Doombrain wrote:For some reason i agreed to take part in a sportive so i'll be doing a 70 mile ride possibly in high winds then closely followed by a long sleep on the sofa. later there's a few house parties where i'll struggle to keep my eyes open.
you should do the oxford-cambridge ride
done it last two years running: 88 miles + 10 miles between home and start/drop off. not exactly TDF but a reasonable challenge all the same
i won't lie, it was hard going 50 miles in even my gels didn't lighten the mood.
i've been very slack in 2012 so will be getting more rides in, just not on my roadie. MTB is the order of the day now, really enjoying scotland and the lakes, super duper fun.
the only challenging thing about the ox-cam ride is the distance. the chilterns are pretty easygoing and there's pub stops every 25 miles or so. wouldn't want to do it non-stop (though there are some mentalists who do, in about 4 hours)
Are you OK there? On high ground?