The Rapha Festive 500

Anyone giving this year a go?

I'm thinking about it, did you spread it over the 7 days or have some days much higher than others?

I'm down. Was going to be doing turbo work, but some L2 work is welcome.
Only 310 miles.

Looking forward to this, I want my patch this time though.

Do you actually get a real life patch?
Amazing.

A lot of us didn't get patches last year :(

Sooo annoyed i'm not able to do this! no riding over the xmas period for me! =(

That's what like, two quick centuries, a trip to cambridge, a trip to Brighton and a few trips to the pub across town? Sounds like fun.

I got the patch

am wondering if i can do 500km with a trailer behind my bike with my dad's dog inside. i have a feeling Harry's willingness to participate will be a deciding factor

If you do that'll win the best prize for sure!

i think it may involve some fairly dull flat rides to make up the miles

but am wondering if i could get up ditchling with the dog - just not sure if he will be comfortable doing long trips in the trailer

he is coming up for a visit next week when i hope to introduce him to his new carriage

Strap him to the trailer so he can't jump out. The more he suffers the more Rapha will appreciate it.

I'm probably have a go. Going to be in a relatively flat part of the world so should be doable even on the heavy winter fixed I plan on taking with me. Just as long as the weather isn't too shitty

Weather is the only thing holding me up too. 37.5 miles is easily doable for those 8 days.

May even take an ale and mince pie with me on Christmas day.

I'll be giving it a go. I'm trying to ride at least 40 hours during December and I'm quite a long way off my mileage target for this year so the Festive 500 should help.

So is this by yourself or can it be in groups? Think I maybe dragged in to this...oh well help me stop being a fat bastard.

Doesn't matter as long as you get in the miles and those miles are black and white and EPIC!

I'm going to take my espresso machine back to my parents in order to make my ante and post ride more "on message".

Doesn't matter as long as you get in the miles and those miles are black and white and EPIC!

??? Is this an diy audax.

this isnt an audax in any way, shape or form.

In the sense of getting the proof, such a receipts along the way or is GPS enough?

In the sense of getting the proof, such a receipts along the way or is GPS enough?

This is a Strava challenge, so you need a Strava account and the Strava app on your phone, hombre. Receipts?! Paf. This is serious cycling bizness.

I get to do this in Cornwall.

Uphill, all the way.

Last year I did this (mainly) around Winchester, each evening I'd pick a ~50 mile route from Garmin Connect and stick it into my Garmin 705, then go and ride it the next morning.

I fell off on some black ice, was almost hit by a dead grouse, and found my current favourite ride in the UK, which I now try to do every time I go back to my parents.

how are you almost hit by a dead grouse? did it rise from the dead zombie style and try and take you, or had it just been shot out of the sky and was in a death fall towards you? sorry it just conjoured up a funny image.