Ride London 2017

1…45679

Comments

  • steve91
    steve91 Posts: 30
    -Dash wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Gave a couple people sh!t for chucking gels over their shoulder.

    Only accident I saw was as I was rolling in on my flat tire, a guy ahead of me maybe 5 metres from the finish properly face planted.

    Looked out for the count, though hopefully it was just embarrassment.

    https://www.facebook.com/BBCSport/video ... 091360752/

    This guy at 4:00?

    Not too sure what happened there!

    Not sure what happened there either, but that looks like it didn't tickle!
  • okgo
    okgo Posts: 4,368
    Good lord.
    Blog on my first and now second season of proper riding/racing - www.firstseasonracing.com
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Nah wasn't even him!
    _
  • -Dash
    -Dash Posts: 179
    steve91 wrote:
    -Dash wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Gave a couple people sh!t for chucking gels over their shoulder.

    Only accident I saw was as I was rolling in on my flat tire, a guy ahead of me maybe 5 metres from the finish properly face planted.

    Looked out for the count, though hopefully it was just embarrassment.

    https://www.facebook.com/BBCSport/video ... 091360752/

    This guy at 4:00?

    Not too sure what happened there!

    Not sure what happened there either, but that looks like it didn't tickle!

    I enjoyed the part when someone ran his bike across the line. Effectively the same as pausing a Garmin for the timing chip :D
  • bigmat
    bigmat Posts: 5,134
    okgo wrote:
    BigMat wrote:
    okgo wrote:
    lol.

    Some seriously choppy riding in the front group. Was quite fun riding in from Box as a 2 up though managing to keep the useless ex rower types at bay

    https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ ... edit#gid=0


    Wow, slow conditions this year? :lol: Times seem a bit down on last year, windy?

    Dunno, didn't look at last year.

    But the fact myself and Arlen rode from the top of Box to the end as a two up probably meant it was slower than had we been with the rest, dunno.

    Not knocking your times, just seemed to be loads more people under 4 hours last year. Wondered whether it was the conditions, sounds like early rain might have played a part.
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/41991871@N ... otostream/
  • sherer
    sherer Posts: 2,460
    BigMat wrote:
    okgo wrote:
    BigMat wrote:
    okgo wrote:
    lol.

    Some seriously choppy riding in the front group. Was quite fun riding in from Box as a 2 up though managing to keep the useless ex rower types at bay

    https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ ... edit#gid=0


    Wow, slow conditions this year? :lol: Times seem a bit down on last year, windy?

    Dunno, didn't look at last year.

    But the fact myself and Arlen rode from the top of Box to the end as a two up probably meant it was slower than had we been with the rest, dunno.

    Not knocking your times, just seemed to be loads more people under 4 hours last year. Wondered whether it was the conditions, sounds like early rain might have played a part.
    Rain had stopped by the time the first wave started, but the roads were wet. Was a stronger headwind going out of London too
  • okgo
    okgo Posts: 4,368
    BigMat wrote:
    okgo wrote:
    BigMat wrote:
    okgo wrote:
    lol.

    Some seriously choppy riding in the front group. Was quite fun riding in from Box as a 2 up though managing to keep the useless ex rower types at bay

    https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ ... edit#gid=0


    Wow, slow conditions this year? :lol: Times seem a bit down on last year, windy?

    Dunno, didn't look at last year.

    But the fact myself and Arlen rode from the top of Box to the end as a two up probably meant it was slower than had we been with the rest, dunno.

    Not knocking your times, just seemed to be loads more people under 4 hours last year. Wondered whether it was the conditions, sounds like early rain might have played a part.

    Very few of the riders in the front group could go down hills properly, or corner in the wet, so yeh, probably made a big difference :D
    Blog on my first and now second season of proper riding/racing - www.firstseasonracing.com
  • harry-s
    harry-s Posts: 295
    Looking at my times, I was 15 minutes slower than last year, but overall position was about the same. I lost most of that time between Stratford and Newlands, so I'd guess there was a bit of a headwind.
  • mustgettaller
    mustgettaller Posts: 120
    I'm damn happy with my time of 4:57.

    I hadn't got much riding in this year due to getting through the marathon ballot and therefore concentrating on running. Then 2 weeks walking in the alps and a week sailing meant that all I had in the previous month was 2 rides the weekend before the event.

    Big respect to those posting times of sub 4:30!
  • BmthBloke
    BmthBloke Posts: 7
    My first 100 and was very happy apart from one thing. As I approached the finish my GPS said 99.8 and I wasn't about to save the ride until the 100 came up. Riding very slowly against the tide of cyclists, the GPS made it to 100. Great day out and hope to be there next year.
  • philbar72
    philbar72 Posts: 2,229
    Quite a few of my clubs faster riders did roughly the same or worse so I think it depended on the company you were keeping.

