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Off to Paris and back next week. Four days riding something like 120/160/120/120.
TBH I wasn't looking forward to this, better places to ride and all that, but now I'm really looking forward to it.
It's actually our club that has done the work with the backing of a large holiday firm. They wanted to do something like this and we were tasked to sort it.
For the money there's great support and some pretty nice hotels to stop over at.
This year is a bit of a recce, but next year it should go big.
Have a peek and feel free to donate.
www.london2paris2london.co.uk
Hmmm the guy we paid to organize the trip turned out to be a **** so we sacked him off.
He hadn't a clue of the route. Day one was 127 miles, into Paris was 186 miles, day three 140 miles and day four 110 miles.
Epic ride though with mates. Great weather to....33 degrees.
My mates stats, I should of had the day off to rest.
Miles covered: 552.25
Ride time: 33:28:11 (hr:min:sec)
Average speed: 16.5 mph
Pedal rotations: 192,768
Feet climbed: 20,324
Top speed: 52.1 mph
Longest Stage: 182.57 miles (St Omer to Paris)
Punctures: 1
Crashes: 0
Energy drinks / Electrolytes: 28 litres
Gels: 12
Energy bars: 7
Cheese and ham sandwiches: 9
Getting lost: 1 (seriously lost – nothing to do with detours)
Occasions when having to speak French properly: 2 (see above)
Being sick: 2 (yes, really – sorry to whoever was riding behind me the second time)
Being tired: all the time
Being emotional: 1
Sprint wins: too many to mention
Hill top wins: ditto
Broken eggs: 3
Chapeau!