2011
30/01/11 (C25)
Abs' CycleChat ride to Maldon in Essex for Fish & Chips and back.
Outbound: Cold with a headwind and managed find all the Essex hills it had to offer.
Inbound: Myself and Ross split with the London bound posse to head south and over the river via Dartford Crossing, non stop, quick journey back.
113.98 miles, Average speed of 14.94. 7hours37minutes cycling time. 7875ft of climbing. Specialized Roubaix Elite 2009
26/02/11 (C26)
Abs' CycleChat ride to Cambridge for lunch
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Hard work at times due to the incessant rain and swirly winds. A lot of muddy roads didn't help
But a good ride with good company as usual.
104 miles. Average Speed of 14.4mph. 7hours9minutes cycling time. 7226ft of climbing. Specialized Roubaix Elite 2009
12/03/2011 (C27)
Myself and Ross' ride through Kent and Kent Coast. Via Seal, Dunks Green, Marden, Staplehurst, Hawkingberry, Headcorn, Chart, Ashford, Down to the coast at Hythe, Dymchurch, Lydd, Rye, Seddlescombe, Robertsbridge, Tunbridge Wells, Tonbridge, Sevenoaks and Home.
143.61 miles. Average speed of 15.5mph. 9hours19minutes cycling time. 10233ft of climbing. Specialized Roubaix Elite 2009
02/04/2011 (C29)
Just a solo pootle into Kent and London. Home to Halstead, Shoreham, Crockenhill, Farningham, Horton Kirby, West Kingsdown, Brands Hatch, Knatts Valley, Farningham, Crockenhill. The Crays, Chiselhurst, Bromley, Catford, Greenwich, Woolwich and the Ferry. Docklands to Hyde Park. Coffee and 4 laps of the park. Embankment to Putney, Wimbledon, Merton, Croydon and home. Very windy in parts. Nice and warm.
105.02 Miles. Average Speed of 15.6mph. 6hours41minutes cycling tome. Specialized Rubaix Elite 2009.
07/05/2011 (C32)
Abs' CycleChat ride to Cambridge for Lunch, and back.
A couple of torrential downpours in the morning. But soon cleared up and was helped to Cambridge with a side-wind. Way back was a bit harder with a bit of a headwind and a few rolling hills.
142.89 Miles. Average Speed of 16.1mph. 8hours50minutes cycling time. 11533ft of climbing. Specialized Roubaix Elite.
04/06/2011 (C33)
June's Cyclechat ride for food to Windsor and Dorney. Via Hyde Park Corner, following the Olympic Road race route through Fulham, Putney, Richmond Park, Hampton Court and Staines. Then through Thorpe and up to Runnymead for a visit to the War Memorial. Then on to Windsor and Dorney... and back home into a viscous headwind which made the return journey very hard work.
106.03 Miles. Average Speed of 14.2mph. 7hours24minutes cycling time. Specialized Roubaix Elite 2009.
02/07/2011 (C35)
Tim's Winchester to home ride.
Winchester, Ovington, Bighton, Selbourn, 11ses at Bordon. Churt, Elstead, Eashing, Wonersh, Lunch at the Compasses in Gomshall, Ranmore Common, Box Hill, Tadworth, Chipstead, Coulsdon, Croydon, Beckenham, Bromley, a little Orpington Loop and home.
101.21 Miles. Average Speed of 14.2mph. 7Hours08Minutes cycling time. 5883ft of climbing Specialized Roubaix Elite 2009.
06/08/2011 (C37)
Kent Ride.
To Ashford via Seal, Dunks Green, Marden, Staplehurst, Hawkingberry, Headcorn & Chart, the on to Brabourne to meet the Bromley Cyclists. Lunch at Sole Street then on to Rainham via Mystole, Old WIves Lees, Throwley, Eastling, Frinstead, Bicknor & Hartlip. Good bye to the Bromley Cyclists, then on to home via Rochester, Sole Street, Meopham, Longfield, Horton Kirby, Crockenhill, Chelsfield & Home.
130.10 Miles. Average Speed of 13.5mph. 9Hours36Minutes cycling time. 7392ft of climbing Specialized Roubaix Elite 2009.
10/09/2011 (C41)
Olympic Road Race route.
Hyde Park Corner, Fulham, Putney, Richmond Park, Hampton Court, Walton, Weybridge, Byfleet, Sheer, lunch at Gomshall, Box Hill, Leatherhead, Oxshott, Esher, Hampton Court, Richmond Park back to Hyde Park and Home.
113.32 Miles. Average Speed 14.46mph. 7Hours50Minutes cycling Time. 4078ft of climbing. Specialized Roubaix Elite 2009.
22/10/2011 (C43)
To Rye and back with the CycleChatters. Biggin Hill, Westerham, Hever,Frant, Ticehurst, Four Oaks & Rye. A Fish and chip dinner with a nice pint of beer. The back home with a nie tail wind via Leigh Green, Tenterden, Hawkenbury, Boughton Monchelsea, Dunks Green, Seal and Pollhill.
119.6 Miles. Average Speed 14.7mph, 8Hours4Minutes cycling time. 7546ft of climbing. Specialized Roubaix Elite 2009.
06/11/2011 (C44)
To Brighton following the Annual Veteran Car Rally. And back with Andy and Ross.
Cold day, no rain, side and head winds. Andy had a bad mechanical on the VM so had to bodge it to a single speed. Tough work for Andy but made it a little easier for me and Ross.
112.68 Miles. Average Speed 14.37mph. 7Hours50Minutes cycling time. 5022ft of climbing. Specialized Roubaix Elite 2009.
04/12/2011 (C45)
To Southend with Mista Preston, Topcat1, HaloJ & MartinT235. Cold day, no rain until I was near back home and then it was only a little drizzle. Mista P had to bail at 80 miles as he bust a spoke which couldn't be fixed so he had to train home. From home to Bromley to meet Mr P then on the HPC to meet the others. The eastwards through London and into Essex. A nice full English at The Rose, then back home via Dartford Bridge.
104.50 Miles. Average Speed 15.8mph. 6Hours38Minutes cycling time. 3409ft of climbing, Specialized Roubaix Elite 2009.
And that successfully concludes my maiden 2011 Century a Month Challenge.