EltonFrog
Legendary Member
At least it wasn't chain lube ...
(The goody bag after one event a few years ago contained sachets of lube which looked just like gels. Several energy-depleted riders gulped them down and ended up in hospital!)
Ugh!
RideLondon - Surrey 100 anyone?
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Ugh!
procel
Well-Known Member
- Location
- South London
Hope he gets well soon. And the fella I saw in lying on the floor being put in a neck brace by paramedics on the Leith Hill descent.
procel
Well-Known Member
- Location
- South London
Well done to everyone. Especially to those who's it was 1st 100 or otherwise had problems.
Nig mtb
Über Member
- Location
- Bramley, Surrey
Congrats to every one who did this it was a fantastic day. Hoped to get round under 8 hours my time; 6:24. Ride time from my Garmin 5:57 tried not to stop to long in the hubs.
Saw my mum, sister sister-in-law, friends as I came out from the Limehouse link tunnel and finally wife with more friends at the top of Newlands and they saved my from going in to the Hub by supplying me water at the top.
Saw my mum, sister sister-in-law, friends as I came out from the Limehouse link tunnel and finally wife with more friends at the top of Newlands and they saved my from going in to the Hub by supplying me water at the top.
Woo22
Active Member
Recovering at home after a well needed physio session!
I am still on a high after yesterday and just watching all the footage - mainly the professionals though so it would have been nice to have seen some additional coverage of us mere mortals on the ride.
The highs were the residents along the way who cheered us all on and thankfully no sign of all the idiots that were posting on various sites about throwing tacks on the road as we had apparently inconvenienced them so much... Also there was a town somewhere in Surrey that was absolutely packed with people and they provided such a great atmosphere. The marshalls were great and the start and end zones seemed really efficient considering the logistics involved. Staying at the Premier Inn near the start was a great move so I'd definitely recommend that in future.
Only a few lows or niggles. The main one was the amount of litter people were discarding - if you've got enough space to put a full gel packet then you can surely fit an empty one there! The water station after box hill was a bit shambolic and I wasted a lot of time there just trying to get some water. The 'food' on offer was a bit bizarre - bananas were great but think I also saw some digestives and crisps. I know I'm relatively new to this but I'm not sure either of these would effectively fuel us! Luckily I took nakd bars and some home made flapjacks which did the job.
Still laughing about the scratches on my arms that I acquired after toppling into a hedge up Leith Hill - slight wobble + cleats = never going to end well
I am still on a high after yesterday and just watching all the footage - mainly the professionals though so it would have been nice to have seen some additional coverage of us mere mortals on the ride.
The highs were the residents along the way who cheered us all on and thankfully no sign of all the idiots that were posting on various sites about throwing tacks on the road as we had apparently inconvenienced them so much... Also there was a town somewhere in Surrey that was absolutely packed with people and they provided such a great atmosphere. The marshalls were great and the start and end zones seemed really efficient considering the logistics involved. Staying at the Premier Inn near the start was a great move so I'd definitely recommend that in future.
Only a few lows or niggles. The main one was the amount of litter people were discarding - if you've got enough space to put a full gel packet then you can surely fit an empty one there! The water station after box hill was a bit shambolic and I wasted a lot of time there just trying to get some water. The 'food' on offer was a bit bizarre - bananas were great but think I also saw some digestives and crisps. I know I'm relatively new to this but I'm not sure either of these would effectively fuel us! Luckily I took nakd bars and some home made flapjacks which did the job.
Still laughing about the scratches on my arms that I acquired after toppling into a hedge up Leith Hill - slight wobble + cleats = never going to end well
EltonFrog
Legendary Member
I agree it would have been nice to see more footage of proper cyclists.
The town was probably Dorking, though Kingston was busy with well wishers too. I hadn't heard anything about tack throwing, I agree that the marshals were FAB. One looked after my bike whilst I was in the bike shop in Dorking getting some inner tubes. They all did a great job. [/QUOTE]
Yup, its a problem, which hopefully they'll sort out in time.
Still laughing about the scratches on my arms that I acquired after toppling into a hedge up Leith Hill - slight wobble + cleats = never going to end well
Whooops!
love this picture from the weekend...
https://twitter.com/xemomimix/status/363736963481731072/photo/1
https://twitter.com/xemomimix/status/363736963481731072/photo/1
EltonFrog
Legendary Member
I've uploaded some handlebar video to youtube - nothing exciting but nice if you wanted to get a feel of what it was like...
There might be some people on here I was randomly drafting.. ;-)
http://www.youtube.com/user/cyclevid
There might be some people on here I was randomly drafting.. ;-)
http://www.youtube.com/user/cyclevid
oldgreyandslow
Guru
- Location
- Farnborough
What time did you do it and finish at? Just wondering if you might have zipped past me
Broadside
Legendary Member
- Location
- Fleet, Hants
Yes I saw him as there was a motorbike TV camera filming him but I didn't realise it until I saw what he was wearing on the news later! I did think it was weird that the rider actually seemed to slow down while the camera was in front, most other people would use it as a chance to showboat their sprinting prowess!
oldgreyandslow
Guru
- Location
- Farnborough
Bit later then, my start was earlier at 06:58, crossed the line around 12:30
