Sunday/Saturday morning rides to the coast

[Ravenbait]

It's all far too far south for me.

Sam

 

[Flying Dodo]

I'll also be running several rides to the coast this year. There'll be one I'll be doing around early May, as part of my training for a likely End to End charity ride in June.

This will be a long one to Dover, as it will be 95 miles but no excessive hills (I may add in a slight detour to round it up to 100).

However, I'll be doing it at a steady pace, rather than mega speedy, and there'll be 2 food stops on the way (one of which is a pub)!

 

[GrumpyGregry]

I'll also be running several rides to the coast this year. There'll be one I'll be doing around early May, as part of my training for a likely End to End charity ride in June.

This will be a long one to Dover, as it will be 95 miles but no excessive hills (I may add in a slight detour to round it up to 100).

However, I'll be doing it at a steady pace, rather than mega speedy, and there'll be 2 food stops on the way (one of which is a pub)!

I've always fancied doing London to Dover

 

[ianrauk]

I've always fancied doing London to Dover

A few of us did this ride with Adam the year before last (blimey...time is flying by).. was a really nice ride.

On another note Adam.. I hope you are planning another Loughborough-London ride again this year.

 

[StuAff]

I'll also be running several rides to the coast this year. There'll be one I'll be doing around early May, as part of my training for a likely End to End charity ride in June.

This will be a long one to Dover, as it will be 95 miles but no excessive hills (I may add in a slight detour to round it up to 100).

However, I'll be doing it at a steady pace, rather than mega speedy, and there'll be 2 food stops on the way (one of which is a pub)!

London to Dover, no, not done that. Are you including Capel le Ferne as 'not excessive' or just going round it?

 

[martint235]

I'll also be running several rides to the coast this year. There'll be one I'll be doing around early May, as part of my training for a likely End to End charity ride in June.

This will be a long one to Dover, as it will be 95 miles but no excessive hills (I may add in a slight detour to round it up to 100).

However, I'll be doing it at a steady pace, rather than mega speedy, and there'll be 2 food stops on the way (one of which is a pub)!

I was looking into this too. There's a really nice pub just outside Dover called The Coastguard. It's at the bottom of the cliffs right on the beach and I was thinking wouldn't that be a great place to ride to.

 

[Flying Dodo]

A few of us did this ride with Adam the year before last (blimey...time is flying by).. was a really nice ride.

On another note Adam.. I hope you are planning another Loughborough-London ride again this year.

Not quite. To make it easier train-wise as it'll be a 125 from St Pancras with loads of bike room, and to shorten it a bit, I'll be running it from Leicester.

As mentioned here, the LL ride will be 100 miles (2 x L in Roman numerals).

 

[Flying Dodo]

London to Dover, no, not done that. Are you including Capel le Ferne as 'not excessive' or just going round it?

My current route doesn't include that, but I have been considering it, as I'd love to go via the Spitfire Memorial.

 

[Sittingduck]

I'd be up for a couple of these - Sat or Sun is ok for me, no real pref.

 

[StuAff]

My current route doesn't include that, but I have been considering it, as I'd love to go via the Spitfire Memorial.

The climb is hard work, but not that hard. Some of my fellow Pedal to Paris riders- many of whom walked up- reckoned it was as tough as Ditchling (I certainly didn't- I was breathing much less heavily & had two lower gears to spare). The Memorial is well worth a visit (I think the Legion might just, quite rightly, route us that way on purpose), with the bonus of fantastic views of the white cliffs.

 

[TimO]

I'll also be running several rides to the coast this year. ...

Of course, you've already run one so far this year, but the less enthusiastic will have missed it, and it's Ninja Turtle impersonations.

 

[Aperitif]

Reading your post conjures up the ultimate French dish Tim

'Tortue aux noix avec petits pois potage'

Hope your recovery is going well Davy - you hapless tart!

 

[martint235]

Of course, you've already run one so far this year, but the less enthusiastic will have missed it, and it's Ninja Turtle impersonations.

It was such a legendary spectacle that by the time we get to July's FNRttC, there will have been a cast of thousands at Pease Pottage offering to help Davy to his feet.

 

[HaloJ]

I'll also be running several rides to the coast this year. There'll be one I'll be doing around early May, as part of my training for a likely End to End charity ride in June.

How early in May? The 13th/14th is the FNRttC Brighton leaving Sunday 1st and the weekend of the 7th/8th. I was planning on doing a Cambridge ride on the 8th.

Abs

 

[Flying Dodo]

In that case we'll pencil in Sunday 1st May. That way, you'll have the Monday May Day holiday to recover, if you were planning on cycling back to London as well!