Prudential Ride London 2015

Prudential Ride London 2015

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yellowjack

17,065 posts

165 months

Saturday 1st August 2015
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j00pY said:
Best of luck for tomorrow everyone. I'm really jealous.
I'm jealous too. In fact I'm thinking about sneaking onto the route for a bit tomorrow, 'ninja insurgent' stylee ... wink

And yes, good luck and safe, happy riding to all the jammy gits who got a place in the ballot.

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Edited by yellowjack on Saturday 1st August 23:37

Jonnny

29,387 posts

188 months

Sunday 2nd August 2015
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I'll tell you it's absolutely freezing in the start area, sun isn't up yet.. Didn't bring arm warmers or jacket etc. Freezing.

Excited though!

Some Gump

12,671 posts

185 months

Sunday 2nd August 2015
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It's nearly 8. Have Okgo and Dizee finished yet?

Magic919

14,126 posts

200 months

Sunday 2nd August 2015
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Dropped my wife off at about 6. Apparently their 08:30 wave might be released a bit early.

Some Gump

12,671 posts

185 months

Sunday 2nd August 2015
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I hope so. bored as here in the loading chute - i'm literally 6th last starter in the black loading area. Some decent shiny bike porn though, the slow mod at the back seemingly spend loads on wheels to compensate for lack of fitness.
I might get some...

FairfieldSteve

2,721 posts

164 months

Sunday 2nd August 2015
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Had breakfast camped out by the side of the road about mile #40 and watched my brother in law go through.
Great atmosphere! Hope you are all having a good day, I really enjoyed spectating smile

Dizeee

18,166 posts

205 months

Sunday 2nd August 2015
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Massive thx to Gruffy we completed together. Will post up when home we managed ariubd 4.11 according to gruffy

anonymous-user

53 months

Sunday 2nd August 2015
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Dizeee said:
Massive thx to Gruffy we completed together. Will post up when home we managed ariubd 4.11 according to gruffy
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Gruffy

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7,212 posts

258 months

Sunday 2nd August 2015
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Thanks Dizeee. We both did the lion's share of the work at the front after Boxhill so we wouldn't have managed the time we did without the teamwork. Also big thanks for sharing water after losing my bottle on the bizarrely enormous timing strips and for nursing me up the climbs. Apologies for going mental on the way down Leith Hill.

I think we got the best out of the circumstances. We pushed on at the start to try and bridge to a faster group. Then we caught the neutraliser bike we were told not to pass. Followed that at a pace that was a bit too relaxed for about 10-15km before it finally picked up. I don't think it was possible to bridge to any groups ahead. It'll be interesting to see the fly-by once people have uploaded to Strava but I suspect they'd put a decent chunk of time between us by then.

Some of the faster riders from slightly later waves came up and I'm glad they did because they were prepared to put some effort it and the tempo lifted for the 2nd quarter.

https://www.strava.com/activities/359269995

KOM off Newlands. Final sprint was very cool. Some big big crashes as the bunch wound things up through Westminster and Whitehall. Cramping hard by then and was in agony when I launched it but very chuffed with the result.

Edited by Gruffy on Sunday 2nd August 11:33

Magic919

14,126 posts

200 months

Sunday 2nd August 2015
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Bit of a medical emergency near top of Leith Hill apparently.

Some Gump

12,671 posts

185 months

Sunday 2nd August 2015
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Aye, air ambulance, been stuck for 1/2 hour or so.
Hope punter is ok..

okgo

37,847 posts

197 months

Sunday 2nd August 2015
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Some Gump said:
It's nearly 8. Have Okgo and Dizee finished yet?
Soz, was too busy coming 6th in a National Championship wink

Sounds like carnage, as usual.

SixPotBelly

1,922 posts

219 months

Sunday 2nd August 2015
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Gruffy said:
Thanks Dizeee. We both did the lion's share of the work at the front after Boxhill so we wouldn't have managed the time we did without the teamwork. Also big thanks for sharing water after losing my bottle on the bizarrely enormous timing strips and for nursing me up the climbs. Apologies for going mental on the way down Leith Hill.

I think we got the best out of the circumstances. We pushed on at the start to try and bridge to a faster group. Then we caught the neutraliser bike we were told not to pass. Followed that at a pace that was a bit too relaxed for about 10-15km before it finally picked up. I don't think it was possible to bridge to any groups ahead. It'll be interesting to see the fly-by once people have uploaded to Strava but I suspect they'd put a decent chunk of time between us by then.

Some of the faster riders from slightly later waves came up and I'm glad they did because they were prepared to put some effort it and the tempo lifted for the 2nd quarter.

https://www.strava.com/activities/359269995

KOM off Newlands. Final sprint was very cool. Some big big crashes as the bunch wound things up through Westminster and Whitehall. Cramping hard by then and was in agony when I launched it but very chuffed with the result.

