Your ride today....

[welsh dragon]

Just before lunch on Saturday I set off for a little ride and had such a whale of a time I forgot to come back until this evening.The intention was to pop my 400km cherry. But as I rode out to the start and home again I inadvertently ended up popping my 500km cherry. Mathematically this quite neatly sealed my 300 mile cherry.

Lots of cherries involved here, but actually it was all about marmalade. This event was the Paddington Express. So named because the route loosely follows Brunel’s Bristol to London Paddington rail route. And genuinely the character stamping our Brevet cards at Paddington was an Audax character dressed as Kingdom Brunel and served us marmalade sarnies.

I was an amazing ride. My longest yet with over 30 hours in the saddle with no sleep.

The map
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The Brevet car time
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Food was a thing. Instead of my usual daily calorific expenditure of 3000, I topped 15 000
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Sleep deprivation caused hallucinations. I kept seeing floating, green things.
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My Brevet card.
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Well done.

 

[C R]

Just before lunch on Saturday I set off for a little ride and had such a whale of a time I forgot to come back until this evening.The intention was to pop my 400km cherry. But as I rode out to the start and home again I inadvertently ended up popping my 500km cherry. Mathematically this quite neatly sealed my 300 mile cherry.

Lots of cherries involved here, but actually it was all about marmalade. This event was the Paddington Express. So named because the route loosely follows Brunel’s Bristol to London Paddington rail route. And genuinely the character stamping our Brevet cards at Paddington was an Audax character dressed as Kingdom Brunel and served us marmalade sarnies.

It was an amazing ride. My longest yet with over 30 hours in the saddle with no sleep.

The map
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The Brevet car time
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Food was a thing. Instead of my usual daily calorific expenditure of 3000, I topped 15 000
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Sleep deprivation caused hallucinations. I kept seeing floating, green things.
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My Brevet card.
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All I can say is

 

[derrick]

Nice ride to Heybridge Basin today, Most of the ride was good, we did have a run in with three small dick drivers, nothing serious, but two Porsch drivers, have they taken over from Audi drivers, The worst one a black cab driver, giving it loads of mouth but would not stop to talk to us. The tide was in at Heybridge Basin, The service at cafe was spot on. Very freindly staff, Unevenfull ride back, did have a couple of showers, ending in the pub for a few beers and a nice meal.
https://www.strava.com/activities/2381261047#comments

 

[13 rider]

@Heltor Chasca that's an epic ride .

 

[EltonFrog]

Just before lunch on Saturday I set off for a little ride and had such a whale of a time I forgot to come back until this evening.The intention was to pop my 400km cherry. But as I rode out to the start and home again I inadvertently ended up popping my 500km cherry. Mathematically this quite neatly sealed my 300 mile cherry.

Lots of cherries involved here, but actually it was all about marmalade. This event was the Paddington Express. So named because the route loosely follows Brunel’s Bristol to London Paddington rail route. And genuinely the character stamping our Brevet cards at Paddington was an Audax character dressed as Kingdom Brunel and served us marmalade sarnies.

It was an amazing ride. My longest yet with over 30 hours in the saddle with no sleep.

The map
View attachment 467240
The Brevet car time
View attachment 467241
Food was a thing. Instead of my usual daily calorific expenditure of 3000, I topped 15 000
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Sleep deprivation caused hallucinations. I kept seeing floating, green things.
View attachment 467243
My Brevet card.
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Fair play! Good effort!

 

[Katherine]

@Heltor Chasca Wow!

 

[NorthernDave]

Just before lunch on Saturday I set off for a little ride and had such a whale of a time I forgot to come back until this evening.The intention was to pop my 400km cherry. But as I rode out to the start and home again I inadvertently ended up popping my 500km cherry. Mathematically this quite neatly sealed my 300 mile cherry.

Lots of cherries involved here, but actually it was all about marmalade. This event was the Paddington Express. So named because the route loosely follows Brunel’s Bristol to London Paddington rail route. And genuinely the character stamping our Brevet cards at Paddington was an Audax character dressed as Kingdom Brunel and served us marmalade sarnies.

It was an amazing ride. My longest yet with over 30 hours in the saddle with no sleep.

The map
View attachment 467240
The Brevet car time
View attachment 467241
Food was a thing. Instead of my usual daily calorific expenditure of 3000, I topped 15 000
View attachment 467242
Sleep deprivation caused hallucinations. I kept seeing floating, green things.
View attachment 467243
My Brevet card.
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Well done @Heltor Chasca - I'm worn out just reading about your epic ride.

Now, how about a lap of honour?

 

[Reynard]

Now, how about a lap of honour?

Don't be cruel!!!

 

[Donger]

@Heltor Chasca that's an epic ride .

I think that goes for all of us. By now you must feel like you've been sat on an anvil for days.

 

[LeetleGreyCells]

Just before lunch on Saturday I set off for a little ride and had such a whale of a time I forgot to come back until this evening.The intention was to pop my 400km cherry. But as I rode out to the start and home again I inadvertently ended up popping my 500km cherry. Mathematically this quite neatly sealed my 300 mile cherry.

Lots of cherries involved here, but actually it was all about marmalade. This event was the Paddington Express. So named because the route loosely follows Brunel’s Bristol to London Paddington rail route. And genuinely the character stamping our Brevet cards at Paddington was an Audax character dressed as Kingdom Brunel and served us marmalade sarnies.

It was an amazing ride. My longest yet with over 30 hours in the saddle with no sleep.

The map
View attachment 467240
The Brevet car time
View attachment 467241
Food was a thing. Instead of my usual daily calorific expenditure of 3000, I topped 15 000
View attachment 467242
Sleep deprivation caused hallucinations. I kept seeing floating, green things.
View attachment 467243
My Brevet card.
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Wow. Just wow. My flabber is gasted.

 

[Cavalol]

Does anyone else look at this thread and think how lucky people are to live where they do and make a mental note to try and ride some of the routes shown? Some properly stunning places to day dream about.

 

[Heltor Chasca]

Does anyone else look at this thread and think how lucky people are to live where they do and make a mental note to try and ride some of the routes shown? Some properly stunning places to day dream about.

WAY too often. Driven to distraction.

 

[Dave 123]

We took it easy this morning, a coffee, a walk and a swim.

Then it was time to go to Formentor. I’ve had a bit of a cold the last few days so it was quite hard work up to the mirador. The decent to the hotel was nice, then came the long, straight, stepped road up to Cala Murta. Then her electric bike light turned purple.... it did this on me the other day, I didn’t know what it was and just kept riding. We didn’t want Mrs Dave at the lighthouse with a flat battery, so we turned back.

Of course the battery turned green again. Turns out purple is ‘safe mode’ whatever that means.

So we extended the ride up to Pollensa and back through the lanes.

A beer at Tolos.

24.25 miles.

https://www.strava.com/activities/2382982141

 

[Spiderweb]

A nice afternoon so an extended home commute via Naburn. 28.1 miles with an average of 16.1 mph.

 

[Stonechat]

Yesterday’s club ride with the H & DW

We were supposed to go to Sonning Common

Started of through Windsor but leader too a wrong turning towards Slough
Was a big road and a long time before we got back.

Went through Twyford, Warren Row, and approaching Henley, we were much slowed by a long queue to go over the bridge.
Then one of out number had a puncture
Duly fixed we abandoned Sonning and went to a cafe in Henley


I sent Mrs Stonechat a text message, which the spellchecker on my phone “corrected” as follows

We did not get as far as Sinning

Gave us both a laugh later

54.23 miles @ 15.8 mph with 1325 ft of climbing

https://www.strava.com/activities/2380171650