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the hub? Where's that then?

Where all the playing fields are on the north side of the park between Primrose Hill and the Hungry Sausage cafe (or something like that). Look on any map as you come into the park and it will be marked. We'll be by the cricket pitch in about half an hour.

Reuben - don't forget your rounders bat!!

If I can get a seatpost for the road bike by then will be there. Screw it, might be there anyway provided I don't oversleep. which part of the bottom of regents park?

The corner nearest Great Portland St tube

Congratulations. Finally! Will you get up and running by tomorrow? Im rather excited for you as now you can come over to the dark side.

That's the plan. It'll be Challenge Sarah this afternoon assembling it though.

So shiny....

Much excitement - my new Bianchi roadbike has FINALLY arrived. Can't quite believe it it. If I open the gigantic box, will it actually be inside?!

Also:

Its my Birthday next week so am planning some drinking this Saturday.

We are planning a ride to Windsor in the morning starting pretty eirly (9ish) for a quickish ride to windsor before getting the train back. All are invited. Meet at the bottom of Regents park for 9.

Then, once back, the plan is to sit in Regents park from about 3ish for tramp beers all afternoon before moving on to pubs, bars, brothels and all that stuff. We will be sat by the Hub. Again, all invited.

We are now meeting at the slightly earlier time of 8.30 am at Regents Park. Hope that's ok. Got to get the ride done before the mercury hits 30 degrees!

Those pics are brill Leo!
Simon, Helen and Darcy look like a delightful family from a GAP advert. In fact, the pictures of Darcy steal the show.

Great ride everyone. I was so appreciative that Scarlett and co waited for us after the wheel problems - thank you. The last stretch was really nice - almost completely car-free roads. The sun going down on the outward ride was also pretty special. Good to meet some new faces too - and an especially impressive female turnout!

I'm confused how Texas could've been quicker than Friday... The geared chaps all started after the Fixed lot and Friday was the first rider, of all the categories, to finish all the laps...

Not that it matters because everyone had a WickedFunTime but I'm just worried about my logic...

I didn't understand that either but you seemed adamant that Texas had it!

Just double checked start and finishing times and according to the scoresheet, Texas started at 10.26 and finished at 13.14 (total riding time 2:48). Friday started at 10.30 and finished at 13.09 (total riding time 2:39). (If my maths is correct)

What great day! I didn’t even ride, but still feel like I’m recovering.

Slightly overdue, but here are the results. (Apologies that I don’t know everyone’s forum name). Also – @6pt – no finishing time was recorded for you. Do you have the final time (including stops) on your Garmin?

24 laps completed:

Texas (fixed) – 2:38
FridayMarch26th (geared) – 2:39
6pt (geared) - *2:43 (est)*
Jamie (geared) – 2:46
Jung (geared) – 2:57
Polky (geared) – 2:58
Mikey5000 (geared) – 3:03
PGM (fixed) – 3:11
Sasmon (fixed) – 3:18
Alex (geared) – 3:22
Colin (geared) – 3:24
BMMF (fixed) – 3:35
macca81 (fixed) – 3:45
Arvy (fixed) – 4:08

Special mentions:

Stix & Edmundro (tandem) – 16 laps
middleofnowhere (fixed) – 16 laps
velo libre (fixed) – 6 laps
Brun (fixed) – 6 laps
Izgard (fixed) - 3 laps
Dropout (fixed) – 1 lap (to deliver a bacon roll)

I am still in awe of everyone who managed more than one lap of this. Especially Will who would’ve been even faster without two punctures and change of bikes. Also Simon and Joe who made incredible time despite a wheel change/ late start respectively. Well done to Andy and Dan who were deeper in the pain cave than anyone else but still emerged victorious. Ed and Matt who both managed nonchalant fags as they were going round, and to Vicky for being the only woman to take on the challenge with such strength and humour.

