Speedy Ride for food-Olympic RoadRace Route-Sat 14th Jan

[ianrauk]

Once again we are running the Cycle Chat version of the Olympic Road Race route.

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. (The Olympians will climb it 9 times)

It's a nice and speedy ride and we do travel at the speed of the slowest rider.


A downloadable version of the route is here

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 lunch menu. (But do try get your food order in before Stu orders everything on the menu)





Alberto
MartinT235
HaloJ
StuAff
Fly
CharlieB
Mark One
Redjedi
gbs
RebeccaOlds
simgsxr +2
SteveVW
Cayopro
Bobcolover
Style Over Speed

 

[StuAff]

Count me in.

BTW: I'd like to do a run down to my home town by way of prep for the Southsea FNRttC- I'll naturally be doing some recces myself, Simon will probably do multiple ones of his own, but I for one wouldn't mind a second/third/fourth opinion on some parts of the route. It'll be about 75-80 miles and pretty lumpy (for those who did Simon's Surrey-Sussex loop in August, that same route as far south as Haslemere, then just on to Petersfield etc). April (when the rather splendid breakfast stop I have lined up opens again)?

 

[Mista Preston]

poss on for this as I love the route. Will speedy be the same sort of pace as last time?

 

[ianrauk]

poss on for this as I love the route. Will speedy be the same sort of pace as last time?

Clive...

Give up on the what speed questions will ya...
Start believing in your ability mate.

 

[StuAff]

Clive...

Give up on the what speed questions will ya...
Start believing in your ability mate.

+1. You're quick enough. Seriously. You've not had any bother keeping up on the ones we've both done this year. And the best way to get faster is to go (a bit) faster, to push yourself a little harder than you might on your own (without having one's legs torn off, of course...). And trying to keep up with Abs and co is easier to understand & a lot more fun than some training programme that says 'do x minutes at x effort'!!! Certainly working for me...

 

[rb58]

I'm in. Can I bring a buddy?

 

[CharlieB]

I'm in, please, Ian.

 

[martint235]

Errrm, just a thought, we could actually do it properly ie do the 9 times bit??

I'll get me coat

 

[ianrauk]

Errrm, just a thought, we could actually do it properly ie do the 9 times bit??

I'll get me coat

Tell you what Mart, whilst we all have a nice cup of tea at the top, you go fill yer boots......

 

[ianrauk]

I'm in. Can I bring a buddy?

The more the merrier Ross

 

[jayonabike]

Put me down as a maybe, I'll let you know nearer the time

 

[ianrauk]

Put me down as a maybe, I'll let you know nearer the time

Be good to have you along

 

[Mark One]

Hi Ian

Count me in for this one please - look forward to catching up with y'all again. . .

Mark

 

[ianrauk]

Hi Ian

Count me in for this one please - look forward to catching up with y'all again. . .

Mark

Nice one. Your on the list bud...

 

[martint235]

Hi Ian

Count me in for this one please - look forward to catching up with y'all again. . .

Mark

Oh dear, you know what you're getting yourself into don't you? You're now 12 months away from a star and I won't be in DH to save you (hopefully!)