My first 100 mile ride today

[jayonabike]

Completed my first 100 mile ride today. Hemel to Oxford and back. Started off about 8.45 this morning, there was still a frost on the ground but sunny, and it didn't take long for the temperature to warm up. The first 25 miles were hilly in places and it didn't take long for me to warm up either. Stopped at the 25 mile mark for a mars bar and a coffee.
Set of again, the ride from Princes Risborough to Oxford was mostly flat so head down into the slight head wind and the next 25 miles flew by and I was heading towards Oxford city centre.
Stopped for lunch and another coffee (pleased with the Carradice Pendle I bought, plenty of room for a flask, packed lunch and everything else I needed for the day) Fuelled up it was time to get going, so headed out of Oxford towards Thame then Aylesbury. Mostly flat, and with the wind behind me I upped the pace a bit and was flying.
Not for too long though as I was back in the Chilterns and the lumpy roads around Wendover and Tring, and the wind had changed direction.
Time for a quick coffee and a chocolate biscuit or 2 and then it was the last 20 miles home.

Really enjoyed it, absolutely shattered now (hence not much of a write up)

Hemel Hempstead ->Gt. Missenden -> Princess Risborough -> Chinnor -> Watlington -> Oxford -> Thame -> Haddenham -> Aylesbury -> Tring -> Berkhamsted -> Hemel Hempstead

100.27 miles. 6 hours 34 mins. Top speed 37.4mph. Average speed 15.2 mph.


My Route


Hot Chocolate and bed for me I think

Jay

 

[HLaB]

Cool; you really ought to change your user name to 'Not so lazyj' or something along those lines

 

[fossyant]

Good result ! Great for an early season ride.

 

[Spinney]

Well done - I remember feeling similarly after I did my first 100 (and I've only done 2! - takes me half the summer to work up to that distance each year).

 

[frank9755]

Well done!


15+ mph is quick too if you've not ridden the distance before and crossed the Chilterns twice.

 

[skudupnorth]

Congrats,nothing better than doing your first 100

 

[ianrauk]

110+miles at 15mph avg... bloody well done that man

 

[DTD]

Well done – did my furthest todate today – 55 miles – knackered, so think it will be a while until I manage 100!

 

[Norry1]

Nice one. I hope to do my first 100 this year. Average speed looks pretty good to me

Martin

 

[JonnyBlade]

Furthest this year was 81 on Saturday in 4 hours 56. Not quite 100 and bloody well done to 'L' Many hills in that one?

 

[mcshroom]

Well done NotveryLazyJ

 

[numbnuts]

well done, I've never riden 100 miles in a day must do it before a die

 

[Banjo]

Well done. I have done several hundreds but none of them as fast as yours .

feels great seeing the third digit on the cycle computer click up.

 

[400bhp]

Good effort-especially so early in the year

Question- it appears you carry sufficient food & drink-why go through large towns and A roads?

 

[jugglingphil]

well done
I didn't manage 100 last year, but hope to this year, although I'm a long way off at the moment!!!

15 mph average sounds very good to me, are you sure you were just fueled by coffee and biscuits