Riding the Hard Boiled Wessex 300km ride
This event starts at 2am. It was very cold in the night. The first stop was at a Pub on the edge of Salisbury plain, for breakfast at 5am. The day was bright and the roads were dry. The route the ride took used a lot of tiny lanes. This was good for avoiding traffic and having great views but it was sometimes slow. I didn’t eat enough for the second part of the ride, which was hillier so I got slower and slower. I eventually rolled in to the finish control outside of BRM time although they did say I would be validated- I was dead last. Greatly enjoyed a pint of Tribute at the pub at the end.
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- The Sun rises on Salisbury Plain
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- Frozen Bidon
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- Blue skies and yet another hill
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- Near Stockland in the afternoon
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- Lane near Churhinford
Brrr. And beautiful đŸ™‚
By: AndrewGills on April 7, 2013
at 11:41 am
First time on the event I expect or those lanes would not be considered tiny. Positively wide compared to the old route!!
By: Will Essex on April 7, 2013
at 7:50 pm
[…] Avon to Wells. Some of the dreadful lanes on this bit could be compared with the horrors of the Hardboiled 300km from a couple of weekends ago. When I’m fresh and on lightly rolling terrain 50 might take […]
By: Gorgeous Saturday | Audaxing on April 21, 2013
at 3:37 pm
[…] when I was considering the challenge of an early season ride starting at 2am I thought that a base layer (or two) that would actually stay dry would keep me warmer than a […]
By: Base Layers Old and New | Audaxing on April 23, 2013
at 12:38 pm