    For me it was just an average day on the bike and after a few choppery moments, nearby I just didn’t want to risk it.

    Shouldn’t have fannied around at box though. 10 minutes chatting and eating junk food…
  • sherer
    sherer Posts: 2,460
    BmthBloke wrote:
    My first 100 and was very happy apart from one thing. As I approached the finish my GPS said 99.8 and I wasn't about to save the ride until the 100 came up. Riding very slowly against the tide of cyclists, the GPS made it to 100. Great day out and hope to be there next year.

    It depends on how you cut the corners etc. It's 100 miles on the centre line, I ended up doing over 100. One thing they could fix, that was done the first year, was the start line was further down the road, so if people wanted to wait for friends \ family they could start together.
  • slowbike
    slowbike Posts: 8,498
    sherer wrote:
    BmthBloke wrote:
    My first 100 and was very happy apart from one thing. As I approached the finish my GPS said 99.8 and I wasn't about to save the ride until the 100 came up. Riding very slowly against the tide of cyclists, the GPS made it to 100. Great day out and hope to be there next year.

    It depends on how you cut the corners etc. It's 100 miles on the centre line, I ended up doing over 100. One thing they could fix, that was done the first year, was the start line was further down the road, so if people wanted to wait for friends \ family they could start together.
    I didn't reset my GPS from when I left our accomodation - so I recorded 112 miles .. :)

    Waiting for friends/Family? Nah - we just rode in together and got in the first wave we attempted to get in ...
  • pastryboy
    pastryboy Posts: 1,385
    sherer wrote:

    Rain had stopped by the time the first wave started, but the roads were wet. Was a stronger headwind going out of London too

    I started at 5:44 and got rained on. Wasn't heavy but it was definitely there.
  • slowbike
    slowbike Posts: 8,498
    pastryboy wrote:
    sherer wrote:

    Rain had stopped by the time the first wave started, but the roads were wet. Was a stronger headwind going out of London too

    I started at 5:44 and got rained on. Wasn't heavy but it was definitely there.

    Glad I got my brother to miss his wave then - we would've been a couple of minutes later - started 0610 ish and stayed dry :)
  • deejaysee
    deejaysee Posts: 149
    I applied for the 100 but only got a 46 place so took the 100 route anyway....cheers!
    Was a great ride, apart from the headwind for the first 50 miles.....nice coming back tho!

    Bit peeved my Garmin recorded 99.3 miles
    So annoying
  • sherer
    sherer Posts: 2,460
    deejaysee wrote:
    I applied for the 100 but only got a 46 place so took the 100 route anyway....cheers!
    Was a great ride, apart from the headwind for the first 50 miles.....nice coming back tho!

    Bit peeved my Garmin recorded 99.3 miles
    So annoying

    interesting, I saw the split and noticed there wasn't much to stop riders going onto the 100 instead.. any know who is doing the official photos for this ? Is it still Marathon Photos ? Guess they wont be ready till end of the week at the earliest
  • deejaysee
    deejaysee Posts: 149
    Yeah last year it was the same for me but i stuck to the 46 route.
    There is absolutely nothing stopping anyone from doing the 100 - once i took the split i dont think i saw a single other person with the same wave letter as me so i dont think many people do it
  • jgsi
    jgsi Posts: 5,062
    You all would have missed the roving BBC reporter on back of motorbike catching a quick word with a lady roadie. He was properly nonplussed when in answer to question "what charity you doing this for" came the reply, just out for the ride not doing it for charity.
    Proper setback to his line of interviewing that was.
    I like to think he tapped his moto rider on shoulder and whispered, 'get the fck out of here, weirdo..."
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    JGSI wrote:
    You all would have missed the roving BBC reporter on back of motorbike catching a quick word with a lady roadie. He was properly nonplussed when in answer to question "what charity you doing this for" came the reply, just out for the ride not doing it for charity.
    Proper setback to his line of interviewing that was.
    I like to think he tapped his moto rider on shoulder and whispered, 'get the fck out of here, weirdo..."

    Yes, who knew there were private places on it ;).
    _
  • slowbike
    slowbike Posts: 8,498
    deejaysee wrote:
    Yeah last year it was the same for me but i stuck to the 46 route.
    There is absolutely nothing stopping anyone from doing the 100 - once i took the split i dont think i saw a single other person with the same wave letter as me so i dont think many people do it

    There were a few non-labeled riders too - just making the most of the closed roads to get about as normal I guess - nothing stopping any cyclist from just getting on their bike and riding ...
  • sherer
    sherer Posts: 2,460
    Slowbike wrote:
    deejaysee wrote:
    Yeah last year it was the same for me but i stuck to the 46 route.
    There is absolutely nothing stopping anyone from doing the 100 - once i took the split i dont think i saw a single other person with the same wave letter as me so i dont think many people do it

