chilterns challenge 100 26th june

[Rob_T]

any ph'ers doing this? starts in henley with choice of 100kms or 100 miles

[baxb]

Yep, I'm entered in the 100 miler with a mate. Which one are you doing ?

[Rob_T]

None yet but will probably do the 100k as I'm meeting some friends for lunch so need to be done by about 11.30

[Abe Froman]

Sounds fun. Got a link?

[Rob_T]

http://www.action.org.uk/chiltern_challenge_100

[baxb]

Abe Froman said:

Sounds fun. Got a link?

http://www.action.org.uk/chiltern_challenge_100

2 entry options, either pay £28 & commit to raising a min of £30, or just pay £50 if you can't be faffed with trying to sort out sponsorship.

[Abe Froman]

Thanks. Not far from me so might be a nice Sunday ride.

[baxb]

Well, I finished ! A fairly tough day in 30ish degrees of heat. I've done 4 century rides in the last couple of months & this was my slowest at 6h 38m, I'm not really built for going up all those hills but it turns out I am built for going down them

[BerksJack]

baxb said:

Well, I finished ! A fairly tough day in 30ish degrees of heat. I've done 4 century rides in the last couple of months & this was my slowest at 6h 38m, I'm not really built for going up all those hills but it turns out I am built for going down them

Is that mph or km?

[Rob_T]

mph judging by the 'mph' on the readout...

i did the 100km route in 3 hours 38 mins (excluding a stop for the mother of all nails in my rear tyre).

finished by about 11.50 which was good because the afternoon was VERY hot. wouldn't have liked to do the 100 miler with that heat, so hats of to you...

[BerksJack]

Rob_T said:

mph judging by the 'mph' on the readout...

i did the 100km route in 3 hours 38 mins (excluding a stop for the mother of all nails in my rear tyre).

finished by about 11.50 which was good because the afternoon was VERY hot. wouldn't have liked to do the 100 miler with that heat, so hats of to you...

Ah well spotted......

I blame my fruit based viewing utensil for showing the pic too small (plus I didn't click the photo to enlarge it).

Anyway, good top end speed

[baxb]

Yep in mph, done on the final hill down into Henley (we avoided the newly surfaced bit of road & took the direct route back). Good going Rob & yes, it was stupidly hot in the afternoon, I reckon to have drunk 5-6 litres of fluid during the ride & another 2 when I got home !