Re: Birm Velo 100 2017
101 miles, 6 hrs 35 mins riding time, 6,100 ft, 5,700 cals, 15.4 average, 43 mph fastest speed, feeling quite proud of this achievement.
I had a great day on this ride, my first road 100 miler, there was much interest in the shinney Holdsworth, and was photographed by the motorcycle camera man, despite the dire warning so of the 'big' Ribble mountain the climb up it was quite sedate but managed not to stop, but suffered on the last few hills before finish suffering bad cramp in left leg, was very surprised by the large number of new high tech bikes on the road side with punctures and problem with bikes littering the roadside every few hundred yards, there were huge problems with the water and food stops so I didnt stop at them as they were so congested with thousands of riders, my times were 6hr 35 min riding, 101 miles, 15.4 average, am so pleased that we oldies on trad bikes were able to get the ride without drama, I am off to South Africa for next Eroica ride then Holland and Tuscany.