The Isle Of Wight Randonnee, Sunday 3rd of May

[philk56]

At kite hill start and it's stopped raining

 

[ufkacbln]

I think this guy finishes today, makes the Randonnee seem easy!


One Man, Ten Laps, One Thousand Kilometres Round the Isle of Wight
An Island cyclist is making his way around the Isle of Wight this weekend, hoping to achieve ten laps of the Isle of Wight.

 

[Racing roadkill]

I finished it, East Cowes to East Cowes, lovely pea souper at Blackgang.

 

[philk56]

I finished it, East Cowes to East Cowes, lovely pea souper at Blackgang.

It was certainly foggy (and windy) along the cliffs but 10 minutes later glorious sunshine!

 

[Racing roadkill]

It was certainly foggy (and windy) along the cliffs but 10 minutes later glorious sunshine!

I hit it at just the wrong time.

 

[Arthur]

Cracking ride...except for the puncture I got in the pouring rain just outside a dairy farm. I stopped to fit a new tube and got liberally sprayed with cows**t as other riders splashed through the puddles. To add insult to injury I then discovered I was only a short distance from the Alverstone control point where I could have sorted it out in a nice dry hall.

 

[Racing roadkill]

I've just looked at the Strava plot from yesterday. I knew that Military road, and the climb up to Blackgang were quite 'interesting', I didn't realise quite how 'interesting' they were .

 

[Paulus]

I had seemed to forget the climbs past blackgang along the military road. Very character building in a strong headwind.

 

[Flying Dodo]

I forgotten about this event! Judging by the weather comments, it seems my brain made the right decision. But chapeau to those who took part.

 

[Racing roadkill]

I had seemed to forget the climbs past blackgang along the military road. Very character building in a strong headwind.

It was the crosswinds up onto the cliffs that scared the be Jesus out of me. It was like riding with someone pulling your handlebars from side to side without warning.