The Italian Job - 100km - Finsbury Park to Little Chalfont

For the second year running, Islington Cycling Club are running The Italian Job, a 107km (69 miles) ride, starting and finishing in Finsbury Park. The 2017 edition will be on Sunday 18 June.

True to the name, the ride has an Italian theme - riders are encouraged to showcase their Italian spirit in some respect. A prize will be awarded for whoever shows the most Italian style.

Our partners Look Mum No Hands! will run a pop-up cafe in the park to get you started. Our route heads north-west to a rest stop at Fillipetto's Deli in Little Chalfont, and returns to the park in time for the Finsbury Park Festival of Cycling.

You can see some pictures of the 2016 event, here.

Enter on the event on the British Cycling site, here.

Enter event, buy cap. Or vice versa.

https://store.islington.cc/collections/warmers-caps-and/products/tij-cap

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just entered. hopefully the audax card will have actual way-marker questions this time - oh and the route doesn't have any errors!

audax card
as far as I know the ICC rides are no longer official audaxes, at least that's the case for the Great Escape.

@ian(conker) @ObiWomKenobi That's correct. The Great Escape and The Italian Job are now run under British Cycling, and not Audax UK, so they are not audax's.

We will not have a brevet card with questions etc, just some lovely lanes, cake and coffee to be enjoyed along the way.

We'll have another look at the route sheet / gpx to make sure there are no errors, just to make sure.

That's correct. The Great Escape and The Italian Job are now run under British Cycling, and not Audax UK, so they are not audax's.

out of interest, why? too much Di2 last time?

can't be sure, but i think the error that sent me down (& then subsequently up) a fuck-off-big-hill was this:
"41.1km, 1st EXIT @ RBT onto Park Ln"
which should have read
"41.1km, 3rd EXIT @ RBT onto Park Ln"

Thanks @ian(conker). Appreciated. I will make sure that bit is correct. And the rest of the route of course! No one wants a surprise fuck-off-big-hill!

out of interest, why? too much Di2 last time?

Easier, and cheaper to organise really. Just one of these little logistical issues.

Given that I'm back on this forum...

Places are still available, so come grab yours now! Perfect event if you are targeting Ride 100 (or another big sportive) this summer.

No rain. No punctures. Tailwind all the way guaranteed. Also coffee and cake, and a party at the finish line (The Finsbury Park Festival of Cycling). And amazing new caps (see comment #2).

Enter here: https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/157446/The-Italian-Job

How was the route? Am considering the 2018 edition

The route is good. Fillipetto's is better.