2009-03-07 Sat - Eilidh memorial ride - 12:30pm Start Time

Wonderful ride and a great day, thanks to the organisers and the riders who patiently dealt with the traffic...

Very moving as we snaked up to Notting Hill...that is part of my work route and I know I'll think of today and Elidh each time I ride there. A great show of community.

beautiful day, beautiful people, I'm sure she would have loved it.

Thanks to everyone who organised the ride, the arrival in Notting Hill was very moving. I think we should be proud of the forum tonight.

A very moving day and good to see so many in attendance. A big thanks to Ray and all those that helped organise the ride and especially to all the outriders that made it so safe for us all.

A great ride, very emotional, especially before the off, and at the end. It really shows that we are a community. I am so glad that Eilidh's family got to see just how much she meant to her friends, and indeed to those of us who didn't know her but shared her passion for cycling and felt she was one of us. Awesome job, guys.

A great, if bitter sweet day indeed. lovely to meet some more forumengers, and so lovely to feel such a sense of community and unity over such a tragic event.

special mention to the blockers who did an absolutely sterling job indeed! some of the drivers were incredibly hostile and you seemed to be handling them well. cheers.

Ride on, Ride free

very moving. this could have happened to any of us and it is nice to see that loads of people care about other people even without knowing them. love and thanks to all.

ive got some pictures from the ride which I will post on here once they have uploaded. what a great day to remember

and a couple more on here,
but generally a lot of manbum

all mine: http://www.flickr.com/photos/8122496@N06/sets/72157614860029103/

I have started a thread for photographs so they dont get lost in this thread

What a great turnout, and what great spirit. Huge praise to the organisers for ensuring that today was memorable for the right reasons.
x

Still not cycling after my own crash unfortunately so couldn't be there. But looking at the photos and the ITN footage... beautiful, guys, really touching.

Thanks to everyone who organised the ride, the arrival in Notting Hill was very moving. I think we should be proud of the forum tonight.

+1 my sentiments exactly

i just wanted to add my two cents. i never knew about this forum and actually had never heard of a fixed or single-speed bike before, but a friend i love very much was good friends with eilidh and as we both cycle everywhere we did this ride together today. i just wanted to say that the organisation was outstanding and the whole ride was just beautiful. i have never seen anything collective like this in this country before - it was a truly life-affirming day. thank you to everyone involved, and as someone said above, let's hope this is never necessary again.

clare x

Were you there mate? Was looking forward to meeting you so we could continue our footie discussion in person ;)

It was a nice day, if that is the right word

Someone pointed you out to me but I knew if I was to say hello we'd just end up talking about Liverpool and Everton and blood may have been spilt so best left alone ;-)

A proud moment for the forum on a tragic day. Super organisation, great weather, good turnout.

Again, lets hope we never have to ride for another occasion like this. Respects to all the friends and family.

Peace.

http://www.itvlocal.com/london

Only works with picture on IE tho...
04:30 mins in...

That's actually very good and very moving

Iconic picture of Murtle.

Teenagers will put that on their wall, years from now.

Eilidh.
Ride on.
Ride Free.

Great, heartbreaking, report on ITN:
http://www.itvlocal.com/london/news/?player=LON_News_15&void=288975
lfgss gets mentioned at 6:17.

I wish I could view this but it wont work on my mac, any suggestions peeps???

I cant see it, how you look for it in ITV?

you need to use internet explorer