by Andrew G » Wed Jul 30, 2008 2:38 pm
[quote="Jon C C on a Bianchi"]but not normally that early!
what happened to civilisation?...Nothing mad??? what's that mean?? a relative concept if ever I heard one!
...PS - why no hills??
9am is civilised (Amy you're getting a lie-in on Saturday you've admitted as much
), you both sound like students! Means you can do 40-50 miles and be home and showered in plenty of time for lunch.
Nothing mad means not racing around and a nice social ride at steady tick over pace. Will be suitable for 17s upwards, wait for/tow back anyone who drops off, and regroup (wait for me) at the top of any climb.
There will be hills, difficult to avoid them completely in this area, but I'm not after a purely hilly ride. I was thinking of doing a nice loop which I haven't done for a while, which is climb up to the top of the downs via Selsdon and the lanes, then along Pilgrims Way (one of my favourite roads), up Polhill (good for an interval if you fancy one), then through/up to Downe and drop back in to Coney Hall.
Jon, if I advertise as hilly you'd know it was hilly afterwards, ask anyone who did the "Grimpeurs Challenge" route
.
Be good to see you at GBs and Sam will still have a chance to show his climbing legs on a couple of occasions, although they are more draggy then short and vertical.