Speedy Ride for food-Olympic RoadRace Route-Sat 10th Sept

[ianrauk]

Once again we are doing the Olympic Road Race route. So successfully run by HaloJ in April.


Near flat as a pancake apart from a bit of a drag up Shere Road (but rewarded with a cracking long speedy descent to the lunch stop) & Box Hill, and we only do that once. (And it's really not that bad.)


It's a nice and speedy ride.

Starting & returning to/from Wellington Arch Hyde Park Corner. Leaving promptly at 8.30am. The route is 80 miles
Pub stop is the excellent Compasses in Gomshall, Surrey which has a cracking menu. Ask StuAff he will confirm.

Route here

Ianrauk
HaloJ
rb58
Martint235 +1
StuAff
CrockOfGold (Richmond Park)
Fly
Telesonic99 (maybe)
Sittingduck +1 (meet at Richmond Park)
Becs (Richmond Park)
Martok
Sapper
Mista Preston
Rich P
Redjedi (Richmond Park)
Topcat1
TrickyDicky
Ess
Flying Dodo
ZigZag

 

[rb58]

Be rude not to. Add me to the list please Ian.

 

[martint235]

I was going to say add me to the list but I'm already on it

Sent while following my Garmin's instructions

 

[ianrauk]

I was going to say add me to the list but I'm already on it

Sent while following my Garmin's instructions

 

[StuAff]

An excellent opportunity to try something else on the menu..yup, count me in.

 

[ianrauk]

Seeing as we had such a great day today and this ride ain't that far off..a little bump. so come on.. sign up.. it's a cracking ride.

 

[Becs]

Maybe, depending on how speedy and whether I have to go to Liverpool for a conference that weekend! Will I be able to keep up on the tourer?

 

[Mista Preston]

I have positioned this ride with the wife..... we shall see

 

[StuAff]

Becs, you're quicker than User and his malfunctioning gears I'd say you'd be perfectly OK with this route. You might not enjoy a couple of climbs much, but then I don't think anyone enjoyed Shere Hill that much in April!

 

[gbs]

Grrr! for the second time (re this route) I am conflicted. May I suggest a re-run in Oct/Nov?

 

[ianrauk]

Grrr! for the second time (re this route) I am conflicted. May I suggest a re-run in Oct/Nov?

October is Kent Hilly with Martin
November is The Chilterns with Frank
December is Maldon with Abs

But no reason why another date can't be arranged

 

[HaloJ]

There are a couple of glitches on that route which I'll iron out. One of them being the "roundabout" in front of the palace.

Abs

 

[CharlieB]

Despite immense fun on the Surrey/Sussex on Saturday, can't do this 'un, I'm afraid (much as I'd really like to), as I'm in the York-Hull FNRttC, and won't be back until late afternoon-ish. Crikey, I've got a black tie dinner that night as well.

 

[StuAff]

[QUOTE 1499860"]
I heard that, Stu!


Shere Hill - yes, that was tough.

I'll try and get a pass.

EDIT: Pass received. See you there.


Now - Cooper 42x16. Or Viva Pista 52x18.



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Ahem...
[QUOTE 0"]
What upsets me th emost is that I'm always the slowest rider on rides.

Grace: "I'm really out of shape." After ride, when she leaves me behind. "I'm really out of shape compared to how fit I used to be."

Becs: "I'm slow. If you want to go faster feel free to leave me behind." Cue, few hundred metres later, me left behind.
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[ianrauk]

There are a couple of glitches on that route which I'll iron out. One of them being the "roundabout" in front of the palace.

Abs

Easy fixed. We start from HPC as usual.