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@Smudgley
Chiltern 100 specific tips
The first few miles are fairly rolling as you head out of amersham, just watch for the potholes and mental drivers... But you should be in a big enough group at this point not to worry too much.
Once the hills start they keep on coming with little respite so just pace yourself a bit.
There is usually a ten miles to go marker so you can get your head down and put in a tough 10 time as thats all there is to it.
Oh and last year it was 117 miles so make sure you are ready for that too.
Whiteleaf is steep and has a couple of false flats - get into your own tempo and stick to it
Wardrobes has a nasty left turn half way, go as far wide to the right to reduce the steepenss of the turn - this one is tough in a car so go far as you can
Usual riding tips:
do some long rides beforehand and make sure there are some steep hills in there too - i ride a lot of this route including the two tougest climbs - whiteleaf and wardrobes - a few times in the weeks building up just to check form
Eat and drink properly - last food stop gets a bit empty as the shorter routes come through also
First big hill is Bison and last is watlington so if you can make it that far the rest is relatively simple
dont go off too fast and make sure you get in a group so you can share the load and have people to talk to
dont hang around at stops - grab drinks food and then go
do it on fixed ;-)
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