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What sort of time should I expect to be off the bike for (toilet, stretching etc)? I assume as a first timer it's likely I will want to stop at some point. I did a 100 this year and strangely enjoyed it, but a 12hr is quite a leap.
And I know all about the advantages of longer distances, I cleaned up at the club awards because the guy who is faster than me doesn't do further than 25 miles!
cjr-
30 seconds
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I think I was stopped for about 6 minutes. When you see how much your average drops even with just a short stop you'll not want much time off.
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If you're good and things go well you shouldn't be off the bike at all.
In my first though...
I had to get off to stretch for a minute or two even though I was only riding at my 24hr power.
I stopped briefly to have a massive rant about getting lost (course change due to last minute road works).
I stopped a third time for painkillers, I think it was me hunkering down out of the Kent wind and I'd strained glutes.
Traffic light stop (Kent, Welsh, ECCA issue, none on A31)
I stopped again to call my team after I'd gone 10k off course due to no marshal being at a turn (see: last minute course changes). Had a piss while waiting for any kind of clue as to where the fuck I was supposed to be riding.
Stopped for another rant about wasting half an hour.After that fucking disaster I still officially rode more than 240.
Pretty much every subsequent one I've had something go wrong so I'm still yet to execute a perfect race (forget perfect weather, fitness, etc, I just mean, with nothing going wrong).
skinny
umop3pisdn
hippy
A nice round 21mph average. Have a go, it's an experience and you can be snooty to people who only ride 10s even if they're faster than you.