Ride with Team Sky

ha- is that his beema?

also what is good friday meet?

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St James Park

^^^^ Is that where your ride is starting? The email said there are going to be more than one ride, all meeting up together.

We get to find out at 7.30am tomorrow morning when they text us the locations, apparently several different meet up locations, meeting up in central London

St James Park

Haha I hope that's true, just round the corner from work, might hijack!

THE EMAIL:

Team Sky Launch
4th January 2010

Congratulations on winning a chance to ride with Team Sky as part of the official team launch. You will get to meet and ride with some of the Team Sky Pro Riders and feature in some of the launch film and photos.

Please read the following information and safety instructions to help us ensure that the event runs smoothly and is an enjoyable experience for you and all the riders.

Important Information
Unfortunately we won’t be able to provide mechanical support during the ride so we would recommend bringing necessary kit in case of a puncture etc. Also, keep an eye on the weather – fingers crossed it will be sunny but come prepared as you may be standing around for a bit at the start and finish - a high vis jacket is highly recommended and a thermos with a hot drink!

We won’t require you to leave your bike anywhere but if you want to get autographs or need to grab a coffee we would suggest bringing a bike lock to ensure your pride and joy is kept safe.

On the Day
We will send you an SMS at approximately 07:30 on Monday 4th January telling you your secret start location is. There will be several locations and all are within 3miles of Trafalgar Square so if you are in central London waiting you will have plenty of time to get there. Please note that if you are with friends there is every chance you will be sent to differnt start locations. Don't worry too much as all the rides end at the same point, at the same time so it won't be long before you allmeet up again.

Aim to get to the start location by 08:30 as this is when the pros will arrive. There will be a Site Manager and Ride Staff there and signage will help guide you to the exact meeting point. There will not be any special catering or toilet facilities at the start locations, but all the locations will have nearby cafes etc.

Please bring your confirmation email or SMS with you to sign in at the start – We would request that you don’t circulate the start location as the numbers on the rides have been carefully planned for safety reasons and if we exceed numbers there is a very good chance the Police will close them down.

There will be a ride briefing at 08:45 and you will be provided with a simple route map to the destination in case you get detached from the group. The ride is planned to get underway at 09:00 and will be led by a ride leader and the pros. There will be plenty of ride assistants who know the route and they will be there to help if you have any queries or problems.

Safety Instructions
Please follow the highway code on the ride and remember that the ride will be in normal London traffic – it will be the first day back in the New Year so traffic should be lighter than normal but please ride safely. A few key points to note:

• Make sure that you keep a good distance between yourself and the bike in front
• If you see or are involved in an accident please report it to one of the ride staff as soon as possible.
• Please try to ride no more than two abreast so as not to obstruct traffic
• Please stop at red lights

If for any reason you can’t make the ride please let us know but hopefully we will see you all fit and fresh on the morning of the 4th.

Happy New Year!

Team Sky

R they riding fast? Far?

Am I gonna be left behind on 48/18 fixed?

oh well im not going to make it, not that i have ticket anyway, have a great time all those going, post some photos on this thread

Rudy's getting dropped

Rudy's getting dropped

Shut it!

Regents Park, Inner Circle - Jubilee Gates....8.30ish

ELV stalking Brad via Twitter; Ved's on the road somewhere too...

I saw them at Guildhall. Took a couple of shit pics as I was latefor work :s

Ride was good, Very very cold.
Had chat with Downing, Kennaugh, Boassen Haggen, Gerrans and a couple of others.
All seemed very happy to be there and happy to talk bikes, training, racing etc.
Very annoyed i forgot my camera, anyone seen any photos?

^ get onto twitter and have a search for "Team sky" and #teamsky there were loads this morning. Gerrans was posting pics from the press conference

Just saw a tiny bit of footage on news 24

The boss of team Sky said the word "team" 37 times. Fact

http://www.facebook.com/TeamSky

pics

I was there, only a few pics as it was too cold for getting the camera out lots - http://rob.sh/img/team-sky-launch/

There was some nutter on fixed wearing shorts and a short sleeved top - mad! And I think I did hear mention of this forum.

It was a nice ride, had a good chat with Swifty and a few words with Wiggins and Dave Brailsford, worth taking the morning off work for.

thanks for those rjs.

I was thinking if man u/real madrid make so much cash out of shirt sales, do you think it will aid team sky if loads of people buy their kit? Do you think they'll have a good deal in place for that or will all the money go to adidas?

It might sound stupid but id gladly save up for one if it had a chance of helping the team be a success.

It would be great to see loads of cyclists in london wearing them.

(It also looked like its been designed so you dont have to buy shorts unlike other kits, so hopefully that'll encourage more sales.)

I like the shirt itself but not sure they'll appreciate wearing black when they're going over mountains in July, maybe they'll do a Cervelo and have an all white strip when it gets hot.

The kit looks Raphesque to me, so will cost at least a ton for the shirt alone

Recognise anyone? Saw it the other day while I was clicking thru the facebook piccies (looking for myself of course *notvainwhatsoever)

that's radius^

I was thinking if man u/real madrid make so much cash out of shirt sales, do you think it will aid team sky if loads of people buy their kit? Do you think they'll have a good deal in place for that or will all the money go to adidas? It might sound stupid but id gladly save up for one if it had a chance of helping the team be a success.

Apparently Kit will be available by March.
Will be interesting to see if Adidas just do a replica Jersey&Bib combo, or if they bring out more apparel.
The guys on the ride had some very nice lobster style gloves among other things.

I like the shirt itself but not sure they'll appreciate wearing black when they're going over mountains in July, maybe they'll do a Cervelo and have an all white strip when it gets hot.

The kit looks Raphesque to me, so will cost at least a ton for the shirt alone

+1 i think it looks quite rapha condor. And im sure they will do a cervelo. Cant see them wanting to ride black at the tour.

I like the shirt itself but not sure they'll appreciate wearing black when they're going over mountains in July, maybe they'll do a Cervelo and have an all white strip when it gets hot.

the whole black 'absorbing sunlight' and white reflecting heat thing is a complete myth, according to, ahem, Q.I.