The London Classic 2013

[wanda2010]

Walking will be a useful tool for me.

 

[laurence]

i may have to make a tactical withdrawal... had a puffy knee recently and had liquid drained off it... turned out to be 'old' blood. not entirely sure i want to risk cycling yet, so i'll be woefully out of shape.

i'll see how the knee fares in the next few weeks, but it has been a bit sore since the needle went in.

they also injected it with steroids, so i'll fail the drug test

 

[Christopher]

Registration now closed - but looks a great ride - have fun everyone!
NB free entry and only a suggested £15 donation to a charity - now I'd be happy to pay that or £20... proper ride that.

 

[tiswas-steve]

Liking the sound of the two new hills, anyone got any ideas on what they might be ? Wonder if they're gonna cancel Eliot Bank and include Sydenham hill, be tops if they did, love that hill !!

 

[Mallory]

Any news on the route???

 

[Mallory]

Anyone got a gpx or linky of last years route??

 

[RedRider]

Be interested to see last year's myself. I've a week off work so I'll be gasping up all the steep bits I can find. W as up Lordship to the Horniman today then turned up sydenham. Haven't had a cig for five days now and I think I can feel the difference.

 

[User10571]

Fox hill has been mentioned more than once........

 

[NickGayle]

Last years route was up on the website but they seem to have taken it down. They need to finalise it pretty soon.

 

[ceepeebee]

Route usually comes out a couple of weeks beforehand. Went past the end of Eliot bank at lunchtime and had a quick peek. The surface is even worse than the last couple of years, I wouldn't be surprised to see it go.

 

[User10571]

Route usually comes out a couple of weeks beforehand. Went past the end of Eliot bank at lunchtime and had a quick peek. The surface is even worse than the last couple of years, I wouldn't be surprised to see it go.

If Eliot Bank is on this year's route, I'm likely to give it a miss.
There are plenty of inclined alternatives which don't include trashing your wheels & tyres.

 

[ceepeebee]

I have a sneaky feeling there might be a penge variation this year, which would tie in with fox hill....

 

[RedRider]

I looked at Fox Hill on the map. Maybe the wise will take cover half way up in Reynard's Drive. Or is that uphill to?

 

[User10571]

I've not tried Fox Hill on the fixer or with gears.
Yet.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I looked at Fox Hill on the map. Maybe the wise will take cover half way up in Reynard's Drive. Or is that uphill to?

I do this ''ride every road'' thing which led me up Fox Hill (brutal but short) last year - this means I was perfectly entitled to explore Reynard's Drive on the way up without any hint of chickening out, oh no....