CRAIGEADIE76
Reged: 09/11/2008
Posts: 31
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I am taking part in the London to Paris charity ride in 2009 after a long time off the bike, can anyone give me any training advice for the winter months? What sort of mileage should I aim to do each week, I have a spin bike at home and was looking to use this during the week with road rides at the weekends. Any advice would be greatly appreciated, I would also like to shed some weight in the process!!!
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bfergie
Reged: 19/04/2008
Posts: 3653
Loc: Sticks ,Scotlandshire
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Well If you eat sensibly and do more than you do at the moment the weight will come off but take it slowly, you still need food to cycle well and build your fitness. Any use of a spin bike, rollers or turbo trainer although boring as hell will work well in building base fitness, usually 30 minutes at a time is enough, I would add some core strengthening plus some shoulder and arm training since those muscles hold a big part of your bodyweight for a long time. Look for some good hills to train on if you can only get out at the weekend on the road...make those miles really count, flat roads will get you faster and fitter but you will still suffer when you meet a hill, There should be plenty of information on the forum for you to make a routine which suits your needs and once you get started, see how it goes and if you are struggling on any aspect of the training just put a post in, it's quite tricky to give a definate list of what to do since the time you have, weather and commitments all play a part but you have time to get ready. Good luck and welcome to the forum. I'm sure others who know the route will have advice for you too.
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wuverley
Reged: 16/05/2008
Posts: 4043
Loc: Man of Kent
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Sorry I cant really advise you, apart from get the miles in, but my cat's vet did it last summer, and I think she enjoyed it. She completed the course, anyway, without too many problems.
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parttime_shifter
Reged: 24/04/2008
Posts: 68
Loc: east kent
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Hi I have thought about doing the London to Paris ride ,
The thing that puts me off ' and correct me if i'm mistaken '
is the thousand pound min sponser money you have to rase .
Sory thats not helping with the question ! 
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Android
Reged: 27/11/2008
Posts: 2
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I'm doing a London to Paris for charity next June. I'm fortunate in that despite being off the bike all spring with an injury I've been able to get back to a reasonable level of fitness before winter set in (in fact my winter training is making me fitter than I've ever been). But it is slow and steady, eating sensibly and trying to do at least a little regularly. The rollers are really boring, but a decent DVD or some music helps. I'm tying to cross train, with core strength exercises on the living room floor (despite the sniggers from the wife), and trying my hand (feet?) at running around 5k. The event organiser also issues a training guide, with different versions for people of different fitness levels. I think it aims to get folk fit enough by starting 16-20 weeks in advance.
As for the money. I've to raise £1250 by mid-May (£1000 by March), and after 9 weeks I've made over £700. I was quite daunted by the target minimum, but it is do-able. Get a justgiving (or similar) webpage, and run a few fundraising events - raffles, racenights, bakesales.
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principia
Reged: 03/12/2008
Posts: 2
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Rip off all these charity rides-you the customer pay way over the top, whilst others working on & for the ride go away on a good earner.
Give your money direct to a charity,do not feel the pockets of the so called celebrities that help out on this ride,the back up staff getting paid a very good amount etc.
I worked for a while on on of these events,got paid very well was given extra out of pocket expenses & watched as employs from the charity doing little work drank there way to Paris.
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scm
Reged: 24/06/2006
Posts: 1735
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Well said! I've never understood why I should pay someone to do something they want to do so they can get the feel-good factor of handing my money over to a charity. I support charitable causes directly, not via middle-men. I have no knowledge of charity employees' behaviour so can't comment on that.
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Dazzricles
Reged: 24/08/2008
Posts: 621
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I can vouch totaly that what Principia is saying here.
I worked as a mechanic on a London to Paris charity ride in 1990. Dont know if its the same organisation as the present one. I was appaled at the way the riders of very varied ability were treated. For more than a few the ride was realy to much and one unfortunate lady was seriously injured (skull fracture) as a result of a fall almost certainly caused by accesive fatigue.
I did have a real go at the organisers but might as well go piss up the wall. Truth is they were there to milk a cash cow for there own pockets,
Keep well away from these rides and if you wanna help a charity give direct.
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shortyb
Reged: 13/03/2009
Posts: 3
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im also taking part in a london to paris bike ride ... when are you taking part in yours ???
shortyb
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scalotti
Reged: 17/03/2009
Posts: 2
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I am taking part in the Macmillan one in July. Yes I paid £150 to register and I have a target of £1300 to raise. I don't mind paying towards the cost of accommodation, ferry on the way out and Eurostar return leg. To say people should stay away from these rides I think is wrong as the majority of charities like Macmillan really do make a difference to peoples lives. All charities skim a percentage from donations whether you donate directly or take part in events, as there are costs attached to everything.
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wuverley
Reged: 16/05/2008
Posts: 4043
Loc: Man of Kent
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Don't take offence scalotti, charity rides get a lot of stick on here. Some people feel very strongly about them. Not me, incidentally.
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