Soltydog
Legendary Member
- Location
- near Hornsea
I'm free 18th & 19th of this month, so that's favourite depending on weather & 26th I'm doing a 86mile sportive, so can always tag 14 miles on that 
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sittingbull
Veteran
- Location
- South Liverpool
Thanks Phil, a friend called around earlier and commented on myWhat can I say other than: Ouch! I hope things will be better next ride.
. I hadn't realised, but it's going that way and is a bit closed. Ribs and hip sore too.Only 4 days into the month, thankfully.
Well done @Supersuperleeds
I was going to get mine done today too. .......but....... front end washed out from under me last night, hit the deck with the upper edge of my cycle specs cutting into my forehead.
Less than 3 hrs wait in A&E........ cut was glued and taped
feeling a bit sore now.
Just seen this. Bad luck mate.
Heal quick....
sittingbull
Veteran
- Location
- South Liverpool
Thanks Ian
The reach to the bars on a road bike would be a little too uncomfortable at the moment, but it's barely 24hrs.
The MTB is on standby but hopefully wont be needed.
rb58
Enigma
- Location
- Bexley, Kent
Ouch! GWSWell done @Supersuperleeds
I was going to get mine done today too. .......but....... front end washed out from under me last night, hit the deck with the upper edge of my cycle specs cutting into my forehead.
Less than 3 hrs wait in A&E
rb58
Enigma
- Location
- Bexley, Kent
Not many opportunities for me in April, so snuck out early and did one of my regular Kent > London > Essex > Kent loops. A bit damp but nothing serious. A little windy too, but again nothing serious. 104 miles. Sorted.
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
Ouch @sittingbull hope you heal fast. Got mine in yesterday all 176 miles of it, I'll write it up properly after the ToF https://ridewithgps.com/trips/4342158
- Location
- Cambridgeshire alps
100.02 miles, kind of by accident!
Supersuperleeds
Legendary Member
- Location
- Leicester
- Location
- Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Do tell!
- Location
- Cambridgeshire alps
It was unintentional....... But I was presented with an opportunity.
At some point over the next hour or two ill post in " your ride today"
@Supersuperleeds how very, very dare you think that. I beat you to it!
At some point over the next hour or two ill post in " your ride today"
@Supersuperleeds how very, very dare you think that. I beat you to it!
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
Planned for a hilly ton with a mate; it was a great route he'd improvised and we had a great cafe stop. First thing in the morning I felt like something in my calf wasn't right and didn't think I'd do much but the hills for some reason seemed to warm things up and it settled down, unfortunately he started to feel something so I pulled him home. That was at 90miles and an average of 17.5mph. I had planned to go to my flat and get a light, jacket and more supplies as I wanted to make it a decent warm up to LBL. But that would mean going back into the city via the busy A47 or through a busy park and he invited me in for a coffee, so I decided it was more prudent to go north to make it at least a ton before the light faded. That was at 90miles and an average of 17.5mph. I was making good progress, so I then decided to make it a 200km and the average was still good 17.4mph. I decided light would have been gone if I went much further so I doubled back via a parallel route. I decided though I had just enough light to go up the local hill climb only problem, rather than than trying to navigate around a local town with fading light, I decided it was better to go through it. It was traffic jams all over and totally killed the average, down to 17.1mph after I was through and with the hill climb it was down to 17mph. However, I then had the crazy idea that the best way to warm up for LBL is to do the same distance and with my bright rear light I be ok lightwise. I was right but at 160ish miles I started to fade and the average dropped dramatically, so the last 15 or so miles were a slog and close to not enough light (perfect for me to see but just on lighting up time). So I took the emergency gel I've carried for about 6 months and 176miles completed I was back with 7867ft of climbing (half of LBL 
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).but just on lighting up time). So I took the emergency gel I've carried for about 6 months and 176miles completed I was back with 7867ft of climbing (half of LBL
Awesome stuff mate....well done.
StuAff
Silencing his legs regularly
- Location
- Portsmouth
Got mine in as well. Forecast winds down here were supposed to be the lightest of the weekend....didn't feel like it (if that was 4 mph....). As it was easterly (sort of) I made for Brighton, and it was a real slog, nearly 4 1/2 hours (11.5 mph average), and that's on my 'easy 100 miler'...Pace picked up a bit on the way back with the aid of the (sort of) tailwind (well, at least until the fatigue kicked in), 4 hours somewhat better than the outward leg but still nowhere near my best time for that stretch. Never mind, put that one to bed for this month.
