off to do 40miles

[lee1980sim]

Well I'm off to do my first 40 miles on Tuesday, did 20 about 2 month ago but had bike stolen so been out of service for a month
I intend on travelling to each major town with my area creating Triangular route and all will be on road cycling, hopefully aiming to be under 4hours but hey ho we'll find out on Tuesday

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Good luck, take plenty of fluid with you and cash to buy more

 

[Cooper645]

Best of luck, I'm sure you will be fine, as previously said, take fluids and maybe a bit of flapjack or something. Enjoy the views and remain positive, you'll do great.

 

[Easytigers]

Glad to hear you're back on the bike! Good luck...really good advice about the fluids btw. Just remember to keep at your own pace and spin the miles away...40 miles is 40 miles be it quick or slow!

 

[lee1980sim]

Cheers for advice, and good wishes...
I'll be taking plenty of fluids anyway, don't normally drink that much but its a tad warm lately, don't intend on racing but did 23.5miles in 2hrs (with a slow friend on his mountain bike with what I would consider flat tyres, had to keep stopping for him, tut) and did 15 miles on my tod in an hour straight after finishing a 10hr shift at work, so hopefully my 4 hour target isn't too optimistic although I'm obviously aware of the month off I've just had

 

[Saluki]

Have a great ride. Make sure you have some cake waiting for you for when you get home.

 

[lee1980sim]

oh I wish they still did Sara-Lee Double Chocolate Gatuex, as thats exactly what I'd want waiting for me

 

[gavroche]

Any major hills on your 40 miles?

 

[lee1980sim]

a fair few amount of hills depends what you class as major

 

[Joffey]

Good luck, you'll get under 4 hours I'm sure!

 

[DaveyM]

hope that you enjoy your first 40
let us know how you get on

 

[gavroche]

a fair few amount of hills depends what you class as major

The kind that makes you think:" Sh*t, I've got to get up there!" when you come to the bottom of it.

 

[lee1980sim]

Yeh there's a fair few no matter which way around I go, not so much steep although steep enough but go on forever and a day

 

[lee1980sim]

so unfortunately the 40mile was called off due to the heavy rain this morning cancelling my wife & childs plans and thus cancelling mine too as much as I like cycling I like spending time with them more, so its on for another day soon

 

[themosquitoking]

so unfortunately the 40mile was called off due to the heavy rain this morning cancelling my wife & childs plans and thus cancelling mine too as much as I like cycling I like spending time with them more, so its on for another day soon

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