Tour de Farce Route Wrecky
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by mrP(Boonen)VT » Mon Apr 23, 2007 9:06 am
There is a route posted on Bikely.com [url]http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/65km-Shere-Loop-Surrey-Hills[/url] that takes in ranmore, whitedown etc and totals 919m of climbing (albeit in 65km). Sean's map route to Tunbridge Wells shows 872m of climbing, so I think a lot of people will be caught out thinking it is flat
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by Richard (Apples) » Mon Apr 23, 2007 10:27 am
That was a great day out , a big thankyou to Paul for organising / leading .
I would have posted sooner but after being out all day Saturday, even going near the forum on Sunday could have tipped Mrs A over the edge.
Brian , glad to hear you are ok . I keep seeing you flying through the air in slow motion heading straight for that JCB
. Still cant work out how it happened.
After a great lunch in Tunbridge Wells ( Sean tucking into a full English an a pint of lager was a giveaway that the staion was beckoning ) the two Pauls and I set off.
This was going to be unknown territory for me as I've never done over 75 miles in one go before .
Mr T led the way as usual tapping out a fair old pace with me and Paul following close behind.
[quote]Richard smiling sitting on my wheel
more of a grimmace methinks
I would have posted sooner but after being out all day Saturday, even going near the forum on Sunday could have tipped Mrs A over the edge.
Brian , glad to hear you are ok . I keep seeing you flying through the air in slow motion heading straight for that JCB
. Still cant work out how it happened.
After a great lunch in Tunbridge Wells ( Sean tucking into a full English an a pint of lager was a giveaway that the staion was beckoning ) the two Pauls and I set off.
This was going to be unknown territory for me as I've never done over 75 miles in one go before .
Mr T led the way as usual tapping out a fair old pace with me and Paul following close behind.
[quote]Richard smiling sitting on my wheel
On we went through beautiful rolling countryside with the occasional surprisingly steep climbs .
The miles were passing by pretty quickly and so I missed my computer rolling through the big 100
and only noticed when I'd clocked up 103.
My legs felt great at this point and apart from some manageable aches and pains everything was in pretty good shape.
The big lift came when we saw a road sign with Canterbury 23 miles and knew we were almost there . At this point I started working out what time I would get home and thinking oh dear
We rolled up to Canterbury station and I think we got on a train about 8pm
The two Pauls got off at Orpington and I went on to London Bridge....not the best place to be dressed in lycra on a Saturday night
I arrived home not exactly to the Heroes Welcome I was hoping for at 9:45 with 135 miles on the clock.
Cant wait to do it again
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by mrP(Boonen)VT » Mon Apr 23, 2007 12:47 pm
[quote]Cant wait to do it again
Are you mad
Booked it for 1 July.
Methinks Worthing is calling me this Sunday
(after the ACC 25) Anyone care to join me Guru P
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by Paul on the Pearson » Tue Apr 24, 2007 2:47 pm
What can I say that hasnit already been said? A absolutely brilliant ride with evertything youd expect from a prpoer tour stage... A crash, mechanical problems (well gashed tyres) and riders abandoning. Must admit after leaving Tunbridge the pace went up and so did the gradient and for a moment (or several) wondered if I should have been on that train with Sean and Paul sipping a cold beer but dug in and ploughed on. on the next bit of dual carrageway looked doen at the computer, bloody hell 40mph! Anyway to cut a long storie short I was glad to see the Canterbury 28 miles to go sign and stayed glued to Richards wheel as Mr T tapped out a relentless 20 mph on the front, not bad going after 100 + miles!
thanks Paul for organising a brilliant ride and one that will become an ACC legend and will be talked about for years to come!
see you saturday
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thanks Paul for organising a brilliant ride and one that will become an ACC legend and will be talked about for years to come!
see you saturday
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by mrP(Boonen)VT » Wed Apr 25, 2007 8:35 am
[quote]Mr T tapped out a relentless 20 mph on the front, not bad going after 100 + miles!
What do you mean 20mph
, more like 23
You should have been there Sean
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