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chr15 (I'm guessing it's Chris) have I read an account of your trip on the interweb somewhere? Sure I have as I distinctly remember the choices of Listerine that the Belgians call energy drink.
Well it looks like the 6th June - day before my 40th so an ample opportunity to ride, celebrate my middle life crisis and then get pissed (before I go out and buy a motorbike)...
1) BigFatAl (probably not fixed)
Ha! Listerine, No, at least Listerine is 'palleteable'! Just remember to take your own energy drinks. the sweet food gets a bit much too. You'll be thankful when you get to the check that has teh savoury stuff... ham, cheese, bread... I remember it well as I was getting first aid on my hands... shredded to ribbons by the constant jarring! two layers of bar tape, don't bother!
Do you know if there is an 'official' website for next years ride?
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Oh that brings it all back...
The energy drinks at the checkpoints... the red or the green, it actually doesn't matter which because they are, in reality, both dental mouthwash.
One mint, One 'mystery'
that's me on the left in the fourth picture. Bald head, tank top and livestrong band.
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A fellow Catford CC rider did it in 2008, pics here http://www.flickr.com/photos/23318875@N02/sets/72157605518545046/
As for Cheddar Gorge once you get past that first steep bend by the 1 in whatever sign it is not too bad
Oh that brings it all back...
The energy drinks at the checkpoints... the red or the green, it actually doesn't matter which because they are, in reality, both dental mouthwash.
One mint, One 'mystery'
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Hey - That's my Litespeed! Great photo of 'her'.
Obviously I rode it with gears. And, i must say if you are thinking of riding it fixed I think you are mad!
1, because I would struggle to ride 165 miles in the same gear regardless of how 'flat' it is. And it is 'flat' at that is speaking as a Brit!
2, like Colin says, you really could do with a higher gearing for those cobbles. Man your backside is gonna hurt.
There is nothing and I really mean nothing with the exception of actually riding the P-Rx pave that can prepare you for the reality of even the lesser graded sections, let alone Arenberg.
I hope to be going back in 2010 too!
Last year the organisers had a bus service running to the start, from Roubaix and from the finish back to Compiegne. So you could camp or stay in a hotel and not have to worry about transport on the day. It only cost a few Euro and I think you book it when you enter.
I was part of an organised trip so didn't need it, but did consider it as an option.