Anyone planning on tackling the Rapha Festive500 over the Christmas break? The premise is pretty simple; 500km* in 9 days between Christmas Eve and New Years Eve inclusive (thanks @ moshecattan !) Fortunately being in the southern hemisphere (Sydney) there is much more incentive to get out and ride t…

I use the holidays as a mini-block, because I can almost always get in a short to medium length trainer session since I’m an early bird. The kilometers are irrelevant to me and don’t find that aspect very valuable when I’d rather focus on my goals.

I’m doing one of the rapha rides in San Francisco when I’m there for Christmas… Other than that nope I’m focusing on my training :+1:

A few of my friends have signed up for the Rapha Festive500. It isn’t my cup of tea right now. But I shall be doing a TT on News Years day. It is a tradition here and the 50 to 100 riders are hoping for non-icy weather. Glad it’s not just me that enjoys riding over Christmas etc. Good luck for the …

Unless there is exceptionally mild weather in the UK I’ll probably aim for a Rapha 300 and save my legs for SSBMVII in the new year. It’s still nice to mix things up and get riding outside with no real efforts to follow and just enjoy a few coffee stops.

[image] willball12: Scotland in the middle of winter is not the place to do the Festive500 on the road. I hear you. Last year in sunny Brighton a bunch of clubmates and I went for it and one day we happened upon a stretch of black ice at the bottom of a hill caused by a drain overflowing from…

Sounds pretty horrific. Thankfully the patch I rode through was on the flat and I skidded into some grass. Injured my pride, scuffed my saddle and ripped my winter jacket. Thankfully Rapha do free repairs for crash damage!

Here in the UK look like weather will be ok. By that I mean 20% chance of rain and very mild. Still a good chance to get some aerobic miles in, will be a welcome break from the turbo. I’m hoping the majority of people will be too hungover in the morning aka empty road. Fingers crossed!

I’ve done my full share of stupid stuff. Festive 500 has never appealed. I’ve done a 300km ride in February, in East Anglia (Eastern England for those who don’t know). Twice, in fact. The first one, was riding a 200k Audax event with an 8am start, and then ride 100km home to Cambridge - I recall sto…

I’ve just had a look and my part of Scotland is due to be 6-10°C and dry next week. If it was like that last year I could have completed.

Don’t worry folks, climate change will only make completing this in future years easier and easier!

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