RideLondon - Surrey 100 anyone?

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fabregas485

Senior Member
Location
Harrow
I went down to the excel centre today, and the event was pretty much empty. They had a few cool bits going on, such as the goodie bag for the freecycle event and BMX type skills.
 

EltonFrog

Legendary Member
We traipsed from one side of London to the other to to get the shoot heap that is the Excel Expo, in 35 degree heat on fecking crap underground trains, just to get our reg numbers. Why the flippity blumen blasty feck they can't post them to you I don't know. And the show was a complete and utter feckin waste of time,
 
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Nomadski

Nomadski

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LBS, Usually
Is this Wimbledon Common cut-off just an urban myth though? There's nothing about it in the final instructions magazine.

Its there, page 24 - Mile 94, Wimbledon Common, 16.00.

I feel sorry for the people having to travel much further than just from London! A couple of extra nights in hotels just for registration...

Shame the show seems to be a bit of a wet fish.
 

Phoenix Lincs

Über Member
Location
Sleaford, Lincs
'Rest' day today. Started double and treble checking the lists of what I need to buy/find/get before and take down to London. Woke at stupid o'clock after checking the clock almost hourly, and I hope this isn't what I'll be doing tonight and tomorrow night.

I can hardly believe I can now say I'm taking part in London100 THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW when I'm hinting for more sponsorship!!!! Eek

Shame the excel thing doesn't sound too great, but hopefully I may bump into some of you there tomorrow :smile:

Have a great day
 

philinmerthyr

Über Member
Day off work for me today. No riding, just checking kit, packing and carbo loading.

That route posted by @Nomadski shows 970m (3185ft) of elevation , can we ask for more hills to be added at this late stage?

It's a shame the Excel show seems poor. I was hoping to spend a couple of hours there tomorrow. We are driving up tomorrow morning and staying until Monday. It will be a superb weekend.

My fundraising for Beating Bowel Cancer is also on track to exceed my £1,000 target and the weather is still looking ok. :smile:
 
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Nomadski

Nomadski

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Location
LBS, Usually
@philinmerthyr - again, like all the routing sites, I don't think this elevation figure is any better than any of the others posted previously. I still reckon once we upload to garmin etc it will be more like 4k+!

Cant wait to hear all the stories from the big day.
 

Longshot

Senior Member
Location
Surrey
STUPID STUPID STUPID

Works annual Summer Party last night - a few beers and some softball in Hyde Park. Nice evening... right up until the moment my right calf went 'Twang!'.

Houston, we have a problem. :sad:
 

NicciT

Active Member
Yes the show was disappointing but I got to go on the watt bike - very clever bit of kit!

I don't know if they brought more bikes with them but people were just turning up without bookings to have a go
 

EltonFrog

Legendary Member
Yes the show was disappointing but I got to go on the watt bike - very clever bit of kit!

I don't know if they brought more bikes with them but people were just turning up without bookings to have a go


How much does a Watt bike cost?
 
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