141: Issues

The Ride 100 route follows the route of the 2012 Olympic Road Race - the competitors from the lesser cycling nations still in that race should have finished by August. 40 miles, roughly 40%, four tenths or 0.4 of the distance or so covers the gently undulating, potholed, shard strewn streets of London while the bulk of the ride takes place in the Surrey Hills. England is not noted for its vast expanses of snow covered mountains as we do not have any - particularly in the South East. However, we do have the Surrey Hills. These short, winding, and exceptionally steep 'climbs' appear out of nowhere in the deceptively green and pleasant land. With this in mind I spent the morning adapting my bike, as seen in yesterday's blog, slightly...