Story · Ride
Brighton and back
193 km
Brighton to London and back, in trousers.
193 km. A day in the saddle.
- It stands on
- 180 km
What it takes
Before you go.
- Recommended first
- The 180 km ride
- Long ride
- About 5 hours 15 minutes, 4 times in the last 10 weeks, at least once in the last 5 weeks
- Weekly training
- About 7 hours on average over 6 weeks, with an hour of running or swimming counting as 30 minutes
- Riding itself
- At least 6½ hours a week
- Taper
- An easier week before the event week
The story
In 1893, 16-year-old Tessie Reynolds rode Brighton to London and back in rational dress. She became a symbol of women's freedom to move. Source: Brighton & Hove Museums.
The ladder
- 10 mile/
- 20 km/
- 30 km/
- 40 km/
- 50 km/
- 80 km/
- 90 km/
- 100 km/
- 120 km/
- Century/
- 180 km/
- Brighton and back