London to Brighton bike ride

[Mendoza]

Only if you spill the champers. At least you don't have a sprained ankle...

I wouldnt dare waste it, and she is fine now

Where are you leaving your bike?

Good luck doing it with a hangover though.

Bike is going up there on Saturday in a pre arranged truck

 

[Stevie Boy]

anyone wearing the stripes on sunday?

 

[Gwylan]

anyone wearing the stripes on sunday?

I shall be. I'm easily recognisable as it has Gwylan on the back (or rather, it has Wylan as the shirt has done a soft mutation of its own and dropped the G)

 

[Jamon Jamon]

anyone wearing the stripes on sunday?

yeah, going thru palace country although i'll probably change into my Brighton to Paris cycling top at some stage (although I don't like to talk about it)

 

[Stevie Boy]

i may aswell throw an Albion shirt on then if there are fellow fans wearing them

 

[Jamon Jamon]

get to bed, ladies and gentlemen. i've had my pre ride fill up in that chinese buffet in East St, might regret it at the beacon though. good luck everyone.


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[BensGrandad]

What time do any of you expect to pass through Haywards Heath.

 

[ali jenkins]

I need to go to Haywards Heath at 5pm tomorrow so is there any chance you can all be finished with it before then please?

Last time it took me 25 mins to get from one side to the other!!



Oh and good luck!

 

[Frutos]

Despite only having one fully-functioning lung, I've made it a resolution that I WILL do this next year.

Anyone know when they start accepting applications for 2010? I looked on the BHF website but couldn't see anything.

 

[Statto]

I done it again. And wore the stripes!

 

[Bombadier Botty]

Beautiful Sandtex 'Inter Milan' BHA shirt sighted on one rider, only slightly spoilt by a Palace top speeding by not long after.

 

[Jamon Jamon]

too many riders for me, i got the arsehole on 'that' hill. 45 minutes to do about 1/2 a mile and them church bells ringing in me ears. wore the stripes until Turners Hill didn't see any others though. overall enjoyed myself but probably won't do it again.

oh yeah and another thing, why do riders request a 6am start (I wanted one and all I could get was 8am) and then stroll through the gates at 8.15?

 

[pornomagboy]

I done it again. And wore the stripes!

well done mate

 

[JJ McClure]

Happily completed the ride today. The first few hours were a tad frustrating to say the least especially not moving for almost hlaf an hour stuck on Nutfield Hill. After that though it was clear and fast other than the beacon obviously.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Just got back from London (Hammersmith) to Bristol. My arse feels as if it has been invaded by a viagra addled Rhino, but good fun nonetheless.

 

[SirDouglasLoft]

I did it. Twice, in under an hour.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Mendoza may never fully recover.

 

[Gwylan]

too many riders for me, i got the arsehole on 'that' hill. 45 minutes to do about 1/2 a mile and them church bells ringing in me ears. wore the stripes until Turners Hill didn't see any others though. overall enjoyed myself but probably won't do it again.

oh yeah and another thing, why do riders request a 6am start (I wanted one and all I could get was 8am) and then stroll through the gates at 8.15?

Nutfield hill was really frustrating. Managed to do a few crossword clues in the 45-minutes, but that wasn't really part of the plan. There were far too many delays at the start; 30 minutes after leaving, I was still in Tooting - just 2 miles down the road.

I saw one other set of stripes - some guy cycling up Nightingale Lane on the way to the start about 8.00. It was good to hear the "Seagulls" cheers on the route though.

I agree about the 6.00 starters though. I requested one and got a 7.30 and I had loads of 6.00 and 6.30 people around me.

Still, I'm glad I did it - it was good meeting Brett en route - and thanks to all my sponsors.

 

[Mendoza]

Woke up after a couple of cramp attacks in the night, did the beacon for the first time ever

How lane was annoying, a couple of places where you literally could not ride, How Lane, and one of the check points which was halfway down a downhill road. It took an hour and a half to do the first 4 miles due to congestion of the 6, 6.30 and 7 all starting pretty much the same time after a fire in the area.

Hog roast baps at The White Hart, West Hoathly were IMMENSE, bumped into a couple of Brighton shirts and Gwylan along the way, also John Torodes too.

Thanks for that pic Ed,

oh and here is a photo of our hole at Falmer from the top of Ditchling Beacon

 

[Eastleigh Seagull]

The missus finished it and apparently went all the way up the beacon still pedalling (she was a 7am starter and started at seven). She also agreed to wear the stripes all the way in return for £50 sponsorship although she didnt realise the relevance of wearing them through south london. Well done to all though!