C+ ride. 200k/124 miles to Cheltenham. Sunday 10th July. 7:30 am departure

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C+ ride. 200k/124 miles to Cheltenham. Sunday 10th July. 7:30 am departure

Post by CeGi » 28 Jun 2022 22:57

Was originally planned for Sunday 17th. Been asked to move so publishing ride early for others interested to possibly have a chance to rearrange their agenda.

For those who haven't had the chance yet to do one, or for those who want to put another one under their belt, I'll lead another 200k this year.
Destination Cheltenham:

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/35686060
200k/124mi
Expected average speed 13 - 14mph.
Meet at the BH for a 7:30 am departure.
Two options for stops:
1 café stop midway in Cheltenham (in Montpellier Gardens http://www.inthepark.co.uk/)
or
2 stops, first in Tewksbury and second in Evesham
depending on what the majority prefers

There will also be many smaller roadside stops for cereal/chocolate bars/gels/ice creams/EPO/Nandrolone ;-) (so bring your ammunitions).

Meeting at the BH for a 7:30 departure. Return ETA 17:00 approx depending on pace and length of stop(s).

Ced. G.
Mariana Sorrill
Keith Adcock
Mark Stammers
Will Woodhouse
Ian Gannon


NB1: Please note that due to medical reasons I use a handle-bar extender, a bit like TT-bars. I use this to relief the pain of NHS diagnosed trapped nerves in my wrists and elbow. I do NOT use these to ride like a TT racer, to draft behind others or similar performance seeking stunts.
Every bike ride, be it commute, ride alone or in group, entails its share of risks (bad road surface, motorised traffic, natural elements, our or other riders' mistakes or inattentions...). This is common knowledge and we all ride at our own risk. Nevertheless if my use of this extender this makes you feel uncomfortable, please do not join my rides.

NB2: Please also note that due to a combination of overloaded bike, love handles and betablockers, I am slow going uphill. Do not expect Alps climbing performance from me. So do not be surprised if you'll probably all overtake me during climbs. We'll regroup at the top and carry on from there.
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Re: C+ ride. 200k/124 miles to Cheltenham. Sunday 10th July. 8:30 am departure

Post by Mariana278 » 29 Jun 2022 07:33

I’m in thank you

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Re: C+ ride. 200k/124 miles to Cheltenham. Sunday 10th July. 8:30 am departure

Post by Rich_Chaplin » 03 Jul 2022 10:24

Count me in Ced. I’ll try and stay out of A&E the night before this time!!

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Re: C+ ride. 200k/124 miles to Cheltenham. Sunday 10th July. 8:30 am departure

Post by CeGi » 03 Jul 2022 11:17

Rich_Chaplin wrote:
03 Jul 2022 10:24
Count me in Ced. I’ll try and stay out of A&E the night before this time!!
We'll finally get there with perseverance

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Re: C+ ride. 200k/124 miles to Cheltenham. Sunday 10th July. 8:30 am departure

Post by keith » 03 Jul 2022 20:34

Now the conversation at the cafe makes more sense.
I thought you were repeating 200 miles. I'm up for 200 k
Love the metric system me !

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Re: C+ ride. 200k/124 miles to Cheltenham. Sunday 10th July. 8:30 am departure

Post by CeGi » 03 Jul 2022 21:22

keith wrote:
03 Jul 2022 20:34
I thought you were repeating 200 miles.
Maybe, but not before next year!

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Re: C+ ride. 200k/124 miles to Cheltenham. Sunday 10th July. 8:30 am departure

Post by MarkS » 05 Jul 2022 13:56

Sign me up too - the knee seems to be feeling better now.

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Re: C+ ride. 200k/124 miles to Cheltenham. Sunday 10th July. 8:30 am departure

Post by Wilvo » 05 Jul 2022 17:38

I’m in.

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Re: C+ ride. 200k/124 miles to Cheltenham. Sunday 10th July. 8:30 am departure

Post by Rich_Chaplin » 06 Jul 2022 21:19

Sorry Ced, I'm going to have to drop out. I now need to be back home Sunday by 2.30 latest. :(

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Re: C+ ride. 200k/124 miles to Cheltenham. Sunday 10th July. 8:30 am departure

Post by CeGi » 06 Jul 2022 21:31

Rich_Chaplin wrote:
06 Jul 2022 21:19
Sorry Ced, I'm going to have to drop out. I now need to be back home Sunday by 2.30 latest. :(
No way I could ride that fast, it's actually likely to be a _Q ride
Looks like it's going to have to be 'third time lucky'.

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Re: C+ ride. 200k/124 miles to Cheltenham. Sunday 10th July. 8:30 am departure

Post by IanG » 08 Jul 2022 18:39

Any chance we could start at 730 to get more cooler temperature time in the morning?

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Re: C+ ride. 200k/124 miles to Cheltenham. Sunday 10th July. 8:30 am departure

Post by Mariana278 » 08 Jul 2022 19:11

Yeah in ok with that it will be super hot Sunday

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Re: C+ ride. 200k/124 miles to Cheltenham. Sunday 10th July. 8:30 am departure

Post by CeGi » 08 Jul 2022 21:14

As per unanimous decision by text in the background start time now brought forward to 7:30.
But I am afraid that this is not going to make the ride faster

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Re: C+ ride. 200k/124 miles to Cheltenham. Sunday 10th July. 7:30 am departure

Post by CeGi » 10 Jul 2022 19:06

Nice ride. Decided to push quite fast at the start while the weather was still nice. Didn't suffice and the afternoon heat in our last 2 hours melted our average from 16mph+ to a bit over 15.

Took part:
Keith Adcock
Ian Gannon
Ced. G.(L)
Mariana Sorrill
Will Woodhouse

Well, at least this hot weather prompted us to enjoy several ice-creams
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Re: C+ ride. 200k/124 miles to Cheltenham. Sunday 10th July. 7:30 am departure

Post by keith » 10 Jul 2022 20:23

Another excellent adventure! what else would you want to do on the Hotest day of the year so far?

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Re: C+ ride. 200k/124 miles to Cheltenham. Sunday 10th July. 7:30 am departure

Post by CeGi » 10 Jul 2022 22:10

keith wrote:
10 Jul 2022 20:23
what else would you want to do on the Hotest day of the year so far?
Spend the day in a swimming pool with cocktails and ice-creams

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Re: C+ ride. 200k/124 miles to Cheltenham. Sunday 10th July. 7:30 am departure

Post by Wilvo » 10 Jul 2022 22:13

Brilliant ride Cedric. Probably wasn’t up to the mileage today as I have done much over 50k for a couple of months but glad I made it.

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