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

[EltonFrog]

Hey peeps - nothing about the ride 100 is easy but trust me, you will soon forget the Registration hassle, the 3am wake up, the hours of traveling, the 15 mile ride at 5am before you even start, the hours of reading the Final instructions, the last minute health niggles, your bike playing up, your sponsors disappearing .... Get to the start and smile for 5, 6 or 7 hours. It is like nothing you ever did before.

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[stephenb]

Anyone planning on cycling to the start from West London/Richmond way? I'm supposed to be on the train but don't quite trust it & fancy a warm up ride (not solo as I'm bound to get lost).

 

[sleaver]

Bike is all cleaned, just need to lube the chain and sort out the saddle bag and it is all ready.

Took the opportunity to adjust the brakes as well. So if you see someone with a white Specialized in a crumpled mess at the bottom of the first hill, it may be me

 

[vickster]

For those concerned about travel logistics...

http://www.cyclechat.net/threads/spare-room-in-east-london-for-pru-ride-on-sat-nt.162199/

 

[Flyingfox]

Well it looks like it won't be , but for once I don't give a damn if it , I've got slicks, no wet weather gear, no mudguards just the determination to get around and have fun! That first drink in the pub afterwards will be the best I've ever had!

 

[srw]

Why wait for the pub? I'm rather hoping there will be a bar in Green Park. And I see that Erdinger is one of the sponsors - I'm hoping for a free sample.

 

[Nick Stone]

Drink..... Damm I've got to throw bike in the car and get back up north booked meetings for Monday....pratt! I can ache with a smile

I've had all bran for the last week as well so apologies now guys if there is a funny smell on the route, but those ounces won't go them selves lol, they won't go at all.....lol

 

[Nick Stone]

Bike and bag prep tomorrow, list wrote today.

 

[Wilsy27]

hi all, I managed to get a 6:55 start, have got a cheap hotel booked near glouster road station, tried using the tfl route finder to work out how to get to the start and it just keeps saying road closed...wonder why?! lol in all seriousness...any suggestions on how to get to blue wave m for 5:55 from glouster road station? (about 10 miles i think) don't know London well enough and this'll be the first time cycling round/through it.

 

[PK99]

hi all, I managed to get a 6:55 start, have got a cheap hotel booked near glouster road station, tried using the tfl route finder to work out how to get to the start and it just keeps saying road closed...wonder why?! lol in all seriousness...any suggestions on how to get to blue wave m for 5:55 from glouster road station? (about 10 miles i think) don't know London well enough and this'll be the first time cycling round/through it.

Have a look on the ride london web site, there are gps routes from all the official car parks and drop off points. Work out which you are nearest to and pick up that route?

 

[Beebo]

hi all, I managed to get a 6:55 start, have got a cheap hotel booked near glouster road station, tried using the tfl route finder to work out how to get to the start and it just keeps saying road closed...wonder why?! lol in all seriousness...any suggestions on how to get to blue wave m for 5:55 from glouster road station? (about 10 miles i think) don't know London well enough and this'll be the first time cycling round/through it.

The problem is that the A4 will be shut because that is the route of the ride.
You need to get north of the A4, maybe go north side of hyde park, Marble Arch, Bond St, Oxford st, Holborn, then through the city and out to the start via A11. This isnt an easy route for a first time ride! Maybe others can help.

 

[laurence]

hi all, I managed to get a 6:55 start, have got a cheap hotel booked near glouster road station, tried using the tfl route finder to work out how to get to the start and it just keeps saying road closed...wonder why?! lol in all seriousness...any suggestions on how to get to blue wave m for 5:55 from glouster road station? (about 10 miles i think) don't know London well enough and this'll be the first time cycling round/through it.

The problem is that the A4 will be shut because that is the route of the ride.
You need to get north of the A4, maybe go north side of hyde park, Marble Arch, Bond St, Oxford st, Holborn, then through the city and out to the start via A11. This isnt an easy route for a first time ride! Maybe others can help.

ahhhh, but as the first riders set off at 6 you may be ok to ride along the closed roads until tower hill area, then pick up the A11.

 

[w00hoo_kent]

ahhhh, but as the first riders set off at 6 you may be ok to ride along the closed roads until tower hill area, then pick up the A11.

I wouldn't plan on that, the organisors have been pretty specific about the route being closed to everything, including cycles. This isn't some shoddy job like the TdF you know :-)

 

[benb]

Why wait for the pub? I'm rather hoping there will be a bar in Green Park. And I see that Erdinger is one of the sponsors - I'm hoping for a free sample.

Last year there wasn't a bar in Green Park, but a very nice person gave me a can from their personal stash.

 

[Wilsy27]

cheers guys, think I'll just try riding parallel to the route until the start comes into view. (or find hundreds of other cyclists doing the same!)