London Ride 100

FoldingJoe

London-Red wrote:

FoldingJoe wrote:

I just need to find somewhere to park the van that I can sleep in, get to the start easily on the bike, and then get back from the finish, with as little hassle as possible.

Thought Greenwich might be a good option. Not too far to Stratford, and then jump on the river boat back.

That would work - don't know whether the foot tunnel's open 24-hours though.

I think it is.

mpdouglas

Stupidly early for me too.

Start Area: Orange
Wave:D
Wave Load opening time: 05:12
Wave Load closing time:05:42
Start Time:06:12

God that's going to be an early start. I got the wife out of bed to drive me up from Surbiton and drop me off just near the OXO tower last year. Not sure she'll be interested this time round. Especially as she wanted to take part and didn't get a ballot place.

leeefm

Start Area: Black
Wave:G
Wave Load opening time: 06:37
Wave Load closing time:07:07
Start Time:07:47

Am I the latest so far? Still an early start though.

MonkeyMonster

Start Area: Blue
Wave:L
Wave Load opening time: 05:45
Wave Load closing time:06:15
Start Time:06:45

coopster_the_1st

Name: Martin Cooper
Start Area: Orange
Wave:E
Wave Load opening time: 05:27
Wave Load closing time:05:57
Start Time:06:27

Looks like a pre 4am alarm call to make the start time

il_principe

mroli wrote:

Rick - the intention is that it is the Cycling equivalent of the London Marathon - it is run by the same people and I'm guessing that it is an easier "sell" to the powers that be if you can point to the good done to the charity sector by closing down most of central and South West London and Surrey....

It really isn't though, is it?

MonkeyMonster

Il Principe wrote:

mroli wrote:

Rick - the intention is that it is the Cycling equivalent of the London Marathon - it is run by the same people and I'm guessing that it is an easier "sell" to the powers that be if you can point to the good done to the charity sector by closing down most of central and South West London and Surrey....

It really isn't though, is it?

Exactly, I wouldn't do a marathon tomorrow yet I know I could easily (and might) do 100 miles on the bike without any training... let alone others from here.

itboffin

Name: Stephen Renshaw
Start Area: Blue
Wave:A
Wave Load opening time: 05:00
Wave Load closing time:05:30
Start Time:06:00

Natch!

asprilla

So, I reckon we need a table to see if there are any opportunities to form a breakaway. The timing start mat isn't until two miles after the start so there are plenty of opportunities to meet up regardless of which wave you start in. Bang your details in chronologically;

Name. Wave. Start. Target.
Asprilla Black A 6.42 5hrs 15

mpdouglas

Name___________Wave________Start_______Expected Time
itboffin.....................Blue A................6:00..............
Mpdouglas..............Orange D...........6:12..............4hrs 49
Wrath Rob..............Yellow A.............6:15..............
Alansd1980.............Blue G...............6:25..............
Coopster 1st...........Orange E...........6:27...............
Asprilla....................Black A..............6:42...............5hrs 15
Monkey Monster.....Blue L................6:45................
Veronese68............Blue N................7:15................
Leeefm....................Black G.............7:47.................

MonkeyMonster

mpdouglas wrote:

Name___________Wave________Start_______Expected Time
itboffin.....................Blue A................6:00..............
Mpdouglas..............Orange D...........6:12..............4hrs 49
Wrath Rob..............Yellow A.............6:15..............
Alansd1980.............Blue G...............6:25..............
Coopster 1st...........Orange E...........6:27...............
Asprilla....................Black A..............6:42...............5hrs 15
Monkey Monster.....Blue L................6:45................ 5hrs 15ish too (aiming for sub 5 but we'll see...)
Veronese68............Blue N................7:15................
Leeefm....................Black G.............7:47.................

PBo

Edited

PBo

MonkeyMonster wrote:

mpdouglas wrote:

Name___________Wave________Start_______Expected Time
itboffin.....................Blue A................6:00..............
Mpdouglas..............Orange D...........6:12..............4hrs 49
Wrath Rob..............Yellow A.............6:15..............
Alansd1980.............Blue G...............6:25..............
Coopster 1st...........Orange E...........6:27...............
Asprilla....................Black A..............6:42...............5hrs 15
Monkey Monster.....Blue L................6:45................ 5hrs 15ish too (aiming for sub 5 but we'll see...)
Veronese68............Blue N................7:15................
PBo.........................Black D..............7.17................ 6 h
Leeefm....................Black G.............7:47.................

