THOUSANDS of will take to the roads of Hampshire today.

Daily Echo:

The New Forest will once again be the focal point for enthusiastic riders, with the second day of the Wiggle New Forest Sportive attracting many bikers.

They will be joined by the huge numbers planning to take part in the CTC Girdiron Event (above).

The Wiggle Sportive begins at 7.40am at Matchams, while the Girdiron starts at Lymington at 8.30am.

Yesterday, the Wiggle event seemed to pass off without major incident, despite the bad weather overnight and some downpours in the morning.

The two events will partially share their routes today in two locations - Ornamental Drive and between Fordingbridge and Ringwood.

Daily Echo:

The routes of the Girdiron were amended to ensure riders at these locations would be heading in the same direction as Wiggle participants, rather than going the opposite way.

  • The Daily Echo will have live updates from both events, throughout the day.