[Closed] Prudential Ride 100

Ignore the first part, I've found the details from last years event.

What was the answer?

You get given a kit bag when you turn up, and a sticker with your number on it, that you put your kit in. You then take it to the waiting lorry with your number range displayed on it and that will transport it to the finish.

All I took extra was a third bottle so I didnt have to stop to refill, but didn't use it. I drank under 2 litres in 5&3/4 hrs riding! I also took 2 inner tubes and paches (normally ride with just 1 tube and patches). I didn't take any extra clothing on the ride- I had a long sleeve top I left in the car at the O2 and a lightweight rain cover I left in the bag they transport for you. Last year the weather was good- vastly different to the previous one so that helped.

Bear in mind the drawstring bag isn't the easiest to ride with, I was advised to use a camelback on the ride to the drop off and put that in the Pru bag. It was more beneficial on the way back as it was a longer ride from finish back to O2 than to the start. Also they give you a goody bag at the end so that's more stuff to cart. The bags aren't massive I saw a few people struggling to get their gear in at the drop off.

Took two 750 ml bottles, four gels, two bars and a banana. And a spare tube and CO2 in my skinsuit pocket. Err yes, skinsuit for a sportive 😉

This year I'm riding for a charity (winston's wish) as it's been a rubbish year and is getting worse.

Oh and I didn't stop to refill or replenish. Hoping for a faster time this year, but we shall see.

Same as any sportive (unless you're TiRed who clearly takes it VERY seriously). Whatever clothing seems to suit the weather. Take a couple of tubes, something you like to eat, some fast energy food in case you blow up and two full bottles. The rest you can get en-route.

Cool. Thanks for the input.

I don't tend to drink much when out, any way: At the moment I probably do 250ml in a 43 mile ride.

I probably need to get myself a decent rain jacket, but I'll probably wait until nearer the time and see what the weather is going to do.

And a spare tube and CO2 in my skinsuit pocket. Err yes, skinsuit for a sportive

I was out a few weeks ago and encountered a sportive out near King's Langley. There was a bunch from some club all skinsuited up riding a chaingang. The mind boggles.

Don't panic about food or water there is shed loads.

Same for pumps at all the stops etc.

Same for pumps at all the stops etc.

But isn't that just asking for a puncture to occur right between stops?

I rode it in 2014, the year of atrocious weather.

The drop-bag thing was a great idea but because they cut the course short, we finished in under 4hrs which was nowhere even close enough for the lorry to get the bags from start to finish and all laid out at collection points.

So we turned up, soaking wet, cold and the lorries had only just arrived and started unloading thousands of identical bags. Some people were getting really irate, one woman actually got onto the truck and just started throwing bags around til she found hers. So rude.

But yes, you get a drawstring bag which you leave at the start and collect again at the finish. I used it to wear full waterproof gear on the ride from home up to the start then ditch it and collect it again at the finish.

Other than that, on the ride itself just the normal stuff. 2 tubes, pump, multitool, couple of gels and a bottle. We only stopped once at the final feed station and that was no more than 2 minutes. In, fill bottle, go. Some of the early feed stations were rammed.

I didn't bother with the drop bag last year, and as glad of it at the end with all the queues to pick them up at the end. But it was good weather so I just wore some arm warmers for the 6am ride to the start which were in my back pocket by the time we started.

2x750ml bottles (and I only bothered refilling one after Box Hill), small saddlebag for tube/tools, food in pockets.