    There were a few non-labeled riders too - just making the most of the closed roads to get about as normal I guess - nothing stopping any cyclist from just getting on their bike and riding ...

    there was one woman in Westminster on a Boris bike with headphones cycling against the flow of riders.. very dangerous
  • milemuncher1
    milemuncher1 Posts: 1,472
    Slowbike wrote:
    deejaysee wrote:
    Yeah last year it was the same for me but i stuck to the 46 route.
    There is absolutely nothing stopping anyone from doing the 100 - once i took the split i dont think i saw a single other person with the same wave letter as me so i dont think many people do it

    There were a few non-labeled riders too - just making the most of the closed roads to get about as normal I guess - nothing stopping any cyclist from just getting on their bike and riding ...

    Which is fine, if you don't want the official time recorded, or care about the event photos, which are tailored to your ride number. It will be interesting to see if any of the people on the 46 who decided to switch to the 100 route get their times thrown out by the organisers, and whether any of those people have their 'cards marked' if they try and enter by official means again. I have my doubts, it's all a bit laid back in terms of that sort of thing. It is a bit irritating for those who have got into the 100 by fair means, getting held up, by some folks ( on the hills for example ) who shouldn't even be there.
  • fenix
    fenix Posts: 5,437
    Really doubt it. There's been some dodgy times done in the past at the London Marathon and repeat offenders have been let back in. This isn't a race is it - so who cares ?
  • milemuncher1
    milemuncher1 Posts: 1,472
    Fenix wrote:
    Really doubt it. There's been some dodgy times done in the past at the London Marathon and repeat offenders have been let back in. This isn't a race is it - so who cares ?

    True, it doesn't bother me, I was out too early to be affected by any of it. The first I saw of the 46 riders, was approaching Wimbledon on the return leg, and they would have been there anyway.
  • cyclingprop
    cyclingprop Posts: 2,426
    sherer wrote:
    interesting, I saw the split and noticed there wasn't much to stop riders going onto the 100 instead.. any know who is doing the official photos for this ? Is it still Marathon Photos ? Guess they wont be ready till end of the week at the earliest

    Marathon Photos. They're online already - look at your tracking details through the website, and there is a link at the bottom.

    Pretty pleased with my run... 5h24 moving / 5h28 elapsed, having started in pink A at 0652. Not bad for 133kg.... will see how I compare another 20kg down next year...hopefully.
    What do you mean you think 64cm is a big frame?
  • -Dash
    -Dash Posts: 179
    JGSI wrote:
    You all would have missed the roving BBC reporter on back of motorbike catching a quick word with a lady roadie. He was properly nonplussed when in answer to question "what charity you doing this for" came the reply, just out for the ride not doing it for charity.
    Proper setback to his line of interviewing that was.
    I like to think he tapped his moto rider on shoulder and whispered, 'get the fck out of here, weirdo..."
    Ha. I saw that. He was the same one that corrected himself after calling it a race right?
  • sherer
    sherer Posts: 2,460
    cyclingprop wrote:
    sherer wrote:
    interesting, I saw the split and noticed there wasn't much to stop riders going onto the 100 instead.. any know who is doing the official photos for this ? Is it still Marathon Photos ? Guess they wont be ready till end of the week at the earliest

    Marathon Photos. They're online already - look at your tracking details through the website, and there is a link at the bottom.

    Pretty pleased with my run... 5h24 moving / 5h28 elapsed, having started in pink A at 0652. Not bad for 133kg.... will see how I compare another 20kg down next year...hopefully.

    Cheers, just found my pics, shame when I went by some of the photographers there were putting their cameras away :-( Did get a pic taken of me on the downhill at Newlands but that doesn't seem to be there
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Did not pay much attention to the 46, but am now thinking it might actually be pretty good if it were not such a hassle event to get to etc.

    Have quite enjoyed doing shorter/faster (sprint) versions of duathlons, so maybe this would be the same.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    ugo.santalucia wrote:
    Dinyull wrote:
    First fatality this year confirmed:

    http://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/lates ... ive-344617

    Off the top of my head at least 1 death each year since 2014. Do they require a medical as part of your entry? How many deaths does the London Marathon suffer?

    IN most of continental Europe you need a medical and in some circumstances even an ECG. Britain works differently, it is based on "self-certification" basically you are responsible for you own health and safety instead of delegating it to the state. There are PROs and CONs in both methods... personally I prefer the UK system, because it's less hassle, but of course it is (marginally) more prone to casualties.

    In the grand scheme of things, if you ask 24k people to do a given high intensity cardio activity, you are bound to have a small number of cardiac arrests as a matter of simple statistics

    Self certification would be ok if people knew they were self certifying.

    The vast majority of RideLondon participants would not have a clue that European events require a health check, so do not really know what self certification is by comparison.

Categories