2021 Rapha Festive 500

[HdB]

Extended the coffee ride a bit this morning. Sunday and Monday looks way too rainy for my liking, so rather get ahead of the curve today

 

[SwissVan]

1 minute ago, NotSoBigBen said:

#VirtualRidesCount

Thanks....I'll leave the IDT for the last resort

Just fitted all my mudguards onto my dikwil and going to hit the road soon, looks like the rain will only be a spit and a spot this afternoon

[Wayne pudding Mol]

It’s not fair, this challenge is much tougher living where I do 

I’m going to drive somewhere flat and use my roadbike 

['Dale]

Gusty. 

[HdB]

1 hour ago, Wayne pudding Mol said:

It’s not fair, this challenge is much tougher living where I do 

I’m going to drive somewhere flat and use my roadbike 

 

No doubt many of us would gladly trade!
If all goes (very) well, I'll be reasonably close in a year's time or so.

[_David_]

I see this Kiwi and his mate dit it in one outdoor ride

Edited December 24, 2021 by _David_

[ChrisF]

Dont show that LACK of elevation to @Wayne pudding Mol

 

😋

[_David_]

Hamilton in NZ seems pretty flat 😂

[Wayne pudding Mol]

2 hours ago, _David_ said:

I see this Kiwi and his mate dit it in one outdoor ride

That’s a 70km ride for me - not that I could do 500km in one go downhill

[WIPEOUT 1000]

10 hours ago, SwissVan said:

As a newby at this, whats a “roundel” ?

 

For the Festive 500’s #1 to #10, Rapha would mail everyone who completed the festive 500 a small badge/patch/roundel.

It's a small insignificant piece of cloth, but I was still bitterly disappointed to discover on completion of the 2020 Festive 500 that Rapha had stopped doing this and all I had to show for the effort was a virtual badge on Strava.

['Dale]

Don’t think she cycles

[SwissVan]

4 hours ago, Wayne pudding Mol said:

It’s not fair, this challenge is much tougher living where I do 

I’m going to drive somewhere flat and use my roadbike 

 

I feel your pain 

My problem is my total lack of cycle training, after today’s 63 km on my dikwil (mtb) my neck, thumbs and wrists are yelling surrender, think I will just aim to ride each day instead of chasing the distance

 

[babse]

Day 1 done and feel like im coming down with a...something 🤒

Will take it easy tomorrow and reassess thereafter 

[fanievb]

Stage 2 - The Easterly woke up early, few km short of the goal for today 

 

[Thomo]

I'll be starting this with a handicap... 2 days later and after Xmas lunch, probably 10kgs heavier too. 🙈😂

['Dale]

50 minutes ago, Thomo said:

I'll be starting this with a handicap... 2 days later and after Xmas lunch, probably 10kgs heavier too. 🙈😂

The hyper carbo load strategy 🚚