On your Bike

[myglaren]

Looks possibly interesting. Apologies for USA-speak.

[CitroJim]

A superb ride over to the Buckinghamshire Railway Centre at Quainton yesterday with my bike club...

We averaged 17.4mph for this ride Looking good for my 100 mile charity sportive next month... I seem to be finding my cycling legs again

[myglaren]

[CitroJim]

That's neat!

[RichardW]

Think I will struggle to get to all time 16k km / 10k miles this year, but it's a good target

Progress is being made

Evenings drawing in now though cutting available riding time, sunset at 20.23 today

[CitroJim]

Excellent work Richard Keep going!

That prompted me to look at mine... And you're not so far off me I've done comparatively little cycling this year but a little more running...

Cycling

Running

My 100 mile ride this Sunday will help the stats a bit

[Rp0thejester]

On your bike!! 100 miles in your new car doesn't count, so, on your bike!! As my dad used to say

[CitroJim]

On your bike!! 100 miles in your new car doesn't count, so, on your bike!! As my dad used to say

I will be on my bike on Sunday Ryan, raising money for our local hospice... All donations very welcome

[Rp0thejester]

I'm all for helping a charity/hospice but you haven't specified one. So in Eurovision style Nil Poi. You would need to reach a target before I hand over my cash though

[CitroJim]

The ride is for Willen Hospice Ryan I posted all about it in my blog a while back...

Happy to provide a donations link

[mickthemaverick]

My views are the same as yours Ryan which is why I am sponsoring Jim at £0.50 per tenth of a mph average over the whole ride, according to his Strava reading, he achieves above 15mph with minimum of £5 and a max of £25 which would need an average of 20mph. Jim stated that he was pleased with his average of 18mph on a previous long ride so I based my pledge around that and the national cycling average speed which is 15mph!!
Sounds complicated I know but the idea is to motivate Jim rather than just chuck cash in the pot!!

[CitroJim]

18 mph is going to be a big ask as the route, which has just been modified, is quite hilly... We'll see

Looking forward to it and it looks like we'll have some good weather for it - for a change

[Rp0thejester]

My views are the same as yours Ryan which is why I am sponsoring Jim at £0.50 per tenth of a mph average over the whole ride, according to his Strava reading, he achieves above 15mph with minimum of £5 and a max of £25 which would need an average of 20mph. Jim stated that he was pleased with his average of 18mph on a previous long ride so I based my pledge around that and the national cycling average speed which is 15mph!!
Sounds complicated I know but the idea is to motivate Jim rather than just chuck cash in the pot!!

I'll match that Mick, keep me informed of the result

[CitroJim]

The 100 mile Willen Hospice Sportive ride today was ace Tough in parts and very tough in others! But then that's what Sportives are all about... If they were easy they'd not be much of a challenge or as satisfying or as much faun

It was a gorgeous, hot day too...

I was pleased, given the terrain, to ride at an average of bang-on 16mph over the 100 miles

Some of the roads we traversed were in a shocking state, especially in Northamptonshire...

Here's the vital stats from Garmin:

And me looking very happy at the finish!

This was a charity ride to raise money for our local hospice - the only one in Milton Keynes...

If you fancy adding to my sponsorship pot, here's the link...

https://donate.willen-hospice.org.uk/pf ... ment-b4d0f

All gratefully received with huge thanks

[Rp0thejester]

Well done Jim, not quite 18mph but close, so what's the standing on the donation Mick??