Decided to do this ride at the last minute. All Easter the weather had been atrocious - rain, winds, grey skies, temps rarely over 5 degrees. But then for Easter Monday (24 March) the forecast was for sunny spells and max of 9 degrees. I just had to get out on the bike. But I should have stayed in bed...
The inaugural London Phoenix Easter Classic Reliability Ride is a 112 km (70 mile), or shorter 55 km ride through the Essex country side, departing from Fairlop. As I arrived at the start, the snow had already begun to fall.
We set off at 10:00am into heavy skies and driving snow. Conditions only barely improved throughout the ride. Settled into a good pace with the lead pack of about 10 riders for about 90 kms before being dropped. Slogged home over the remaining 22 kms. Overall the route was quite nice with a few little climbs along the way, but nothing too drastic or steep. Overall I climbed only 800 m according to my heart rate monitor.
Total time for the ride: 4 hours 15 minutes, including stops. Average speed of 28.6 km/h. Overall I was quite pleased, but need to develop my endurance to enable me to stay with the faster guys through to the finish.
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