Once again the tried and tested Little Lumpy is back for 2016. Now in its 7th year it is bigger and better than ever!

Starting again in Haslemere we take you through the prettiest parts of the Sussex and Hampshire Weald to the South Downs at South Harting where the Challenge and Epic routes branch off to take you over some testing little climbs.

A ‘not-for-profit’ event raising money for Haslemere Festival and this year’s partner charity, Haslemere Citizens Advice Bureau, Little Lumpy is a great way to support the community and provides you with a fantastic day’s riding in return.

New for 2016 is the Taster route, designed for families to take part together, on a 20 mile route made as flat as possible!

The home cooked food provided for riders at feeding stations around the course has now become legendary and is probably the best to be found at any Cycling Sportive throughout the country.

For those less local, we have arranged special rates for cyclists at the Georgian Hotel in Haslemere, so please do follow us on Facebook or Twitter. For more general information on accommodation in the area, please visit the Haslemere Visitor and Local Information Centre.

We will again have the start and finish point at the Woolmer Hill Sports Association Club House at Woolmer Hill. As well as free parking we are able to provide changing facilities, showers, toilets and all the facilities associated with a modern clubhouse.

Info for Riders

Little Lumpy - Four courses in one. Taster - 20 miles with 1435 ft of climbing and one feed-stop. Sport - 39 miles with 3131 ft of climbing and two feed-stops. Challenge - 59 miles with 4587 ft of climbing, over the South Downs four times and with three feed stops. The Challenge follows the same route as the ‘Sport’ to South Harting. There you will encounter your first ascent of the South Downs up the North Face of Harting Down and then back over the Downs three more times before you return towards Haslemere, only this time with a last hurrah over Blackdown. Epic - 100 miles with 8434 ft of climbing, eleven climbs and three feed stops. Follows the Challenge route to South Harting, up the North Face of Harting Down, back over to South Harting, before climbing Holt Down, Butser Hill, Stoner Hill, Teglease Down (feed stop), Wheely Down, Wether Down, Butser Hill again, before returning towards Haslemere via South Harting and Lurgashall with a last hurrah over Blackdown.