RideLondon-Surrey 100 (2016) Anyone?

[vickster]

18-19mph through the crowds up the hills. Good luck you'll be lucky to do 8-9 with the tailenders

You need to be at Hampton court by 10.30 or 11 iirc

I don't recall the London bit being very scenic. Better to go at 6am on a normal Sunday and actually find the attractive bits

 

[JoeyB]

10:30 I think I read

 

[Wolf616]

Hampton Court is 10:50. If you look at the bottom left corner of page 10 in the booklet you get with your number etc. it says 'last rider' times at key points. For the lazy, I've faithfully reproduced it here:

Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park (start): 9am
Hampton Court Green (26th mile): 10:50
Newlands Corner (48th Mile): 12:45
Leith Hill Summit (58th Mile): 13:50
Box Hill Summit (68th mile): 14:50
Leatherhead (75th Mile): 15:35
Kingston (86th Mile): 16:28
The Mall (end): 17:30


I'm doing the Peloton Relay so am starting at Hampton Court Green as our second rider. Having done no actual training whatsoever (beyond my 22 mile round commute and occasional weekend jaunts for fun rather than fitness) I think it's probably best I'm not doing the full 100...

 

[vickster]

Hampton Court is 10:50. If you look at the bottom left corner of page 10 in the booklet you get with your number etc. it says 'last rider' times at key points. For the lazy, I've faithfully reproduced it here:

Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park (start): 9am
Hampton Court Green (26th mile): 10:50
Newlands Corner (48th Mile): 12:45
Leith Hill Summit (58th Mile): 13:50
Box Hill Summit (68th mile): 14:50
Leatherhead (75th Mile): 15:35
Kingston (86th Mile): 16:28
The Mall (end): 17:30


I'm doing the Peloton Relay so am starting at Hampton Court Green as our second rider. Having done no actual training whatsoever (beyond my 22 mile round commute and occasional weekend jaunts for fun rather than fitness) I think it's probably best I'm not doing the full 100...

Sounds like you are doing all the hills though...

 

[Wolf616]

Yep. To be fair I went out and did Leith Hill & Box Hill on a 70 mile cycle ride a few weeks ago and it was fine, so hopefully it'll be okay...

 

[EltonFrog]

Am I the only cyclist not interested in Ride London ? its what most of the club members have been talking about for the past month or so, it was the same when I did a lot of running The London Marathon was the highlight of the year for some, don't get me wrong if thats your thing go and enjoy it, I will be riding round the countryside with a lot less cyclist to avoid and far less cost. when it was the London Marathon I used to be running on the fells or cross country wishing I was running the streets of London (not)

To be fair the title says RideLondon-Surrey 100 (2016) Anyone? it doesn't say you can't post if your not a fan.

You're probably not the only cyclist not interested in the RLS100.

I was wondering if I was the only person not giving a toss about you're apparently apathy.

 

[Venod]

I was wondering if I was the only person not giving a toss about you're apparently apathy

Thats fine, but reading a sentence before posting is a good tip.

 

[EltonFrog]

Thats fine, but reading a sentence before posting is a good tip.

Indeed, but only if I gave a toss.

 

[stephen davies]

does the handle bar number/timing chip thing fit ok over a garmin front mount?

 

[sleaver]

The charity that I'm riding for did not have a stall this year - they thought the amount they were charged was not worth the return. It could be that a few other organisations had the same idea.

That's what I was thinking. Also at the end of the third year (2015), I think a lot of the sponsorship deals run out and so may companies had to commit to 3 years of being at the expo and now that it is the fourth, they have decided it's not worth it.

Two big names that spring to mind are SIS and Garmin. Shame as I was thinking of getting a new Garmin as they always used to do "show prices".

I also noticed a couple of stalls that considering their size, were a bit sparse. I think one was selling just a Gore jacket and another was just selling one multi tool.

The trusty Cliff Bar stall was there. Had to sample some bars around lunch time

If anyone is thinking of buying the official jersey (it's on sale and assume they don't run out like Wiggle did), the sizes come up very small!

 

[jefmcg]

Don't misunderstand me, I'm more then capable to cover the distance, for some reason a bit nervous about falling off on the Saturday and runining the Sunday ride.

On Saturday, like every other day of the year, across the UK hundreds of people will misjudge a kerb, trip on raised paving stone, etc etc and end up with a limb in plaster. Your chances of a life event preventing you from riding on Sunday are somewhere between 0.1 and 0.3%. Add cycling, and it probably goes up to 0.1001 and 0.3001%.

If you want to ride, go for it. The miniscule risk of some disaster is probably offset by the chance you might find and fix a problem with your bike/

 

[vickster]

does the handle bar number/timing chip thing fit ok over a garmin front mount?

Take an Allen key to adjust. Attach label, then the mount

 

[vickster]

Clif are this year's nutrition sponsor so not surprising they were there

 

[livpoksoc]

Forgive me if this has been shared before, does anyone have a gpx file of the route? O know the roads are closed but I like the visual for the turns and climbs.

 

[livpoksoc]

Forgive me if this has been shared before, does anyone have a gpx file of the route? O know the roads are closed but I like the visual for the turns and climbs.

https://ridewithgps.com/events/7274-prudential-ridelondon-100

Answered my own question, for anyone else who needed it