veronese68

mpdouglas wrote:

Name___________Wave________Start_______Expected Time
itboffin.....................Blue A................6:00..............
Mpdouglas..............Orange D...........6:12..............4hrs 49
Wrath Rob..............Yellow A.............6:15..............
Alansd1980.............Blue G...............6:25..............
Coopster 1st...........Orange E...........6:27...............
Asprilla....................Black A..............6:42...............5hrs 15
Monkey Monster.....Blue L................6:45................ 5hrs 15ish too (aiming for sub 5 but we'll see...)
Veronese68............Blue N................7:15................6 hrs
PBo.........................Black D..............7.17................ 6 h
Leeefm....................Black G.............7:47.................

leeefm

Name___________Wave________Start_______Expected Time
itboffin.....................Blue A................6:00..............
Mpdouglas..............Orange D...........6:12..............4hrs 49
Wrath Rob..............Yellow A.............6:15..............
Alansd1980.............Blue G...............6:25..............
Coopster 1st...........Orange E...........6:27...............
Asprilla....................Black A..............6:42...............5hrs 15
Monkey Monster.....Blue L................6:45................ 5hrs 15ish too (aiming for sub 5 but we'll see...)
Veronese68............Blue N................7:15................6 hrs
PBo.........................Black D..............7.17................ 6 h
Leeefm....................Black G.............7:47................. 6hrs 30 (maybe less)

mroli

MonkeyMonster wrote:

Il Principe wrote:

mroli wrote:

Rick - the intention is that it is the Cycling equivalent of the London Marathon - it is run by the same people and I'm guessing that it is an easier "sell" to the powers that be if you can point to the good done to the charity sector by closing down most of central and South West London and Surrey....

It really isn't though, is it?

Exactly, I wouldn't do a marathon tomorrow yet I know I could easily (and might) do 100 miles on the bike without any training... let alone others from here.

Not at the moment, but you lot aren't exactly the equivalent of the majority of the riders and people that they want to attract. You're all hoping to do sub 5 hours and on bike forums chatting about your bikes and your rides - your running equivalents would be runners looking at doing sub 3 1/2 hours and who regularly run 10k. We've got riders riding for our charity who will never have done 100 miles before, who are properly nervous about the time cut off and feel it is as much of a challenge to them as running 26 miles. In fact one of them is a runner and would be a LOT happier running than riding! Also, its early doors - they want to build it into this event.

Applespider

London-Red wrote:

FoldingJoe wrote:

I just need to find somewhere to park the van that I can sleep in, get to the start easily on the bike, and then get back from the finish, with as little hassle as possible.

Thought Greenwich might be a good option. Not too far to Stratford, and then jump on the river boat back.

That would work - don't know whether the foot tunnel's open 24-hours though.

Didn't one of the links in the mail mention that the cable car will be open from 4am - and free of charge to cyclists?

Name___________Wave________Start_______Expected Time
itboffin.....................Blue A................6:00..............
Mpdouglas..............Orange D...........6:12..............4hrs 49
Wrath Rob..............Yellow A.............6:15..............
Alansd1980.............Blue G...............6:25..............
Coopster 1st...........Orange E...........6:27...............
Asprilla....................Black A..............6:42...............5hrs 15
Monkey Monster.....Blue L................6:45................ 5hrs 15ish too (aiming for sub 5 but we'll see...)
Veronese68............Blue N................7:15................6 hrs
PBo.........................Black D..............7.17................ 6 h
Applespider............Yellow F...............7.30................6.45
Leeefm....................Black G.............7:47................. 6hrs 30 (maybe less)

I do think mroli is right that for many it will be their first 100 miles - and certainly their first on closed roads. I've only ever cycled 75 before and took longer than I've estimated the 100 at - although admittedly it was at a very leisurely pace with several PF stops (not my visitor thankfully). I suspect that my estimate above might be a tad ambitious given how many things have crept in to take up weekends but we'll see!

Having said that - I don't think it's as tough as a marathon. I feel relatively confident cycling 100 miles with my base fitness and a few training rides to check I'm comfortable in the 70s/80s mileage area. There's no way on earth I'd run a marathon with such a laissez-faire attitude. Doing a half with slightly more training than I'm doing for this was tough enough.

