71 miles in the Surrey Hills

I was up at 5:55 to get ready for my longest ride in years. I got to Ed's at 7:00 am and then off for our cycle. We rode into Richmond Park before heading through Kingston and then starting our basic Surrey Hills route before going back through Kingston, into Richmond at Kingston Gate and then towards home. I stopped for a puncture on Ed's bike after about 30 miles and then for a cup of tea on top of Box Hill.

I left Ed at Tibbets Corner and cycled home. I finished doing 71 miles in 4 hours 30 minutes. No real excessive pains, I could have ridden another 20 miles and I enjoyed it. A good day. The only note of caution is that we only climbed 3,800 feet but the Epic is 10,000 feet so it will be so much harder.