RideLondon-Surrey 100 (2014!!!) Anyone?

[philinmerthyr]

What do you get from Excel when you sign on? How involved is the process getting in to your Wave on the morning? Is there more admin then, or was all that done at Excel so all they need to do is check your number?

The numbers have your wave on them. The number is on the bike, shirt and helmet and contains a timing chip. When you pick up the pack from the excel, there is a detailed explanation what to do. There are pens for each wave that you move through. It's like herding sheep but worked well.

 

[w00hoo_kent]

Thanks, just getting my head around the Sunday morning journey really.

 

[EltonFrog]

What @philinmerthyr said. It's very well organised, don't worry about it, all the admin is done when you pick up your stuff at excel, then on the day you ride your bike to wave pen, then off you go. You will have a great time.

 

[marcusjb]

Hi all... Its not long now, really looking forward to this one.
Staying at Travelodge, Stratford, hope to say hello to anybody staying there too..

• Start Area: Black
• Wave:B
• Wave Load opening time: 05:52
• Wave Load closing time:06:22
• Start Time:06:52

Same as us - look out for a purple Co-Motion tandem!

 

[EltonFrog]

@Cazza you won't be able to swap you numbers and time chips, of you could then no one would know who finished at what time It's a bit of pain, my wife and I are starting an hour apart. Shell probably catch me up, she did last year and finished 45 minutes ahead of me.

 

[Cazza]

Thanks CarlP!

 

[anyuser]

My start time is 7:02, I just completed the transport options form which somehow changed my first name to include my last name but phoned them up and they fixed it instantly.

 

[David_66]

Im thinking of parking up in Westfields shopping centre Saturday , then cycling to Excel Centre, has anybody else cycled there, there must surely have facilities to keep bicycles safe at Excel. I hear that it is £15 parking

 

[David_66]

Same as us - look out for a purple Co-Motion tandem!

Should be easy to spot you :-D . Dont think we will have a problem with bikes in rooms, guessing the whole hotel will be solid with bikes, if you can fit your tandem in room

 

[w00hoo_kent]

Im thinking of parking up in Westfields shopping centre Saturday , then cycling to Excel Centre, has anybody else cycled there, there must surely have facilities to keep bicycles safe at Excel. I hear that it is £15 parking

A lot of people were locking bikes up outside on the rails etc. at Excel last year, but they didn't seem to care if you walked the bike inside with you, and I think they had a secure bike store inside (we'd already parked and locked when we realised, so didn't bother going back for them. We went to look at the show.

 

[David_66]

A lot of people were locking bikes up outside on the rails etc. at Excel last year, but they didn't seem to care if you walked the bike inside with you, and I think they had a secure bike store inside (we'd already parked and locked when we realised, so didn't bother going back for them. We went to look at the show.

Thankyou, if there is a secure bike store inside. I might just have a look around the show myself

 

[w00hoo_kent]

It wasn't huge, there was the official merch store, some bikes to look at and bits going on in the arena. Maybe three dozen stalls with a vague bike theme as you'd get at any Expo type thing. We went on the Saturday as we'd done the Freecycle. No idea if it will be dead on the earlier days. I'm intending to pop across after work (and finally use the cable car) probably on the Thursday.

 

[anyuser]

Has anyone received their Final Instructions magazine yet?

 

[w00hoo_kent]

I haven't.

 

[w00hoo_kent]

I rode the hills today, starting in Effingham and following the route to do Newlands, Leith and Box before turning back through Leatherhead to the car. The B2126 that joins the route down from Abinger after Newlands to Leith Hill is currently dug up. There's a wide trench across the whole road because of subsidence and there's no way past for pedestrians (and therefore cycles). I detoured south to come back on to Leith hill, but it added 5 miles or so and involved a few stops to interpret the Garmin.

So if you're practicing the hills, bear it in mind.