LEL 2017 / London - Edinburgh - London Audax

Good luck!

Power data from the second finisher. 1.5 hours sleep.

Strong ride!
I understand he rode a negative split

Edingurgh > London leg was nonstop apparently, micro naps on and off the bike - 'Big chunks of time missing from my memory'

What's the saying, Audax is full of people pretending that they're not racing...

What's the saying, Audax is full of people pretending that they're not racing...

I've have had so many people in group overtaking me at 30km/h on the first day that I almost thought I was going too slow!

How does one micro nap on the bike and is it safe to do this on my commute?

Micro nap at control.

Seeing the seriously fast lot whilst working at the controls, at first glance they seem to be in no rush at all, however you quickly realise why are all moving very efficiently and spend a minimum amount of time doing anything.

But you seem to have been quite out of time already.

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The saying is right but you have applied it in a misunderstood way. The story above is racers racing in an audax.

Any historically significantly srsly fast audaxer races LEL and most other tides between croissant, pub and the longest kip.

You can't let go?

You are welcome.

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Who was the 1st finisher?

You better start training.

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What's the saying, Audax is full of people pretending that they're not racing...

'Audaxes are rides in which everybody pretends that it's not a race. Sportives are rides in which everybody pretends that it is a race.'

Meanwhile, Clément is back on the road after a two-hour sleep at BC. Go go!

Next few hours through fens w/ heavy rain / headwinds going to be a right laugh. That section from Moffat > Edinburgh through the night was amazing!

Isn't that Chris Herbet, second finisher?

Cheers

Yes with Anco de Jong first finisher.

More succinctly: "Sportive riders pretend they're racing. Audax riders pretend they're not."

I have plenty of time on hands, moreso than in 2013, until I realised I have rapidly deteriorated after leaving Barnard Castle.

Then you went on to kick me in the teeth by sayingi might as well quit because I've ran out of times anyway, so yeah, fuck you.

Just DNF'd at Barnards Castle. Low success rate for lfgss this year... Counting on @mustardbeak to finish.

I've found it near impossible to sleep upto now and last section over yad moss into headwind and torrential rain has finished me. Going to see if i can help out here and then get train in morning.

Clement arrived at Thirsk just after 3pm with 8 hours to spare. Then hour later got DNF. What is that? Is that a "did not finish"??

@cgg you ok dude? You not finishing has surprised me a bit the way you have been going, hope everything is ok.

Barnard Castle close at 22:44h.?