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RideLondon 100 Route Analysis
The 5 things you need to know to prepare for RideLondon
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1. The Route
• The event organisers have not released a detailed
route map...
• But the summary route information suggests it
looks something like this...
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Cover image: http://www.flickr.com/people/52408222@N08/
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1. The Route Start: Olympic Park
Finish: The Mall
“Surrey loop”
2. The Ride Statistics
• Route length: 100 miles (hence the name...)
• That’s 161km, metric fans
• You’ll be climbing around 4,325ft (1,318m)
• You have 9 hours in which to complete the
course
• To do that, you’ll have to average ~12mph
(19km/h), allowing 30 mins for rest stops
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3. Where Are The Climbs?
• They’re in the ‘Surrey Loop’
• There are 2 major ones:
– Leith Hill
– Box Hill
• They’re marked on the map on the next slide...
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3. Where Are The Climbs?
Box Hill
Leith Hill
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3. Where Are The Climbs?
Box Hill Leith Hill
4. Leith Hill vs Box Hill
• Leith Hill is steeper than Box Hill
• Box Hill was resurfaced for the Olympics:
– The tarmac is smooth...
– ... with inspirational messages
• DON’T FORGET: the Box Hill climb continues after the National Trust cafe
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Leith Hill Length: 1.9 miles Ascent: 513 feet Dist. From Start: 55 miles Dist. To Finish: 41 miles
Box Hill Length: 3 miles Ascent: 557 feet Dist. From Start: 65 miles Dist. To Finish: 33 miles
5. Are The Climbs Hard?
• In short, no
• If you’ve trained to complete 100 miles in one
day, you’ll get over the climbs, so...
• DON’T panic... but...
• DO treat them with respect
• Both major climbs are in the second half, so...
• Train to climb when you’re tired
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5. Are The Climbs Hard?
• This is Leith Hill
• See, not too scary
• Don’t worry, there
won’t be snow
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5. Are The Climbs Hard?
• All you need to do...
• ... is put down the
Ignore
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Visit the Grimpeur Heureux blog
• This post on my blog
has more information
on the RideLondon 100
route
• If you’re interested in
recreational road
cycling, visit Grimpeur
Heureux
