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And I'm done. 40km this morning got me over the line with a bit to spare after being 5km short yesterday due to crap adding up. Well done all.
Waiting for the Dartford bicycle crossing. Then just a short 120 km home across Essex, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire. Legs feel ok but it’s foggy and colder today. Need wipers on my glasses. Bit of a tradition now. It’s the third year this has been my last ride of the year.
Finished, thank goodness. Bright and still today, but cold and icy and far too many people out and about. It’s slightly tempting to go out later and add a few more km to move up the placings, but I doubt I will. Rueing forgetting to start the timer the other morning and losing 2 miles 😂.
Done. Equal parts damp fog and glorious sunshine. In the bath now with a large Scapa 16
As expected, it got complicated but not as complicated as I’d expected! Did a century on Christmas Eve only to return to find out my Dad was in Hospital. On top of this, we had the in laws at home for Christmas. Dad was in for four days, everything fine. I managed to get ou every day for about an hour with a grand total 258 miles. Great therapy!!
Well done to all who completed it and possibly even more kudos to the family members who made it possible. I only had time for a festive 200 (and 50 of that was Zwift) but that's better than nothing!
Leaving my house this morning I unusually caught up a serious looking cyclist and chatting it turned out he was on the last 10k! He'd done it every year for the last 10 years and in his own words " I think this will be the last bloody one!"
Finished it off today with a lovely 110km round Lancaster / South Lakes. Beautiful day but nice and quiet out on the roads. It's one of my favourite rides from when I lived up there - I've done countless variations on a theme of that ride and it never gets dull.
580km total.
Leaving my house this morning I unusually caught up a serious looking cyclist and chatting it turned out he was on the last 10k! He’d done it every year for the last 10 years and in his own words ” I think this will be the last bloody one!”
My 8th consecutive one and probably my last to be honest. 8 years of woven roundels and Rapha aren't doing them anymore after this year.
It never gets tired
https://www.strava.com/activities/2971186432
Not my fastest ring by some margin, but tired legs meant I took some gears this time. Not a lot of gears as I rode my cross bike with 1x10.
Well done to all who finished and to those who tried. It’s a mixture of good weather, good timing and good health. I missed two of those this time, so 433km in the last three days is a useful training block. I’ve also done this weeks training in two days 🙂
A quick question. I believe I have claimed my woven roundel, but the orange redeem button is still there. Is that correct?, I don’t want to miss out, but equally don’t want to claim it twice.
Thanks.
Ps, that’s an impressive looking route around London TiRed, nice and round.
Loop around north Wiltshire yesterday morning and we are done. That’s me and Mrs who has only been cycling a little over a year. Found it harder than expected, the tiredness kind of creeps up on you. Plus eating and drinking to excess does not help as much as you might think, I guess there is a reason you don’t see pros on the cheese board and tin of roses.