Ride London 2016

dombo6 · August 2016

KingstonGraham wrote:

optrexeyedrops wrote:

zebulebu wrote:

optrexeyedrops wrote:

I'll throw in my two-pence worth.

I started in Yellow, Wave B at 6.42am. Second time I've done the event, the last time was in the biblical weather of 2014, so any weather would have been better than that year.

My ride went well, but like a lot of others on here, the only two times i had aggro was with so called 'i-think-im-a-pro-cuz-im-in-a-club-ars*holes' going too fast or thinking they could barge anyone else out of the way with speed or shouting.

For me, i did it with a ride time of 5hrs 46mins, with an official time of 6hrs 12mins. My 'proper' time should really have been about 5hrs bang on, but at the last possible minute, my nephew got a charity place and wanted to ride along with me. Bearing in mind I've done a full year of training/Zwifting/local rides for this and he had done 'one 30 minute Wattbike session at the gym in March' I could have been really p*ssed off but I wasn't, its an event, a sportive-not a race. I know what I'm capable of but i was happy to help him round. For me i have other sportives lined up where i can "smash it" if i want to for my own timing pleasure.

We stopped 3 times, mainly for water for my nephew, which was the difference between the ride time and official time and also by the last 30-40 miles he was suffering with cramp etc and i really did have to nurse him through the last third of it, often slowing right down to let him catch up. But here's the rub with the so called 'pro rider wannabes"...

At one point, whilst going up Leith Hill, i naturally moved to the left. Im a big lad, 6ft 2 and weigh about 19 stone, so i know my strengths and weaknesses and naturally, hill-climbing isn't one of them. Don't get me wrong, I've never walked up any hill, I'm good at pacing myself for the effort required and often find I'm going past people, but I'm no Chris Froome either, dancing on the pedals like a lightweight dandy. So on Leith i naturally moved left to let the faster hill climbers go right, and ground my way up, my nephew by my side (who's 4 stone lighter!). Then what do i hear? 'mind out!! on your left'..wtf??!!! what do you mean 'on my left??..im on the bloody left (right next to the grass) when this nobhead in full team kit comes dancing on the pedals up the inside of me with plenty of space on the right, simply because he was racing his other nobhead team mate who had gone the other side of my nephew. Forced me right, into the path of my nephew who hit the brakes nearly offing the bloke behind him. All because this 'Contador Wanabee' wanted to knock 20 seconds off his hill time. Tjt.

Then, further along when my nephew was suffering, i was pulling ahead without knowing it and naturally looking back, so again, i would pull off to the left near the kerb along the flat sections, slow down, look back, when at one point this f*cktard and his 2 mates come whizzing past, no warning and bomb past with about an inch to spare to my right. I hear the guy nearest me say to his mate as he went past 'bloody amateurs weaving all over the road..'. i was fuming. Amateur? Ive been riding since i was 5 sunshine, Ive done numerous sportives across the country and i know the road etiquette of signalling despite never been racing. But this c*cknobber thought he was the dogs bollox because he thought he was more experienced, simply because i was looking back for my nephew. The irony of this is that I'm built like a rugby player, I'm not fat f*ck, I've worked as a doorman and in security with ex-military personnel and if i had caught him I would have left him with his rear derailleur shoved up his arris, little prick.

Apart from those two f*ckwits, the event was great, well organised and generally the riding was good from everyone. You're always going to get the odd n0bjockey like those two, but thats life. But in my experience of the ride it was the 'racers' who were causing a lot of the fear and unease in the rest of the surrounding 'peloton' so to speak.

You don't come across particularly well for your first post...

Funny that because I wasn't actually trying to impress you son. You need to take your ego out of the equation.

Ironically, your post has told me everything about you already. What makes you think I have to worry about impressing you?

What are you going to do about it if i don't impress you?...my god...im sitting in work 'shaking with fear'

Tw@t. You're probably the sort of rider I was mentioning on the ride.

