OK, so its all a bit real now; the final race pack has arrived and the next time I get on my bike will be on the start line. Yep, I'm number 901 and the gang of 11 who have all signed up to ride for Action on Hearing Loss through my arm twisting are setting off from Alexander Palace at 12.43am on the morning of 12 June.
Firstly a massive thank you and good luck to Neil, Rich, Jason, Matt, Barry, Ian, Larry, Mike, Cath and Tori - what stars.
I don't want to be at all cocky or complacent but I've downloaded the route map this morning and London is much flatter than the Chiltern Hills where we've been doing our training. Apart from a sustained climb in the middle (Crystal Palace) and the end (Alexander Palace) the rest is as flat as a pancake! The toughest gradient looks only to be 3-5% on Map My Ride; which compares pretty favourably to the 14% hill coming out of Wendover to Cholesbury that I've struggled up 3 times 60k in on my 80k+ training rides (admitedly with lots of stopping and panting!)
But...lets take nothing for granted, this is the first (last?) time I've ever cycled for 100km and we've done all our training in the light having had a full nights sleep.
I might not blog again until after the event.
Wish me luck! and thanks for the amazing support.
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