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greeny 09 Feb 21:28  

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HI,Planning on riding b'ham - oxford in july 2012.Consider myself quite fit,but wondering how long it would take me.How much water and food I should be taking.Any advice from people who have done it in the past... cheers.

txbnet 09 Feb 22:44  

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My Profile 		75 miles? I would suggest you leave around 7am so get an early night, do 4 hours (50 miles) at a light pace of around 12 mph, take a full hour off the bike to take on board a pasta lunch and plenty of fresh fruit. Drink water,at least 3 to 4 litres, as much as you can get down, with occasional energy drinks interspersed, plenty of bananas as you ride and you'll rip the last 25 miles after lunch, in a little under two hours, taking it very easy. So six hours in total plus a full hour break. Or a straight 5.5 hours if you want to beat yourself up and eat totally mobile! Good luck, let us know how it goes. You will feel exhilarated if you complete this, perhaps with friends, if you haven't done this type of ride in recent years.

My Latest Route: Jan 2011 Whitley Bay to Bellingham

greeny 11 Feb 00:13  

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Thanks for the advice.much appreciated.



rustyspoke 12 Feb 12:20  

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My Profile 		Is it a charity ride?
I prefer the beat your self up method but you will need to stop to top up fluids.


harrysdad 27 Feb 19:53  

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hi im looking for a good route from birmingham to oxford im riding glasgow to gatwick in september so any advice on a route wold be great please, im doing the ride for cystic fibrosis...cheers