014 event.
White road Sector 7 at Letcombe Castle (2600m).
Dragon Hill – the climb up onto The Ridgeway from the Oxfordshire Plain near the Uffington White Horse (Sector 9).
Traffic-free
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Dragon Hill
The first feed station in Bishopstone at The Royal Oak.
Italian focaccia and amaretti biscuits.
Focaccia with rosemary and sea salt.
Italian theme.
Riders at the half-way point.
Sector 7 at Letcombe Castle, just before a major descent from The Ridgeway into Wantage.
The route of the White Roads Classic.
Well-stocked feed stations.
The final white road sector, which descends into Streatley-on-Thames, caused a few punctures.
Another long gravel sector.
The White gravel sectors are typically slightly downhill as the Ridgeway descends towards the Thames, and hence can be ridden quite fast.
The bicycle-wheel pasta salad at the finish proved to be quite popular.
Italian process at the finish – and bags of white chalk from The Ridgeway for every rider.
The finish in Goring-on-Thames.
Review of the 2014 White Roads Classic in Sportif Magazine.