If i told you i rode for Great Ormond Street and raised over £2k would that make you feel better? Either way, my life is not going to be any more or less better simply because you 'don't think i cam across particularly well"

The younger generation eh....all cry when we voted out of the EU then run about looking for Pokemons on their mobile phones.
Don't worry about me mate, I was out in Iraq in 1991 whilst you were still an itch in your dads pants. I'll be fine.

:roll:

How do you react to people whose opinion you *are* interested in?

He takes them to one side and says "Sorry mate, if yer name's not on the list you ain't coming in".
He's worked the doors, done security, hasn't he? With ex-military no less. There he is, patrolling Tescos, when over the tannoy he hears the coded message "Spillage Aisle 7".
Then the training kicks in. He drops to one knee, eyes darting from side to side, left hand flicks back his jacket, right hand closes on the fresh J-cloth as he moves in on the offending yoghurt spill, "S'okay Boss, I've got it covered. Out" he whispers into his throat mike.

specialman · August 2016

I loved it for a number of reasons:

- I've only been cycling for a few months so it was my third sportive and my longest ride to date.
- I did it alongside my brother, which means quite a bit, as we don't see each other half as much as we'd like and it's the first time we got to enjoy some cycling together.
- I did it for charity. First time I've done any serious fundraising and seeing the Macmillan supporters egging me on actually had me pretty emotional at the top of Wimbledon hill (the fatigue might have played a part in that, honest!!). That was a great feeling crossing the line for charity.
- The opportunity to ride the course on closed roads was an enjoyable novelty. My knowledge of London and Surrey is scant but of the places I do know, it was fun to try and get my bearings on what seemed like the set of '28 Days later'...
– It's got some decent, well-known hills on it that for a shallow person like myself who gets wrapped up in Strava segments, means there a bit of banter and bragging to be had with other people I know. Superficial, I know, but at least I'm honest

Chaingangs - yes, there were plenty that came whizzing by and a few took me by surprise, not only because they were literally shouting "RIGHT!!!!!" but because the group sounded like a motorcycle coming past. A few were riding like knobs but the majority were just doing what they are allowed to do with it being an open-to-all event.

Marshalls - Many were very conscious of the seriousness their role, as you could see them jostling pedestrians to ensure no accidents. I did nearly get taken out by a random guy with headphones on about 6-7 miles in who'd obviously slipped through the marshals. One of those things I suppose. A lot of the marshals out in the sticks were sunbathing and/or asleep, which didn't bode well if you happened to have an off, although most I saw were on the innocuous stretches of straight road and not the more dangerous descents.

Hubs - First stop for me was Richmond Park for a wee and it was busy but loads of stuff to grab to keep me going. Mind you, I had a 7:10am start so that probably accounted for the amount of freebies. The staff were all happy and smiley. We stopped at Box Hill too, but that was carnage... lots of people pushing each other to get to the depleted stocks of bananas and those weird lemon curd pouches.That can't have been later than 11:30am so I can imagine it was a bit disappointing for those who were arriving later. At least there was water and plenty of it.

Signage - didn't notice if there was much in terms of distance markers, as i was either talking to my brother or had my head down watching those around me. The guys waving flags and blowing whistles on the road islands were something of a help but at times, the density of riders was so much that it would possibly be better to have high level signage warning of an obstacle.

Roads - jesus, we have some truly horrid road surfaces in the UK and I believe that's part of the reason for some of the accidents on the descents. I passed that accident outside Pyrford not long after it hoard so wasn't caught up for long but it was a tight section, broken tree canopy overhead and I'm sure that there was a lot of bobbly, uneven tarmac. Leith Hill decent was awful and that accident near Dorking where they were scraping people off the road, that surface I'm positive was part of the reason for the accident (probably alongside over enthusiastic riding).

As an experience I'm gagging to do it again. Maybe it's the newbie in me - my brother has done it twice and he's not convinced about doing it again - but I'll chance my arm with the ballot, although fundraising is an option i'm not scared to take on again.

I'm glad I did it and not the 46-miler (I had a ballot place the 46 but elected get a charity place for the 100 instead), as it was a proper challenge for many reasons.

