London-Edinburgh-London 2013: The thread

[mcshroom]

It doesn't look like there is a reserve list: -

LEL is sold out.

We took 950 entries in 11 hours and 47 minutes. There are probably another 15 or so entries in limbo that we'll add to the start list.

It's unlikely that we'll run a waiting list, as we already have 215 entries more than planned.

I know a lot of you have queries, snags and questions. Please send them to info@londonedinburghlondon.com. Bear with us while we work through and tackle the mountain of paperwork.

I'd like to thank you for your amazing support. I promise to do my very best to put an amazing event on. I'm sure my team mates would say the same.

Danial

I was dithering about helping or riding anyway, so this has just made my decision for me. I have a few other plans for this year. I'd like to have a go at an SR, I'm planning on riding the three local C-to-C routes I haven't done yet (C2C, Reivers and W2W), and I'm tempted to do another bigger tour such as Dover-Durness so I think I'll be busy enough

 

[JoeyB]

I want to do an SR and LEL will make it an SR 2500!

 

[mcshroom]

That will be a very impressive achievement. I hope you do it and good luck

 

[mikep]

Thanks for reply--- I wasn't quick enough-

 

[oldfatfool]

I have bunged down a 8 ~ 9 request for starting, out of interest any plans to have a cyclechat 'team' to set off at the same time?

 

[martint235]

I have bunged down a 8 ~ 9 request for starting, out of interest any plans to have a cyclechat 'team' to set off at the same time?

I'm doing the London Prologue first but then I'm down for an 8am start.

 

[arallsopp]

I hear rumour of 7 VMs on the line, so I'll probably try to co-ordinate my efforts to at least start with them.

 

[middleagecyclist]

I have bunged down a 8 ~ 9 request for starting, out of interest any plans to have a cyclechat 'team' to set off at the same time?

I'm doing the prologue and the earliest start. Happy to meet up and say hello but not sure about riding as a 'team' as we'll likely all have differing speeds and plans. I want to be riding in my comfort/endurance zone and not trying to keep up with a group unless it suits me at the time.

 

[martint235]

I'm doing the prologue and the earliest start. Happy to meet up and say hello but not sure about riding as a 'team' as we'll likely all have differing speeds and plans. I want to be riding in my comfort/endurance zone and not trying to keep up with a group unless it suits me at the time.

I agree. I intend to be social but I'm going to be riding at my own speed as I've set myself targets in Plan A.

Plan B in to finish if I have to crawl round at 9mph.

 

[middleagecyclist]

Plan B in to finish if I have to crawl round at 9mph.

I like your plan B. This is my plan A as it happens

 

[PpPete]

As a matter of interest how are you planning to get to the sart of the prologue?
I thought about it, wouldnt have minded the extra 20k, but 40km and getting up at 4 am to ride down from the campsite seemed like a step too far.

 

[martint235]

It's a 45 minute ride for me to Buck House. One of the reasons I'm doing the prologue is that it's far easier to get from home to there than to go direct to Loughton

 

[Trickedem]

I didn't think the prologue through. I put in for a 10am start, but I don't fancy riding 20kms from London then hanging around for a couple of hours. I will either get a lift to Loughton or ride up from Woolwich.

 

[JoeyB]

I decided against the prologue, it just complicates things for me. I just want to focus on getting to the start and cracking on!

 

[jefmcg]

I didn't think the prologue through. I put in for a 10am start, but I don't fancy riding 20kms from London then hanging around for a couple of hours. I will either get a lift to Loughton or ride up from Woolwich.

You can change your start time from the riders area on the LEL page, and then I assume you'll get that time because, from http://www.londonedinburghlondon.com/eventinfo "We will give prologue riders the earliest start times for the main event."