Prudential Ride London Freecycle 8 mile laps
Prudential Ride London Freecycle 8 mile laps
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z4chris99

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12,524 posts

209 months

Tuesday 30th July 2013
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Anyone fancy a few laps of this on saturday? will be nice to ride londons roads free of cars for once.

it's also basically my commute so will be good to see how fast without cars it is.



Edited by z4chris99 on Tuesday 30th July 15:19

yellowjack

18,461 posts

196 months

Tuesday 30th July 2013
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I would love to do that, but I'm going to be at the Y Not Festival in Derbyshire for 4 days. frown about not cycling for those 4 days, but the music ought to more than make up for it. Great line up all weekend. I fully expect my fitness to have taken a bit of a hit by Sunday, though....

coolbeermusicburgerlickdrinkmusicdrinkmusicdrinkmusicsleepheadachecoffee ....and repeat until 'We Are The Ocean' finish playing on Sunday night wink

Edited by yellowjack on Tuesday 30th July 15:13

option click

1,178 posts

256 months

Tuesday 30th July 2013
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I predict a flurry of Strava activity around that course on Sat

z4chris99

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12,524 posts

209 months

Tuesday 30th July 2013
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no one has added it as a segment yet.. might have to ride it today to get KOM before anyone else does!

edit: ive made a .gpx and added the segment. start and finish on the Mall.

Edited by z4chris99 on Tuesday 30th July 16:33

Rolls

1,502 posts

207 months

Tuesday 30th July 2013
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Think'ing i'll be saving myself for the 120 ish miles i'll have to ride on sunday!
Would be fun to ride that though!

TwistingMyMelon

6,514 posts

235 months

Tuesday 30th July 2013
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Was gonna go, but got a family do instead

Looking on the website, seems more of a slow paced cruise about aimed at families

Jayfish

6,795 posts

233 months

Tuesday 30th July 2013
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Taking my son up, we pre-registered so got sent a hi-vis vest and a number for the bike, they're using the numbers so you can get a photo online later.
They're expecting 30,000+ cyclists so don't expect any KoM's or indeed to go as fast as a normal day in traffic.

z4chris99

Original Poster:

12,524 posts

209 months

Tuesday 30th July 2013
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Jayfish said:
Taking my son up, we pre-registered so got sent a hi-vis vest and a number for the bike, they're using the numbers so you can get a photo online later.
They're expecting 30,000+ cyclists so don't expect any KoM's or indeed to go as fast as a normal day in traffic.
well maybe my fake 30 min lap will remain Kom

80sMatchbox

3,997 posts

206 months

Tuesday 30th July 2013
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The only other Sky ride I did was full of people who never really cycled, ambling around.. Strava was far from anyones mind.

A mate, who has a 25 year old mountain bike, that he's had since new, is keen to go along. I think I will, and will just be on the fixed gear, so not chasing segment times. wink

Ken Sington

3,964 posts

268 months

Tuesday 30th July 2013
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Think that is almost the same route that was used on the last Sky Ride a couple of years ago. I guarantee it will get busy very quickly so if you want to do any hot laps get there very early. Otherwise it fills up with lots of little kids who have little or no concept of straight lines and once a year cyclists wearing flip flops.


croyde

26,370 posts

260 months

Tuesday 30th July 2013
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Thought the Saturday would be nice to do with my daughter but I've just looked up the road closures on the Sunday yikes

I live in SW London and happen to have to work in the Olympic Park (Not bicycle related) on Sunday. I have to be there at 0730 so the train/tube combo won't work but it looks like the motorcycle option is going to be very difficult indeed plus the necessary buses are not running.

Considering most of the bridges go across the cycle route, why are they all closed? My only option is London Bridge, which will be fun as all the motorised transport will be funneled there, but the only access to my work is via the A12 which looks like it's closed for the event.

I know many will say that it is only one day in a year or so but why on the one day I have to head to a new client and impress them.

Law of Sod.