Cycler00

Start Area: Black
Wave:A
Wave Load opening time: 05:42
Wave Load closing time:06:12
Start Time:06:42

A lot earlier than my start time last year. Is anyone staying near the Excel centre who will be cycling down about that time? I'll be there on my own this year, so it would be cool if I could tag along with a group

curto80

MonkeyMonster wrote:

Il Principe wrote:

mroli wrote:

Rick - the intention is that it is the Cycling equivalent of the London Marathon - it is run by the same people and I'm guessing that it is an easier "sell" to the powers that be if you can point to the good done to the charity sector by closing down most of central and South West London and Surrey....

It really isn't though, is it?

Exactly, I wouldn't do a marathon tomorrow yet I know I could easily (and might) do 100 miles on the bike without any training... let alone others from here.

It's a bit of a pointless comparison to make unless you've done both a marathon and a 100 mile run in the past.

My personal rule of thumb is to divide my cycling mileage by 4 to get a running distance equivalent. No science to it, just my perceived effort. Based on that though, for me, 100 miles on the bike is about a marathon equivalent.

You can coast a bit more on a bike, but then you can walk in a marathon if you really need to.

sketchley

I've withdrawn. Dammit! Next year then. I still have a start time and colour / wave sent through.

mpdouglas

Name___________Wave________Start_______Expected Time
itboffin.....................Blue A................6:00..............
Mpdouglas..............Orange D...........6:12..............4hrs 49
Wrath Rob..............Yellow A.............6:15..............
Alansd1980.............Blue G...............6:25..............
Coopster 1st...........Orange E...........6:27...............
Asprilla....................Black A..............6:42...............5hrs 15
Cycler00..................Black A..............6:42...............
Monkey Monster.....Blue L................6:45............... 5hrs 15ish too (aiming for sub 5 but we'll see...)
Veronese68............Blue N................7:15................6 hrs
PBo.........................Black D..............7.17................ 6 h
Applespider............Yellow F...............7.30...............6.45
Leeefm....................Black G.............7:47................ 6hrs 30 (maybe less)

asprilla

Name___________Wave________Start_______Expected Time
itboffin.....................Blue A................6:00..............
Mpdouglas..............Orange D...........6:12..............4hrs 49
Wrath Rob..............Yellow A.............6:15..............
Alansd1980.............Blue G...............6:25..............
Coopster 1st...........Orange E...........6:27...............
Asprilla....................Black A..............6:42...............Sub 5hrs
Cycler00..................Black A..............6:42...............
Monkey Monster.....Blue L................6:45............... 5hrs 15ish too (aiming for sub 5 but we'll see...)
Veronese68............Blue N................7:15................6 hrs
PBo.........................Black D..............7.17................ 6 h
Applespider............Yellow F...............7.30...............6.45
Leeefm....................Black G.............7:47................ 6hrs 30 (maybe less)

Following today's club run I updated my target time.

rubertoe

Name___________Wave________Start_______Expected Time
itboffin.....................Blue A................6:00..............
Mpdouglas..............Orange D...........6:12..............4hrs 49
Wrath Rob..............Yellow A.............6:15..............
Alansd1980.............Blue G...............6:25..............
Coopster 1st...........Orange E...........6:27...............
Asprilla....................Black A..............6:42...............5hrs 15
Cycler00..................Black A..............6:42...............
Monkey Monster.....Blue L................6:45............... 5hrs 15ish too (aiming for sub 5 but we'll see...)
Rubertoe..........Green A ............ 7:00............ sub 6 Hours
Veronese68............Blue N................7:15................6 hrs
PBo.........................Black D..............7.17................ 6 h
Applespider............Yellow F...............7.30...............6.45
Leeefm....................Black G.............7:47................ 6hrs 30 (maybe less)


I am meeting with some club mates just after the start and plan on just rolling round, its not a race after all.

MonkeyMonster

Good points mroli, tis easy to forget even if you're a cat 10 rider amongst 2-4's (is anyone here at 1?) there are still the great majority at cat 50ish. Tis all about context. As one of my scouts said when talking about the cycling badge (you need to do 25+ miles) "Why would you do that?" and the look on her face when I said i'd done L2P was priceless.

elbowloh

rubertoe wrote:

Name___________Wave________Start_______Expected Time
itboffin.....................Blue A................6:00..............
Mpdouglas..............Orange D...........6:12..............4hrs 49
Wrath Rob..............Yellow A.............6:15..............
Alansd1980.............Blue G...............6:25..............
Coopster 1st...........Orange E...........6:27...............
Asprilla....................Black A..............6:42...............5hrs 15
Cycler00..................Black A..............6:42...............
Monkey Monster.....Blue L................6:45............... 5hrs 15ish too (aiming for sub 5 but we'll see...)
Rubertoe..........Green A ............ 7:00............ sub 6 Hours
Veronese68............Blue N................7:15................6 hrs
PBo.........................Black D..............7.17................ 6 h
Applespider............Yellow F...............7.30...............6.45
Leeefm....................Black G.............7:47................ 6hrs 30 (maybe less)


I am meeting with some club mates just after the start and plan on just rolling round, its not a race after all.

