[Gary's bike channel]

i can’t find the answer to this anywhere. Google won’t tell me how fast the best riders can cycle the route, from london to brighton. Some say its 54 miles, others say its 60. Well this morning i did 50 miles in 3 hours, so i presume i would be able to cover 60 in 3.5 hours. Or 54 in 3 hours ten/ 15. But whats the actual record speed for this route? and how far is it really? why doesnt google have the answers? i want to know how fast i am by comparison.

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[Nick T]

I believe the distance from

I believe the distance from Charing Cross, the official “centre” of London for measuring distances, to the centre of Brighton is around 55 miles as the crow flies. You’ll probably find it difficult to follow that route on a bicycle, so the actual distance depends largely on what roads you take. The long way could be several hundred miles 

[Gary's bike channel]

https://www.youtube.com/watch

thats the footage from the way i went. lovely ride with so few cars at that time. motorbike i rode the same way yesterday and also comes back saying its 50 miles. so i’ll do it again but just go out a bit further, to fordingbridge maybe, thatll bring it up to 60 i reckon. Thanks for replies. 

[Gary's bike channel]

i couldnt find any direct

i couldnt find any direct answers to how far it was, a few race times yes but not an actual clarification  saying this is how far it is 100 percent definite.  Only some varying sources saying 54 miles, but others saying 58. No, the route i took was down south west of brighton, namely ringwood and wimborne in a circle. So from the answers given here, the record is about two hours to 2.5 hours. I’ll just do 60 next time and say i’ve covered the supposed distance of london to brighton, give or take.  I am aware that it isnt a race, but i like to know how i stack up.   I’m probably one of the faster riders in bournemouth, but certainly not THE fastest. I still get dropped occasionally. If i can do 60 miles in 4 hours i’d be ok with that. 

[essexian]

I am not sure if the o/p is

I am not sure if the o/p is talking about doing the ride as part of the London/Brighton charity ride. If so, his average speed is likely to be lower than it would normally be given that there will be loads of people cycling who….lets be honest here… are unlikely to be regular cyclists and thus, may “get in the way.”

Indeed, as I understand it, quite a few people will walk up minor hills (if it is anything like Ride London, people were walking out of the Silvertown tunnel (? Is that what it is called) while if you manage to cycle up the hill just outside Brighton without being stopped by walkers, you would have done well…so I read: I was planning to do the ride this year but it was cancelled of course.

Finally, if it is the charity ride, then my suggestion would be to simply go along and enjoy the event. It isn’t a race…. no, its not…so go with the flow.

 

 

 

[brooksby]

I’d say it would take 54

I’d say that – in hours – it would take 54 miles divided by your speed in miles-per-hour 😉

[ajd]

The first bunches in Ride

The first bunches in Ride London usually just sneak under 4 hours.

Done it myself a couple of years back (when I was racing fit!)

Our clubs fastest rider (Kingston Wheelers) did a 3:57:something.

Normal clubrun pace is more like 32kph though, but factor in a group doing a bit of faffing about which slows the average down to more like 30kph. Bit faster if flat (34kph), even faster if the Cat 2’s come out (36kph), race pace is 37-42 or faster on a circuit, fastest ever race I did averaged 48kph for one hour (Hillingdon World Champs on Tuesdays). Social pace would be 25kph. All this would be average moving speed though – you have to factor in any stops.

Solo riding, maybe 5kph slower than a group – but quicker than a group if there is less faffing involved.

[fukawitribe]

Aye and there are endless

Aye and there are endless times – including a number of ‘fastest’ – available from the most trivial of online searches and online resources. Not entirely sure what specifically is missing that the OP needs.

[Rod Marton]

There is a London to Brighton

There is a London to Brighton and back record: just halve it!

http://www.rra.org.uk/index.html?ifrm_1=recordsplacetoplace.html

 

[Anonymous]

When you rode 50 miles this

When you rode 50 miles this morning was this between London and Brighton? Otherwise all your assumptions are hypothetical. From a quick dig around online, in 2018 the fastest rider completed the route in 3hrs 15mins 58secs. 

27000 people cycled it last time causing traffic jams at certain points on the route, so an average speed anywhere near the fastest would obviously put you up with the fastest around. Is that you? I guess you must know from interactions with your local peers. Are you the quickest in your group? 

As for the distance the original London to Brighton ride was 54 miles but recently the ride has started in central London and is 67 miles long, but both rides are classed as 60 miles (go figure).

[Nick T]

Where in London are you

Where in London are you starting from? Every time I’ve ridden the route, it’s 2 hours for the first 30k through London, then another 2 hours for the other 70k once you’re in the countryside 

[CXR94Di2]

There are fast riders out
There are fast riders out there. I know guys in their late 50’s can do a hundred in a little over 4 hours. Our club captain in his forties can do well over 100 miles solo at 21 mph. Add a few other riders and 25 mph is doable.

[jasecd]

That’s a very fast club rider

That’s a very fast club rider – averaging close to 25mph!

I’m pretty average speed wise and my best time for London to Brighton is around 3:30 – it’s a pretty straightforward ride but you’ve got Ditchling Beacon at the end plus navigating the traffic out of London and into Brighton will slow you down. I’ve not done the sportive but the route I take is 58 miles.

[CXR94Di2]

If you have full Strava
If you have full Strava membership, you should be able to see the fastest recorded times, probably on the London Brighton sportive.

To give you an idea, Id expect the fastest will do it 2-2.5 hours. A fast club rider can do a 100 miles in a little over 4 hours. Professional can do a 100 in less than 4 hours

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