Edited by Gruffy on Sunday 2nd August 11:33
Max speed 121.3 km/h yikes

As if the 38.2 km/h average and the 58.8 km/h sprint finish weren't fast enough! Chapeau, old chap.

Gruffy

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7,212 posts

258 months

Sunday 2nd August 2015
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That's a lie. Max speed would've been around 85 on either Newlands or the bit after Leith Hill into Dorking.

Dizeee

18,166 posts

205 months

Sunday 2nd August 2015
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Gruffy said:
Thanks Dizeee. We both did the lion's share of the work at the front after Boxhill so we wouldn't have managed the time we did without the teamwork. Also big thanks for sharing water after losing my bottle on the bizarrely enormous timing strips and for nursing me up the climbs. Apologies for going mental on the way down Leith Hill.

I think we got the best out of the circumstances. We pushed on at the start to try and bridge to a faster group. Then we caught the neutraliser bike we were told not to pass. Followed that at a pace that was a bit too relaxed for about 10-15km before it finally picked up. I don't think it was possible to bridge to any groups ahead. It'll be interesting to see the fly-by once people have uploaded to Strava but I suspect they'd put a decent chunk of time between us by then.

Some of the faster riders from slightly later waves came up and I'm glad they did because they were prepared to put some effort it and the tempo lifted for the 2nd quarter.

https://www.strava.com/activities/359269995

KOM off Newlands. Final sprint was very cool. Some big big crashes as the bunch wound things up through Westminster and Whitehall. Cramping hard by then and was in agony when I launched it but very chuffed with the result.

Edited by Gruffy on Sunday 2nd August 11:33
What an epic day and made all the better for riding with someone. One of the highlights for me was when we overtook that wave of cyclists at the start either side of them to bridge the gap to the next load. It was the densest amount of machines I have ever ridden in an that didn't really die down until Newlands, people chopping and changing all over the place, and a HUGE crash in Kingston right at the start that I honestly don't know how I avoided getting involved in, but luckily just avoided it.

Had a great ride out with a high tempo until we hit the hills, me and Gruffy were staying close to one another and just trying to stay out of trouble. Passed a few earlier crashes on the way too.

The hills were ok, slightly congested, and man what a demon Gruffy is at descending - I just didn't have the confidence to nip in and out of riders down Leith but chapeau for your effort, I lost sight of you by the bottom to a group in the distance and had to work very hard to get back to you. I managed it which meant a tired Box Hill climb, but after that and from Headley onwards it was a great fast blast to the end, with as you say, a lot of the work done by us. Another huge crash on the embankment with what sounded like a large group ploughing into a pedestrian island at around 28mph, hope they were all ok. And a decent run in to the end. I am unsure of my official time, Gruffy reckons 4:11 but will find out once the timings are in. No probs re keeping you hydrated, I still had drink spare at the end biggrin

At the end I saw a few injured riders who had been bandaged up and bought back to the Mall. One was a lady who had a broken finger, she told me she had a large collision when a rider stopped dead in front of her to retrieve a lost water bottle.

Great ride, great day, I feel as good about finishing without getting involved in a crash as I do about finishing at all!

Rolls

1,502 posts

176 months

Sunday 2nd August 2015
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4:17 : not bad!
Nice meeting gruffly and dizzee, albeit very briefly!

Dizeee

18,166 posts

205 months

Sunday 2nd August 2015
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wavey Great time

richardxjr

7,561 posts

209 months

Sunday 2nd August 2015
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That felt fast at around 4:45 and you guys knocked half an hour off that! Later start, on the crosser with 38c tyres. Saw 1 PHer early on, said hi, dunno who it was. (Didn't have my PH jersey on).

Great experience!


kiethton

13,883 posts

179 months

Sunday 2nd August 2015
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richardxjr said:
That felt fast at around 4:45 and you guys knocked half an hour off that! Later start, on the crosser with 38c tyres. Saw 1 PHer early on, said hi, dunno who it was. (Didn't have my PH jersey on).

Great experience!
May have been me, bonked/cramped before the first hill but made sure I finished it 60 miles with legs that refuse to work/cramp is not fun!

Ended up finishing in 5:50, 10mins under my target, but longer than I'd have hoped seeing the course/conditions. Had a good few hello's/come on's from what must have been PH'ers although none were dressed up.

Edited by kiethton on Sunday 2nd August 18:26

Vocal Minority

8,582 posts

151 months

Sunday 2nd August 2015
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I was bloody chuffed with 5:08 until I came on here