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I like this.... even in orange !

Very unsexy, like armwarmers.

It's all about the context - you may have a point in regard to someone like me (an overweight hairy Mamil - damn wish I could afford a £5k crabon frame), but there were some fine specimens at the weekend who carried them very nicely.

This is clearly wrong as he started in the first group I think, definitely around 6.00am and he finished at least 30mins after me and I finished at 1.56pm!

Well done Boris for putting this on in the face of widespread criticism & also for having "a go", in whatever form this took.

He definitively went out in the first few waves. Sounds like he had a huge sprint finish, as I passed him on the run into Sutton Abinger (well before Leith Hill and he was going very slowly & looked in a world of pain) - I finished at 1:15pm

Commie should sell this one to Sagan.

Like it - but sadly the comedy factor is where the comparison ends !!

I've had enough pictures of wrists turned in, arms locked, hunched backed, pinched shouldered riding positions to last several lifetimes.

oh dear...sounds like my MAMIL technique - 23107

I will pm for training !

He's so Tour de France 1906...

I passed Boris at Sutton Abinger - he looked completely fooked.

Lots of people had punctures and saw the aftermath of x3 crashed - gladly seemed injuries were light / v no harm done

My time was 5:15 - need to do more training!

6:00 - Dammit - That Cannondale - Brixton Cycles jersey
6:04 - Tommy - Trek Domane - <-- the Cannondale jersey!
6:38 - mjs110 - Dove Bike jersey + forum cap
6:42 - ChrisMGS - This bike - Salsa jersey with skull & cross bones on the arms and back (or possibly a plain black Assos) - Say hi!
6:42 - TTM - black Storck - no idea, probably Wapha
6:42- LHL (Stephen)- red and black merckx, red and black lycra.
6:46 - Dan W - All black crabon di2 chinese bike with matching black/white nicey-but-pricey (inspired) attire. With Sidney Deane colnago hat
6:54 - simonm - red Focus - blue and red bone cancer jersey
7:02 - Bacci - blue too heavy edinburgh bikes tourer, white/red jersey, pockets stuffed with jelly babies
7:04 - dbr - burgendy Look - Rapha pro jersey (grey & pink)
7:06 - jazzythumper - 80's blue Pinarello - red Shelter jersey
7:10 - Doctor Cake - ti omega - Ladies LFGSS jersey
7:14 - Styleovercontent - Black Hoy Sa Calobra - Blue JDRF jersey - multiple sweat patches - panting heavily while trying to eat energy gels for 6 hours straight.
7.26 - h-j - red/white/black cinelli - black and green Anthony Nolan Trust jersey
7:48 - HoKe - Silver BMC streetracer - Hopefully a LMNH kit/ if not full rapha
7:50 - Commie - Matt Black BMC Team - Bone Cancer Research Trust Jersey
7:56 - hoefla - pink Flanders - Ladies LFGSS jersey
7:56 - HMS - white cinelli - Great Ormond Street Jersey (Forum Cap)
XX:XX - AirTime - on-one blue pompino fixed - no idea for clothing (don't have start time yet as i'm riding in a mates place (don't tell anyone!))

Talking to someone who was in at a meeting for the Classic & the sweeper is starting earlier, as the Pro's said they would not ride with the Mamils on the road!

This is super-rare, not even Condor believed it existed until I got the headset replaced by them. It has to show up.

I spoke the Police outside the cordoned off area and was told the rider had survived but was in a very bad way.

Thoughts and prayers to the rider, family & friends.

lycra with rapha touring shorts over the top

+1 to this.

Reaching into middle age, I can't help but think lycra is for the younger riders amongst us, although the sight of a mamil in white lycra shorts, does give me the motivation to pick up cadence and leave that image before nausea sets in.

On my first run of the 100 course (but only the south of the river), I made the mistake of wearing cotton boxers underneath my shorts (with tourings over the top - of course)...... NO ONE ELSE MAKE THIS MISTAKE ! It took a week to recover ! WILL ALWAYS GO COMMANDO UNDER SHORTS IN FUTURE!!!

Follow the advise from.... I think it was David Millar... and wash you shorts in shampoo, to make the chamois as soft as possible :)

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Thanks Tibbly

Anyone know where/when it is on TV ?

I wait until later, take some mates & slice it off

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Thoughts & prayers to rider, friends & family.

Good work sir, and a lovely day for it. Did you Strava the route? I was going to scout it out sometime in May too.

Hopefully, the Strava url is below:

http://app.strava.com/activities/49680226

ps note how I missed the turn off for Abinger and had to go back!!!!

Re mapping the route, Garmin connect has the full route as a download to your gps - you just have to keep an eye on where you are going!

I did 87.5 miles, being the course south of the Thames - starting/finishing at Putney bridge - in 5 1/2 hrs, ave speed 15.7mph

My advise is to get round and do the course to find out for yourself - I was a bit taken aback by how hard it is - I found the run from East Clandon to Abinger, a lot harder than Box Hill, as it has three climbs in close succession and seems to go on far longer.

The upside is that as soon as you've done it, you'll accept it is very doable.

I think I just worry about "what happens if... "
... too many punctures
... evil headwinds
... unforseen mechanical
... I bonk at some point
... I wake up with jelly legs
etc

You're worrying too much - get gatorskins with 120psi in them, take tools/tubes - &/or see you in the morning.

I am doing the route programmed into a garmin & also recording it on Strava.

There's an advanced/Sky Ride + going this weekend, advertised as a training ride for Ride 100.

Ride time is 2hrs 30 and distance is 20miles. 20 miles in 2 and a half hours...erm, good luck with the Ride 100!

Blimey, when I said I was slow.... I didn't mean quite that slow, for reference to JazzyT, my average on the two Box Hill rides is a relatively sedate 15 & 16mph (over 66m & 44m respectively).

So the "advanced/Sky Ride", will not even make it in front of the 9hr sweeper on that pace!!!

I didn't say it would be fast & if we struggle, we can always go more direct on the way back ?!

Let me know!!

Anyone on for a training ride on Sat - early start Sat 7am, Putney bridge - to do the course south of the river?

Thoughts and prayers.