Two wheels bad

[stevefoster]

hmm a race across 5 continents, night and day with no time for sleeping, eating, or anything else...

Sounds like fun...

(actually the RAAM is on the to do list as well, but that costs a bomb), unless I could get a few friends to help out on the cheap. Did have one mate who had a camper van and said that he reckoned we could get across America on less than a grand. Sounds like a good challenge to me!!...

I admire your ambitions, hope you do it one day

[AllanT]

I admire your ambitions, hope you do it one day

Circumnavigating the globe on a road bike would be excellent!!!

Wonder how long it would take??

[stevefoster]

Circumnavigating the globe on a road bike would be excellent!!!

Wonder how long it would take??

Depends on how many fat birds you met on the way

[AllanT]

Depends on how many fat birds you met on the way

Only petite ones for me mate! Preferably of the running, climbing & biking type...

[nikalas]

are there any other forumites who are doing the Paris-Roubaix Cyclosportive in June? Only held every two years, you get to do the full pro course (all 260km), all the pave, finish with a lap of the velodrome and clean up in the famous showers... tougher than the etape in my book.

I posted this in the Training thread on cycling but probably would have been better here.... really wanting to know if anyone has done it and/or has any advice (tyres etc).. have ridden Tour of Flanders cyclosportive but apparently the Paris-Roubaix cobbles are a completely different ball game.

[AllanT]

are there any other forumites who are doing the Paris-Roubaix Cyclosportive in June? Only held every two years, you get to do the full pro course (all 260km), all the pave, finish with a lap of the velodrome and clean up in the famous showers... tougher than the etape in my book.

I posted this in the Training thread on cycling but probably would have been better here.... really wanting to know if anyone has done it and/or has any advice (tyres etc).. have ridden Tour of Flanders cyclosportive but apparently the Paris-Roubaix cobbles are a completely different ball game.

What's the latest you can book for it?? How about getting a group of us together to go and do it - could we have a team or not? Will hopefully be bike fit by summer. Thinking if I did go, I will be using the cross bike for it (with the road wheels on) rather than my ultra expensive bling bike!!!..

[nikalas]

What's the latest you can book for it?? How about getting a group of us together to go and do it - could we have a team or not? Will hopefully be bike fit by summer. Thinking if I did go, I will be using the cross bike for it (with the road wheels on) rather than my ultra expensive bling bike!!!..

not sure, can't imagine its a big rush as the sportive is in June... here's the link for the official French site (some very dodgy translation)

http://asso.nordnet.fr/vcrcyclotouri...008Anglais.htm

I'm going with Sports Tours International and producing a feature for 220 Triathlon.. link for Sports Tours is,

http://www.sportstoursinternational....cyclo-sportive

would be great to get a team/group together. I rode my cross bike for Tour of Flanders and it was great... was also very glad of gearing on the Bergs. Not so sure about Paris-Roubaix as you've got over 200km of regular road.

[emmilou]

http://www.roadcyclinguk.com/news/ar...ttr=editorial1

entry forms out for this one now............you up for this Merry??

[daz h]

http://www.roadcyclinguk.com/news/ar...ttr=editorial1

entry forms out for this one now............you up for this Merry??

i hope your doing the 100

[emmilou]

Of course!!!