Format

OxDURO is a self-supported no frills road-gravel ride held on the first Saturday of Oxford Bike Week each year.  It is a gentle gateway into the national XDURO trials.

#oxDURO19 will run on Saturday 8 June 2019:
Pre-ride drink & bivvy:
Some of us will meet up for a drink in The Tap on Friday night before the ride and then camp out/bivvy on Hurst Hill [51.733978, -1.310893] - you're welcome to join providing you're respectful of the environment and leave no trace.

The ride will be run in XDURO format - 5 timed segments comprised of gravel and road. Lots of time for socialising in the non-timed bits. ​Rider with the lowest aggregate time over the segments 'wins'*.​​  

*There are no entry fees, no prizes, and there is no support. You are entirely responsible for your own actions, only turn up to ride if you are comfortable with this (see Rules for more details).
What bike shall I ride?
You'd ideally ride this on a gravel/adventure
​/cyclocross bike with ~35mm tyres but a winter road bike would also be fine if you're up for a gritty ride.  

How much off-road is there?
In total there are ~12 off-road sections, totalling 50km, which is just over 33% in distance, but more 50% or more in terms of time.
The route crosses over several junctions and has short sections on A-roads so be particularly careful here and ride sensibly (e.g. don't cycle in a group of more than 8 people).  And on bridleway sections, always give priority to walkers and be courteous.  In short, don't be a dick.​

Route

The route and segments (1 & 4) have been revised this year so make sure you download the 2019 route and star the new segments.​
145km and 1500m of climbing of mixed on and off road loop hopping onto the Ridgeway and back.  The 5 segments are as follows (please favourite them in Strava now):

Start/end km markers given:
  • ​XDO-1 - 5.6/7.4km - leg stretcher up Boars Hill
  • XDO-2 - 39.5/46.4km - Whitehorse Hill TRC stylee
  • XDO-3 - 65.4/78.0km - strade bianche ridgeway
  • XDO-4 - 98.7/106.4km - getting physical
  • XDO-5 - 131.5/136.5km - one shot up Shotover Hill
Download to your GPS device.  If you experience problems loading this annotated GPX file (ie with segments included additional routes), please use this unannotated version or download from ridewithGPS
Navigate to this page on your mobile, then download KMZ file and open in Maps.me app to use as backup navigation

Entry

  1. ​Join The Racing Collective club on Strava
  2. Click "I'm in" on the ​Strava event - here
  3. Star each segment so they appear in Strava
  4. Download the route to your GPS device

Results

Rider XDO-1 XDO-2 XDO-3 XDO-4 XDO-5 Total