Cuban Tourist Card

Got my tourist card..!!

Isle of Wight - Review

The last ride of the season - and what a way to finish off the season before I head to Cuba, off course..!

Stayed over at Ryde and chose a starting point near to the hotel. Nothing to brag about the hotel (Abingdon lodge hotel). Quite expensive to any comparable hotel and the service was well below par (no one to man the desk for almost the entire day on Sunday..!) The only positives to come from this chapter would be the decent breakfast and the opportunity to sleep before the ride.

Was at the starting point by 8:30 - smallbrook stadium. Swiftly pass the registration and off the saddle before 9 am. We were given a map and asked to follow the bicycle signs all over the island. It was then I realised that this was not the usual marshaled, sign posted, tailor made route, but this was a normal round the island route we had to follow. In other words this route could be replicated anytime of the year. All we had to was to follow the bicycle signs (blue bicycle with white background indicates clockwise and white on blue is anti clockwise) and reach back where we started.

London Duathlon (Review)

Well, this was the most anticipated event, ever since i was bitten by the triathlon bug last month. Since i am not a keen swimmer, this was a perfect opportunity for me to push  myself in the two disciplines i love doing - Running and Riding..

The day itself was picture perfect - Clear blue skies dotted with pure white clouds. Picture a perfect sunny day , and today was such a day. 

This day being the only day in the year when Richmond park is closed for vehicular movement, the traffic near the park was quite heavy. But once inside, it was very well organized, except for the bit where in we had to carry our bikes over a temporary bridge, although the view from the top of the bridge was quite spectacular as as the riders and runners went past us below, with the park in the back ground. Apart from that the only other criticism i would have would be the dearth of stalls (only a couple of Maxifuel stalls and 2 other sporting equipment stall) and no Goodie bag at the end of the event.! :(. Being a global event (as i think it is) it was nowhere near the the sheer amount of publicity and stalls that were prevalent at the London Triathlon this year, although the triathlon is definitely a much bigger event as such.

London - Windsor (review)

A fantastic ride. A starked improvement in the ride level as well as the organisation from Bike-Events. Much more refreshments areas,in fact too many perhaps. But on the whole a fun day. 

Costume Spotted : A man in a spider man costume.

Ride Facts : total distance cycled - 50 miles (from home and back)

Ride completed in - 2Hr 30Min

Average Speed - 15 Miles/hour

(In depth review in due course..)

London - SouthEnd Bike Ride - Report

Awesome day - An awesome ride. My first long distance outer city ride, and it was a good one.

Cycled to Victoria park which was around 8 miles and a bit from my place over at Marlybone high street. The ride to the park was a great ride through the city of London. Great time to be out in the city, especially being a Sunday and before 7:00 AM..!

Good websites for Charity Rides and other similar events

I am trying to create a repository of websites useful for charity events and rides. This shall keep growing as and when i get to know about new sites and links. Please let me know if you come across any, and i shall have them updated as we go.

Saturday Morning ride

Anyone up for a 'Round the Richmond park' ride..?? Holla....

It would be a combination of road and slightly off road course.

Scheduled start time 10:30 AM (Sunday 10th July, 2010) - East Sheen gate. Please see the details map of Richmond park below.

Please click here for the exact route taken

More details in due course.

Richmond park ride

04th July - Independence day Ride..!

Cycled close to 30 miles today, a fantastic day to cycle in London - clear blue skies, 25 degrees Celsius, cant ask for more.!

Route taken :

• Marlybone high street - Richmond park (via kings road, Chelsea - Putney bridge - Upper Richmond road).
• entered Richmond park through the East Sheen gate - cycled right through the park, through the lawn plantation across the hill, down to queens road and finally reached the Kingston gate at the other end.