2013-04-07 The London Classic 2013

With the Speed Metal jersey... if so, hello. I loved the jersey... will be checking out their site later.

Anyhooo, I finished in about 3.5 hours, the only hill that beat me was the middle bit of Canonbie... stood up to push it and cramped, had to jump off. Walked for a bit, then got back on to finish it (got to make an effort for the photographers :o)

I turned up alone, my mate bailed (I wish I had messaged here about it, I hate the thought that a place went unused) but I hooked up with Carl and his pals... riding at a good pace for me and good conversation all round. If you're here, cheers!

Unless there are two people with the Speed Metal Cycling Jersey then that was probably me. Black Surly Cross Check with a Carradice bag.

I had a brilliant day out, loved the route, the weather, the atmosphere and the pub. The missus was out with me, and used it as a build up for the IoW randonnee in a couple of weeks.