Longest ride ever

[Msa]

In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] says...

> >
>
> I did not raise any money for this charity, just paid the
> entry fee which helps to cover costs. I also do the London
> to Southend (and

> Cambridge (and back). I collect sponsorship for 2 of the
> charity routes because I do not have enough friends (c'mon
> you know what I mean!) to cover all of them (I don't ask
> twice). I also participate in other charity stuff which
> adds to the difficulty. Guess this paragraph may raise
> some opinions, but it works for me.

Guess I should follow up on this by adding that I rode this
ride last year too. Last year I did collect money, I
alternate every year. Unfortunately I did not complete it
last year, and bailed out after 150 miles..I let the train
take the strain back to Waterloo.

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[Msa]

In article <[email protected]>, usenet-
[email protected] says...
>
> Excellent ride and quite a high average, you must've been
> riding at 23- 24mph when you were going.
>
>

It was a bit sluggish on the way out, headwind most of the
way..actually, all of the way. Coming back was much better,
I would estimate that I held 40k+ for 20% of the journey.

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[Msa]

In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] says...
> What impresses me about Mark's distance is the sheer
> amount of it that must have been on heavy-duty urban
> roads, with the implication of lots of junctions,
> trafficlights, and stop-go conditions.
>

It was actually pretty good once I got out of London and out
of Oxford. I did attempt to retrace the route back (got
loads of waves from cyclists going the other way!) but after
about 90 minutes I met the van going around taking the signs
down...bugger!

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[Kenneth Clement]

"MSA" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> In article <[email protected]>,
> [email protected] says...
> > What impresses me about Mark's distance is the sheer
> > amount of it that must have been on heavy-duty urban
> > roads, with the implication of lots of junctions,
> > trafficlights, and stop-go conditions.

Yes, what a hard ride. Mark must be an Elite rider.
Respect!!

Ken Clements

 

[Congokid]

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<[email protected]>, Iain
Jones <[email protected]> writes
>
>Well done! How long did it take you overall? "175 miles"
>and "bike" don't equate to me!

I've just interviewed a Norwegian who did the Lillehammer-
Oslo bike ride weekend before last with several of his work
colleagues. They covered 180km, though hardly any of them
ride bikes regularly. One even did the longer distance of
Trondheim to Oslo (>500km).

Event information here:
http://www.styrkeproven.no/styrk2003/index_en.shtml

Anyone else tried it?

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[Jeremy Collins]

congokid wrote:

> I've just interviewed a Norwegian who did the Lillehammer-
> Oslo bike ride weekend before last with several of his
> work colleagues. They covered 180km, though hardly any of
> them ride bikes regularly. One even did the longer
> distance of Trondheim to Oslo (>500km).
>
> Event information here:
> http://www.styrkeproven.no/styrk2003/index_en.shtml
>
> Anyone else tried it?

No, but I can recommend Norway to anyone - it's lovely. Word
of warning - Oslo is a *frighteningly* expensive city!

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