Paul139
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Anyone doing this? I managed to get a place. Would be nice to share experiences or even go on training rides with others doing it.
England : Essex Hot Chilliee London to Paris 2014
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Paul139
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Probably group 5/6. I live in Braintree Essex so most of my riding is there. I have ridden on and off all my life but only recently covering reasonable distances. My furthest so far has been 75 miles in 5 hours so an average of 15mph. I would like to go on one of the training rides a least, but work very often gets in the way.
Is it as well organised as it looks?
Is it as well organised as it looks?
Incredibly well organised.
As for group I think you are selling yourself short. I used to train with friends at 16.5-17 mph and was OK in Group 2 at 19mph.
I changed my weekend warrior rides and go with my local club. We come in at 18.5-19.5. Mph. When doing Ride London 100 I came in around 21 mph average speed.
So my estimate is to add 1.5-2mph for closed roads rides.
Plus, in terms of distance, lunch breaks are about 45mins long so you normally ride 60-70 miles in the morning and 30-40 miles in the afternoon. It's not like doing a century sportive.
So regarding training build up the number of times you cycle longer distances on consecutive days.
As for group I think you are selling yourself short. I used to train with friends at 16.5-17 mph and was OK in Group 2 at 19mph.
I changed my weekend warrior rides and go with my local club. We come in at 18.5-19.5. Mph. When doing Ride London 100 I came in around 21 mph average speed.
So my estimate is to add 1.5-2mph for closed roads rides.
Plus, in terms of distance, lunch breaks are about 45mins long so you normally ride 60-70 miles in the morning and 30-40 miles in the afternoon. It's not like doing a century sportive.
So regarding training build up the number of times you cycle longer distances on consecutive days.
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Paul139
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That's good to hear. I may be able to aim for a higher group then. And the split miles sound good. What about yourself what group are you aiming for, where do you ride?
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Which event is this and who it with? Do you have a link?
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Paul139
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Nick this the link http://www.londres-paris.com/ its a pro/am event where once you apply places are awarded by a ballot. I think next years event is full now though. I came across it while watching the TDF on Eurosport this year as they televise it.
