The Great Escape 2015 - 200km audax - London-Essex

[Mice]

I've entered this....I'll be following you @Mice !!

Hahaha @Mark Grant - I think you will be a dot on the horizon way ahead of me. I will wave tho!!

Mice

 

[Mice]

Oh my. Well, don't forget to book your accommodation in advance (http://goo.gl/MjLf2d)

Ha! @arallsopp I have no intention of doing this audax the way you did LEL ie "arrived at the food stop after 230 miles, ate a plate of hot food and lay down on the wooden floor and went to sleep.

20 minutes later I got off the floor and rode another 200 miles..."

My ride report, if I have to sleep, will include expressions like "radio taxis collected me and my bike and took me home"

I do need to do some serious training rides tho. I have my eye on the North Downs!

Mice

 

[Dogtrousers]

I'm not entirely confident that I'll even make it to the start!

I've done plenty of 150-160k rides but I've never skipped lightly off the bike at the end saying "you know what? I fancy another 40k!" I'm planning a truncated (120k ish) version of this ride sometime so I can practice the horrible bits (inside the M25) and maybe a raid of the area via the Gravesend ferry so recce some other bits.

 

[ianrauk]

Nice route this. flat as the proverbial and some lovely lanes..If the weather is nice it will make for a cracking great bike ride.
So I'm in.

 

[velovoice]

Wisely or foolishly.... I'm in, too.

 

[robjh]

Aah, the Blue Egg. Almost worth it just for that. Looks like a nice route through Finchingfield, the Camps and Thaxted too, with a few short sharp hills to keep you concentrating.

 

[ShannonBall]

100/400 places sold now

Here's our poster

 

[ShannonBall]

I did this last year... What a great route, well organised and an absolute pleasure. My mate bailed at the last moment so ended up riding the whole thing with a fantastic, friendly islington cc group.
flat route suited to single speed, lucked out with the weather, more flap jacks than you could ever eat and a tasty lunch stop.
99% sure I'll be signing up again.

Thanks, RedRider

It will be a pleasure to have you back.

 

[Lisat]

Tempted by this. In fact I have now sent off my entry.

 

[ianrauk]

@ShannonBall
How many signed up to date?

Anyone else in Cycle Chat land signed up?

 

[Nigel182]

Anyone else in Cycle Chat land signed up?

Yep signed up will be my 3rd ever Audax...... Think I've got the bug....

 

[ianrauk]

Yep signed up will be my 3rd ever Audax...... Think I've got the bug....

Nice one. Looking like a good posse of CC'ers.
How did the Wye Wednesday go?

And how about the Man Of Kent? It's a goody...

 

[Nigel182]

Nice one. Looking like a good posse of CC'ers.
How did the Wye Wednesday go?

And how about the Man Of Kent? It's a goody...

the Wye Wednesday was good although I found it tough longest ride so far but made it with a couple of hours too spare
Working when Man of Kent is on

 

[rb58]

Signed up. I'll be following @Mark Grant following @Mice

 

[ianrauk]

So signed up we have..

Dogtrousers
Lisat
JohnShingler
Mice
Nigel182
Mark Grant
Redrider
Ianrauk
rb58
Velovoice