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jimmoffatt · June 2007

Any forum members riding this? Is it likely to be full of frequent sportive riders or full of inexperienced corporate types? Is it a glorified London-Brighton?

œ40.00 is a lot to pay to ride on open busy roads through sarf London with 8500 cyclists and I predict chaos. Hope I am wrong but I see it ending in tears and I am glad I did not bother to enter.

Jim

bof · June 2007

There is an existing topic http://www.cyclingplus.co.uk/forum/topi ... _ID=127972

Chris42 · June 2007

I'm riding!
I won a place in the cycling plus comp!
I've not done a sportive before but my recent rides I've been doing 75 miles

must ride hills must ride hills!

Unknown · June 2007

I think the weather will probably sort the men from the boys...

Wet weather, busy roads, random riders trying to slipstream in groups - I'm sticking to doing it solo for the most part!

S

Chris42 · June 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by simon_adams_uk

I think the weather will probably sort the men from the boys...

Wet weather, busy roads, random riders trying to slipstream in groups - I'm sticking to doing it solo for the most part!

S
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I figured I'd be doing much the same.
Drove the last climb and into Canterbury on Sunday as I only live 18 miles from Canterbury.
Could be a little scary at the traffic lights as you come into canterbury.

Good news they have removed the traffic islands on the 'old Dover Road, the road into Canterbury so a little safer

must ride hills must ride hills!

drhaddock · June 2007

Anyone with some local knowledge of Kent know if flooding could be an issue on the route? The Met Office have issued a severe weather warning for Sunday. I'm looking forward to it but do not fancy the thought of being marooned in Kent in nothing but lycra...

Doc

Chris42 · June 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by drhaddock

Anyone with some local knowledge of Kent know if flooding could be an issue on the route? The Met Office have issued a severe weather warning for Sunday. I'm looking forward to it but do not fancy the thought of being marooned in Kent in nothing but lycra...

Doc
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no flooding at all on the route, roads dry in east kent this morning.

must ride hills must ride hills!

drhaddock · June 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Chris42

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by drhaddock

Anyone with some local knowledge of Kent know if flooding could be an issue on the route? The Met Office have issued a severe weather warning for Sunday. I'm looking forward to it but do not fancy the thought of being marooned in Kent in nothing but lycra...

Doc
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no flooding at all on the route, roads dry in east kent this morning.

must ride hills must ride hills!
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Aye, but (pardon my ignorance) is this area prone to flooding? Which could be an issue if we get some serious rain, as the Met Office are predicting?

Doc

Unknown · June 2007

Rode the Tonbridge to Canterbury part last Saturday in mostly torrential rain, thunder and lightening. Mostly undulates so I can't see flooding being a problem. The last climb about 12 miles out drags on and gets steep near the end. Will test alot of people specially after 95 wet miles!

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