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Xia
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 Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 1:34 pm Subject: Long distance - London to Eastbourne - 21/07 - GO |
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London to Eastbourne
21st of July
7:00 from Hyde Park
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9:30-10:00 from Chiddingstone Causeway, station name Penshurst (intermediate point).
The route
Hopefully the weather will play ball with us and we will be able to enjoy a late afternoon on eastbourne sea side! The route is planned to be 110-120km (60-65mi) from london or 70km (40mi) from the intermediate point. Most route will be with low traffic but some medium roads might not be avoidable. The route is also not fixed as condition on the day might force a re routing. I have tried to minimize downhills ending up in T-Junction or with severe corners but I'm working from maps and have only skated 30% of the proposed route.
current version of the route
Return will be by train.
Level required
Everyone confident to skate on open road with sometime low visibility, downhills and traffic. You must be able to maintain decent speed (18-20km/h) for 6-7 hours or (4 hours from intermediate point).
Note you can always bail out at the intermediate point, if you realize this is not for you. But you will be missing the nicest part of the route.
Cyclist are also more than welcome. I will invite a few people from work if they are interested to join.
Heavy rain will see the day canceled.
Please let me know if you are interested so that we can get fully organized (or if I'll end up alone  ).
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Xia
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| Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 8:25 am Subject: |
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ok, will do it on the 21 of July
Any one else interested? |
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sol
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| Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 8:50 am Subject: |
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Got a route matey?  |
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tanya g
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| Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 2:07 pm Subject: |
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| i'm normally right up for an alex route. unfortunately just not at this time of year |
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Rick
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| Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 2:58 pm Subject: |
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| Not the week before Goodwood. The week after LIM I am up for quite a long ramble and August is remarkably vacant. |
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Xia
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| Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 7:09 pm Subject: |
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| sol wrote: |
| Got a route matey? |
Sure do! www.xialy.com/photos/stuff/l2ePreview.jpg
Not fully finalized as I'm not sure about some point. 30% will be stuff I have done before, 70% unknown. Try my best to avoid steep downhill gradients with corners or ending in T-Junctions. Will start from hyde park. I'll try to fit in a stop to a train station after the M25 to allow less fit (or adventurous) people to join in on the second half.
| tanya g wrote: |
| i'm normally right up for an alex route. unfortunately just not at this time of year |
will miss you as pace setter! I know its in the middle of the full SIC season, but hey, I fancy a dip in the sea, so summer it is. I'll be doing at least another long skate later in the year after Berlin.
| Rick wrote: |
| Not the week before Goodwood. The week after LIM I am up for quite a long ramble and August is remarkably vacant. |
Why not, I'm not a competitive racer and seven days is plenty enough to recover. This is not a speed skate or a race but a leisure stroll. August is remarkably busy with the one eleven  |
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Christophe
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| Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 10:08 am Subject: |
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| I'm hoping to come along, as I can't do Goodwood again, but I'll be on my bike, provided that I can take my bike on a train back to London that is. |
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Xia
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| Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 12:18 pm Subject: |
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| modified the header with more information |
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Natasha
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| Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 1:42 pm Subject: |
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| Yup, please count me in. |
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tanya g
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| Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 4:02 pm Subject: |
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| Xia wrote: |
so summer it is. I'll be doing at least another long skate later in the year after Berlin.
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111km???
think i,ve just agreed to race it .... had a few beers at the time!!! |
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dan_b
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| Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 4:33 pm Subject: |
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I can see nothing in my diary that day, so yeah. Cool
Thanks for organising ... |
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Xia
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| Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 3:52 pm Subject: |
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by the way this is still on.
Currently posting on SR as well. |
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Natasha
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| Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 5:03 pm Subject: |
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| Looking forward to it. |
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Natasha
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| Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 8:32 am Subject: |
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Unfortunately we can't rely on the forecasts these days. If we've got a wishlist mine's an 11am start and a support car to carry my food 
btw, if anyone's going to Decathlon in the next coupla days could they pick me up some of those fruit jelly bars? Any flavour apart from orange and honey.
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Xia
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| Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 9:56 am Subject: |
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Weather talks moved into general
Concerning the skate, we have an offer from Simon on LFNS Forum to bring his car as support vehicle. Thats just fantastic! |
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