Doing it in 5:08hrs not only surprised me, it's got me thinking that I can achieve some personal goals on a bicycle, something that I'd have never thought a year ago when i was eating unhealthy, smoking 15 fags a day and drinking far too much beer. RL has driven me on to train hard, ride when I can and ultimately as part of the Olympic legacy, surely that's the reasons why the event exists?

artist · August 2016

My first post and my first sportive, so bear with me. I'm a 57 y/o MAMIL, who despite having biked all his life has not been biking at this level for very long. More of that later*.

My impressions - start - very well organised and on time to the second. I was riding at my chosen pace very soon after the start, unlike the London Marathon, which of course does not have staggered starts, but should have.

All good until we got to Pyrford (mile 38). Bear in mind I was one of the last to start at 08.59, so if anyone was going to experience post-incident congestion it was me, but Pyrford was a shambles for me. I was not moving as fast as walking pace for two hours, and for much of that I was stood still. Now I know the reasons, but the RL organisers were nowhere to be seen. From time to time a marshal on a motorbike would go through, but they had no info to tell us. Various rumours were flying around, but we stood like sheep.

Finally we started moving, only to be held up slightly at the white-fenced bridge, and then on to West Horsley, where we were turned left off the planned route. We then went along semi-open roads (cars coming towards us) until S of Leatherhead where the main route came into a roundbaout from one direction and we joined them from the other. After that all was good.

But why no info from RL? Even now all I have seen is a short message on the riders page. They know who we are because we missed out two chip time points, so it would have been quite easy to send us an email post-race explaining and apologising.

On the plus side I met and chatted to lots of nice people in the hold-ups, rode better that I expected and came home safe, but I don't think I'll do it again. It was an expensive day out - two days annual leave (I work two weekends in three) trains fares, meals etc. plus the entry fee. I can have a great day out on near-empty roads for free if I plan a good route. I'll miss the girls screaming at me at the top of Wimbledon Hill though

*Two years ago I biked solo from London to Marseilles. Just me, a debit card and a rain top. Brilliant. Eight days, 750 miles.

dombo6 · August 2016

artist wrote:

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*Two years ago I biked solo from London to Marseilles. Just me, a debit card and a rain top. Brilliant. Eight days, 750 miles.

Chapeau!. THAT is a ride.

milemuncher1 · August 2016

Dombo6 wrote:

He takes them to one side and says "Sorry mate, if yer name's not on the list you ain't coming in".
He's worked the doors, done security, hasn't he? With ex-military no less. There he is, patrolling Tescos, when over the tannoy he hears the coded message "Spillage Aisle 7".
Then the training kicks in. He drops to one knee, eyes darting from side to side, left hand flicks back his jacket, right hand closes on the fresh J-cloth as he moves in on the offending yoghurt spill, "S'okay Boss, I've got it covered. Out" he whispers into his throat mike.

Beadcurtain, BEADCURTAIN I say :shock: .

artist · August 2016

Dombo6 wrote:

artist wrote:

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*Two years ago I biked solo from London to Marseilles. Just me, a debit card and a rain top. Brilliant. Eight days, 750 miles.

Chapeau!. THAT is a ride.

Many thanks. It was. I did it on a 76 Raleigh road bike that was being given away by the road. I pushed it home, changed the tubes and covers, adjusted the saddle, oiled the chain and used it. It's still in Marseilles if anyone wants it. Stored in my friend's basement. Probably a size M, so a bit too small for me.

kingstongraham · August 2016

A lot of people overtaking immediately pulled in to the far left after overtaking. This meant that the person on their wheel pulled in immediately to try and avoid losing the wheel. By about the third or fourth person in line, they were not leaving enough space - almost every time.

