first 60 mile ride tomorrow

[jamma]

Well tomorrow i will be doing my first 60 mile ride hopefully weather will be kind and not chuck it down.

It will good to see how long it takes me even though strava is saying 4 hours 5 mins (might be due to the fact a bit of the ride is on cycle track).

If you have any advice or tips for me please leave them.

 

[Joffey]

Eat and drink plenty and go steady early doors.

 

[Dogtrousers]

Wrap up warm!

Enjoy.

And remember to make it at least 62.14 miles - a metric century.

 

[Jimidh]

As above keep to your own pace and eat and drink regularly.

What's your longest ride so far?

 

[mjr]

On your own or with others?

Don't go out too hard, take enough food and drink and make sure you know where you can get more on/near the route, as well as any bailout opportunities (trains, nice places to wait for a friend with a car or a taxi).

 

[jamma]

As above keep to your own pace and eat and drink regularly.

What's your longest ride so far?

39.5 miles with a group but would have been 35 if i didn't get dropped and lost

 

[jamma]

On your own or with others?

Don't go out too hard, take enough food and drink and make sure you know where you can get more on/near the route, as well as any bailout opportunities (trains, nice places to wait for a friend with a car or a taxi).

On my own and plenty of train stations in villages i pass

 

[rugby bloke]

Good luck, I'll echo all the advise above. On your own its really easy to go out too fast so keep an eye on your pace. East and drink regularly, I hope the forecast is better for the North East than it is for the East Mids.

 

[Jimidh]

If you can do 40 miles then with sensible pacing and feeding the. 60 will be easy - enjoy.

 

[jamma]

Thanks guys and i try to aim for a drink every 15 mins and food every 20 mins or should i reduce the timing mores

 

[mjr]

Thanks guys and i try to aim for a drink every 15 mins and food every 20 mins or should i reduce the timing mores

Blimey, how fast do you go? I eat every hour (a decent chunk of flapjack or cake - most fruit will only do for 30minutes) and sip some drink whenever I remember or feel like it.

 

[Dogtrousers]

Do you have a cafe lined up? A hot drink after about 40 would be very nice in this weather.

Personally I stop to eat once or twice in 100k . But we're all different.

 

[PeteXXX]

If it's windy, and you have a choice of route, try and get the headwind over and done with first, and hope for an easier home leg.

Good luck

 

[jamma]

Do you have a cafe lined up? A hot drink after about 40 would be very nice in this weather.

Personally I stop to eat once or twice in 100k . But we're all different.

Yes its in kildale but i don't know if i should stop when i get into kildale or when i reenter it due to the route heads back through it

 

[jamma]

If it's windy, and you have a choice of route, try and get the headwind over and done with first, and hope for an easier home leg.

Good luck

Winds looking okay north eastern wind at about 15 mph