The Rapha Festive 500

@theflatboy.

As a long departed 'Man of Kent', I am using old memories to identify the photograps in your posts.

#3164

1. Botany Bay
   
2. Ramsgate Harbour from the Westcliffe - Paragon Promenade.
   
3. Between Minnis Bay and Reculver.
   
4. Whitstable, nr Hampton Inn.
   
5. Rings a bell, but cannot place it. Somewhere in Cliftonville?
   
   

#3173

1. Ex Ramsgate Casino, now Weatherspoons.
   
2. Ramsgate Harbour and Royal Parade.
   

Impressive - I would have to check on the map for almost all of those because you clearly know them better than I do! I can tell you without checking that for #3164 no. 5, bear in mind that I set off from North London (in the dark) and rode all the way down there, and that one's quite a lot closer to (my!) home...

I spent all of my formative years, and more, cycling all around those areas.

With those pictures I just assumed that you were from that part of the world.

So, I'm miles out on pic 5 then.

Ah yes a fair assumption, but no I was just moonlighting down that way and getting my miles in! I don't want to just give it away in case someone else wants to bag it, but you're 85 miles out by bike according to the route Google maps would send you to get from your guess to there!

5 is Anerley Hill ?

Indeed, caught the sunrise just nicely on the way out of town 😍

Anyone planning on doing this (again)?

Not planning on but might do it accidentally.

How else to spend the week?

Never not doing it

Haven't been on a bike ride since I snapped my collar bone in June 😬 so I'll be getting fat(ter) and drunk instead

Was going to apply for the HHV version but didn’t seem to be advertised and places are full 🤷‍♂️

They were asking for applicants about a month ago on their social media accounts.

Weird I’d been looking out for it as I was declined last year and said you get two entries in the ballot next time, if I applied.

That sucks!

500km in 1 go on a velodrome, madness!

Ouchy. I'm 10 weeks post broken humerus surgery. Got fat too

I will offer a small ripple of applause from the Pavillion as everyone undertakes this endurance.

in.

might do it accidentally.

boast post 🙄

Some sealskins socks ordered 😣

Yesterday, barely positive temperatures all day, was useful for a reminder of what the weather conditions might be for the Festive 500.
A 25-mile loop out to Windsor, for lunch at Artefood, followed by a 25-mile loop back to home, with the last 20 mins under street lighting.
Cold toes after about 6/7 miles so no improvement there,
but Decathlon liners inside Montane gloves prevented any clamminess.
Thin fleece cap kept head warm on the return ride, but not ears.

Worst case for F500, do the above 6 times.

Sign ups are open https://content.rapha.cc/story/festive500

[Edit] Wrong thread ...

it's time.

125kms done this morning in a hurricane on the south coast. My longest ride since have cv19 at the start of October. Finally starting to feel better on the bike again.

The streamroller just passed 48k miles this morning too.