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ok, so reverse stage 3 on Sunday June 1st for anyone who's up for it, I will start a thead tomorrow but having had a few shandies I've decided I'd rather go to bed right now...

ok, so reverse stage 3 on Sunday June 1st for anyone who's up for it, I will start a thead tomorrow but having had a few shandies I've decided I'd rather go to bed right now...

I imported the route into RidewithGPS and pressed the reverse button.
Needs smoothing out at both ends but the basics are there:
http://ridewithgps.com/routes/4649141

Defo in

Did a cheeky pre-weekend ride yesterday. Went to buy tools an an amazing shop down south then had another crack at the Rapha Tempest Ditchling challenge before heading back to London Town. A beautiful solo day in the saddle. I even get to ride again on Sunday :)

http://www.strava.com/activities/139216793

Up for that TdF stage ride too.

Got 19 miles in on the big mountain bike yesterday which was a good start. Weather here is filthy today so might get out for an hour or so later but also might not bother.

OK, I've done the ride now. Can I have my soup please?

It was a beast of a ride: the rain started at about 1am and stayed with us all the way to Brighton. After Faygate we took a revised route which really tested my legs. Too dark and wet for photos I'm afraid. The view of the sea at 7.30 was grim.

OK, I've done the ride now. Can I have my soup please?

It was a beast of a ride: the rain started at about 1am and stayed with us all the way to Brighton. After Faygate we took a revised route which really tested my legs. Too dark and wet for photos I'm afraid. The view of the sea at 7.30 was grim.

yes, have a double portion, you have earned every drop.
summer night ride that should have be easy sounds hard!

The soup was delicious - it reminded me of the sea at Brighton, thick lentil soup with gobbets of soured cream churning around. Hard-earned payback for the climb up Deak's Lane to Ansty. Here's a picture that someone else took - and try to imagine this at 5am or so, after four hours of rain and gusty headwinds and after spending 45 minutes marking a junction at Rusper. Still, 48x19 got me to the top OK, although it felt as though I was going to tear the handlebars off.

A very soggy and windy trip around the usual lanes of Epping / Kelvedon etc. Still a sterling amount of others out and about.

First proper test for some new overshoes (Endura Deluge) and they worked a ruddy treat (yeh yeh, CSB)

http://www.strava.com/activities/139837367

major wimp out all weekend after checking the forecast on Friday evening. drove out to see the women's tour and just salvaged some fitness with an hour on the turbo!

Did a lovely ride from hackney to Cambridge yesterday despite all the morning drizzle and getting filthy muddy from the section by the canal up to Epping and coming off the bike at Waltham Abbey and absolutely beasting my knee. Stumbled across the Women's Tour at Much Hadham so took a nice long break at a pub and cheered on the ladies as they flew past. The ride from that part on was beautiful.
Knee is ruined today though, so hopefully it'll be better for next weekend's ride.

Surrey again; why do I keep doing this to myself !?

Drivers were extra cunty due to some sportive going around.

Pretorius Sunday Kent. They group waited at the top of the hills and sometimes at the bottom as well.

did a totally unplanned and random 60km hangover ride today.

http://www.strava.com/activities/139901813

urgghhh.

#slow
#csb

The Fred Whitton Challenge 2014:

Possibly the greatest concentration of Castelli Gabba jerseys ever seen in the Western World.

^ Dan, chapeau. I was riding in the lakes for the first time a month or so ago, and it is so punishing; brutal climbing and heavy roads. Doing it in today's wind and rain is super impressive. Chapeau again.

Cheers! I'm a bit narked about the puncture, as that meant my friend (first time Fredder) beat me by 3 minutes - looking at the data I was stationary for 10m56s fixing the puncture. Arse. Still, he was wearing a Castelli Gabba, and I chose not to...

Surely it was perfect weather for Gabba? I don't have one but certainly would have worn it when I was out in Essex this morning

Probably was, but I went for the Castelli Sam Remo Thermosuit instead. Onsie Gimp Goodness.

Did the 'fred' today as well, wot a blast!!!!!!!! Wore a pocket liner when things got bad,rode up Hardnott and Wrynose.........20 minute wait on the descent of Wrynose while a guy was heli -vaced out......Top Day...... Where else can you get jam and cheese brown bread sarnie with crusts?

Possibly the greatest concentration of Castelli Gabba jerseys ever seen in the Western World.

Not surprised, they're fucking excellent.

11 mile run
poole- swanage-poole
double scone clotted cream tea and jam large bottle of Peroni

Out through Richmond to Windsor.
First time in Great Windsor Park which I must say is bloody great.
Strong headwind and traffic on the way out and just traffic on the way home.
Had my first ever failure to unclip and hit the deck.
Surprised it hadn't happened sooner TBH
When looking at this route on a map, it appears to go past many lakes.
They're actually sewerage ponds and water reserviors.
5/10. Maybe more if less wind and more sun.
http://www.strava.com/activities/139981942

Yesterday went to the Women's tour. My girls had their photo taken with Laura Trott, she's great. Today was the FT London sportive. Kent was still waking up but Surrey traffic was impatient to say the least. Very windy. Roads jammed on the way back into London. That bit was more like a commute than a sportive.