Sport Relief End to End JOgtLE

Mark Alexander

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they're really doing well guys

amaferanga

Have I missed something here?

1000 miles, 7 celebrities, 4 days.

Done as a relay.

So about 35 miles a day each.

Granted its cold and they'll be cycling at night, but 35 miles a day and everyone thinks its some huge achievement! They all look quite fit and healthy so this should be a walk in the park for them.


(to qualify this, I did LEJOG solo and unsupported last year - 940 miles, 4 and 1/2 days, a good 8 hours kip every night and no whinging about how tough it was)

Ben6899

Good on 'em for doing this, they didn't have to.

But it does surprise me (well, no, it doesn't really) when Fearne Cotton tells the Radio1 listeners how difficult it is to cycle 25/30 miles.

They get to ride nice bikes as well: Terry Dolans equipped with SRAM.

Mark Alexander

In part I agree that it's only 25-30 miles at a time but just because you're thin doesn't make you bike fit. I think that D Walliams will survive ok as he knows how to prepare for things.

I can remember when I thought 25 miles was a long way now it's a recovery ride and difficult to keep it short.

"They didn't have to do it" too right. For most, it's a challenge and at this point in the ride it is a challenge -10 a blizzard and you're not a cyclist. Yes, that's tough.

bobtbuilder

Miranda Hart managed to fall off her bike before the event actually started! :roll:

http://www.bikeradar.com/road/news/article/tough-start-for-sport-relief-celebrity-cyclists-25219?CPN=RSS&SOURCE=BRROADNEWS

TommyEss

Well - I was thinking about this too.

Me and my team did the Action Medical Research Ride 24 last year - a 24hr team relay - one rider at a time (granted, if you could find a wheel, you could draft, and the circuit at Dunsfold isn't the Highlands)

We managed close to 800 miles in 24 hours - they're looking to go approximately 1/5th further, in nearly 4 times the time, with nearly twice the people...

Not saying it's not a challenge, particularly if you're not "bike fit" as they say, but really, I'd be much much more impressed if they all did JoGLE as a team, together, full distance.

Anyone can ride 25 miles of hilly roads then sit in a van and rest for 10 hours.

The only good I hope that comes out of it is that all these celebs crying about how hard it is will make the public realise, hey, cycling's not a piece of piss, and also hopefully encourage some more people out on their bikes.

Fair play to them for trying - but I was more impressed by Chris Moyles getting up Kilimanjaro, and Walliams swimming the Channel - this is small fry on an individual level.

TommyEss

Mark Alexander wrote:

-10 a blizzard and you're not a cyclist. Yes, that's tough.

Tough if you are a cyclist too, to be fair...! :P

jgsi

TommyEss wrote:

Anyone can ride 25 miles of hilly roads then sit in a van and rest for 10 hours.

The only good I hope that comes out of it is that all these celebs crying about how hard it is will make the public realise, hey, cycling's not a piece of wee-wee, and also hopefully encourage some more people out on their bikes.

I cant see how the 'public' are going to be that encouraged by crying slebs in pain (for the camera, darling)

Anonymous

I liked the fact that after the Kilimanjaro effort of the celebs, Chris moyles let it slip he was hacked off, highlighting and getting mossie nets for people who albeit don't have big incomes, can still afforda to have mobiles on the go. Apparently he got a massive rollicking for it.

A sporting challenge should be what it says on the tin, a challenge, not a vehicle for the fearne Cottons and such like of our ever expanding celeb-pap-world.

Rant over. I suppose if it raises cash for projects it isn't a bad thing. Dunno, I tend to get cynical at this sort of stuff.

RichN95.

dmclite wrote:

A sporting challenge should be what it says on the tin, a challenge, not a vehicle for the fearne Cottons and such like of our ever expanding celeb-pap-world.

Rant over. I suppose if it raises cash for projects it isn't a bad thing. Dunno, I tend to get cynical at this sort of stuff.

It's only one of several challenges that Sport Relief are doing. And I wouldn't fancy cycling through the highlands at 4am in -10C.

If you want impressive, this is very impressive:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/cumbria/hi/people_and_places/newsid_8542000/8542574.stm

And Lawrence Dallaglio is doing a 'proper' bike ride.

Pokerface

They were REALLY playing it up on the radio (Radio 1) this morning. So hard this and so tough that. Many people have a tougher commute to work on their bikes each day!

