London Phoenix Easter Classic - 21st April 2014

spasypaddy

So its that time of the year again where you start planning your sportives for the year. And once again we're running our famous Easter Classic.

Got into Ride London? This is a great training ride for it!

Didnt get into Ride London? Who cares, this is a better ride!

Date: Bank holiday Monday 21st April 2014
Cost: £12 + BC registration fee (£1)
Location: Fairlop Waters, Essex
Length: 112km/55km
Food: Lots and lots of home made goodies at the halfway point

For more information please look here:
https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/event ... c-#summary

charlie_potatoes

Did this one last year. A good and well organised event.
Hope that you have ordered some warmer weather this time?

spasypaddy

Charlie I cant guarantee it, however it is 3 weeks later than last year so that is in our favour.

Hope to see you again on the start line!

Tiesetrotter

I spent all my formative years up that way. Pretty villages ............ can't think of any hills around there so should be very fast. I'll try and make the date if I can.

spasypaddy

This is only a few weeks away now!

Loads of space for more riders!

Lets make it the biggest and best Easter Classic on memory!

For just £12 you get:
a fully signed ride
timing chips
loads of food (we appear to be having some kind of bake off in our club for the event)
friendly marshals
and you get to ride a lovely course in beautiful weather!


https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/event ... c-#summary

charlie_potatoes

Tiesetrotter wrote:

I spent all my formative years up that way. Pretty villages ............ can't think of any hills around there so should be very fast. I'll try and make the date if I can.

It is undulating rather than pan flat.
Assuming it is the same route as last year?

martinperry

Hope weather is better than last year!
My first ride over 50 miles, and ended up with a numb green todger that took 7 hours to recover
Learnt about bib tights since!!
Like you say, was part of my prep for RL100 - Its the wifes turn this year, so I will be dragging her around.

spasypaddy

Charlie Potatoes wrote:

Tiesetrotter wrote:

I spent all my formative years up that way. Pretty villages ............ can't think of any hills around there so should be very fast. I'll try and make the date if I can.

It is undulating rather than pan flat.
Assuming it is the same route as last year?

it is indeed

martinperry wrote:

Hope weather is better than last year!
My first ride over 50 miles, and ended up with a numb green todger that took 7 hours to recover
Learnt about bib tights since!!
Like you say, was part of my prep for RL100 - Its the wifes turn this year, so I will be dragging her around.

well done! last year was the worst conditions i've seen in the 4 years i've been involved. thankfully it being almost may when we ride this year will hopefully make a massive difference!

anyone who comes from here, please come and say hi!

charlie_potatoes

Just bought my ticket for this little Flap Jack Fest

Hoping to bring a few others from my club.

spasypaddy

With over 250 entries now it promises to be a great day out!

charlie_potatoes

Thanks spasypaddy. Great event!
I beat last years time buy 59 minutes.
I think the weather helped a bit

martinperry

+1
Brilliant planning with the weather, and the date based flapjacks were fabulous.
Todger still intact this year, and the Mrs very chuffed with 14 mile average (and the functioning danglybits!!)
Great event - thanks a lot

spasypaddy

charlie, you caught me by surprise yesterday! im not normally quite so shocked to meet someone! pleasure to meet you!

Martin, glad you had a great time. Our feedzone was a round of the great british bake off

gattocattivo

On the way out, I was a bit confused to see a bloke with a boom microphone (is that what it's called? a microphone on the end of a stick covered in loads of grey fluffy stuff, like you would use on a film set) standing in a field. Presumably I then saw the same bloke with the same microphone again on the way back, this time on the green in Matching Green. Any idea what that was about?

islwyn

I also saw boom man! Unsure. My guess was recording bike SFX for future use for video or something.

spasypaddy

i wish i knew. dont think he was anything to do with us...