~48 mile Charity Ride on saturday. Great turn out, around 220 riders and almost £1000 raised for a local school (ride is free for everyone, so just donations).
https://www.strava.com/activities/973347149
Rode it fairly reserved as a social ride with a few guys I ride with on the weekends (rather than with some of the faster groups) and a couple of extras, 6-8 of us for most of it. Brutal winds from the North-East made the end half of the ride very hard work and I spent most of the time on the front pulling & leading the climbs.
I probably had the worst sit bone pains I've had on the bike yet - the couple of 6/8 hour rides I've done hurt far less! It was the first time I'd ridden Castelli Endurance (Progetto X2 pad) shorts for more than a couple of hours so putting it down to them (I've done harder/longer rides with less pain in other shorts in the last few months). Strange as for the turbo work I did over winter they were by far the most comfortable of all of my shorts. My legs felt fine throughout, fuelled well and had energy left at the end (so wasn't even the usual 'just get me back home' drag back)! Great ride & really enjoyed it, my arse was so tender I ended up doing a short week of mileage as I had intended to go out on sunday... I'll try and make up for it this week!
https://www.strava.com/activities/973347149
Rode it fairly reserved as a social ride with a few guys I ride with on the weekends (rather than with some of the faster groups) and a couple of extras, 6-8 of us for most of it. Brutal winds from the North-East made the end half of the ride very hard work and I spent most of the time on the front pulling & leading the climbs.
- First climb was Orcop hill, which according to Strava I've not ridden from that side before. We reached it the same time as another faster group I knew several of, so I nailed it up there racing Dean (no chance!). Really happy with my effort & power, was good to wake the legs up! 12th fastest on the day (of 68 on Strava).
- After the descent I stopped to lend Luke my multitool so we were both chasing back to our respective groups for Bannet Tree Lane, I couldn't stick with him (almost blowing) but happy with my time up this one too, (12th of 65).
- The next climb into Gosmont I took easy but got carried away on the long drag afterwards really not expecting it to drag on so far. I hit the bottom far too hard chasing and passing a couple of guys in Wiggle jerseys!
- I don't even remember the next climb into Broad Oak as this area of the ride was just a long slog/drag into headwinds, our group was breaking apart at this point.
I probably had the worst sit bone pains I've had on the bike yet - the couple of 6/8 hour rides I've done hurt far less! It was the first time I'd ridden Castelli Endurance (Progetto X2 pad) shorts for more than a couple of hours so putting it down to them (I've done harder/longer rides with less pain in other shorts in the last few months). Strange as for the turbo work I did over winter they were by far the most comfortable of all of my shorts. My legs felt fine throughout, fuelled well and had energy left at the end (so wasn't even the usual 'just get me back home' drag back)! Great ride & really enjoyed it, my arse was so tender I ended up doing a short week of mileage as I had intended to go out on sunday... I'll try and make up for it this week!
More chance of Corbyn winning than scabby cyclists getting an hour of a road closure.
Sadly no new max speed records as there were too many cars in the way 