But maybe this is why they haven't raised that much money so far - people realise what a p!ss take this is.

rick_chasey

Hopefully they'll endure the standard car abuse and finally work out that it's not all the fault of people on bicycles.

S'about time a radio presenter worked that one out.

Pross

The real challenge this time around is Christine Bleakley water skiing across the channel. Now that makes my shoulders hurt just thinking about it :shock: Mind you on the Water skiing radar forum they are probably going on about it not being a proper challenge, whinging celebs etc.

BMX Bear

Hope they all make it safely.
To be fair they are doing it with full backing and a big team but they are doing it!

All good publicity for cycling as far as I'm concerned. Good luck to them.

TommyEss

Pross wrote:

Water skiing radar forum

I hope this is a real website...

Please God, let it be?! :P

Eau Rouge

They went up to the ski resort in Glen Coe. Is that on most peoples routes when doing a Jogle/lejog?

MrChuck

JGSI wrote:

TommyEss wrote:

Anyone can ride 25 miles of hilly roads then sit in a van and rest for 10 hours.

The only good I hope that comes out of it is that all these celebs crying about how hard it is will make the public realise, hey, cycling's not a piece of wee-wee, and also hopefully encourage some more people out on their bikes.

I cant see how the 'public' are going to be that encouraged by crying slebs in pain (for the camera, darling)

+1

I haven't been paying attention but the whole thing is based on the assumption that it's hard and not something you'd do unless you really, really had to, or it was for charity. I don't see many people being inspired to get out on their bikes by it.

roryboy

RichN95 wrote:

dmclite wrote:

A sporting challenge should be what it says on the tin, a challenge, not a vehicle for the fearne Cottons and such like of our ever expanding celeb-pap-world.

Rant over. I suppose if it raises cash for projects it isn't a bad thing. Dunno, I tend to get cynical at this sort of stuff.

It's only one of several challenges that Sport Relief are doing. And I wouldn't fancy cycling through the highlands at 4am in -10C.

If you want impressive, this is very impressive:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/cumbria/hi/people_and_places/newsid_8542000/8542574.stm

And Lawrence Dallaglio is doing a 'proper' bike ride.

Riding at minus 410 at 4am ? One of the best rides on Mull i've ever done.

morstar

roryboy wrote:

Riding at minus 410 at 4am ? .

Now THAT's cold!

andy162

The way Radio1 have been talking it up I thought it was going to be the 'slebs doing the full distance.....

" 7 celebrities riding none stop, John O' Groats to Lands End!!!"

....only to find out they're doing 2 hour stints each. Them prissy halfwits ain't getting my quid....I'll stick with Action Aid.

& they've got 80 hrs to do it in....less than 12mph average for 2 hours.

It's not that I'm against giving to good causes, but every single one of 'em on that bus gets on my tits....even the driver, probably.

I'd be happy to meet them at Lands End though, but I'd probably just stay all cosy in The Old Success Inn at Sennen, imbibing Rattler cider.

RichN95.

Pross wrote:

The real challenge this time around is Christine Bleakley water skiing across the channel. Now that makes my shoulders hurt just thinking about it :shock: Mind you on the Water skiing radar forum they are probably going on about it not being a proper challenge, whinging celebs etc.

Have a look at the link I posted earlier in the thread. Kayaking 2000 miles down the Amazon, breaking world records doing it, is more exceptional than water skiing across the channel (not that that is a walk in the park by any means). Dallaglio's bike ride is very tough too.

Pross

I agree completely although I still feel the water ski is pretty impressive too. The Blue Peter bird who completed the kayak trek has already demonstrated her fitness with previous marathon epics. The JoGLE ride doesn't really deserve much airtime in comparison to either of these challenges but then it is probably still a challenge for those doing it as they may not have even sat on a bike for 20 years. I think we forget how hard 25 mile rides are to the 'man in the street'. I used to do an annual 25 mile charity ride where a few of us club riders would be about 2 or 3 miles from home after about 50 minutes or so and people would only just be getting to the same point going out, I knew someone who was chuffed to finish the ride in 4 hours. It's much the same as when I've run half marathons - nothing to a serious runner let alone in my time of just over 2.15

jgsi

Why arent they publicising the route better?
Are they being precious or summat?
Just at odds with its supposed public/global good to me.

mecrosby

I think we cyclists do underestimate how hard it is for 'regular' people to do around 30 miles. Especially pampered, highly strung celebs who never leave London. This does give me an excellent feeling of superiority :-)

Then again, it's not a massive challenge is it, when you realise exactly how far each one will be rising. The BBC is publicising this like they're all doing the full distance (which would be a challenge).

