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The challenge
Everything has gone great and both myself and my friend Paul successfully completed the challenge! It was a very tough day of riding, at a fast pace given the distance, but definitely worth it! A massive well done to all the other finishers! I … Continue reading
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Final thoughts (before the ride)
On 11 June 2014, I signed up for the Rapha Manchester to London Challenge. I believed I could sort of manage to train enough to complete the challenge but I was very worried that I would completely fail the people relying … Continue reading
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RM2LC training ride 37
Last century today before the big ride, and we headed towards Malvern. The profile of the route was flattish with a big bump in the middle, however the way out was quite tough due to the wind blowing from the west. For … Continue reading
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RM2LC training ride 36
Today’s ride was 60 miles with the first part quite hilly and the second part flat. For the first 20 miles of the ride it was raining, which gave me the opportunity to test my new rain jacket. The jacket … Continue reading
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RM2LC training ride 33
After the gear problems I encountered last Thursday, I was very fortunate to even ride today. A huge thanks to the guys at theBikeYard who sorted my bike out quickly, and I was able to be on the road by 10 … Continue reading
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RM2LC training ride 31
Today I did another “recovery” ride, although the pace was not slow. When I say recovery ride, I mean that I did no hard efforts at any point in the ~35 miles of the ride. To my surprise, my legs … Continue reading
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RM2LC training ride 29
Yesterday’s ride was my first audax (300km), which I completed with my friend Tzvetie! The route was a diamond shaped one starting from Tewkesbury and heading north east towards Evesham, then north west passing Worcester and then all the way … Continue reading
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RM2LC training ride 27
After a month’s waiting today I finally had my appointment with Mike from Bike Dynamics for a proper bike fit. My aims for the fit were to address some lower back pain that I get and my right leg constantly … Continue reading
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RM2LC training ride 24
After having a look at the weather forecast for tomorrow, my friend Tzvetie and I decided to go for a longish afternoon ride today “before the weather gets bad”. Of course in the meantime the forecast for today changed from … Continue reading
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RM2LC training ride 23
Today’s ride was on the same route as last Sunday’s one, however at a different pace and effort level. In particular, today I did around 65 mins of hard effort (sweetspot or even threshold) and the good weather conditions helped … Continue reading
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Rapha Manchester to London Challenge, by Sergios 