So next time, if you're first in line when overtaking, just stay away from the left a bit.

stepdavi · August 2016

i enjoyed whole day to be honest, 4th attempt to get in so happy to finally experience it. probably wont bother next year, 500 mile round trip driving, 1 night near excel and 3 nights in greenwich, and spends meant it was pretty much a £1k bike ride (although admittedly i didn't need to stay Monday night but was with wife and kid so had to make it fun for them). did 5hrs 9 mins, 1 puncture after box hill (tack in front). only seen the crash on the descent of box hill (i think it was that one) guy looked pretty messed up but glad to hear hes alive and on the mend!, last 10-15 miles were brilliant returning to city with crowds and all. all in all expensive but worth it, not the most difficult ride you'll do but as an experience it was excellent!

homers_double · August 2016

I might as well put our names in the hat for next year, it'll give me time to come to terms with the torment of dealing with southerners.

surrey_commuter · August 2016

specialman wrote:

I loved it for a number of reasons:

- I've only been cycling for a few months so it was my third sportive and my longest ride to date.
- I did it alongside my brother, which means quite a bit, as we don't see each other half as much as we'd like and it's the first time we got to enjoy some cycling together.
- I did it for charity. First time I've done any serious fundraising and seeing the Macmillan supporters egging me on actually had me pretty emotional at the top of Wimbledon hill (the fatigue might have played a part in that, honest!!). That was a great feeling crossing the line for charity.
- The opportunity to ride the course on closed roads was an enjoyable novelty. My knowledge of London and Surrey is scant but of the places I do know, it was fun to try and get my bearings on what seemed like the set of '28 Days later'...
– It's got some decent, well-known hills on it that for a shallow person like myself who gets wrapped up in Strava segments, means there a bit of banter and bragging to be had with other people I know. Superficial, I know, but at least I'm honest

Chaingangs - yes, there were plenty that came whizzing by and a few took me by surprise, not only because they were literally shouting "RIGHT!!!!!" but because the group sounded like a motorcycle coming past. A few were riding like knobs but the majority were just doing what they are allowed to do with it being an open-to-all event.

Marshalls - Many were very conscious of the seriousness their role, as you could see them jostling pedestrians to ensure no accidents. I did nearly get taken out by a random guy with headphones on about 6-7 miles in who'd obviously slipped through the marshals. One of those things I suppose. A lot of the marshals out in the sticks were sunbathing and/or asleep, which didn't bode well if you happened to have an off, although most I saw were on the innocuous stretches of straight road and not the more dangerous descents.

Hubs - First stop for me was Richmond Park for a wee and it was busy but loads of stuff to grab to keep me going. Mind you, I had a 7:10am start so that probably accounted for the amount of freebies. The staff were all happy and smiley. We stopped at Box Hill too, but that was carnage... lots of people pushing each other to get to the depleted stocks of bananas and those weird lemon curd pouches.That can't have been later than 11:30am so I can imagine it was a bit disappointing for those who were arriving later. At least there was water and plenty of it.

Signage - didn't notice if there was much in terms of distance markers, as i was either talking to my brother or had my head down watching those around me. The guys waving flags and blowing whistles on the road islands were something of a help but at times, the density of riders was so much that it would possibly be better to have high level signage warning of an obstacle.

Roads - jesus, we have some truly horrid road surfaces in the UK and I believe that's part of the reason for some of the accidents on the descents. I passed that accident outside Pyrford not long after it hoard so wasn't caught up for long but it was a tight section, broken tree canopy overhead and I'm sure that there was a lot of bobbly, uneven tarmac. Leith Hill decent was awful and that accident near Dorking where they were scraping people off the road, that surface I'm positive was part of the reason for the accident (probably alongside over enthusiastic riding).

As an experience I'm gagging to do it again. Maybe it's the newbie in me - my brother has done it twice and he's not convinced about doing it again - but I'll chance my arm with the ballot, although fundraising is an option i'm not scared to take on again.

I'm glad I did it and not the 46-miler (I had a ballot place the 46 but elected get a charity place for the 100 instead), as it was a proper challenge for many reasons.

Doing it in 5:08hrs not only surprised me, it's got me thinking that I can achieve some personal goals on a bicycle, something that I'd have never thought a year ago when i was eating unhealthy, smoking 15 fags a day and drinking far too much beer. RL has driven me on to train hard, ride when I can and ultimately as part of the Olympic legacy, surely that's the reasons why the event exists?

