2009-04-26 Sun - 6am London Marathon Ride

Buzz you sneaky bastard, did you make it along embankment? We got diverted by the imminent commencement of the wheelchair race...

i've upload the photo into facebook
here is the link:
http://www.facebook.com/editphoto.php?aid=79508#/album.php?aid=79508&id=501008206

good times everyone. Glad I made it round the whole of Canary Wharf with Harry and a few
others. I got a few good shots en route which I'll post up when I can face turning my laptop on!

Nice photos Leo - can you upload a higher res photo of the group shot somewhere?

Buzz you sneaky bastard, did you make it along embankment? We got diverted by the imminent commencement of the wheelchair race...

We [me n Johnny Tang&Leonardo] got diverted too.. somehow made it back on to the route but on the side of the road they weren't using. Kinda racing along side the wheelchairs one point...

We thought we were trying to trace your route? :S

well done all

Thanx all! that was such good fun this morning. Being on closed roads at such a pace and being able to tuck in really close together cos there was no fear of traffic was a real thrill!

Great ride guys - perfect weather - nice to see you all.

Simon

I'm still buzzing from such a great morning, really great ride, perfect weather, friendly faces and smiles from the coppers.

Highlight: The first 15 miles flew by
Lowlight: Cold beans

I was smiling to myself most of the way round, was my first ride on my new frame. Very happy with the way the bike rides.

Great laugh. Now booked as a annual must do.....

Nice to see everyone again.

Who's the chap on the far left of the group shot with the bianchi pista? Are you called Harvey?

no his name is Mani but im not sure what his forum name is

Gutted i missed this. Got annihilated by a dozy, u-turning cow yesterday afternoon and have only just crawled out of bed.

Glad to hear it was a success.

enjoy those pic guys

sigh,
glad you had a good ride.
I was thiniking about it at the end of the ball, but I was fucked.
sigh.

no his name is Mani but im not sure what his forum name is

ah nevermind, he looked like the guy who sold me some spokes in Action Bikes in Wimbledon last week, who also had a pista.

Wow that was an eventful day.

Woke up at 4.45 arrived at brighton station at 5.30 only to be told there are replacement buses and they wont take bikes, shit bugger wank, manage to persuade the bus driver to take my bike and I make it to the ride. Wow guys that was an awsome atmosphere and just incredible navigation stills (joke). Only we could get lost on a marked out and marshelled course. Followed by cold beans but i did not care because the company was good.

Unfortunatly the journey back to brighton was not so good. I visited the folks in epsom then headed back to brighton, however when I arrived at Heywards Health I was told I could not get on the replacement bus service and would have to either do a 3 and a half hour detour changing on 3 different trains, or leave my bike at the station and get it another day. So I took the third option and rode back to brighton which was amazing but very very hard work with no brakes and 72 gearing and also after not much sleep and doing the marathon ride this morning. Yawn

Thanks to everyone

Nick

Nick, that story is the stuff of legends! Now go and have a kip / shower.

nice to meet you mate, see you next time I ride down

oh I forgot to add the funny as fuck moment a copper jumped out in front of me with his hand up shouting "Stop" to which I replied " I cant stop I have no braaaaakes and I am going fast down a hill, move or I will hit you" managed to stop just past him, but was impossible to stop in time not to hit him, his face was quality.

" I cant stop I have no braaaaakes and I am going fast down a hill, move or I will hit you" .

?????
sounds a bit idiotic to me.
but i bet you looked cooler than cool.