Training Bike Ride to Epping Forest, Average Speed 13-14 m/h

Expert road ride about 43 miles. Good fitness is required. Some portions of the Tour may require you to push your bike.

Meet from 7:50 am for an 8:00 am departure. Meet at Randolph Gardens, by the entrance at Carlton Vale, London NW6 5EX. Google Location 51.53238672951492, -0.1911024271075819

Group Ride for riders that are looking to ride longer distances at a faster speed, average 12-14 m/h.

Some Hammersmith and Fulham cyclists are getting ready for Ride London-Essex 100 miles, others for London to Brighton. We can all practice together to improve speed and endurance.

This week we will ride from Paddington to Epping Forest and back to Marylebone. This is a loop ride starting from Paddington Recreation Ground, continuing to Hampstead, East Finchley, Chipping Barnet, Enfield, Epping Forest, Walthamstow Wetlands, Islington and back to Marylebone. This is a challenging ride of 43 miles with a 1550 ft elevation.

We will ride in a group, each one of us will take the lead for 2-3 miles. You can download the route to your Garmin or a smartphone. If you don't want to lead or you can't download the route, that's fine. We would like to cycle at an average speed of 12-14 m/h. Please note that this is a training ride from 8 am to 12 pm. We will not be stopping for any refreshments.

Route: https://www.komoot.com/tour/759285814

Can you ride 12-14 m/h over 40-60 miles? Yes, Join us on Saturday. Bellow in images you will see stats from our last rides.

Please bring locks and carry a spare inner tube or a puncture repair kit.

As part of our agreed fundraising, if you wish to donate a Pound or more on this ride, please bring along a £1 coin or cash as required.

This ride is being put on by Hammersmith & Fulham Cycling which is part of the London Cycling Campaign.

If you sign up for this ride and find out that you are unable to come, text 07975612368 to let us know.

Please do not turn up to this event if you are displaying symptoms or have tested positive for Covid-19 within the last 7 days. The safety of our volunteers and participants is key to us.

We may contact you after the ride to ask you about your experiences and will let you know more ways to sign up for information from the London Cycling Campaign

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Join us on Saturday., if you can ride 12-14 m/h over 40-60 miles.