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Ride London 100: Strava Secret Challenges

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  • August 2, 2015 at 3:35 pm #24540
    Leviathan

    Sadly after doing it for two years I lost out in the ballot this year, but am watching the Mens Classic right now! With Winegums.

    Meanwhile how did you do on the big climbs? For the limited number of road.cc lurkers who are also Stravaistas, and did RideLondon today; Strava had a secret climbing challenge on the two big climbs (sorry Newlands Corner.)

    http://www.strava.com/challenges/BoxHill15

    http://www.strava.com/challenges/LeithHill15

    What was your overall time?

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  • August 3, 2015 at 10:38 am #855745
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    bikebot

    I got caught up in the whole
    I got caught up in the whole incident at Leith Hill, I was about 50m back and we were held there for a long time whilst the emergency vehicles arrived, followed by the air ambulance.

    When the marshals eventually started moving people through, there was no opportunity for privacy on such a narrow lane and a lot of people were very upset. Many carried on walking up Leith Hill as they just didn’t want to ride for a few minutes.

    I’m pragmatic about life and death and know that for 25,000 the risk of heart disease has now gone down. It didn’t ruin the day, but I was pretty subdued until I got to Box, and was checking the news as soon as i got home.

    August 3, 2015 at 10:11 am #855743
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    Iamnot Wiggins

    I found the climbs really bad
    I found the climbs really bad – but mainly as I was suffering like a dog with cramps!! I had to spin up Box in 1st which I’ve never had to do. Note to self – don’t go hard form the gun next time!

    Good day out overall though and the weather so much better than last year! The paramedics looked to busy every time I saw them which was a bit worrying and it was very sad to hear about the person passing away during the ride.

    August 3, 2015 at 9:53 am #855741
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    gdmor10

    I was one of the people
    I was one of the people diverted from leith hill, I was cursing the organizers and blaming congestion until I heard about the poor guy that died. It did get really busy round the surrey stretch and box hill was just a gentle crawl which made it easy as it was impossible to do anything else.

    The start and finish in central London is the special bit, other than that the route is not spectacular but I really enjoyed it and great to have spectator support.

    Also I raised 3k for a cancer charity in memory of my mum and sister even though I had a ballot space and am quite proud of that.

    August 3, 2015 at 9:41 am #855739
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    thereverent

    Enjoyed the ride. Very well
    Enjoyed the ride. Very well organised.
    I was on Leith Hill a bit before, and it was super busy. Someone had a touch of wheels and came off which blocked the road briefly, but even though it was shouted back there was a blockage people trying to keep their momentum up were trying to get past leading to more minor crashes. Not sure that road can take that weight of riders of different ability.

    August 3, 2015 at 9:01 am #855737
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    foot_loose

    I did enjoy it very much but
    I did enjoy it very much but was sorry to see so many accidents and the death on Leith Hill is tragic.

    I saw one cyclist wiped out by the barriers in Dorking when the wind blew them over due to the Pru banners on them. I note they were removed when he pro’s came through.

    It was great cycling past the Royal Courts of Justice and Admiralty Arch, Whitehall, the Mall etc.

    Generally I would say the event was very well organised given the numbers involved. Hats off to all the volunteers involved. I only stopped once for food at Leatherhead. They only seemed to have bananas, water and energy drink. I would also say that the goody bag received at the end was a bit disappointing. The medal is very nice but something more than a small bottle of water, a plastic drinks bottle and a bag of crisps might have been nice e.g. a recovery drink. OK there was a nutrition pack which might be useful another time. Also I was unaware of the fact that you could get your photo taken with your medal at the end. Had to make do with a selfie on my phone!

    Overall a fab event and a great day in the saddle.

    August 3, 2015 at 6:56 am #855735
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    CXR94Di2

    Shame about this chap,
    Shame about this chap, hopefully cycling was his passion.

    There doesn’t seem to be as many posts about how much they enjoyed the event as last year

    August 2, 2015 at 9:21 pm #855733
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    Judge dreadful

    The Rake wrote:Felt for a a

    The Rake wrote:
    Felt for a a lot of riders today. I was watching in Dorking, and at the entrance to the town the bottlenecks were such that hundreds had to get off and walk. I also heard that Leith Hill was avoided for many.

    Edit: air ambulance was called out to Leith Hill, so riders were diverted back, and had to wait a while, hence large volumes arriving in Dorking en masse.

    It was a diabetic chap on Leith. I’ve been told he didn’t make it. There were an unusual number of stretcher cases this year.

    August 2, 2015 at 8:07 pm #855731
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    The Rake

    Felt for a a lot of riders
    Felt for a a lot of riders today. I was watching in Dorking, and at the entrance to the town the bottlenecks were such that hundreds had to get off and walk. I also heard that Leith Hill was avoided for many.

    Edit: air ambulance was called out to Leith Hill, so riders were diverted back, and had to wait a while, hence large volumes arriving in Dorking en masse.

    August 2, 2015 at 7:36 pm #855729
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    LondonDynaslow

    Did anyone see the London
    Did anyone see the London Dynamo rider being knocked off on the way to the Blue/Orange entry area at about 5.30am? There was a wing mirror on the ground, suggesting a hit and run, but nobody has come forward and the rider has memory loss.

    August 2, 2015 at 6:49 pm #855727
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    Judge dreadful

    Agreed, to many walkers, too
    Agreed, to many walkers, too early on. Leith is a bitch, because you’ve got Buckley’s chance of spotting the top, especially with a squirrel fest going on. But Box Hill is just sublime, a nice steady wind up to an unbelievable view.

    August 2, 2015 at 6:45 pm #855725
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    foot_loose

    Apart from suffering a flat
    Apart from suffering a flat at the bottom of Newlands Corner, the climbs weere easy. I could not understand the number of people who walked at the first sign of an incline.

    August 2, 2015 at 4:44 pm #855723
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    Judge dreadful

    It did, the Box hill
    It did, the Box hill challenge, and the Leith hill challenge. That surprised me somewhat, but not as much as getting up Leith 9 seconds quicker than Box, despite fucking a gear change up spectacularly, at the end of the KOM section. =))

    My times are craptacular, but I don’t do hills unless they are in the way, and It was a 9 speed Ally bike.

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