The Rapha Festive 500

Good work! Make sure you get us all free flights and hotels to watch you ride your first TDF!

No worries, you'll all be invited. I'll never forget me roots.

That's superb blue fleet - well done!

Nice one Dan!

Finally got round to writing about one of my Festive 500 rides in the Dales:
http://100climbsfor2012.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/snow-joke-finishing-festive-500.html

^Haven't read it but looks well put together, chapeau

Chapeau indeed!

Finally got round to writing about one of my Festive 500 rides in the Dales:
http://100climbsfor2012.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/snow-joke-finishing-festive-500.html

Excellent use of the word "gumption" proper Yorkshire is that lad.

Ace read by the way too!

If anyone is interested, here are links to my blogs of the festive 500 I did this year, fixed of course.

http://thenorthrace.co.uk/2012/12/the-rapha-fixed-500-blood-sweat-and-gears/
http://thenorthrace.co.uk/2012/12/the-rapha-fixed-500-welcome-to-derbyshire/
http://thenorthrace.co.uk/2012/12/the-rapha-fixed-500-the-lowlands/
http://thenorthrace.co.uk/2012/12/the-rapha-fixed-500-taking-the-high-road/
http://thenorthrace.co.uk/2012/12/the-rapha-fixed-500-welcome-t-yorkshire-recovery-ride/
http://thenorthrace.co.uk/2012/12/the-rapha-fixed-500-seeing-it-through/

If anyone is interested, here are links to my blogs of the festive 500 I did this year, fixed of course.

http://thenorthrace.co.uk/2012/12/the-rapha-fixed-500-blood-sweat-and-gears/
http://thenorthrace.co.uk/2012/12/the-rapha-fixed-500-welcome-to-derbyshire/
http://thenorthrace.co.uk/2012/12/the-rapha-fixed-500-the-lowlands/
http://thenorthrace.co.uk/2012/12/the-rapha-fixed-500-taking-the-high-road/
http://thenorthrace.co.uk/2012/12/the-rapha-fixed-500-welcome-t-yorkshire-recovery-ride/
http://thenorthrace.co.uk/2012/12/the-rapha-fixed-500-seeing-it-through/

Excellent and well worth a read!

Anyone get their bagde yet? Pretty sure it's on display at Rapha HQ:
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BYZe_1Oj_o8/UP2GPUtCWiI/AAAAAAAAMgk/kZWb3OL8KY8/s1600/IMG_9191.jpg

Age of youngest finisher, 7!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Boss in the making!

http://sphotos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/61729_10200765177876356_1851763231_n.jpg

#warmfuzzies

Chapeau

Bump.

Just planned my route for 24th

Going to try and score 131 miles on the first day.

Anyone know if they're going to knock another day off this year as they did last year?

No idea but I bloody hope not!

Any way you cut it, it's easy if you're remotely keen.

It should be 500 miles on Christmas Day. Everything else is 2nd class. ;)

Due to an unforeseen circumstance I will do doing the F500 on tubs this year.

Or not, as the case may be.

Anyone know if they're going to knock another day off this year as they did last year?

Did mine in about 3 days last year (and then spent the following day vomiting, but that's besides the point). HTFU. ;)

Do turbo miles count? ;)

Do turbo miles count? ;)

Given that this is organised by Rapha, I would suspect is would all depend on the location of the turbo - riding 500 miles on a turbo placed in the middle of the velodrome in Roubaix would likely be accepted, 500 miles in your bedroom might not...

I'm considering the possibility to ride to Paris and back, though I'm not sure how that will fit in with the, now traditional, excessive consumption of alcohol in the lead up to, on, and immediatley after christmas day...

Its my first year doing this. I am excite!

I dont do Christmas so finding time around the holidays isnt an issue. I am working till 24th (half day) and 30th though. Since I work in central I was thinking of doing regents laps after work on both those days so thats 100k. Will have to do rest 400k in 5 days. Should be alright. I was thinking 1 long ride somewhere north and then surrey/richmond park miles as its closer to me.

You're welcome to ride to my house and feed the cats every day if you would like?