A good story and well done in getting round in 5:08 after only three months cycling. If you had not stopped twice you would have been closer to 4:30!!! next year if you trained and got in the first few waves you could go sub 4 hours.

specialman · August 2016

Surrey Commuter wrote:

A good story and well done in getting round in 5:08 after only three months cycling. If you had not stopped twice you would have been closer to 4:30!!! next year if you trained and got in the first few waves you could go sub 4 hours.

I had autopause running so it was 5:08 according to Strava and as we all know, if it ain't on Strava it didn't happen

Think my total time with stops was something like 5:30 but even that is good in my mind. I'd bargained on 6hrs in the run up to the ride but with the numbers of riders doing it, you definitely get dragged along even when you're not making an effort to sit on anyone's wheel.

Anonymous · August 2016

KingstonGraham wrote:

A lot of people overtaking immediately pulled in to the far left after overtaking. This meant that the person on their wheel pulled in immediately to try and avoid losing the wheel. By about the third or fourth person in line, they were not leaving enough space - almost every time.

So next time, if you're first in line when overtaking, just stay away from the left a bit.

Yeah, this is the very worse behavior.
A real disrespect from the following riders that choose to cut you up rather than loose the line of the idiot in front.

The funny thing is that its closed roads with probably no reason to pull in front of you at all most of the time.

surrey_commuter · August 2016

Carbonator wrote:

KingstonGraham wrote:

A lot of people overtaking immediately pulled in to the far left after overtaking. This meant that the person on their wheel pulled in immediately to try and avoid losing the wheel. By about the third or fourth person in line, they were not leaving enough space - almost every time.

So next time, if you're first in line when overtaking, just stay away from the left a bit.

Yeah, this is the very worse behavior.
A real disrespect from the following riders that choose to cut you up rather than loose the line of the idiot in front.

The funny thing is that its closed roads with probably no reason to pull in front of you at all most of the time.

I have had that happen in Richmond Park with London Dynamo and it is scary - like being in a slow motion crash. The plus side is you get such an adrenaline surge that you can catch them up and from there work your way up their line exchanging views with them individually. It is remarkably easy to hold the pace in a well organised group.

milemuncher1 · August 2016

specialman wrote:

Surrey Commuter wrote:

A good story and well done in getting round in 5:08 after only three months cycling. If you had not stopped twice you would have been closer to 4:30!!! next year if you trained and got in the first few waves you could go sub 4 hours.

I had autopause running so it was 5:08 according to Strava and as we all know, if it ain't on Strava it didn't happen Think my total time with stops was something like 5:30 but even that is good in my mind. I'd bargained on 6hrs in the run up to the ride but with the numbers of riders doing it, you definitely get dragged along even when you're not making an effort to sit on anyone's wheel.

The problem with the autopause on Garmin, is if you hit the crowding on the hills, you can find yourself having to slow down to the point where it thinks you've stopped. The route is not suitable for such a large collection of people. Never mind. I gave up any hope of improving the previous year's times, by the time I'd got moving again after Pyrford. In a way, that was actually a blessing in disguise, I got to enjoy the route much more.

surrey_commuter · August 2016

specialman wrote:

Surrey Commuter wrote:

A good story and well done in getting round in 5:08 after only three months cycling. If you had not stopped twice you would have been closer to 4:30!!! next year if you trained and got in the first few waves you could go sub 4 hours.

I had autopause running so it was 5:08 according to Strava and as we all know, if it ain't on Strava it didn't happen Think my total time with stops was something like 5:30 but even that is good in my mind. I'd bargained on 6hrs in the run up to the ride but with the numbers of riders doing it, you definitely get dragged along even when you're not making an effort to sit on anyone's wheel.

You need to add some time to allow for the benefits of resting and not carrying the extra food and drink - maybe we should call it 5:30? the official site has total and split times which is useful to see where you were flagging.

Anyway 5:30 with 3 months training is an excellent result

kingstonian · August 2016

Surrey Commuter wrote:

Carbonator wrote:

KingstonGraham wrote:

A lot of people overtaking immediately pulled in to the far left after overtaking. This meant that the person on their wheel pulled in immediately to try and avoid losing the wheel. By about the third or fourth person in line, they were not leaving enough space - almost every time.

