The problem of London Audax. Doing the Great Escape earlier this month, the last few miles were pretty crap.
England : London London Audaxes 2016
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The problem of London Audax. Doing the Great Escape earlier this month, the last few miles were pretty crap.
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Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
I've added them to the OP.
crazyjoe101
New Member
- Location
- London
Yeah, I noticed that looking on the website. For now I've only been looking at ones from July onwards because that's when I'm back in London.
Cheers!
I took a 15 mile detour and rode back in along CS2 which wasn't too bad.
marcusjb
Senior Member
- Location
- Twickenham
Yep - certainly a challenge. The morning is rarely a problem as we're up and out of the city before traffic is too hectic, but the return routes can be a real challenge for London events. There's nothing worse than having spent an enjoyable day out to then have to spend the last part of the ride trying to get through nose to tail cars.
Not an easy one to solve.
smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
- Location
- The Red Enclave
The 200 is the reverse version of the March ride - essentially the same route but in the other direction.
smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
- Location
- The Red Enclave
I noticed that on the Straight Outta Hackney 200 last year - I was riding alongside a chap from the Midlands as we arrived back in London, but I left him behind just because I was more used to riding through that kind of traffic.
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Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
I actually found the traffic speeded me up a bit on the Great Escape. I was pretty tired and had subsided into "grind-until-it's-over" mode but when I hit the traffic I got a shot of adrenalin and went into "I-might-die-any-minute" mode, and started putting a bit more effort in.
That said, there was quite a bit of filtering slowly down gridlocked streets too, which I'm blaming for the fact that I didn't make it round inside my target 10 hours.
That said, there was quite a bit of filtering slowly down gridlocked streets too, which I'm blaming for the fact that I didn't make it round inside my target 10 hours.
philk56
Guru
- Location
- WAy down under
Hi guys - do you need to be an Audax or club member to do any of these rides?
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Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
You don't need to be a member of AUK. Just go to aukweb.net and click the link to register for the ride. There's a box you can tick for 1day temporary membership which costs £1 or something nominal like that. The ride fees are normally a tenner or so. There's an insurance quirk/complication if you are not UK resident.
philk56
Guru
- Location
- WAy down under
Great thanks. I am a ctc member so would assume that covers the insurance side of things
jefmcg
Guru
As I remember, the charge is #2,and is basically insurance.
Ditchling Devil closes tomorrow, and is an excellent ride. Unfortunately I don't have 200km in my legs at the moment (on a very much needed 1/2 way break between London and Oxford right now)
jefmcg
Guru
Slight exaggeration. Probably true for 2 sportives vs 2 audax.
Ditchling Devil could not be duplicated for less as a diy. #15 for doughnuts at start, morning tea, BBQ lunch and all the tea and cake you can eat (for some riders, that is a lot) for afternoon tea
