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CITY Strada London

Richmond Park, fast laps and avoiding deer...

Text by Christian Borrman , photos by Christian Borrman - 05 May 2019
City:  London
Country:  United Kingdom
Bike:  Strada Pro
Distance: 50km or however many you like (it’s a 12 km loop)
Time: 2h
Best period of the year: frosty winter / sunny spring
Best time of the day: early morning, lunchtime, sunset
Ascent: 350m if doing my 50km version in the 3 loops
Route: https://www.komoot.com/tour/65440247

 

Richmond Park is a London gem, with 2.900 hectares of grassland, woods, two types of deer roaming free, and one café frequented by cyclists, and was part of the Olympic 2012 road race route. The key challenge for cyclists is the 3 lap challenge or “3LC”, to get three 20min laps in under 1 hour, and requires an average speed in excess of 30km for 1 hour to do.

The may sound easy for many, with David Millar famously managing a lap in 13 minutes, but with some small hills, various roundabouts, and unpredictable wildlife is not as easy as many think!

 

 

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2 responses to “CITY Strada London”

  1. Nat Bromhead says:

    14 May 2019

    Fantastic article and great photos. I spent some time living opposite Richmond Park when younger … always love that place and now need to ride it!

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      Christian Borrman says:

      11 June 2019

      Richmond is amazing and thanks RE photos. Little did I know when I said deer dodging that Stuart Hayes would be taken down by deer in the park less than a week after this article: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/olympic-triathlete-shatters-pelvis-after-crash-with-deer-in-london-park-a4148501.html
      Don’t let that stop you – Its easy to park there if you are further away or let me know if you want routes from other parts of UK to cycle there, you can even park outside the park and enter at night, with lights!

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