Author Topic: 'The Flatlands' 600km 13/14th September 2014 (Read 98372 times)

Dave_C · « **Reply #50 on:** 22 May, 2013, 10:51:52 am »

Cool, just read through the whole thread. I have an SR booked and nearly ridden (apart from the Snow Roads 300 & Deeside Lass 600) for this year, but I plan to ride a DIY400 in July so with this I could just find another 300, and I may have two full SR's. I'm new to Audaxing so I'll have to have another read of the handbook to see if I'm a 1/200 short of some x000 award for the year?

jogler · « **Reply #51 on:** 22 May, 2013, 10:58:13 am »

Quote from: wilkyboy on 24 February, 2013, 07:47:04 pm

Quote from: rob on 23 February, 2013, 09:06:46 pm
Do we come through Lincoln on the way South ?

I can line myself up with a bed for Saturday night.

Yes

Route sheet also lists various three-star and four-star "hotels" en route in the Branston and Digby areas; no booking required, apparently, just drop in.

I know the location of an excellent audax-specific accommodation just north of Lincoln.

Tomsk · « **Reply #52 on:** 10 June, 2013, 09:39:43 am »

Several people chasing the Essex SR medal can't make this weekend, so there will probably be a 'Helper's Ride' one side or the other. The weekend before would be preferred from my point of view to check the route. I might even ride it myself, instead of on the 7th.

There will be a 'Pyjama Party' on the evening of Friday 6th September at St Mary's Centre, with breakfast from about 05:00, whether you've stayed over or arrived on the day. You'll be able to leave stuff there, but collected afterwards from my house, just up the road....

PloddinPedro · « **Reply #53 on:** 10 June, 2013, 11:41:44 am »

Quote from: Tomsk on 10 June, 2013, 09:39:43 am

............ there will probably be a 'Helper's Ride' one side or the other. The weekend before would be preferred from my point of view ..............

That sounds good. I can't be a 'Helper' or ride on the 7th/8th weekend because of a clash with a holiday booking, but a ride on 31st Aug/1st Sept could be doable !

Old Git · « **Reply #54 on:** 02 August, 2013, 05:13:59 pm »

Anyone got a gpx route for is??

PAC · « **Reply #55 on:** 02 August, 2013, 08:58:42 pm »

Right..... Need to get a 600k in this season, so I'm entering this one

SR Steve · « **Reply #56 on:** 03 August, 2013, 09:20:36 am »

I have just entered. Hope it's a bit cooler and less windy than on LEL.

Big red van heading down from Nottinghamshire.

L CC · « **Reply #57 on:** 03 August, 2013, 10:26:57 am »

I think we're going to enter, provided I can find a small enough portable DVD player.
I've totally had my fill of the fens and will need distracting. Of course, if there's company it may be less bad. Maybe.

mcshroom · « **Reply #58 on:** 03 August, 2013, 10:31:20 am »

Hmm I've buggered up two rides over 400km this year. Now wondering whether to have another shot $:-\$

Bairdy · « **Reply #59 on:** 03 August, 2013, 10:40:29 am »

Tempted, I'm off work but will have to see what my Lady says.

bikey-mikey · « **Reply #60 on:** 03 August, 2013, 12:24:10 pm »

I might find the time, and it would seal my d'hyper...

delthebike · « **Reply #61 on:** 03 August, 2013, 12:48:46 pm »

I've been working on gpx files, one per stage, but they are coming out slightly over distance to the distance printed on the route sheet. (not sure if I've gone wrong (probably) or it's bikehike/google measurements.

First four stages, to Kirton in Lindsey, use at your peril!!! BwahahahaHA

flat001
flat002
flat003
flat004

ETA:
Here are the remaining stages 5 to 10-arrivee.
flat005
flat006
flat007
flat008
flat009
flat010 arrivee

and relax.

ETA: These no longer work, they were removed shortly after the ride ended! They were written for the 2013 edition of this audax not for any future editions.

BikinOn · « **Reply #62 on:** 03 August, 2013, 12:58:23 pm »

Wel I've signed up, it'll be my first 600k - presuming I finish!

