Tuesday Night Ride Club (TNRC)

A general guideline would be that these are 'intermediate' rides.

If you've never done 30 miles along country lanes in the daytime, or ridden in a group, these night rides are not the place to start.

hmmm

40 miles... Better get practicing!

Why loop round Box Hill? It's not even a fucking hill. Why not UP Whitedown, DOWN Ranmore. Much more like it.

It's the Olympics, Sam!

http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/road/article/roa20110210-Road--Route-for-Olympic-Road-Races-0

Can we expect some re-surfacing ?

Can we expect some re-surfacing ?
Yup: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-12416914 (last paragraph)

rules ? what are these rules you speak of ?
only tight lycra allowed ?
no shouting ?
no kissing ?
no bombing ?
no passing up the inside ?
that kind of thing

Shame, I really thought this might be for me.

^^ Cheers. As soon as the words county council popped up I lost interest.

hmmm

40 miles... Better get practicing!

Start with the basics. I dread to think how many times you could crash in the space of 40 miles.

Shame, I really thought this might be for me.

Hey, those are dicki's rules, not the TNRC's.

Start with the basics. I dread to think how many times you could crash in the space of 40 miles.
Ill start by practicing on a turbo so that i dont have much opportunity to fall off in front of a bus or fellow cyclist;-)

Famous Last Words

i managed to survive this long... plus ive done london to brighton once, but i dont think that really counts as i walked almost half the way.

Why loop round Box Hill? It's not even a fucking hill. Why not UP Whitedown, DOWN Ranmore. Much more like it.

^
THIS

I agree Sam. I saw this and thought "9 times up and down Box Hill? Is it just because of the switchbacks. Somebody should send them "the widow maker" and tell them to Ride Hard.

It's pretty spectator friendly, plus parking/refreshments, as well as being a vaguely iconic climb in the SE (even though it's shit).

The organisers don't want the race to be too hard, otherwise Cavendish*'s chances of winning are diminished.

*Cavendish rode Whitedown once, cried at the top after walking the last third and swore to never ride The Widowmaker again. True story.

He's not going to win though is he?

^^ I gather Dad's can become quite expert at tellin' stories.

It's pretty spectator friendly, plus parking/refreshments, as well as being a vaguely iconic climb in the SE (even though it's shit).

I understand this. It's still a loada wank tho'.

The organisers don't want the race to be too hard, otherwise Cavendish*'s chances of winning are diminished.

*Cavendish rode Whitedown once, cried at the top after walking the last third and swore to never ride The Widowmaker again. True story.

The Isle of Man is Flat.

He's not going to win though is he?

He's our best bet.

The Isle of Man is Flat.

I know, I've been there three times. I've even been to Peel.

"Our"!

Deliberate Andy W. baiting post.

England, Meh!

Great Britain.
Get it right Manxman.

Pay your taxes and you too can have more of a say in the fishing rights around you.

Cavendish has taken the devil's coin before.