Reply to: The weekend thread

[DaveB]

Interesting - the LEL starts from London on the same day that the Prudential Ride is on. I hope the 1500 going to Edinburgh be more respectful and responsible than the hordes doing the other route.

I would hope so too. LEL has been going longer than the Ride London and Ride London attracts the Sportive idiots who think it's a race.

LEL normally does a gentle prologue from the Mall to the official start but can't this time because Ride London wouldn't agree to them using part of the route.

[oscarose]

Thank you for asking

Plenty of sleep and garden jobs

[BrilloPad]

Sunday, Mrs Herts is intent on buying a new sofa.....

Plenty of relevant advice on CUK if required. Apparently chutney sppon design patters are all the rage right now...

[Hertsseasider]

TFA

Walking the North Downs Way tomorrow - Folkestone to Dover
Sunday, Mrs Herts is intent on buying a new sofa.....

[DaveB]

Typically you can carb load quite a bit. Then use sugars up to about 24 hours. Good to know you realize after that its real food.

The biggest issue at the event I did seems to have been saddle sore. I bet you have a strategy for that - but please don't tell us.....

I will be loading up on carbs in the day or so before hand but wont be using gels etc on the bike.Physically can't carry enough to last the event. Will have a couple for emergancies but otherwise will be eating real food all the way through.

Saddle soreness helped by good shorts and

[WTFH]

The weekend thread

Haven't posted about the new bike yet. Only got the frame on Tuesday. Custom made, hand built titanium job. It's with my local bike shop being built up now. Will post a pic when it's ready.

I have mentioned the main event previously, it's LEL

1440km in 4 days 20 hours or less.

Interesting - the LEL starts from London on the same day that the Prudential Ride is on. I hope the 1500 going to Edinburgh be more respectful and responsible than the hordes doing the other route.

[BrilloPad]

Nope, the event only runs every 4 years.

Essentially I've broken it down into a sequence of rides over 400,300,300,240 and 200km. Strategy is ride for 4 hours or 100km, whichever comes first, then eat a couple of thousand calories worth of real food, and sleep after each ride segment. Rinse and repeat until done.

I know I can do 400km in 18 hours, 300 in 12 and 200 in 9 including stops so assuming I can maintain that pace I'll have plenty of time in hand for eating / sleeping and other faffing about. It works out as an overall average of 15mph or around 17mph moving speed.

Typically you can carb load quite a bit. Then use sugars up to about 24 hours. Good to know you realize after that its real food.

The biggest issue at the event I did seems to have been saddle sore. I bet you have a strategy for that - but please don't tell us.....

[WTFH]

Rugby tomorrow morning, gardening the rest of the weekend.

[MrMarkyMark]

Stag do. Malaga.

I'm sure you will have a great time

[DaveB]

I am impressed. Have you done that far before? Got your nutrition strategy sorted?

Nope, the event only runs every 4 years.

Essentially I've broken it down into a sequence of rides over 400,300,300,240 and 200km. Strategy is ride for 4 hours or 100km, whichever comes first, then eat a couple of thousand calories worth of real food, and sleep after each ride segment. Rinse and repeat until done.

I know I can do 400km in 18 hours, 300 in 12 and 200 in 9 including stops so assuming I can maintain that pace I'll have plenty of time in hand for eating / sleeping and other faffing about. It works out as an overall average of 15mph or around 17mph moving speed.

[FiveTimes]

TFA

Tonight not got much planned apart from sitting down a hopefully watching a film
Saturday over to friends house whose son is 21. So it will be plenty of food and booze and more booze
Sunday will be roast dinner and maybe some shopping for upcoming holiday

[BrilloPad]

Haven't posted about the new bike yet. Only got the frame on Tuesday. Custom made, hand built titanium job. It's with my local bike shop being built up now. Will post a pic when it's ready.

I have mentioned the main event previously, it's LEL

1440km in 4 days 20 hours or less.

I am impressed. Have you done that far before? Got your nutrition strategy sorted?

[darmstadt]

Partying: http://www.darmstaedterheinerfest.de/

...and a BBQ in between

[DaveB]

Have you posted about the new bike elsewhere?
Dare I ask what the main event is?

Haven't posted about the new bike yet. Only got the frame on Tuesday. Custom made, hand built titanium job. It's with my local bike shop being built up now. Will post a pic when it's ready.

I have mentioned the main event previously, it's LEL

1440km in 4 days 20 hours or less.

[BrilloPad]

TFA.

The usual bike related nonsense.

Back to back 300km rides Sat/Sun followed by sucking up to MrsB for all the time spent on the bike.

Just an overnight 400Km to go next weekend as a shake down ride for the new steed, and that's it for long rides until the main event on the 28th July.

Have you posted about the new bike elsewhere?
Dare I ask what the main event is?