I was following them on their website last night because they came near my place and my God they were riding slowly

Bronzie

Eau Rouge wrote:

They went up to the ski resort in Glen Coe. Is that on most peoples routes when doing a Jogle/lejog?

It was on ours - just off the A82 south of Fort William. We were going to head up there for a coffee but decided to head on to Fort William so as to avoid unnecessary mileage in our sweepstake.

Mike Healey

What a miserable and nose in the air lot some of you are.

A bunch of unlikely people, Walliams excepted, take on something that's like nowt' they've done before, requiring skills we take for granted, riding through temps of -10C and, they hope, raise a decent wad for a charity.

And then there was Cotton's Kilimanjaro climb - not much actual rock climbing, from what I've seen, but the altitude makes it a fair old challenge and when I've read pieces about groups climbing it, there's nearly always someone who has to drop out because of altitude sickness.

Oh and let's sneer at Miranda Hart for falling over before the start - like none of us has ever been a complete prat on the bike - see any clipless pedal moments thread.

Just one point - how many of you would say what you've said to their faces?

rick_chasey

I would have!

In less harsh terms maybe, but yes.

"Have you experienced the abuse everyone on a bike gets for just being on a bike?"

And I'd go on to explain why blah blah.

oldwelshman

Mike Healey wrote:

What a miserable and nose in the air lot some of you are.

A bunch of unlikely people, Walliams excepted, take on something that's like nowt' they've done before, requiring skills we take for granted, riding through temps of -10C and, they hope, raise a decent wad for a charity.

And then there was Cotton's Kilimanjaro climb - not much actual rock climbing, from what I've seen, but the altitude makes it a fair old challenge and when I've read pieces about groups climbing it, there's nearly always someone who has to drop out because of altitude sickness.

Oh and let's sneer at Miranda Sawyer for falling over before the start - like none of us has ever been a complete prat on the bike - see any clipless pedal moments thread.

Just one point - how many of you would say what you've said to their faces?

+1
Sometimes I cannot believe how twattish some people are on here.
They are not doing it for fun they are doing it to raise money for chairty and the whole point is they are doing something out of their comfort zone. Maybe those criticising should go and do a standup comedy routine infront of 100 people and we could see the result ?

This year I am hoping to see lots of names of this forums super cyclists in the TDF !!

redvee

JGSI wrote:

Why arent they publicising the route better?
Are they being precious or summat?
Just at odds with its supposed public/global good to me.

I emailed SR and asked if it was OK to ride shotgun to Fearne and be ready to catch her when she falls off again but got a polite no reply. Very tempted to ride along tomorrow if they haven't already passed through Brizzle area as I have the morning off, only need to be home for 11:30 for the gasman then work in the pm.

Anonymous

Mike Healey wrote:

What a miserable and nose in the air lot some of you are.

A bunch of unlikely people, Walliams excepted, take on something that's like nowt' they've done before, requiring skills we take for granted, riding through temps of -10C and, they hope, raise a decent wad for a charity.

And then there was Cotton's Kilimanjaro climb - not much actual rock climbing, from what I've seen, but the altitude makes it a fair old challenge and when I've read pieces about groups climbing it, there's nearly always someone who has to drop out because of altitude sickness.

Oh and let's sneer at Miranda Hart for falling over before the start - like none of us has ever been a complete prat on the bike - see any clipless pedal moments thread.

Just one point - how many of you would say what you've said to their faces?

Not miserable, just sick of celebs padding themselves out for charidee. Fearne cotton is like a rash at the moment. Have a look at my previous post before calling me miserable and " nose in the air", generalisations are a poor way of putting a point across, points can be made much more succinctly and precisely if you are less sweeping.
Kilimanjaro was a farce, just self promotion. Get the locals to give up their mobile contracts and get themselves a mossie net, it ain't rocket science. :roll:

jgsi

mecrosby wrote:

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I was following them on their website last night because they came near my place and my God they were riding slowly

Well I still managed to miss them yesterday as I tried to best guess what route they would taking as they passed locally...
I was going to offer up assistance in sheltering as there was a 'orrid naggin headwind as you went south or south west direction.. I daresay I may have been told to piss off by some snotty PR goon if I had managed to hook up....
oh I didnt have my credit card with me either