ch3
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Hi there!
First post on your forum. I came across it this afternoon and I spend several hours going through various posts collection valuable information. Now I'd like to share with you my very ambitious plan and ask you various questions.
So.... I've now been in Uk for 7 years. I recently gave my notice and I am about to move back to Greece. It's a couple of months now though, that I've been constantly thinking about getting there on my bike rather than a plane. The plan is to cycle to Italy and take the boat from there to Greece. Friends also suggested to go by the west coast of France rather than choosing the fastest route, as it's more beautiful. I guess it's worth the extra 800km right?
And my big question is... will I make it?
I've been commuting with a bike almost everyday, 6 our of the 7 years here in England. I've been to a few group rides (about 50-60km) which I found rather easy and did London to Brighton one time with a friend (a lot faster than me) which I found a lot harder than I thoughts, mainly because of the hills.
After that, I've been trying to do some training by going up and down to High Gate(one of the hills in London) several times to get used to it. I am also planning to do more rides and hopefully longer than a day before I depart. I am planning to leave London in mid August so I still have time to plan and train. I think that's also the right time to start, as it will be warm up north and then not extremely hot when I get to the southern Europe. Right?
Do you have any other advices regarding training and mental preparation? I am doing this by my self.
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These two MEGA links at the bottom to google maps, shows the route I am planning/hoping to make. In total, it's about 3000km and I've tried to divide it to days of between 50-100km, to see roughly how many days (40?)it will take me, rather than a strict plan of which cities I want to visit. And of course I know during the first week, I should not attempt more than 50-70km a day. Do you think after 2-3 weeks I'll be strong enough to climb the mountains of south Europe? Will I be able to cycle everyday, even if it is only 40-50km?
I've got loads of other questions to ask regarding gear and planning... but I'd rather keep the first post small and go in to more details later on.
Thank you
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&sou...3516,5.317383&spn=12.324552,22.895508&t=p&z=6
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&sou...316584,5.097656&spn=12.3688,22.895508&t=p&z=6
First post on your forum. I came across it this afternoon and I spend several hours going through various posts collection valuable information. Now I'd like to share with you my very ambitious plan and ask you various questions.
So.... I've now been in Uk for 7 years. I recently gave my notice and I am about to move back to Greece. It's a couple of months now though, that I've been constantly thinking about getting there on my bike rather than a plane. The plan is to cycle to Italy and take the boat from there to Greece. Friends also suggested to go by the west coast of France rather than choosing the fastest route, as it's more beautiful. I guess it's worth the extra 800km right?
And my big question is... will I make it?
I've been commuting with a bike almost everyday, 6 our of the 7 years here in England. I've been to a few group rides (about 50-60km) which I found rather easy and did London to Brighton one time with a friend (a lot faster than me) which I found a lot harder than I thoughts, mainly because of the hills.
After that, I've been trying to do some training by going up and down to High Gate(one of the hills in London) several times to get used to it. I am also planning to do more rides and hopefully longer than a day before I depart. I am planning to leave London in mid August so I still have time to plan and train. I think that's also the right time to start, as it will be warm up north and then not extremely hot when I get to the southern Europe. Right?
Do you have any other advices regarding training and mental preparation? I am doing this by my self.
=
These two MEGA links at the bottom to google maps, shows the route I am planning/hoping to make. In total, it's about 3000km and I've tried to divide it to days of between 50-100km, to see roughly how many days (40?)it will take me, rather than a strict plan of which cities I want to visit. And of course I know during the first week, I should not attempt more than 50-70km a day. Do you think after 2-3 weeks I'll be strong enough to climb the mountains of south Europe? Will I be able to cycle everyday, even if it is only 40-50km?
I've got loads of other questions to ask regarding gear and planning... but I'd rather keep the first post small and go in to more details later on.
Thank you
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&sou...3516,5.317383&spn=12.324552,22.895508&t=p&z=6
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&sou...316584,5.097656&spn=12.3688,22.895508&t=p&z=6