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haf63 23 Jun 13:38  

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Hi everyone, I am new to this forum and relatively new to cycling - 1 year. I am keen to do 100miles and have set myself a target of this september and am training accordingly - currently at 40miles. I am struggling to find a sensible route that is relatively flat to give me a better chance of completing. Any suggestions? I am doing it with a friend and we are happy to do on our own rather than with a scheduled event. I am in warwick(midlands) but happy to travel if needed

marcmcf 24 Jun 18:51  

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My Profile 		I know the island of arran is 100 miles round it but its fairly hilly at bits, all the best with your 100 mile attempt. The most i have ever cycled is 60 mile but i will push it up another notch soon :)


happy 24 Jun 19:31  

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My Profile 		Albeit not much fun, you could try a slight variation of this route, maybe stop half way and turn back :

Birmingham Airport to Torquay Cycle Route

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My Latest Route: Oct 2010 Livingston to Ayr Avoiding A71

haf63 25 Jun 09:37  

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Thanks 'happy' for the suggestion and i will take a look at this route. Ideally i'd like the 100miles to get me back to my start point so turning around at 50 is a good idea. I am not sure what this route is like but the link gives it a difficulty rating of 8/10 which doesn't fill me with joy :-)


happy 25 Jun 11:17  

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My Profile 		I'm sure the 8/10 is just a reflection on the distance more than anything, remember if you are thinking of doing a century, you would pretty much have to be very fit.

It's certainly a challenge, I'm sure you could do it :)


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elmo lewis 08 Jul 15:39  

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I can recommend the Manchester 100 in September (bike-events.com). It's well organised and a good flat course around Cheshire. I did it for my first 100 last year and was surprised at how well I did! Enjoy.