The Metric Century (100KM) A Month Challenge ChatZone

[UphillSlowly]

Challenging ride with GLW today. Lost of stabby hills and managed to find one >20%. Left us feeling a bit wrecked. Stourport was horribly busy, but not many places to cross the river. Lovely weather for it (finally)

 

[13 rider]

@UphillSlowly did you not fancy doing a little more and popping up Clee Hill ? , I have ridden some of that route when I had a week in Oreton and I cycled there from Leicester . The drag out of Stourport is a decent climb

 

[UphillSlowly]

@UphillSlowly did you not fancy doing a little more and popping up Clee Hill ? , I have ridden some of that route when I had a week in Oreton and I cycled there from Leicester . The drag out of Stourport is a decent climb

😁 we've done Clee Hill a couple of times. Fun going up but the descent is not much fun with lots of cars at the weekend. Next time maybe 😉

 

[cyberknight]

still not ready to ride on the road yet as its uncomfortable to brake , i will give it a few more days to see how it goes so back on zwift

 

[UphillSlowly]

still not ready to ride on the road yet as its uncomfortable to brake , i will give it a few more days to see how it goes so back on zwift

Hope you continue to heal well

 

[Norry1]

I didn't plan to do a long ride yesterday but I had entered a race which started 20 miles from home and the Audi Garage unexpectedly kept my car in for a second night so I had to ride to and from the race - this made for a surprise 82 mile day

Oh well, quite enjoyed it.

 

[cyberknight]

Hope you continue to heal well

managed to get out last night for 24 miles , i wouldnt say it was fun but no adverse affects so fingers crossed i will try a club ride at the weekend and try and get july ticked off .

 

[ukbabz]

I joined a club ride on Sunday and found it pretty tough going, got home and found out I had a fever and spent the last 3 days off work with it. Explains why the 120km felt so draining! But another entry down for the year.

 

[Dogtrousers]

Left Jul a bit late. Nice easy ride through the relatively flat countryside of Buckinghamshire and Warwickshire . Lovely weather, quiet roads.

 

[cyberknight]

lead todays ride so thats 2 ticked off for this month , hand doesnt like bumpy bits but im managing , now its my fitness i have to work on after over a month of nibbling im certainly not in my prime .

 

[UphillSlowly]

Some photos from a lovely ride today to a great cafe called #Nom in Flyford Flavell.

 

[Norry1]

Some photos from a lovely ride today to a great cafe called #Nom in Flyford Flavell.
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Think I rode past that cafe last week when I was out collecting Veloviwer Tiles

 

[UphillSlowly]

Think I rode past that cafe last week when I was out collecting Veloviwer Tiles

Worth stopping for, bit posh but very friendly. Banana bread toasted with cinnamon butter was good (as was the bacon and egg sarnie)

 

[Dogtrousers]

I must say, Warwickshire is very flat. I had the option to send my route up a couple of hills - Edge and Ebrington hills but I stuck to the flatlands instead and managed 100k with a mere 897m of climb. It was also very fast, for me. Not record breaking fast - it was still just over 5 hours including stops - but the fastest 100k I've done for a few years certainly.

Some excellent place names: Bishop's Itchington, Temple Herdewyke, Bishop's Tachbrook. Radford Semele and the rather exaggeratedly named "Hill". "Gentle Slope" might have been closer.

 

[Norry1]

I must say, Warwickshire is very flat. I had the option to send my route up a couple of hills - Edge and Ebrington hills but I stuck to the flatlands instead and managed 100k with a mere 897m of climb. It was also very fast, for me. Not record breaking fast - it was still just over 5 hours including stops - but the fastest 100k I've done for a few years certainly.

Some excellent place names: Bishop's Itchington, Temple Herdewyke, Bishop's Tachbrook. Radford Semele and the rather exaggeratedly named "Hill". "Gentle Slope" might have been closer.
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You were just a few miles from my house there.