100 mile ride

[CharlieBoy]

Hi, I'm looking to do my first 100 mile ride. Am based in London and would like to find a group of people that are perhaps yet to achieve this for themselves also. I have a friend who has a Pub in a small village called Rye which is by the sea near hastings. I looked at potential routes and came up with the following route, which gets us there in 103 miles, but has atleast 50% following the coats with the ability to leave the ride halfway at Brighton, at which point you can get the train back to London.

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=d&s...=51.289406,0.302124&spn=1.999432,5.822754&z=8

I'd like to know if anyone is interested potentially. I'd like to do something by March. We can ride to Rye and stay at the pub the night and have a chilled day Sunday before heading back to London by train. Also, note the start is from Woking. It is just 1 stop or 20 mins from waterloo, but means you cut out all the crappy london traffic.

Hope you are intereted.

Cheers

Charlie

 

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CharlieBoy; I live in East Grinstead and know most of those roads; really would not recommend the bit to Brighton or the A281 for that matter; I could apply a bit a local knowledge to get you there along a more or less the same route with a few quieter and more scenic roads ( I assume you knew the coast road from Brighton to Rye features some stonking hills?)

my suggestion; a mix of quie lens and fast but not too hectic main roads

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=d&s...50.922082,0.735397&spn=0.107129,0.219727&z=12

I'd be interested in the ride

 

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oops; didn't mean it to come out like that and I can't even modify it now as it goes off the page ;( but you get the idea.

 

[Tynan]

this thread is somewhere else as well with more replies than this

it does look nice I have to say

 

[Before40]

Hi Charlie,

I'm looking to do my first 100m this year too, this one looks good & local(ish).
March is usually a bit wet though! Also, i'm still in "Winter training" mode and won't be fit enough till about April/May.

Let me know if you plan to continue with this & I'll try & step up the training a bit!.