205 miles in a day (Tommy Godwin Challenge) - the Progress thread

[Col5632]

He's just a machine, I don't know how he does it, but then I think @Supersuperleeds is bloody mental with the miles he does so steve is just utter crazy in my books, good on him though

 

[Pale Rider]

Up and cycling again after early traffic problems.

He's trundling north west on the edge of the Cotswolds.

Host booked in Worcester tonight.

 

[Fnaar]

Apols if this is already buried somewhere in the thread, but is there any way of finding out his route plans? I'd like to ride out and cheer him on if poss? (without obv getting in the way ) Guessing it will revolve around what the route manager decides re-weather, hosting etc, but maybe there's a sort of rough plan somewhere?

 

[ianrauk]

Apols if this is already buried somewhere in the thread, but is there any way of finding out his route plans? I'd like to ride out and cheer him on if poss? (without obv getting in the way ) Guessing it will revolve around what the route manager decides re-weather, hosting etc, but maybe there's a sort of rough plan somewhere?

There isn't a plan as it's all down to many factors. Weather today is a good example, he has already changed his route due to traffic and ice and also has to take into account that nights host if their is one.
You can get a good idea by going to Steve's website and checking out the hosting page to see where he will be heading to.

 

[Pale Rider]

Apols if this is already buried somewhere in the thread, but is there any way of finding out his route plans? I'd like to ride out and cheer him on if poss? (without obv getting in the way ) Guessing it will revolve around what the route manager decides re-weather, hosting etc, but maybe there's a sort of rough plan somewhere?

If you look on the calendar part of his website you can see if there is a host booked for a particular night, and where that host is.

http://oneyeartimetrial.org.uk/calendar#year=2015&month=1&day=20&view=month

Edit: crossed with Ian (above).

 

[ianrauk]

Here's the Progress website set up by the wonderful Jo from the other place. It will give you this to have a look at.

 

[Pale Rider]

Riding with Steve is no problem, several have already done it.

No worries about speed for most of you.

According to the blog I posted earlier, Steve rides to a heart rate, so climbs quite slowly.

The flipside is he takes full advantage of gravity, so descends quickly, which is where he would lose me.

In other Steve news, a member in the other place has designed a stripped down tracker.

Might be handy if you want to follow him via the web on a smartphone - no worries about downloading third party software.

http://audaxclubhackney.co.uk/tg.html

 

[Pale Rider]

Same guy has done a simple tracker for the credible American challenger, Kurt 'Tarzan' Searvogel.

He's currently stooging around Florida.

http://audaxclubhackney.co.uk/tarzan.html

 

[EltonFrog]

Here's the Progress website set up by the wonderful Jo from the other place. It will give you this to have a look at.

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Great link to the website thank you whoever built that. Frustratingly for me, Steve keeps passing within a mile or two of the village I lived in for 14 years up until 3 months ago.

 

[mcshroom]

Another 183 miles, with an average temperature of -1 degC!
http://www.strava.com/activities/milton-keynes-milton-keynes-united-kingdom-243807261

 

[Pale Rider]

Interesting read.

https://burlycross.wordpress.com/2015/01/15/tg/

I thought so.

205 miles in a day (Tommy Godwin Challenge) - the Progress thread

 

[PpPete]

20 days in and already 500 miles ahead of where Tommy Godwin was at this point.
Chapeau !

 

[ianrauk]

Seem's Kurt 'Tarzan' had a pretty tough days riding yesterday. Reports of 3 punctures, 2 off's and bad driving. 179 miles

 

[EltonFrog]

Oh dear!

 

[Sea of vapours]

Seem's Kurt 'Tarzan' had a pretty tough days riding yesterday. Reports of ...

Whereabouts are you finding Kurt's 'what happened today' type reports please?