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The flat roads, shelter from buildings and the drafting effect from all the cyclists on the road, should hopefully make these sections quite rapid, putting time into the bank that riders like me might need to spend on the climbs.
There are two significant climbs, and three smaller ones, in the entire mile route. These all occur in the loop through the Surrey countryside. So what do the two main climbs look like? The climb up Box Hill will be familiar to most road cyclists in the south east and to anyone that saw the Olympic road races which just about covers everyone.
The road was resurfaced just before the Olympics, reducing rolling resistance and removing those annoying potholes that put you off your climbing rhythm. The tarmac is covered with messages for the Olympic cyclists, offering some distraction as you climb I seem to recall an entertaining image of Cav on a rocket? With its switchback turns, Box Hill is the closest that the south east has to an Alpine-style climb.
Only a lot shorter. With a National Trust tea shop at the top. The main challenge on the narrow road going up Box Hill is likely to be other people. Of course, having written all that, it is now highly likely that I will find myself walking up Box Hill on the day.
I have not ridden up Leith Hill, so have less to say. Note: I have now, and I have this to say about it. If anyone reading is familiar with this climb and has any particular advice, then please do share it via the comments section below.
What I can see, having mapped it and taken a quick look on Google Streetmap, is that it looks like a very English climb. That is, a straight road going directly up the hill. Being straight and a relatively main road means that the presence of other cyclists should be a help in the form of reducing wind resistance rather than an obstruction. It could well turn out to be one long grind which of course you might like.
It is worth noting though that the Classic route the professional race that follows after the sportive does three loops of the section that contains Leith Hill. Having cycled back through south west London, via Kingston and Wimbledon, the route crosses the river at Putney for the final run in to the finish. This should not be too arduous relatively speaking. There are likely to be cheering spectators he says, hopefully. Or is it just me that still imagines myself sprinting on the Champs Elysees…?
It features quite a lot of suburban London. Many will already have cycled past the famous landmarks on the route. The excitement of RideLondon will come from the presence of 19, other cyclists, the atmosphere along the way and the fact that the event will be held on closed roads. For me and I imagine many others , cycling miles is not something to be taken lightly, whatever the route. Studying the course and anticipating what it will require will maximise my enjoyment of the event and hopefully avoid any emotional breakdowns on the day.
If you are also doing the RideLondon event, I hope that my musings may be useful. Let me know what you think in the comments below. Sportive Cyclists Toolbox, including free ebooks and the like.
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Thanks George. Maybe I better go try out Leith Hill before August…. Thanks James. The route is very flat into Surrey, a short shallow climb onto Richmond Park and then a long flat run into Weybridge where it climbs again before droping to the Wey Valley. Here climbing starts as we run into the North Downs starts, rolling countryside is the best way to describe it. Leith Hill is lacks the iconic status of Box Hill but is tougher, it seems longer with plenty of false tops, I suspect the total assent may be higher than Box Hill because of this.
The drop from Box Hill is fast and the some of the roads narrow, so watch out there. Back through Esher and it is rolling countryside once again before hitting the long fast flats of Thames Ditton to Wimbledon. The climb up to Wimbledon Common is short and painful at miles but then its long drop to the river and fast and flat to the finish. I will be keeping an energy gel for Chelsea to give me the sprint finish. See you there. Clare from Epic Road Rides says:.
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