As for Scarlett, I felt terrible as you set off on your 25th lap, thinking you hadn’t heard my earlier shout of “One more to go!” We all agreed not to tell you in case you were angry at having done too many, and then you put in an additional 15!!!

Just thought Sarah would like to know that even from here my healthy lifestyle continues.

Sausage and egg mcmuffin with hash browns and blue poweraid for breakfast.

God I'm bored.

I nearly brought you a pork pie yesterday. To think I was so close to sacrificing my prinicples to buy dirty meat-based snacks for an ill man!

heh heh heh, thanks leo.

I can sleep easy now.

Tuesday 6th July 2010 - The "Herts-Beds Mash(ton)-Up" Ride

39 mile loop from Welwyn Garden City. Previously billed as 'fast and open', 1 climb at halfway point.

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Train 1 Out - Kings Cross @ 19h18, arr WGC 19h46 (recommend you wait for 2nd group at WGC)

Train 2 Out - Kings Cross @ 19h34, arr WGC 19h57

Last Return Train - WGC @ 23h22, arr KX 00h01 (there is also a 00h32, arr 01h47!)

£5 for Groupsave4, £6.60 for Groupsave3. Also £5 return with special Oyster Voucher - thanks adoubletap for info.

1. BMMF (fixed, have Oyster voucher, but will groupsave4 if necessary)
   
2. furious tiles
   
3. middleofnowhere
   
4. BP (crossed)
   
5. Tika
   
6. dj
   
7. Skully
   
8. mashton
   
9. mashton's boss, Gareth (not on train)
   
10. fussball
    
11. Nhatt
    
12. habbi
    
13. Friday
    
14. scarysneeze
    
    

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Yeah, Matt's coming up the hill, woo!

What a glorious day for it. Can't wait.

Great pics Noel. Really clarifies why I felt so bad on Sunday morning.

near the playground, top of parkway.

Cool, will look out for you in half an hour or so.

Wow, andrew looks really special in the top pic!

park. half an hour or so...

Approx what shall be thy location?

There'll be an opportunity for bbq, beer, frisbee and rounders on Saturday in Alexandra Palace park for Vix's 30th if anyone's around and fancies it. Weather dependent obviously. I'm even making big fat burgers for the occasion. For the vegetarians, I could be persuaded to barbecue an egg or something for you.

I'd come just to watch you try to bbq an egg....

But it clashes with the Smithfield Nocturne!

Regents, naturlich.

Have your goals for the day included a demanding round of golf?

Aye, my thoughts exactly

Ok Scary, how did you do?

Didn't go. Sacked it off for spin class instead! 45 mins of spinning is harder than 30 seconds. Oww, legs.

This weather is fab and my frisbee is sitting on my desk. Oh for a cold beer in a warm sunny park.

is this tomorrow? i have literally nothing to do with my life.

also, jamie, my ass was much less raped on the way home.

Rollers in Covent Garden is TODAY. 12 - 6pm I think.

Nice day for it too.

Pfft.

Thursday is Kebab lunch day.

Plus your packed lunch, right?

Piggy.

Oh yeah, my bad, sorry.
Rollers on Thursday, then, so as not to get in the way of any pub lunches.

Also on Friday - Rollapaluza in Covent Garden piazza from 12 - 6pm.

I'm going to head over at lunchtime for a go on the rollers.

Yeah, thanks everyone for a lovely ride on Saturday. Not sure what we'd have done without fig rolls and i-phones?!
Sorry about that missed turning...alarm bells should've started ringing when we were riding through Scaynes Hill and I was thinking, hmm, not sure I've been this way before!
Thank goodness the detour was pretty enough to make up for the extra miles. One of the nicest bits of the route.
Vicks and I reckon we did nearly 90 miles in all. No wonder I was struggling to stand up during the footy afterwards. (Or maybe that was just England's uninspiring performance...)

oww, i want to ride to brighton but won't be able to tomorrow so was thinking of going on sunday

Boo!