Thank god someone's doing a GPX I'm still working on a file for a 400k I'm doing

TurboTippy · « **Reply #63 on:** 03 August, 2013, 01:06:12 pm »

I'd like to enter this, last chance to get an SR for this year. Had to pull out of LEL due to a knee issue, if Doc and Physio give me the go-ahead I hope to be there. Any full value riders want company?

Lars · « **Reply #64 on:** 03 August, 2013, 01:27:47 pm »

Plan to do this to get the Essex SR medal. Plus it would make me hyperactive. Plus now with LEL done I only need a 1,000 for Brevet 5,000. If I wait with a 1,000 til next year I need to do another arrow as the one I've done will fall outside the time window...

So now if I ECE this to a 1,000 that would seal it. Could get home from work, have dinner and then do a 150k overnight Tour De Garages to Dunmow. Travelodge 300k into the 600, finish the 600 and bike back 50k home on Sun. Take Monday off and roll around one of my DIY 200 routes. Hmmm.

And it doesn't end there. If I do that with the 68 points I'll have after LEL Rando 10,000 is within reach with a mix of cal rides ECEd and DIYs...

Argh! It just goes on and on and on and on and on...

delthebike · « **Reply #65 on:** 03 August, 2013, 04:24:31 pm »

Arse! I kludged the flat0##.gpx files together into one BIG file and it makes a route 640km long, in bikehike and gpxeditor. A little bit over distance, where'd I go wrong?

OrangeAndy · « **Reply #66 on:** 03 August, 2013, 10:33:24 pm »

Need head examining, what have I done, only entered a 600 when I'll have only have 200's in the lead up. Well it was the chance of battling more of the Fenland headwinds I couldn't resist

OrangeAndy

Tomsk · « **Reply #67 on:** 04 August, 2013, 04:00:37 pm »

Think it will come out a 'bit' [in Tomsk-ride terms] over distance, due to the minimum distance rule. But then you don't want to be using main roads like the A17 and the terrain IS generally nice and flat and easy. You'll need a strategy for dealing with the monotony of some of it [see fboab above]. I'm thinking along the lines of an Essex peloton involving BEER

Phil W · « **Reply #68 on:** 04 August, 2013, 04:43:17 pm »

Tomsk where do you need helpers. Keen to put something back after all the help us LELrs got from the volunteers.

i cycle · « **Reply #69 on:** 04 August, 2013, 05:44:00 pm »

I've signed up just need an other 400 to do a double SR for the year.

Bairdy · « **Reply #70 on:** 04 August, 2013, 06:21:47 pm »

Where would be favourable for a sleep stop on this ride?

Chris S · « **Reply #71 on:** 04 August, 2013, 06:30:42 pm »

Quote from: Bairdy on 04 August, 2013, 06:21:47 pm

Where would be favourable for a sleep stop on this ride?

Somewhere between Gainsborough and Sleaford, but the 'Lodges are all very spendy. No idea why. Sleaford? It's a cabbage packing factory FFS.

L CC · « **Reply #72 on:** 04 August, 2013, 07:12:08 pm »

It's quite overdistance- Gainsboro, nominally 356km is actually 376 as ridden.

Looking like the audax hotels will need to be pre booked.

Bairdy · « **Reply #73 on:** 04 August, 2013, 07:40:43 pm »

Dunno what to do.
I fancy it, Flatlands are indeed a welcome change but it'll be four days including travel and cost a few quid.
I could do a couple of 300k perms locally. $:-\$

L CC · « **Reply #74 on:** 04 August, 2013, 07:59:33 pm »

I've just plotted it out and I don't think I can ride it. I'll be clawing my eyes out before we get to Spalding, and sitting in a corner rocking if we ever make it as far as Gainsborough.

And I make the total distance 637km, climbing 3152m- mostly in the first and last 50km.

Rough routes here and here

Doesn't follow the routesheet exactly but close enough, and does include the riverside path by the River Witham which skirts Woodall Spa and is entirely bike-friendly.

I want the badge but I don't think I want it enough to suffer this lot. Sorry Tomsk.

Author Topic: 'The Flatlands' 600km 13/14th September 2014 (Read 98372 times)

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