RideLondon - Surrey 100 anyone?

[aerobrain]

I was aiming to beat my 6h25m PB.

First problem, no signage from our drop-off point to the QEOP. Got lost for a bit. Got there 15 minutes late.

I left at 6:03 and got into a really fast group. Hitting 45-50kph on the flat at points, but it seemed really easy to hang in the middle of such a group. Once we hit Newlands though I was off the back. I've got good power, but a crappy power to weight ratio due to being 15 stone 10.

Newlands wasn't so bad, decided to be cautious with my healing knee and make it to the Mall, so took the hills slow.

Leith hill was an absolute "Scunthorpe".SubString(1,4). Still I just took it easy and got over it.

I hit 81kph on the Leith descent! Serious fun.

Box hill was easy. I just sat down and watched both my knee, and hundreds of overtakers. I look like I'm taking it easy.

Cramp started to be an issue after Box Hill, with some of the rolling terrain kicking off some locking all over my legs. Kept drinking, massaged some pains out as I rode.

The hill in Wimbledon though I had to stop at the top of it. I couldn't turn the pedals anymore due to cramp. So close to the end. Stopped and climbed off, lot's of crowds on the outside of the corner attempting to encourage me to get back on.

I failed an Etape du Tour once due to cramp, never wanted to feel like that again. So I propped up my bike, found a handy bollard and hamstring stretched the cramp away. 5 minutes of that and I was ready to go again. Woo! Got a big cheer when I got back on.

I hated that final CS6 stretch down the Thames, just wanted it to be over at that time. The crowds approaching the Mall were very encouraging. The last couple of corners felt really rather moving with all the support we got, I was welling up.

Was very happy to see the line. Very happy.

Finshed in 5h13m.

New PB. Woo yay! Avg 31.5kph. Average HR was 160bpm.

My splits were good until the hills.

EST MILE 24 00:58:25

58:25​

EST MILE 45 01:58:56

01:00:31​

EST MILE 55 02:41:15

42:19​

EST MILE 82 04:11:18

01:30:03​

EST MILE 91 04:49:22

38:04​

FINISH 05:13:10

23:48​

Kudos me! http://app.strava.com/activities/72141162

Excellent time!!! Even forgetting the fact of the cramps you had to deal with!!

I have to say I got a bit emotional at about mile 90, that was when I knew the 100 miles was totally in the bag and also that I was on for smashing my time target. After two poor efforts at marathons in the past (best was nearly an hour slower than my target) achieving this was a really big deal to me and I think that just caught up with me. First crack at a marathon was 2010 so in a way this was a 3-4 year journey I guess.

 

[Iain M Norman]

My new custom jersey arrived today! Now if I'd been wearing this people might have spotted me from round these parts.

And now for why this is not off topic...

If when someone get's together a CC team for next year's RideLondon100. Then I have a fantastic supplier of jerseys, and can help design them. Short sleeve jerseys are $29.99 only! For a one off custom print! Shorts and jersey combo for $49.99. That's US Dollars boys and girls! Shorts and jersey for 30 something of your hard earned British quids. Free delivery over $100. They wouldn't even all have to be on one order. Once the design is done you can share a link and everyone can order from it to their own addresses and pay themselves. Takes about 2 months all in, so needs to be sorted early.

Good quality shorts padding and mesh bibs. Full length zip, mesh side panels, and waist grippers on the jersey. All brilliant features for the price.

 

[zizou]

Loved this bit, such a good pace for such little effort!

 

[Iain M Norman]

Loved this bit, such a good pace for such little effort!

Great fun!

 

[zizou]

My new custom jersey arrived today! Now if I'd been wearing this people might have spotted me from round these parts.

And now for why this is not off topic...

If when someone get's together a CC team for next year's RideLondon100. Then I have a fantastic supplier of jerseys, and can help design them. Short sleeve jerseys are $29.99 only! For a one off custom print! Shorts and jersey combo for $49.99. That's US Dollars boys and girls! Shorts and jersey for 30 something of your hard earned British quids. Free delivery over $100. They wouldn't even all have to be on one order. Once the design is done you can share a link and everyone can order from it to their own addresses and pay themselves. Takes about 2 months all in, so needs to be sorted early.

Good quality shorts padding and mesh bibs. Full length zip, mesh side panels, and waist grippers on the jersey. All brilliant features for the price.

Looks good, 2 months is a decent turn around too as my clubs kit is longer than that and considerably more expensive

 

[Iain M Norman]

Looks good, 2 months is a decent turn around too as my clubs kit is longer than that and considerably more expensive

Gotta love the Chinese.

 

[aerobrain]

Loved this bit, such a good pace for such little effort!

That bit was awesome!! Roads were perfect!!! Great start as it allowed you to warm up and get some confidence up without expending too much energy.

