2026 London Ride runners and riders

All riders should have received an e-mail

But just in case........

Tomorrow we depart from Pembroke Lodge in Richmond Park.  It is about 150 minutes to lunch, so there is a loo stop in Holland Park (roughly half way).  Lunch is at the Ledger Building at West India Dock (don't get too excited, it's a Wetherspoons, but an amazing building).  Tea at the kiosk in Battersea Park.  

There are one or two places where we have to dismount for a short push; Holland Park and the approach to Kensington Palace being the ones that come immediately to mind.

Because of the Silvertown crossing (where the bus, running every thirteen minutes, only accommodates 8 bikes), I have set us up in groups of 8.  The idea is to mix up members so once a year we get to ride with people from other groups, but this is only partially realised.  With the exception of Madeleine's group, all of whom said they wanted to finish at Vauxhall and therefore presumably to get home early, the groups are aligned in order of my perception of the likely speed of the leaders, to minimize the risk of catch-up, but this is a (very) urban ride and there are few places where anyone will be able to zing along.  Nevertheless, if anyone wants to change group feel free to arrange a bilateral swap (to keep to 8 per group) and tell both leaders.

I could not accommodate all the Vauxhalleers in Madeleine's group but the ride passes under the arches beneath Vauxhall Station and it will be easy for them (and anyone else who has got tired) to peel off at that point.  I have picked three Vauxhalleers who are experienced enough not to fret about doing this and put them together in John's group.

The Silvertown crossing comes two easy miles after lunch and presents a challenge because unless we are lucky (the bus was empty for the first recce but only nearly so for the subsequent ones) not all of your group will be able to board at once.  So please be patient at the shuttle service if you do not get on the first bus; we will operate a first-there-first-on-the-bus policy and you will join some of the follow-up group and continue the ride with them.  Think of it as one of those dinner parties where you have to change places for dessert to meet new people!  I have taken the precaution, in case it is needed, of asking several members used to leading off a GPS device to be ready to take a group onward from Greenwich to the finish.

I have been in touch with the Met Office, slipped them a back-hander and fixed some decent weather, so please enjoy the day.  And stay safe.

Paul.

Runners and riders.  

Group One departs 10.05

Leader Clive Janes

Steve D

Patrick W

Richard B

Gill H

Dave F

Jennie & Dave J

Dave W (to lunch only)

Group Two departs 10.15

Leader Simon Lambourn

Peter B

Sue Ch

Stephen H

Anne W

Steph W

Andy C

Mike R

Group three departs 10.25

Leader Paul James

Chris H

Simon W

Jane F

Bob P

Stuart A

Geoff G

Mick A

Group four departs 10.35, goes as far as Vauxhall

Leader Madeleine Shearer

Julie B 

Mary L

James & Jane G

Ian W

Dawn

Ray Y

Group five departs 10.45

Leader John Austin

Karl M to Vauxhall

Helen T to Vauxhall

Carolyn B to Vauxhall

Frank C

John & Sandra B

Chris McC

Group six departs 10.55

Leader Tim Gibbons

Sabina W & Bernard

Tim C

Gareth W 

Anne & John C

Lilian Ch

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