So next time, if you're first in line when overtaking, just stay away from the left a bit.

Yeah, this is the very worse behavior.
A real disrespect from the following riders that choose to cut you up rather than loose the line of the idiot in front.

The funny thing is that its closed roads with probably no reason to pull in front of you at all most of the time.

I have had that happen in Richmond Park with London Dynamo and it is scary - like being in a slow motion crash. The plus side is you get such an adrenaline surge that you can catch them up and from there work your way up their line exchanging views with them individually. It is remarkably easy to hold the pace in a well organised group.

It's not a Saturday morning in Richmond Park without getting cut up by a Dynamo train......

paul2718 · August 2016

KingstonGraham wrote:

A lot of people overtaking immediately pulled in to the far left after overtaking. This meant that the person on their wheel pulled in immediately to try and avoid losing the wheel. By about the third or fourth person in line, they were not leaving enough space - almost every time.

So next time, if you're first in line when overtaking, just stay away from the left a bit.

When the first one comes past, jump on his wheel. Problem solved.

It's entirely possible in this event that the chap at the front has no idea what is happening behind, he's just making progress and keeping left. I do know that when I was in a group between the start and Pyrford that this wasn't happening, even though the group was ad hoc, albeit initially Dulwich Paragon lead. It's quite tricky to route a group through the traffic.

Otherwise I take your point, it does happen, it should be rare with closed roads, but it's not. I occasionally wonder. when somebody passes too closely on the right, about just reaching out and putting them into the little ring.

Paul

joenobody · August 2016

Was my first RL100, my first 100 mile ride, and my first sportive. Agree with much of what has been said already about the problems arising from large numbers of mixed ability cyclists in a relatively small space. I'm not going to rehash the detail there. What I really what to know is whether the young lady who arrived, close to tears, at registration at 5.05pm on Saturday, 2 minutes after they closed the shutters, managed to get registered? Also, did the guy who turned up at the info desk in the pink start area at around 7am on Sunday manage to find a replacement helmet, having left his in the back of the taxi that had just dropped him off?

capt_slog · August 2016

JoeNobody wrote:

Was my first RL100, my first 100 mile ride, and my first sportive. Agree with much of what has been said already about the problems arising from large numbers of mixed ability cyclists in a relatively small space. I'm not going to rehash the detail there. What I really what to know is whether the young lady who arrived, close to tears, at registration at 5.05pm on Saturday, 2 minutes after they closed the shutters, managed to get registered? Also, did the guy who turned up at the info desk in the pink start area at around 7am on Sunday manage to find a replacement helmet, having left his in the back of the taxi that had just dropped him off?

I saw people getting off the DLR as we we leaving the place and wondered if they were cutting it a bit fine, as also were the people queuing up to leave their bikes in the bike park thing inside.

I'd insisted my son sign over his details to me to do a proxy registration for him, I knew that he was likely not to be there in time. He was coming from devon that morning, where he'd been on holiday. I don't like leaving things to chance.

kingstongraham · August 2016

paul2718 wrote:

KingstonGraham wrote:

A lot of people overtaking immediately pulled in to the far left after overtaking. This meant that the person on their wheel pulled in immediately to try and avoid losing the wheel. By about the third or fourth person in line, they were not leaving enough space - almost every time.

So next time, if you're first in line when overtaking, just stay away from the left a bit.

When the first one comes past, jump on his wheel. Problem solved.

It's entirely possible in this event that the chap at the front has no idea what is happening behind, he's just making progress and keeping left. I do know that when I was in a group between the start and Pyrford that this wasn't happening, even though the group was ad hoc, albeit initially Dulwich Paragon lead. It's quite tricky to route a group through the traffic.

Otherwise I take your point, it does happen, it should be rare with closed roads, but it's not. I occasionally wonder. when somebody passes too closely on the right, about just reaching out and putting them into the little ring.