I really don't understand this Wave business. Wouldn't people in the same wave start at roughly the same time?
I'm wave A, starting at 7am, looking at the above, wave A is anywhere between 6am (itboffin) and 7am (me/rubbertoe).

Anyway, not sure on estimated time. Did the wiggle chilterns classic 100 on Saturday in about 6h30mins, but that was open roads, more elevation and biblical levels of rain/floods! So hoping on sub-6.

•Start Area: Green
•Wave:A
•Wave Load opening time: 06:00
•Wave Load closing time:06:30
•Start Time:07:00

FoldingJoe

rubertoe wrote:

Name___________Wave________Start_______Expected Time
itboffin.....................Blue A................6:00..............
Mpdouglas..............Orange D...........6:12..............4hrs 49
Wrath Rob..............Yellow A.............6:15..............
Alansd1980.............Blue G...............6:25..............
Coopster 1st...........Orange E...........6:27...............
Asprilla....................Black A..............6:42...............5hrs 15
Cycler00..................Black A..............6:42...............
Monkey Monster.....Blue L................6:45............... 5hrs 15ish too (aiming for sub 5 but we'll see...)
FoldingJoe............Blue L...............6.45................ 5hrs 30ish
Rubertoe..........Green A ............ 7:00............ sub 6 Hours
Veronese68............Blue N................7:15................6 hrs
PBo.........................Black D..............7.17................ 6 h
Applespider............Yellow F...............7.30...............6.45
Leeefm....................Black G.............7:47................ 6hrs 30 (maybe less)


I am meeting with some club mates just after the start and plan on just rolling round, its not a race after all.

sketchley

This was my start time etc...

• Start Area: Black
• Wave:C
• Wave Load opening time: 06:07
• Wave Load closing time:06:37
• Start Time:07:07

Edit: I think I said 6hrs for this year

tetm

Name___________Wave________Start_______Expected Time
itboffin.....................Blue A................6:00..............
tetm.........................Orange A...........6:02.............Not as fast as willy b last year
Mpdouglas..............Orange D...........6:12..............4hrs 49
Wrath Rob..............Yellow A.............6:15..............
Alansd1980.............Blue G...............6:25..............
Coopster 1st...........Orange E...........6:27...............
Asprilla....................Black A..............6:42...............5hrs 15
Cycler00..................Black A..............6:42...............
Monkey Monster.....Blue L................6:45............... 5hrs 15ish too (aiming for sub 5 but we'll see...)
Rubertoe..........Green A ............ 7:00............ sub 6 Hours
Veronese68............Blue N................7:15................6 hrs
PBo.........................Black D..............7.17................ 6 h
Applespider............Yellow F...............7.30...............6.45
Leeefm....................Black G.............7:47................ 6hrs 30 (maybe less)

london-red

Name___________Wave________Start_______Expected Time
itboffin.....................Blue A................6:00..............
tetm.........................Orange A...........6:02.............Not as fast as willy b last year
Mpdouglas..............Orange D...........6:12..............4hrs 49
Wrath Rob..............Yellow A.............6:15..............
Alansd1980.............Blue G...............6:25..............
London-Red............Blue G..............6.25...............5hrs 30
Coopster 1st...........Orange E...........6:27...............
Asprilla....................Black A..............6:42...............5hrs 15
Cycler00..................Black A..............6:42...............
Monkey Monster.....Blue L................6:45............... 5hrs 15ish too (aiming for sub 5 but we'll see...)
Rubertoe..........Green A ............ 7:00............ sub 6 Hours
Veronese68............Blue N................7:15................6 hrs
PBo.........................Black D..............7.17................ 6 h
Applespider............Yellow F...............7.30...............6.45
Leeefm....................Black G.............7:47................ 6hrs 30 (maybe less)

Stag on

Having met someone who claimed to have "won a sportive" this year it is clear that some people view these things as a race. It was also interesting to see them publicising a 'lead group' and talking about a 'winner' following last year's events! I suspect that this does nothing but encourage the London Dynamo types.