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The Imperial Century A Month Challenge Chatzone
- Thread starter Rob S
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This weekend's cycling shenanigans. There seems to be some sort of theme going on. In June I visited all the Woolpack Pubs in Kent, last month, along with great chums Ross and Tim we visited the Red Lions. Today it was the turn of the White Horses. There's 11 in Kent, so was out of the door at silly o'clock this morning to tick them off.
So where are they.
1. Rainham
2. Sittingbourne
3. Boughton Under Blean
4. Chillum
5. Dover
6. Hawkinge
7. Bilsington (where a refreshing pint of fruit cider was had)
8. Headcorn
9. Bearsted
10. Maidstone
And
11. Borstal
It was a tough old ride, very rolling especially heading into and out of Dover. Also not helped by the high temperatures, topping out at 32° Sensibly I wacked on the factor 50 before I left home.
So, scores on the doors.
122 miles for the day with a thigh sapping 7100ft of climbing.
August's Imperial century Ride done, month # 189 in a row.
Imperial century # 370.
One more 120+ miler needed
to get that Eddington number.
What named pubs next?
So where are they.
1. Rainham
2. Sittingbourne
3. Boughton Under Blean
4. Chillum
5. Dover
6. Hawkinge
7. Bilsington (where a refreshing pint of fruit cider was had)
8. Headcorn
9. Bearsted
10. Maidstone
And
11. Borstal
It was a tough old ride, very rolling especially heading into and out of Dover. Also not helped by the high temperatures, topping out at 32° Sensibly I wacked on the factor 50 before I left home.
So, scores on the doors.
122 miles for the day with a thigh sapping 7100ft of climbing.
August's Imperial century Ride done, month # 189 in a row.
Imperial century # 370.
One more 120+ miler needed
to get that Eddington number.
What named pubs next?
Sea of vapours
Guru
- Location
- Clapham, Yorkshire Dales
How about 'The Rising Sun'?
Edit: Or 'The Bell'.
Edit: Or 'The Bell'.
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Won't be many of those.
There's plenty Kings Head.
Rising Sun, very perceptive, it's my closest local.
Sea of vapours
Guru
- Location
- Clapham, Yorkshire Dales
There were enough of each, on the map I found, to make a one hundred mile ride from; at least I thought there were. My first few tries found zero in Kent, however.
August's ton in the bag 105 imperial miles Leicester to the see the delights of Birmingham ( certainly didn't see any 😁) and grab some needed velo viewer squares that's the only reason I'd cycle to the parts of Birmingham I've been to today . Getting to and from Birmingham was a nice ride the City bit not so much
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robjh
Squire
- Location
- Cambridgeshire - almost Essex
August done, on the 'Airbourne 200' audax in (mainly) Sussex on Saturday 15th.
It was a great route, going out largely along small lanes between the North and South Downs, until we reached the sea at Eastbourne at 104k, from where the next 60k / 40 miles followed the coast through Newhaven and Brighton, all the way to Shoreham, which included approaching Brighton right along the foot of the chalk cliffs on a pedestrian/cycling path. It was a lovely warm - though still bearable - day, and the beaches were thronged with people picknicking and a bit of swimming for the whole way. The sea looked very inviting, and had I had swimming trunks with me I reckon I might never have completed the ride! It finished with a final 25 miles inland along small roads to Horsham which cut through the hills without too much climbing.
I was riding at a reasonable speed for me, but stopped to admire a few views and had a couple of food breaks, and finished in just over 11 hours, which as usual for these events put me into the last 30% or so of finishers.
The ride itself was fantastic, but less so the travelling to get there and back from home in the day. What with trains and riding to/from the station I added nearly four hours at each end of the day (left home 4am, back close to midnight) and was fighting to stay awake on the train home. Dropped asleep instantly the moment my head touched the pillow.
130.5 miles / 210.1 km
My 191st imperial century ever, and 92nd consecutive month.
Strava here
Gathering for the start, Horsham 8am
Cycle path by A27 near Glynde
Eastbourne beach
Birling Gap
Heading for Brighton
It was a great route, going out largely along small lanes between the North and South Downs, until we reached the sea at Eastbourne at 104k, from where the next 60k / 40 miles followed the coast through Newhaven and Brighton, all the way to Shoreham, which included approaching Brighton right along the foot of the chalk cliffs on a pedestrian/cycling path. It was a lovely warm - though still bearable - day, and the beaches were thronged with people picknicking and a bit of swimming for the whole way. The sea looked very inviting, and had I had swimming trunks with me I reckon I might never have completed the ride! It finished with a final 25 miles inland along small roads to Horsham which cut through the hills without too much climbing.
I was riding at a reasonable speed for me, but stopped to admire a few views and had a couple of food breaks, and finished in just over 11 hours, which as usual for these events put me into the last 30% or so of finishers.
The ride itself was fantastic, but less so the travelling to get there and back from home in the day. What with trains and riding to/from the station I added nearly four hours at each end of the day (left home 4am, back close to midnight) and was fighting to stay awake on the train home. Dropped asleep instantly the moment my head touched the pillow.
130.5 miles / 210.1 km
My 191st imperial century ever, and 92nd consecutive month.
Strava here
Gathering for the start, Horsham 8am
Cycle path by A27 near Glynde
Eastbourne beach
Birling Gap
Heading for Brighton
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robjh
Squire
- Location
- Cambridgeshire - almost Essex
My very first century was Leicester-Birmingham-Stratford-Leicester. Seemed a really long way at the time.
Sea of vapours
Guru
- Location
- Clapham, Yorkshire Dales
August completed. Phew. I have a non-cycling-related foot injury and was a little concerned about being able to get an imperial century done in August, which would have been ironic, it being nominally one of the easiest months.
Today's route went over Newby Head and then along Wensleydale, then over to Swaledale via Grinton Moor and up to the Tan Hill Inn. The first 60km was made rather slow by the 15-25mph wind, but thereafter that wind was really quite handy, notably in being blown up Tan Hill the easy way with relatively little effort, which was good news for my foot. After that, down to Brough and southwards along Mallerstang, before heading across to Sedbergh and thence Kendal. A very enjoyable ride, despite the foot issue, and surprisingly few cyclists about, despite it being convincingly dry all day, though not especially warm (mid teens) I suppose, and a bit windy. 'Just' four to go then.
The picture is of the Howgill Fells, north of Sedbergh, in one of the periods of sunshine in the late afternoon or early evening.
Today's route went over Newby Head and then along Wensleydale, then over to Swaledale via Grinton Moor and up to the Tan Hill Inn. The first 60km was made rather slow by the 15-25mph wind, but thereafter that wind was really quite handy, notably in being blown up Tan Hill the easy way with relatively little effort, which was good news for my foot. After that, down to Brough and southwards along Mallerstang, before heading across to Sedbergh and thence Kendal. A very enjoyable ride, despite the foot issue, and surprisingly few cyclists about, despite it being convincingly dry all day, though not especially warm (mid teens) I suppose, and a bit windy. 'Just' four to go then.
The picture is of the Howgill Fells, north of Sedbergh, in one of the periods of sunshine in the late afternoon or early evening.
