London to Brighton - 99% traffic-free 3

cheers

... some more of this

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and hopefully not too much of this

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Really want to do this again.

Yeah, be nice of you to join us..

Reiterate - no crybabies..

Shaved 6KM and some sketchy sections off route.

129 Bumpy KMs in total.

Keen

Do we have a route? Well... South Downs Way, but am curious about the section from Hammersmith up to the South Downs Way.

Towpath- I think. MA3K has posted up rough details above.

Ah, is this the long route via Kingston, etc on the Thames Path?

Thats why it is 130KMs!
(Also why leaving at 08:30)

Hammersmith>Wey Navigation>Guildford Tescos>Railway Path>South Downs>Hove>Brighton

@jesm put some 28's / 32's on the giant and come??

Yeah should have it built up properly by then. I think this is around the time I'm gonna be working in the middle of nowhere so will see if work will let me use a car to drive home that weekend.

Super excited for this, anyone who fancies chilling afterwards is welcome to the FGL party that we're planning to do the evening of the 25th!

Does anybody know of a good sports bar or venue between Guildford and Upper Beeding (on the railway path) that would allow us to watch the last half hour of TdF on the 25th?
After 15:00.

It's an Alpe D'Huez summit finish!

Garmin Connect course for those that want

from last year, phone ran out while trudging up the last major climb of the day (steep flinty singletrack didn't work so well for me even on cx tyres) but it should give you an idea

https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/10210379

WTF
I already know the route..
:)

But thanks for posting anyway, because if you are late we can't wait.

We have a ride to run, a TdF climb to watch, some beer/fish&chips to consume, a train to catch and a party to go to..

Haha not for you dude, but people wanted it last time. In fact, I was only on the thread in the hope that someone else would have done it already, coz I'm riding it with an alternate ending on Saturday.

Looking for a place with a TV after Guildford between 14:40 - 15:20 to watch the final climb of the TdF.
Would be a good lunch stop.

I wod love to do this, but off on hols that morning.

For the tdf, you just need and Internet connection and someone to bring something to crowd round?

Cafe + laptop.

Got an iPad with a AV-out but would prefer some Publican's big-ass screen.

Love this ride.. London to the coast with no traffic.

are people doing this fixed? how not hilly is not hilly? just deciding whether to gear down the pomp....