http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "Sophie will ride 445 miles from the Palace of Holyrood to Buckingham Palace" en Mon, 18 May 2026 07:40:20 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16374#post-219515 Wed, 11 May 2016 10:23:43 +0000 Charlethepar 219515@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Interesting picture in the BBC story showing them riding four abreast. Maybe this is why she's taking burly riflemen with her, in case she gets grief from motorists.</p> <p>Although, I suspect there will be several motor vehicles along for the ride too. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16374#post-219509 Wed, 11 May 2016 10:10:43 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 219509@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Much as I dislike the royals and would be perfectly happy without them (if one more person tells me that they bring the tourists, and I have to remind them of the numbers who visit Versailles every year despite them having got rid of their monarchy in 1789 then I'll scream) - 'people' lap up stories about them, see them as wonderful and ambassadors and what they have and do is something to be devoured and loved and emulated.</p> <p>So if some of them are getting on bikes, great.</p> <p>(I'm also not sure belittling a 445 mile bike ride by pointing out other people ride further and faster is all that helpful either to be honest. It's still a big undertaking). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16374#post-219501 Wed, 11 May 2016 09:51:04 +0000 chdot 219501@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>A fine aspiration. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16374#post-219499 Wed, 11 May 2016 09:45:01 +0000 kaputnik 219499@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I've got lower expectations than royalty.</p> <p>In fact I'd settle for the large royal park 200m from our door to be traffic free. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16374#post-219496 Wed, 11 May 2016 09:40:36 +0000 chdot 219496@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Only one? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16374#post-219494 Wed, 11 May 2016 09:39:25 +0000 kaputnik 219494@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I'm sure we'd all like a large country estate with traffic-free roads safe for children to cycle on. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16374#post-219486 Wed, 11 May 2016 09:05:06 +0000 Stickman 219486@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Where do jodhpurs and riding boots fit in the cycling clothing debate? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16374#post-219484 Wed, 11 May 2016 09:02:05 +0000 chdot 219484@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><img src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7743/26914527406_1aa7259d10.jpg"></p> <p><a href="http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/prince-charles-prince-william-and-prince-harry-on-bikes-news-photo/158066308" rel="nofollow">http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/prince-charles-prince-william-and-prince-harry-on-bikes-news-photo/158066308</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16374#post-219475 Wed, 11 May 2016 08:24:45 +0000 Stickman 219475@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Same story in the EEN</p> <p><a href="http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/countess-of-wessex-to-cycle-from-edinburgh-to-london-1-4123808" rel="nofollow">http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/countess-of-wessex-to-cycle-from-edinburgh-to-london-1-4123808</a></p> <p>Their version has this nice final paragraph:</p> <p><em>In contrast to the British monarchy, the Dutch royal family has often been referred to as the bicycling monarchy for their more relaxed attitude - and their penchant for cycling - particularly the late Queen Juliana.<br /> </em> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16374#post-219470 Wed, 11 May 2016 07:20:32 +0000 gembo 219470@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>McNasty, what a man. Inside the link Colin provides there is another link to a 2200km audax he does from wormit to Dufftown then back to worm it for a kip and then down to the south coast of England and back to wormit. Most places he goes to are shut or full.</p> <p>He has a funny writing style too. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16374#post-219468 Tue, 10 May 2016 23:59:54 +0000 Colin 219468@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>George Berwick rode a similar distance in a much shorter time!</p> <p><a href="http://www.owenphilipson.com/blog/2010/09/09/scottish-cyclist-george-berwick/" rel="nofollow">http://www.owenphilipson.com/blog/2010/09/09/scottish-cyclist-george-berwick/</a></p> <p>Cheers<br /> Colin </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16374#post-219460 Tue, 10 May 2016 22:27:55 +0000 chdot 219460@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-36257941" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-36257941</a> </p>