Pace has picked up from Hay to here🚴🏼💨🥳👍 @audaxuk.bsky.social

Job done👍 Headwinds from Hay made it very hard going💨💨🚴🏼👍 @audaxuk.bsky.social

Great Saturday riding the Essex R&R. 214km, 4 stops, 1 drenching, 11hrs elapsed. 05:00… now I go again on a 200km AAA diy @audaxuk.bsky.social

Audax cyclists have this too, but it measures in km. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

"London Edinburgh London 2025 must have been the best ‘cancelled’ ride in the history of cycling. Quickly relabeled “London Floris London”, it was a mass application of the principle that “when life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” #LEL25 #LEL2025 #Randonneur #Cycling #Audax #CyclingStories

👀 Coming this August… a new long-distance cycling route awaits! Expect stunning views, historic trails, charming villages, well-timed stops for coffee and cake. Filming location for Midsomer Murders, Vicar of Dibley & Chitty Chitty Bang Bang… 🎬 ⬇️ Can you guess where?

The spirit of long distance cycling is audacious - chapeau to all whose adventures take them beyond the horizon. A calendar of events can be found here: www.audax.uk/choose-a-rid... #Cycling #Audax #Randonneur #AUK

ITV covered the LEL/Storm Floris situation: "ITV Border reporter caught up with Ian McBride as he reached the checkpoint at Brampton in Cumbria." #LEL25 #LEL2025 www.itv.com/news/border/...

Henri Desgrange, the founder of the Tour de France, dreamed of a race so challenging that only one rider would finish. Thanks to Storm Floris, this year's London-Edinburgh-London audax may attain this dubious accolade. #lel2025

It seems the event has officially been renamed. #LEL2025

As you cycle back, the peloton should grow in number... a party peloton on the return. That'd be awesome! 🎉🚴🎉🚴‍♀️🎉🥰

UPDATE 19:30 MONDAY From tomorrow morning, we're asking you to start the Southward journey. The weather still looks challenging and we are not confident we can declare the northbound route safe. Our southbound controls will be open to welcome you and look after you. #LEL2025 #LEL25

Go anywhere nice for that week off in August, Dave? Aye. I spent a few days at an austere retreat, where we took regular cold showers, ate experimental cuisine, and the beds were hard. Managed to top up my tan though. #LEL2025

None of this is breaking news to dot watchers - I've been crashed asleep since finishing my volunteering shifts. Looking at where tracked riders are paused: Hawick 7 Brampton 20 Mickleton 58 Richmond 258 Malton 144 Hessle 25 ..if this translates to all riders, Richmond could be chaos!

London-Edinburgh-London update at 15:30 Monday MESSAGE TO RIDERS *** UPDATE MONDAY 1530 *** Thank you to everyone for their help, good humour and understanding whilst we pause LEL. We will keep the pause in place for at least another four hours and will update you all again at 1930. #LEL2025

Three night shifts done (all overtime). Now to get a few hours sleep, then dot watch for #LEL2025 & #TCR #TranscontinentalRace

How's your Monday morning going? Whatever you're doing, spare a thought for the five Beacon riders who started the @audaxuk.bsky.social London-Edinburgh-London yesterday and are currently heading into the eye of a storm! #LEL2025

Just crossed the Humber Bridge to Hessle. There is some serious #TypeTwoFun being had here tonight. #LEL2025

Final fettling done and time for bed. It was three years ago when @karlonsea.bsky.social talked me into (suggested) this, now it’s just half a day away. Bonne route everyone. #LEL2025

Start. London is rather nice on a weekend morning #lel2025

Just saw @kellewatts.bsky.social off at the start line for #LEL2025!

#LEL25 is underway! Some 1700 riders are on the road by now, and a handful have already reached Louth. We'll see them on their return south, hopefully without too much trouble from #StormFloris #LEL2025

Well, the Guv'nor is ready and fully laden. #LEL2025

And they're all off! Thousands of cyclists adventuring to Edinburgh and back in 5 days nonstop. Awesome. #LEL25

Wobbly heads off on his #LEL25 adventure! @audaxuk.bsky.social

Start time o'clock. I need coffee! @audaxuk.bsky.social #LEL25 #LEL2025

Volunteering at this event has been a privilege... I'll be at the start line to shepherd all the cyclists off in groups from 3am to 4pm on Sunday. #DayOff #ClergyWhoCycle

Bon courage! To all #LEL2025 cyclists leaving the London area on Sunday: have a great ride, keep pedaling, we're cheering you all on! Only 1500km to go! #LEL25 Live rider tracking here: londonedinburghlondon.com

A mountain of drop-bags!! #LEL2025

When riders ask "can I charge my phone?" ... #LEL2025

And just like that, it's tomorrow... #LEL2025

I've registered and given them my bag drop contents with Storm Floris changes. I've procured caffeine/glucose pills. I've packed my bags and am finishing charging "all the things." Tomorrow at 8:30 London time you'll be able to look me up (search for Kelley) at track.trail.live/event/LEL2025 #LEL25

Went out with Wild Card for a final test of the loaded rig. Total weight with full bottles: Nearly 43 lbs. It's really getting real - I even moved my rear light so it's slightly to the right since I'm going to be riding nearly 1,000 miles on the left side of the road. #LEL2025 #LookRight #LEL25

Thanks for the clarification! I'd switched to using just 25 since that's what the official signage seems to be saying (such as in my pic below).

Renzo from Italy is riding #LEL2025

For some reason #LEL2025 feels more real now...

So everyone here gets a name badge with an indication of what they're doing. E.g. "volunteer", "caterer", "cleaner", etc. Pleased and somewhat humbled to see my badge... #LEL2025

I was used as the guinea pig for rider registration for #LEL2025. So, not only have I registered, I am the first of 2,500 riders to do so. Bl**dy h*ll. I've actually registered. No backing out now...

Waves hello at @cyclinguk.bsky.social ... with over 2700 long distance cyclists registered for this event, we're hoping Cycling UK members might keep their eyes peeled, and cheer them along the route! 🎉🚴‍♀️🚴🎉

If you're riding London Edinburgh London this week, please share updates with the tag #LEL2025 londonedinburghlondon.com

One of our volunteers is a priest... he wrote this for the riders:

The helpdesk beards...

Hundreds of volunteers supporting over two thousand two hundred cyclists attempting to ride from London to Edinburgh and back. About a thousand miles in five days. The clock doesn't stop. Audax. #LEL2025

So my next #Audax looks interesting… with plenty of ups and downs …. 🚴👍🏼 @audaxuk.bsky.social

#LEL2025 is only 17 days away! The good news is my LEL hat has arrived. Any guesses as to what it'll be this time? @audaxuk.bsky.social

Dear long distance cycling siblings... if you're one of the thousands who'll be starting #LEL2025 (London Edinburgh London) from Whittle this Sunday, say hello to me at the help desk on Saturday. @audaxuk.bsky.social londonedinburghlondon.com

🚴‍♂️ Three generations, one towpath, 127 miles of memories. Cycling UK member Joel rode the Leeds & Liverpool Canal with his dad and son — scrapyards, sculpture trails, and all. 👉 Got a tale to tell? Read Joel’s + discover member perks at cyclinguk.org/canal-cruising

Summertime long rides...