Dates for 2012 reliability rides are as follows:
29 Jan: Seacroft Wheelers (9.30 from Squires Cafe Bar, 1.5 miles west of Sherburn-in-Elmet). Clashes with cross country at Idle.
5 Feb: Harrogate Nova (9.30 from Rigton Railway Crossing, just off Pool Triangle route between A61 and Huby)
12 Feb: Otley (9 am from the market square in Otley)
19 Feb: Airedale Olympic (9.30 from Leathley Bridge, just north of bridge over Wharfe at Pool). Clashes with Stainland cross country.
4 March: Yorkshire Road Club (9.30 from Magnet Social Club, Tadcaster).
For those not familiar with these rides, they are orgainsed by five local cycling clubs and are supposed to be to improve cycling fitness before the start of the season and be done at a steady pace (in theory not more than 18mph average). In practice, they can turn into a bit of a burn up, especially in the later stages. There are usually two options, with the longer one being 80-100K and the shorter one about 50K. If you are unsure about it, I would suggest getting your own group together so that if you are dropped by the main group (inevitable in my case) you have someone to ride with.