http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Edinburgh to London in 17 1/2 hours - Thurs 21st Oct en Tue, 26 May 2026 06:03:41 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20764#post-356138 Mon, 25 Oct 2021 18:08:17 +0000 paddyirish 356138@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Quick post from the man on another forum</p> <p><em>Provisional new RRA record - Edinburgh to London in 17.42.47</p> <p>It is impossible to know where to start when thanking everyone for the what they have done to help us achieve this goal. Helen was amazing as always, running the top support crew in the business, but the sheer number of people out by the roadside totally blew my mind.</p> <p>Coming through from Huntingdon to Royston I had assumed it was no longer going to happen, I was mentally writing my assembly on failure for after half term. But then the A10 from Royston to the M25 was like nothing I have ever experienced in all my years cycling, people cheering from every layby and every bridge all the way in. Cowbells, whistles and shouts pulling me out of my gloom and back to the positive place that I need to be in.</p> <p>Those people made me find something inside that I didn't have and my 32kph turned into 38kph. Thank you everyone - I will try to write more later, but for now I am pretty broken!</em> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20764#post-356109 Sun, 24 Oct 2021 12:29:32 +0000 gembo 356109@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>He was 40mins from the post office in London’s and the Road was closed for resurfacing.</p> <p>Took his S-Works on the new tar. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20764#post-356026 Fri, 22 Oct 2021 10:27:29 +0000 gembo 356026@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>It does look like it hurt. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20764#post-356018 Fri, 22 Oct 2021 09:01:26 +0000 chdot 356018@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://twitter.com/Markbourgeois/status/1451433852350705689" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/Markbourgeois/status/1451433852350705689</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20764#post-356017 Fri, 22 Oct 2021 08:44:17 +0000 Frenchy 356017@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://twitter.com/endtoend2018/status/1451366986441793536/photo/1" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/endtoend2018/status/1451366986441793536/photo/1</a></p> <p>Around 17:45ish, which would be a new record. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20764#post-356009 Thu, 21 Oct 2021 23:35:35 +0000 crowriver 356009@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Looks like he nearly did it, but not quite. Still on the move, very close to finish but running about 6 minutes past the 17 &amp; 1/2 hours target at time of writing. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20764#post-356001 Thu, 21 Oct 2021 21:32:29 +0000 crowriver 356001@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Still averaging 22mph. Just north west of Royston (Herts) at the moment. 340 miles done, not far to go. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20764#post-355997 Thu, 21 Oct 2021 19:31:59 +0000 gembo 355997@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Must be at Watford Gap? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20764#post-355996 Thu, 21 Oct 2021 19:30:16 +0000 LaidBack 355996@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>He's going like a train. Av speed 22mph and 300 miles in. Think he'll do it? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20764#post-355957 Thu, 21 Oct 2021 09:57:20 +0000 gembo 355957@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Ah yes I remember now, I cycled a way down then flat for tiny bit then away up again then away down to England’s highest village. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20764#post-355955 Thu, 21 Oct 2021 09:50:48 +0000 HankChief 355955@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Are you mad? Hexham is way too hilly </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20764#post-355954 Thu, 21 Oct 2021 09:50:19 +0000 Arellcat 355954@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Just realised he's the same guy who did Edinburgh to York in 8 hours, a couple of years ago. I remember he went up Carter Bar faster than some of us would ride down it. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20764#post-355953 Thu, 21 Oct 2021 09:43:42 +0000 gembo 355953@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Ooh, he took the Newcastle turn maybe off to visit Tubby Brewster though he was more Morpeth way (Bob Mortimer character)</p> <p>I thought he might go Hexham </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20764#post-355952 Thu, 21 Oct 2021 09:37:59 +0000 amir 355952@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Good weather for it? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20764#post-355950 Thu, 21 Oct 2021 09:14:31 +0000 gembo 355950@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Well into England now </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20764#post-355947 Thu, 21 Oct 2021 08:35:29 +0000 HankChief 355947@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>We are go! @24HourMaths left Edinburgh on time at 0600. Trackers x 2 here:<br /> <a href="https://t.co/vsfeY6sXfo" rel="nofollow">https://t.co/vsfeY6sXfo</a><br /> <a href="https://t.co/SjI1IqAVSD" rel="nofollow">https://t.co/SjI1IqAVSD</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20764#post-355904 Wed, 20 Oct 2021 10:54:12 +0000 HankChief 355904@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>It used to be, but motorwayfication of the A1 means that it has to take a different route. </p> <p>He also going over Carter Bar rather than winding round the Coast on the A1 </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20764#post-355903 Wed, 20 Oct 2021 10:28:50 +0000 gembo 355903@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>That is good going. Is it A1 all the way? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20764#post-355897 Wed, 20 Oct 2021 07:50:37 +0000 HankChief 355897@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Michael Broadwith is going to have an attempt at the Edinburgh to London record tomorrow.</p> <p>Starting at 6am he hopes to be in London before midnight!</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/endtoend2018/status/1450459540902891533" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/endtoend2018/status/1450459540902891533</a></p> <p>Any early risers fancy giving him a send off?</p> <p>Dot watching will be available for everyone else, with him crossing the border at 8.30 </p>