Paul

That's why my advice was so polite. I find that you always know when you're first in line, just not how many there are behind.

joenobody · August 2016

Capt Slog wrote:

I saw people getting off the DLR as we we leaving the place and wondered if they were cutting it a bit fine, as also were the people queuing up to leave their bikes in the bike park thing inside.

I'd insisted my son sign over his details to me to do a proxy registration for him, I knew that he was likely not to be there in time. He was coming from devon that morning, where he'd been on holiday. I don't like leaving things to chance.

I got there with 25 minutes to spare. Had I taken the next train from where I live I'd have missed it by 5 minutes - my Mrs was out shopping, having left me with the kids, she knew when I needed to leave and still managed to stay out well past that time. At least she had the decency to arrange for her dad to come over and relieve me of childcare duties so I could get off. Would've been tricky if there'd been any problems on the train. That morning, while discussing the prospect of missing registration with her she took the view "if you miss it you can just come home and not do the ride"! At least they offer transfer to the follow year until 8pm on the Saturday if you do miss it for some reason.

capt_slog · August 2016

JoeNobody wrote:

"if you miss it you can just come home and not do the ride"!

Ye gods!

I'd have been .....displeased. :roll:

nicklong · August 2016

So, here's my experience:

Set of at 7am, not many other fast riders so ended up with an Italian guy and we rode together averaging 37kmh till Kingston, 85 miles in. Once through the town we caught up with some other riders who joined us, started to ride off each other until BANG!

Guy in front didn't wave for an obstacle, and I hit a traffic island at full speed - flipped over handlebars, landed my jaw on the other side of the island. 2 fractures in my jaw, 6 stitches in my jawline, an STI lever-shaped bruise on my sternum, broken handlebars and roadrash from my cheek to my shoulder. Was escorted over to Kingston A&E and later transferred to King's College Hospital.

If anyone knows any spectators in the Kingston area who might have caught the crash on video if appreciate a copy.

Feeling rather lucky it wasn't worse - no neck damage, though haven't seen my bike or helmet since the crash.

itboffin · August 2016

2017 ballot is open

milemuncher1 · August 2016

itboffin wrote:

2017 ballot is open on Monday the 8th August

FTFY.

itboffin · August 2016

Milemuncher1 wrote:

itboffin wrote:

2017 ballot is open on Monday the 8th August

FTFY.

Nope I have an email now with my guaranteed place :-)

cremator · August 2016

Can't see how you can

milemuncher1 · August 2016

itboffin wrote:

Milemuncher1 wrote:

itboffin wrote:

2017 ballot is open on Monday the 8th August

FTFY.

Nope I have an email now with my guaranteed place :-) because I had to 'defer' from this year

FTFY.

kingstonian · August 2016

nicklong wrote:

So, here's my experience:

Set of at 7am, not many other fast riders so ended up with an Italian guy and we rode together averaging 37kmh till Kingston, 85 miles in. Once through the town we caught up with some other riders who joined us, started to ride off each other until BANG!

Guy in front didn't wave for an obstacle, and I hit a traffic island at full speed - flipped over handlebars, landed my jaw on the other side of the island. 2 fractures in my jaw, 6 stitches in my jawline, an STI lever-shaped bruise on my sternum, broken handlebars and roadrash from my cheek to my shoulder. Was escorted over to Kingston A&E and later transferred to King's College Hospital.

If anyone knows any spectators in the Kingston area who might have caught the crash on video if appreciate a copy.

Feeling rather lucky it wasn't worse - no neck damage, though haven't seen my bike or helmet since the crash.

Do you know where in Kingston ? Trying to figure out where you could have hit an island. Maybe outside Kingston Grammar School?

joenobody · August 2016

Capt Slog wrote:

Ye gods!

I'd have been .....displeased. :roll:

I would have deferred, but yes, I wouldn't have been happy with that outcome. At least I wouldn't have had to cycle home from a station 14 miles away because South West Trains hadn't accounted for cyclists on a major route out of London which had rail replacement buses for some of the route. Buses that wouldn't take bikes...

Ride London 2016

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