Rapha Festive 500

[eddy]

I fell behind a bit as yesterday was just too hot for me to ride without dehydrating further.

 

Had a good 125 today to get myself over 300km so 4x40 should see me home and Breedts is on the agenda for tomorrow.

[scotty]

Attempted it half heatedly last year but fell short. This year with 4 days to go I've got 200 left, aim is to do another 100km and 2 50km rides with a day to spare 

[NotSoBigBen]

Attempted it half heatedly last year but fell short. This year with 4 days to go I've got 200 left, aim is to do another 100km and 2 50km rides with a day to spare

Good job big guy, I'm sure we'll crack it this year!

[bullet77]

242km done. Will try for 100km at least tomorrow. 

[lechatnoir]

my social calendar is alarmingly empty this year, so giving it a good effort. on 278 so far, but today was a big day (for me), so we'll see what tomorrow brings

[Brother Brett]

185km to go for me. Done two already and got got those really neat badges in the post (uk address) this year i think i will donate instead. Safe riding mense!

[Patchelicious]

[Patchelicious]

I still have 400km to go! Think I can make it!! #NeverGiveUp

['Dale]

I still have 400km to go! Think I can make it!! #NeverGiveUp

 

You need an e-bike, Bruhhhh 

[Long Wheel Base]

I still have 400km to go! Think I can make it!! #NeverGiveUp

Any excuse to ride that lekker new Factor.

[Patchelicious]

You need an e-bike, Bruhhhh

I need to get my head right. Maybe you can help with that ????

['Dale]

I need to get my head right. Maybe you can help with that

 

It's more a heart thang. A passion deficit.  

Invoice is in the mail.

 

See you in Stellies next week. I promised you coffee & pastries. 

[The Ouzo]

Damn, and here I am struggling to get to 500 for the entire month of december.

[fanievb]

I started but bailed.

 

Too hot this week and my planned 120k failed yesterday with a broken valve stem.

 

Weekend is going to be hectic and my legs are tired (*** planning)

[The Crazy German]

I still have 400km to go! Think I can make it!! #NeverGiveUp

Should be fine. I had about 300k to go last year on the 30th and made it with a spare 30k's and thats in europe where days are a lot shorter this time of year. Nice and steady and avoid the hard climbs.

[The Crazy German]

Gonna have a go again. Last year was very last minute driving to spain on the friday after work through the snow to chuck ou a 145 and 170 k ride to make it. This year at least I have some leave, won’t be a single day at home though gonna be a mix of belgium and spain again(ma the weather be as nice as last year.

 

So this year:

 

Had a slow start. Going to my parents place in cold Belgium to find out my spare kit was mostly missing(it was later found at my sisters place an hour away, the place i left in the morning). So went to fetch the old mongrel in the cave it seems my dad doesn’t own a track pump any more….

 

So a walk to the petrol station made me end up wit 4 bar of tire pressure and still no cycling tops. Of for a 35k suffer stroll. Tuesday left for a nice 80k ride but the below zero temperatures made the GPS only record 53 of it.

 

Wednesday found a mate to do the same route the other way around so 80 k done but freezing again.

 

170 on the clock which should be 200. Fed up with the cold already so sitting at the airport should be reuinted with my good bike early afternoon for a little leg stretcher in southern france. Leg stretcher don 55K plane late again

 

After the i will hop into the car to cheat a bit and head of to Spain.

 

At least I am better of then last year then I had over 300 to go on the morning of the 30th