and some more of Cape Town WNBR 2013

So where's the best place to be to see this years London ride ? Start, middle or end ?

Are they going across Waterloo Bridge again ? That was a good spot for seeing people jump off and take photos of themselves mid-ride.

I like how this lovely lady simply hangs her purple panties over the handle-bars of her bike (in case she might need them all of a sudden perhaps?)

Man, it's complicated this year !

There are five start points and three convergence points.

I can't imagine that people will stand around for long at the Piccadilly Circus convergence point. It's just too busy and un-green an area ... it's barely a piece of pavement (which is crowded at the best of times). At least Hyde Park had large expanses of green which allows people to spread out and sit down. I imagine that the convergence points will simply be points at which the routes merge - with people from the various start points simply cycling straight through when they get there.

The only guarantee of seeing everyone will be at the finish - Hyde Park corner.

And the other point - how cold will it be ? If the weather is like last week (highs of 14C or so) I couldn't blame anyone for not wanting to get naked outdoors !

The Brighton ride
 

2010 was a landmark year!

After two years of disappointment (blame the odd weather!), let's hope for a good ride in the usual numbers. This year's organiser is expecting around a thousand participants (How many of them would be riding? Noone knows for sure). Just checked the FB page and here are the numbers:
Going: 293, Maybe: 94 and lo and behold, Invited: 978

What does it mean? Nothing... social media plays a silly role nowadays. Frankly, who would really announce to the world they'd be going for sure? Many have even signed up six months ago! Casual riders (mostly men) would definitely be around, but what of the first-timers?

Well let's brace ourselves for a bunch of Asian tourists heading for Southern Britain in droves! They simply don't see folks dangling their bits on the streets everyday :)

OK UK based guys, buy another SD card and spare camera batteries, this weekend is the giant WNBR weekend and the forecast is SUPERB just about everywhere!!


Every forecast predicts 20C+ and strong sunshine for the whole of the UK. The Brighton ride FB page has gone into overdrive, since the sun came out, last weekend. At least 30 new people (mostly students) joined yesterday alone.

Three young girls posted comments on their FB pages saying how they were so excited about riding and just hoped their friends would not take photos of them naked! I'm not a friend, so it's not a problem for me;)

Estimated Numbers for the 5 starts from the group Facebook Page

West Norwood - 62

Kings Cross - 102

Marble Arch - 1168

Regents Park - 409

Clapham Junction - 347

It's possible that the 62 at West Norwood are all super fit girls, but I'm not taking the chance !

Marble Arch, unless we can get organized and send OCC photographers to all 5 ?

Chicago is in 4 days...anyone know the route?

Latest weather shows (yet again) London having a scorching day, but Brighton now only getting a bright but cooler (only 16C:mad:)and breezy one. Hope it changes back to a sunny day! London is too difficult for me, but I hope to get to Brighton and will ride too, but only if it's a nice day!

Brighton forecast getting worse by the minute, YET AGAIN a wet, cold and windy day! Every other day is perfect GGRRRR!:mad: