A day off with a long ride planned - any ideas from MK?

mpatts
mpatts Posts: 1,010
edited July 2013 in Road general
I live in Milton Keynes, and I have a day off booked all to myself at the end of July. I'm planning a long (!00+ miles) ride out. Any good ideas?

Cheers

Michael
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  • saprkzz
    saprkzz Posts: 592
    Ride to Henley on Thames, Team MK did that route last weekend.

    Its a great route and just over 100 there and back.
  • t4tomo
    t4tomo Posts: 2,643
    head down towards leighton buzzard / tring /wendover - catch a bit of the chilterns before heading back up. lots of nice quiet roads / lanes to take in and good views off ivinghoe beacon etc
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  • mpatts
    mpatts Posts: 1,010
    saprkzz wrote:
    Ride to Henley on Thames, Team MK did that route last weekend.

    Its a great route and just over 100 there and back.

    Sounds a great idea - is there a map of the route I could have a look at?
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  • roadiemk
    roadiemk Posts: 19
    You could do 40 laps of Willen lake, but that'd be plain silly :-)
  • mpatts
    mpatts Posts: 1,010
    I was vaguely tempted to get an early train up to whitehaven, and do the coast to coast!
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  • antsmithmk
    antsmithmk Posts: 717
    Hello fellow MK roadie.

    I would head north from MK to Roads, across to Silverstone, Out west towards Bicester and swing into Winslow via the Claydons. Stop for something at Jenny Wrens in Winslow... They even sell tubes should you need! Back out from Winslow via the Claydons towards Waddeson, then Waddeson to Whit church, then towards Leighton and back towards MK.
  • sloppyschleckonds
    sloppyschleckonds Posts: 8,019
    How long would it take to ride the grid system and spell out 'Tour De France' on Strava?
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  • vala
    vala Posts: 197
    Another MK rider here.
    Another option would be to have a gander online for the evansMKsportive 90mile route then just add on a little extra should you wish.
  • Chris87
    Chris87 Posts: 224
    bit of a serperate subject but I'm moving over to MK from Bicester next month, can anyone recommend any clubs? thinking of getting into racing but mostly just want to do some long, fast club runs
  • antsmithmk
    antsmithmk Posts: 717
    Hi Chris,

    Team MK are your best bet. They meet on Stony high street on a Saturday morning. Twenty3c also do club rides, as do Team Corley Cycles.

    Ant
  • Chris87
    Chris87 Posts: 224
    wicked will check them out, thanks

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