London, Perpignan, Barcelona, Bilbao, London. Over 1500 miles. By bike.

Bike Europe

How?

Training

All participants are currently involved in individual activities and training to build up a basic level of fitness. By the beginning of spring it'll be stepped up with circuit training and weekend cycle camps where we'll practice riding incredibly long distances two days in a row. From Easter we'll be doing these almost on a weekly basis culminating in the London Bikeathon about two weeks before we set off.

Every training ride is recorded in the blog.

If you have hints and tips about where to train, how to train and what to eat, feel free to contact us, we'll be happy to hear from you.

Training Record

Date Location Weather Distance Average Time
28th Jan Henham, Essex 7°C, dry, windy 30.83 miles 14.5 mph 2:06:47
4th Feb East London / Essex 5°C, misty 24.55 miles 15.5 mph 1:35:00
18th Feb East London / Essex 10°C, overcast 30.50 miles 13.56 mph 2:15:00
25th Feb East London / Essex 6°C, raining 30.63 miles 14.39 mph 2:07:44
4th Mar East London / Essex 7°C, overcast 20.96 miles 13.90 mph 1:30:29
11th Mar East London / Essex 12°C, sunny 31.61 miles 13.4 mph 2:20:30
25th Mar East London / Essex 10°C, sunny 30.75 miles 13.6 mph 2:15:29
1st Apr Brentwood / Theydon Bois 12°C, sunny, windy 44.97 miles 15.5 mph 2:54:06
6th Apr Central London 20°C, sunny 45 miles ? ?
8th Apr Stevenage 18°C, sunny 71.47 miles 14.1 mph 5:04:20
9th Apr Henham, Essex 18°C, sunny 32.06 miles 13.6 mph 2:20:40
15th Apr Brentwood, Essex 20°C, sunny 46.55 miles 16.7 mph 2:47:19
22nd Apr Brentwood, Essex 18°C, sunny 47.43 miles 16.3 mph 2:54:47
29th Apr Morden, Surrey 20°C, sunny 34.00 miles 13.2 mph 2:34:23
6th May Brentwood, Essex 12°C, overcast 56.05 miles 15.8 mph 3:32:00
7th May North Weald, Essex 10°C, heavy rain 55.19 miles 13.09 mph 4:13:00
27th May Chigwell, Essex 13°C, heavy rain ~20 miles ? ?
28th May Brentwood, Essex 13°C, heavy rain ~42 miles ? ?
10th June Brentwood, Essex 18°C, overcast 48.35 miles 15.86 mph 3:02:58
17th June Stevenage CTC 18°C, dry 52.30 miles 16.87 mph 3:06:02
24th June Brentwood, Essex 14°C, heavy rain 51.30 miles 17.38 mph 2:57:05

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