Point to point times across London

By the way, it may be boring, but the FASTEST I've ever ridden, was from Hammersmith Roundabout to Peckham High Street. I was racing a car, and the person in it worked for me. She said bikes were stupid, and a car was always faster. I said, in London, a bike is faster. Now, we're both competitive so we decided to race. She was in her little Renault, and I was on my all-Miche/Campy beater. My time to Peckham? 30 minutes, or just under. I lost, by less than 15 seconds. My legs were so pumped and gorged with blood, I could not turn one more revolution of my cranks. I walked home to Third Avenue off the Harrow Road, feeling still chuffed that I almost beat a car, with the driver properly racing, determined not to lose.

Post time. Race. Or, take in the sights. Its all good.

Probably my greatest achievement of speed was when I worked in Gunnesburry and I lived in Hackney. My boss who rode a (proper) motorbike left about 5 mins before me to go to Old Street. I said to him on the way out, jokingly. ' I bet I could get to Old Street round about before you' He just smiled and left anyway. I wasnt really being serious but I fucking caned it and unbelievably, just as I was going down City Road towards the roundabout he pulls up next to me smiling asking how the fuck I did that. What a coincidence. He beat me to the roundabout by about 30 seconds!