April's ride with food

[ianrauk]

Abs: FWIW, I have just returned from a "seniors" rerun of the C&M Hilly 50 k: 50 miles door to door, 3400ft of vertical with 5 significant climbs including Whitedown Lane, ave speed 12mph. Yr route is I assume flatter/faster. So,100m at 14 mph seems doable given the terrain as I understand it. Having said that 100m is beyond my current experience and so that may be a wild extrapolation. I know I will have to feed as we go along.

What vertical do you estimate?

Geoff, with the way you zoomed along up and down the hills on the ride to Whittering ride last year I have no doubt that you will be fine on this one.

 

[StuAff]

Geoff, with the way you zoomed along up and down the hills on the ride to Whittering ride last year I have no doubt that you will be fine on this one.

+1. That was 87 miles, so if you go for the ton it won't be that much of a stretch. Shere sounds like the only one that might cause problems on this route.

 

[HaloJ]

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redjedi
sittingduck (descision made)
StuAff (likely)


Abs

 

[ianrauk]

Sittingduck.. well chuffed you are coming along.
Daveywalnuts.. stop effing maybeing, get your arse into gear and say yes or no.. jeez!

 

[Davywalnuts]

Sittingduck.. well chuffed you are coming along.
Daveywalnuts.. stop effing maybeing, get your arse into gear and say yes or no.. jeez!

Sorry buddy, I have two seriously ill family members, one with terminal prostrate cancer, that am sure your understand comes before cycling, so I just cant agree to anything until a few days before hand encase the inivitable happens...

Bint!

 

[ianrauk]

Sorry buddy, I have two seriously ill family members, one with terminal prostrate cancer, that am sure your understand comes before cycling, so I just cant agree to anything until a few days before hand encase the inivitable happens...

Bint!

Ahhh.. Sorry, bloody hell Davy.. of course I understand.. thoughts go out to you and your family mate

Bint

 

[HaloJ]

Sorry buddy, I have two seriously ill family members, one with terminal prostrate cancer, that am sure your understand comes before cycling, so I just cant agree to anything until a few days before hand encase the inivitable happens...

Bint!

Ahhh.. Sorry, bloody hell Davy.. of course I understand.. thoughts go out to you and your family mate

Bint

Feck! All the best Davy.

Tarts!

 

[Davywalnuts]

Cheers.

Not wanting to make a big deal out of it as these things happen in life, but its does arf take it out of you, hence my remote'ness of late.

Roll on this Friday, I need it.

And this ride too, hopefully, cant wait!

 

[rb58]

Are we still looking at an 8.30am start for this?

 

[HaloJ]

Would you prefer later? It is lighter after all.

Abs

 

[ianrauk]

8.30 is very good for me

 

[rb58]

8.30am is fine for me. I'd be happy to start earlier if people wanted.....

 

[HaloJ]

So then it's almost upon us so a quick refresh.

Meet on the West side of Admiralty Arch at 8:30 on Saturday 16th. We'll be riding the following route and stopping in Gomshall at The Compasses Inn for lunch

http://ridewithgps.com/routes/333820

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davywalnuts (maybe)
gbs
Ianrauk
HaloJ
Martin235
Martok
rb58 (+1 yaMartin)
redjedi
sittingduck (descision made)
StuAff (likely)

I'm utterly full of hay fever, have decreased lung capacity from asthma and haven't ridden for over a week due to moving flat, it's gonna be a good one. The weather is set to be overcast and showery although it was like that when I rode it and I ended up starting this years tan lines.

Abs

 

[ianrauk]

Weather report on the BBC this morning forecast sunny 17degs for saturday. See you at 8.30

 

[redjedi]

Weather report on the BBC this morning forecast sunny 17degs for saturday. See you at 8.30

Don't believe the BBC weather forecast. BBC website has moved that forecast to Sunday.

Often the national and local weather will be completely different.