Rapha Festive 500

You got a mountain bike @Poet?

Nothing in Bramhall :scream::scream::scream:
Or Stockport

What’s more festive than snow at christmas, oh that’s right riding 500 (km’s I guess?)

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We started with a hard frost, then it rained, the we had sleet, now it’s raining again but it’s effin cold.

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Jeeeeezus, you even coordinate your bike to the meteorological conditions.

Get a life.

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My summer bike is orange and grey.
Like the sun. And clouds.

24.6kmh today for 93km
Spent an hour of it at 20kmh with one foot clipped out for balance :rofl::rofl::rofl:

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Nice :+1:

How’s everyone getting on? I’ve done 323K apparently, barely an Ironman to go :grimacing:

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Two short days coming for me.

Big day Wednesday planned then outside for a couple of hours on Thursday

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Wednesday will be short for me, I’ve got a massage and osteo appointment, not the greatest of planning :roll_eyes:

But, hopefully still do 30k+ that day.

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I’ve got just under 100km to complete. Hoping to get out tomorrow & do a good chunk, but there’s a snow & ice weather warning out for most of the day so no promises.

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I started with a random, unplanned Boxing Day ride.
As a mate wanted a spin and my wife wanted me out of the way :rofl::scream:
So banked an “early” flat 40km there.

Froze my ass off yesterday with a flat 101km.
Did another flat 93km today in the snow.

Got 106km planned tomorrow on a known, flat route, out to Bunbury / Beeston.
If it’s snow and ice, that’ll take close to five hours :rofl::see_no_evil:

I’ve tried to not do the same road (bar the first and last 5km) twice, if so, then alternated the direction.

I’m unsure about 30th and 31st, as I was going to do some hills, but if it’s icy and wet, I’d rather not.
But I’ve exhausted my flat outdoor routes now 🤷🏼

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Little colder than normal in the turbo room today for me :wink:

About to join the Evo Vamos ride which should give a good workout for 70km and pad it out with warm up/down.

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I am signed up on Strava, but I work like a dog at this time of year so not a hope of hitting the 500km. However I do want to try and get to 300km, which would be alright given the circumstances. I will then rename it Hewligan’s Hogmanay 300.

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82km more done to take me to a virtual 316km

Couple of lower intensity days coming on I reckon and TTT up the Alpe NYE to round it off.

No comparison to you crazies braving the outdoors but a good little motivation at this time of year to burn off the Christmas excesses!

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F***

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That’s a world away from here.

Just spent an hour chatting to a mate. Cold, dry empty roads!

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Nutter!!!

(Edit: and on those tyres? Maybe I would do that on my WTB Resolutes but on skinnies … you are either hardcore or insane)

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I opted for a lie in, as the weather was meant to be for freezing rain but it’s dry. Will run later.