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Pace has picked up from Hay to here🚴🏼💨🥳👍 @audaxuk.bsky.social

Job done👍 Headwinds from Hay made it very hard going💨💨🚴🏼👍
@audaxuk.bsky.social

Great Saturday riding the Essex R&R.
214km, 4 stops, 1 drenching, 11hrs elapsed.

05:00… now I go again on a 200km AAA diy @audaxuk.bsky.social

Scientists pinpoint the brain's internal mileage clock They located this key area of function by recording the brain activity of running rats.

Audax cyclists have this too, but it measures in km. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

"London Edinburgh London 2025 must have been the best ‘cancelled’ ride in the history of cycling. Quickly relabeled “London Floris London”, it was a mass application of the principle that “when life gives you lemons, make lemonade.”
#LEL25 #LEL2025 #Randonneur #Cycling #Audax #CyclingStories

👀 Coming this August… a new long-distance cycling route awaits!

Expect stunning views, historic trails, charming villages, well-timed stops for coffee and cake. Filming location for Midsomer Murders, Vicar of Dibley & Chitty Chitty Bang Bang… 🎬

⬇️ Can you guess where?

Calendar Events| Audax UK - The Long Distance Cyclists' Association

The spirit of long distance cycling is audacious - chapeau to all whose adventures take them beyond the horizon. A calendar of events can be found here: www.audax.uk/choose-a-rid...
#Cycling #Audax #Randonneur #AUK

Also a shout out for Aidan Hedley (VC167) who also completed the route, albeit one week earlier as a solo "Helper Ride". His name would have been recorded among the finishers too.

ITV covered the LEL/Storm Floris situation:
"ITV Border reporter caught up with Ian McBride as he reached the checkpoint at Brampton in Cumbria."
#LEL25 #LEL2025
www.itv.com/news/border/...

Henri Desgrange, the founder of the Tour de France, dreamed of a race so challenging that only one rider would finish. Thanks to Storm Floris, this year's London-Edinburgh-London audax may attain this dubious accolade. #lel2025

Sticker "London Floris London 2025"

It seems the event has officially been renamed.

#LEL2025

As you cycle back, the peloton should grow in number... a party peloton on the return. That'd be awesome! 🎉🚴🎉🚴‍♀️🎉🥰

UPDATE 19:30 MONDAY

From tomorrow morning, we're asking you to start the Southward journey. The weather still looks challenging and we are not confident we can declare the northbound route safe. Our southbound controls will be open to welcome you and look after you.
#LEL2025 #LEL25

Go anywhere nice for that week off in August, Dave?

Aye. I spent a few days at an austere retreat, where we took regular cold showers, ate experimental cuisine, and the beds were hard. Managed to top up my tan though.

#LEL2025

None of this is breaking news to dot watchers - I've been crashed asleep since finishing my volunteering shifts. Looking at where tracked riders are paused:
Hawick 7
Brampton 20
Mickleton 58
Richmond 258
Malton 144
Hessle 25
..if this translates to all riders, Richmond could be chaos!

London-Edinburgh-London update at 15:30 Monday

MESSAGE TO RIDERS
*** UPDATE MONDAY 1530 ***
Thank you to everyone for their help, good humour and understanding whilst we pause LEL.
We will keep the pause in place for at least another four hours and will update you all again at 1930.

#LEL2025

#LEL2025

Three night shifts done (all overtime). Now to get a few hours sleep, then dot watch for #LEL2025 & #TCR #TranscontinentalRace

How's your Monday morning going? Whatever you're doing, spare a thought for the five Beacon riders who started the @audaxuk.bsky.social London-Edinburgh-London yesterday and are currently heading into the eye of a storm! #LEL2025

Just crossed the Humber Bridge to Hessle. There is some serious #TypeTwoFun being had here tonight.

#LEL2025

A loaded red bicycle a hotel room with L E L rider plate A B 20.

Final fettling done and time for bed. It was three years ago when @karlonsea.bsky.social talked me into (suggested) this, now it’s just half a day away. Bonne route everyone. #LEL2025

Start. London is rather nice on a weekend morning #lel2025

A group of cyclists sets off from the LEL 2025 start line in Writtle, UK.

A woman in cycling kit wearing a yellow hi-vis vest stands behind her bike, loaded with multiple bags of gear, while a man in an orange hi-vis vest holds a pink light saber behind her head.

Just saw @kellewatts.bsky.social off at the start line for #LEL2025!

#LEL25 is underway! Some 1700 riders are on the road by now, and a handful have already reached Louth. We'll see them on their return south, hopefully without too much trouble from #StormFloris #LEL2025

Pashley Guv'nor bicycle with Careadice bag

Well, the Guv'nor is ready and fully laden.

#LEL2025

And they're all off! Thousands of cyclists adventuring to Edinburgh and back in 5 days nonstop. Awesome. #LEL25