Anyone else had serious back to work blues this week?? If someone rang now and told me there'd been a mix up and we have to do it all again this weekend I'd be straight down there!!! :-)

 

[HLaB]

Loved this bit, such a good pace for such little effort!

OT I upped the pace going through the tunnels in the Alps mainly because I didnt't want to be in them too long unlit, those look nice and bright.

 

[oldgreyandslow]

Oh massive kudos to the bloke I saw doing it on a fixed. Rather him than me!

Also saw someone on a Brompton.

I saw the lad on a fixed too, an all black bike iirc, I saw him before Newlands and had the same thoughts as you, he must have had legs of steel!

A full list of results here. Some strange split times with one person managing to average about 50mph for the first 24 miles! Some missing split times for one of the early finishers as well - not sure what happened there! At least you can work out where you finished.

http://rapidshare.com/files/1428453623/RideLondon-Surrey%20100%20Full%20Results.xlshttp://rapidshare.com/files/1428453623/RideLondon-Surrey 100 Full Results.xls

http://rapidshare.com/files/1428453623/RideLondon-Surrey 100 Full Results.xls

It doesn't show the Italian bloke in first place, I'm sure they said it was an Italian chap who was first home in the news section.

It looks like I finished in 4280th place so not too bad for an old bloke. When I get my photos from the marathon phots site I think I'll change my avatar.

 

[EltonFrog]

Yes, in front of Buckingham Palace for the photo with the medal!

Funny.

 

[zizou]

I saw the lad on a fixed too, an all black bike iirc, I saw him before Newlands and had the same thoughts as you, he must have had legs of steel!


It doesn't show the Italian bloke in first place, I'm sure they said it was an Italian chap who was first home in the news section.

It looks like I finished in 4280th place so not too bad for an old bloke. When I get my photos from the marathon phots site I think I'll change my avatar.

I think the Italian guy was first over the line but the fastest rider started in a later wave

Apparently someone did it on a BMX too, didnt see it myself just heard about it!

 

[zizou]

OT I upped the pace going through the tunnels in the Alps mainly because I didnt't want to be in them too long unlit, those look nice and bright.

Yeah the tunnels were bright enough, the descent of Leith Hill with the tree coverage was the darkest part of the day. Well apart from the ride to the start at 4.30am

 

[kedab]

finished it, loved it & learned 2 things...1: i need to train properly for going up hills, the turbo didn't prepare me. 2: even at 37 years old i still have very little fear of going stupidly fast down hills, in the language of my youth, i was 'bombing it' down every single one

 

[kedab]

I was aiming to beat my 6h25m PB.

First problem, no signage from our drop-off point to the QEOP. Got lost for a bit. Got there 15 minutes late.

I left at 6:03 and got into a really fast group. Hitting 45-50kph on the flat at points, but it seemed really easy to hang in the middle of such a group. Once we hit Newlands though I was off the back. I've got good power, but a crappy power to weight ratio due to being 15 stone 10.

Newlands wasn't so bad, decided to be cautious with my healing knee and make it to the Mall, so took the hills slow.

Leith hill was an absolute "Scunthorpe".SubString(1,4). Still I just took it easy and got over it.

I hit 81kph on the Leith descent! Serious fun.

Box hill was easy. I just sat down and watched both my knee, and hundreds of overtakers. I look like I'm taking it easy.

Cramp started to be an issue after Box Hill, with some of the rolling terrain kicking off some locking all over my legs. Kept drinking, massaged some pains out as I rode.

The hill in Wimbledon though I had to stop at the top of it. I couldn't turn the pedals anymore due to cramp. So close to the end. Stopped and climbed off, lot's of crowds on the outside of the corner attempting to encourage me to get back on.

I failed an Etape du Tour once due to cramp, never wanted to feel like that again. So I propped up my bike, found a handy bollard and hamstring stretched the cramp away. 5 minutes of that and I was ready to go again. Woo! Got a big cheer when I got back on.

I hated that final CS6 stretch down the Thames, just wanted it to be over at that time. The crowds approaching the Mall were very encouraging. The last couple of corners felt really rather moving with all the support we got, I was welling up.

Was very happy to see the line. Very happy.

Finshed in 5h13m.

New PB. Woo yay! Avg 31.5kph. Average HR was 160bpm.

Kudos me! http://app.strava.com/activities/72141162

chapeau! i very, very nearly cramped in the back of my right thigh. can't remember where now but it was deffo after box hill and it was starting to worry me. pretty much just coasted a couple of miles while bashing and squeezing my leg...it worked but i bet i looked a bit odd to the supporters!

 

[SquareDaff]

I cramped up too - at about the 85 mile mark. Free wheeled for about 30 seconds, dropped the heel a couple of times and then put the bike in a lower gear and span it out! After about 1.5 miles I was right as rain and ready to go again.