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Hell of the North: 11.04.10
Yesterday a couple of us from Rapha rode out of north London to recce the route for our Hell of the North ride, which takes place on Sunday 11th April 2010. The night before saw some torrential rain in London so we were a little concerned about conditions as we approached the first ‘sector’. Safe to say, even in the wettest conditions, this will be a lot of fun.
Our homage to one of the great Monuments of the sport, Paris-Roubaix, will be an adventure along the lanes, bridleways and dirt-roads of Hertfordshire. Although it won’t have as much pavé as northern France it will be tough and potentially filthy. Muddy terrain and bumpy 'rough stuff' will be encountered as we celebrate the Queen of the Classics over 100km.
Rapha’s Hell of the North will be a great social ride with a gathering at the finish to watch Paris Roubaix 2010 and enjoy beer and frites.
Absolutely free to enter, more details to follow.
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steven marsh
18th February 2010 07:48pm
Joe, I do hope the venue for the after ride gathering has showers and a very understanding landlord….Looking at that picture lets hope its a bit drier!!
Jon Cannings
18th February 2010 11:32pm
bring it on
Simon Mottram
19th February 2010 07:49am
Steven - we're looking into having a spray washer at the finish…
Steve Seamark
19th February 2010 08:42am
Looks fun, more details coming soon?
Think I may have to tackle it on my Felt Breed singlespeed CycloX bike, it looks like it could trash my roadie.
paul goulden
19th February 2010 08:54am
Oh come on - enter into the spirit of the event. We've got a hell of the York ride, and my best bike is coming out of hibernation for that one. Just put a Mapei shirt on and ride!
Gem Atkinson
19th February 2010 09:15am
hmmm dilemma! not sure my sparkly white bike will be suitable, might be the trusty steel fixed ugly bike :->
cant wait!
Chris Hogan
19th February 2010 10:14am
Where will it start & finish?
Joe Hall
19th February 2010 10:16am
Hi Chris,
Details are yet to be finalised but it will start in north London and finish at a secret location very close to London/the suburbs.
Chris Tree
19th February 2010 11:52am
just looking at this makes me sad :(
Joe Hall
19th February 2010 12:01pm
Why Chris? Don't you like mud or won't you be able to make it? : )
Sean Parr
19th February 2010 01:57pm
Looks fantastic Simon, count me in !
Chris Tree
19th February 2010 03:54pm
I love a bit of dirt.
Other commitments.
But hope to make the real thing in June, so long as my ribs heal.
Matt Carey
19th February 2010 04:24pm
Oh I wish my winter training had gone better than it has, so I could be fit enough to make it! Illness has meant less riding than I hoped. Hopefully there will be video of the best bits on the blog?
Joe Hall
19th February 2010 04:29pm
Matt, it will be a leisurely 100km. It is a social ride more than anything so hopefully we won't see too many people attacking! Get involved.
Slate Olson
19th February 2010 06:16pm
Joe, 100k and gravé do not add up to "leisurely". Certainly there must be attacks, the roads will demand it.
Joe Hall
19th February 2010 06:46pm
Slate, I can recommend to people that if they wish to attack, they can. I, however, will be in my plus fours, smoking my pipe and stopping at hostelries along the way to sample local ales.
tony berlin
19th February 2010 07:48pm
this sounds awesome,really looking forward to it
Joshua Gordon
19th February 2010 08:09pm
Mapei jersey? For shame. Molteni or Brooklyn, please.
Lowell Baricanosa
21st February 2010 07:31am
What a relief, it looks pretty much like today.
Michael Edwards
22nd February 2010 10:34am
What tyres do people reckon will work for this?
Joe Hall
22nd February 2010 10:43am
Michael, 23's will work, but 25's may be a wiser choice.
Steve Seamark
22nd February 2010 04:52pm
Stop teasing us, we need the full details.
Ben Brown
22nd February 2010 04:57pm
What about them Conti 24's, eh? On disc wheels to slice through the mud.
Giles Makins
23rd February 2010 04:54pm
Hell of the North? Near London? Hell of the South maybe, but definitely not North!
Any events planned for the Caledonian Chapter of the Rapha Fan club?
On a separate note, what is the correct term for a Rapha Fan? Rapheur maybe?
Joe Hall
23rd February 2010 04:58pm
Giles, it is north of London so, to us southern fairies, it is North. However, if you travel down with your bike on the train to a central London station, you would still have to ride north to the start of the event. Come on down!
Rapheur is a good one. I believe Raphette has already been coined.
Matthew Randall
24th February 2010 09:10am
When do you think you'll let us know more details?
I'm thinking of travelling down from Hull for this so I'll need to stay over and would like to get something booked. Recommend any places to stay that are ok with bikes?
David Shannon
25th February 2010 05:22pm
The spray washer is most appealing - I'll be coming just for a wash and scrub
Chris Hogan
26th February 2010 04:06pm
I'll see if I can locate a supply of Woolite samples. A couple each should clean the jerseys!!
stephen pond
27th February 2010 12:00pm
hope to come up from cornwall to ride, will it be easy to get back to the start form the finish?
nick threlfall
27th February 2010 06:21pm
Thanks for organising this Joe - really looking forward to it. Got Vittoria Pave on Mavic Open SUPs at the ready…
John Mullineaux
2nd March 2010 10:56am
This is so up my street or should I say of it?
I am riding Paris Roubaix this year and this foray into the North London wilds will be a nice warm up.
Need to think tyres and feel that I should do it on a road bike for authenticity as a homage to the race. I wonder if I can get Conto Gator 28s on my Merckx?