RideLondon - Surrey 100 anyone?

[Nomadski]

And me. Along with my new GPS unit

Now we just need Garmin to release the official TCX file "Sometime in July".

 

[Spally]

Cheers all

 

[zizou]

How many riders are in this? For some reason i thought it was 20000 but my number is a few thousand more than that!

 

[procel]

How many riders are in this? For some reason i thought it was 20000 but my number is a few thousand more than that!

Yes, only 20k. Are you looking at the number on your registration form?

 

[procel]

Anyone know whether they're in the Black or Blue Zone? The magazine seems to suggest we should know, but it wasn't in the email with the timing.

 

[zizou]

Yes, only 20k. Are you looking at the number on your registration form?

yeah on the form you have to sign when you collect your timing chip etc.

as for black or blue i dont know mine presumably we find that out at sign up.

 

[philinmerthyr]

Great to have the information in the magazine and a ride number.

Will we be able to look back at put progress online based on the transponder reading or will it simply give a start and finish timing?

 

[jowwy]

With just over 4 weeks to the ride, I would welcome some advice on training. Through June I focused more on climbing. I did lots of climbing up the South Wales valleys. I did get 37 mile and 46 mile rides with nearly 3,000 feet of climbing each but I now need to put in a few longer rides.

I plan to do a 65 mile ride on 6th July, 75 miles on 13th July and 80 miles on 20th July. I will also do a couple of 15-20 mile rides during the week. 1 up hills and 1 flatter and faster. I will also do a short recovery ride each Sunday.

On Saturday I plan Merthyr to Cardiff and back. The return is all uphill which should help with the Surrey hills after a long flat start. The route is here - http://gb.mapometer.com/cycling/route_3270929.html

I'll need to use these long rides to make sure I get the eating and drinking right. I've done a lot of riding since October. I am nearly down to 20 stone and hope to be close to 19 stone by the ride. (I was 23 stone)

Does this seem a sensible approach. I would welcome any advice from those of you more experienced.

phil - you should have entered the iron mountain 100 ride with the abergavenny cycling festival on the 13th July - would have been good training for you and climbing the tumble would have been far harder than boxhill or leigh hill in the surrey ride......also the llangynidr mountain climb to ebbw vale is in the ride too

Jowwy

 

[Phoenix Lincs]

Quick message from Austria where I haven't managed to cycle up any hills yet due to studying hard on my course then contracting a sicky bug (at least it's not happening in 4 weeks time). I went on Wiggle website yesterday. They have official kit in now, search for Prudential in the search box. Tried to order my normal size top, but out of stock. They say should be 2-4 weeks, but didn't want to risk it so I've ordered a bigger one. Some nice t-shirts, etc too, but wanted to ensure I got a cycle top first and foremost so that's all I've ordered.

Also, if any key is a member of British Cycling and you go through their site, you get discount added bonus x

Happy training folks.

 

[Iain M Norman]

Now since I did the transport survey I've had my start time and now plans will have to change as the person I was having a lift with is starting 90mins later! It's not possible to get back to the survey though, which is where all the info is hidden.

Does anyone know the location of the four drop off points?

 

[stu9000]

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Can anyone help me get the official route on my android phone please?

I use mapmyride but can't see a way to prerecord routes. I looked at ridewithgps and found a good map but could not get it to pick up my location.

Thanks

 

[stu9000]

Did the Leith bit today and it wasn't horrific. It wasn't nice tho either . Pick axing my way through 2 tons of rock solid earth on saturday might have been a factor. I felt I was working on the bridge over the river kwia . Those electrolyte tablets are brilliant. Definitely stopped me getting heat stroke both on and off the bike.

 

[philinmerthyr]

I noticed in the magazine that the cut off point at Wimbledon Common is 4pm. It's only 6 miles from the end. That means that the limit is really around 8:30.

For those of us who expect to be close to the limit, this is worrying. I'd be devastated if I got pulled out at 94 miles having cycled the climbs. I'd rather miss one or both of the hills and get to the Mall. There will be a big decision to take at the Leith Hill turn off.

 

[SotonCyclist]

got my race number through last week too. set off time of 07:50 so one of the final few by the looks of it. I wasnt aware of the cut off at around 8 and a half hours, I was planning on stopping every 25 miles for around 5 -10 minutes but may need to re evaluate this plan.

managed to book up a travel lodge in the Docklands, has anyone else managed to get a hotel local?

 

[Nomadski]

I noticed in the magazine that the cut off point at Wimbledon Common is 4pm. It's only 6 miles from the end. That means that the limit is really around 8:30.

For those of us who expect to be close to the limit, this is worrying. I'd be devastated if I got pulled out at 94 miles having cycled the climbs. I'd rather miss one or both of the hills and get to the Mall. There will be a big decision to take at the Leith Hill turn off.

Those cut off times certainly made me worry a little more than the overall 9 hour limit did. I dont want to miss anything, Ive fund raised to do 100 miles, not 90 miles or 80 miles. I have friends at Pyrford, Box Hill and possibly Kingston too and was planning on stopping but will have to manage all that on the day.

got my race number through last week too. set off time of 07:50 so one of the final few by the looks of it. I wasnt aware of the cut off at around 8 and a half hours, I was planning on stopping every 25 miles for around 5 -10 minutes but may need to re evaluate this plan.

managed to book up a travel lodge in the Docklands, has anyone else managed to get a hotel local?

I got booked in at the Premier Inn at Westfields, so am literally falling out of the doorstep onto the starting pens lol.