Category: Rides

  • Shanghai’d Loops

    Shanghai’d Loops

    600 KM or so, Spring 2020 3 days, each day about 200km JonathanR & JustinJ JR: As Shanghai cyclists we spend our time riding from the centre (with its coffee shops, bakeries, beers and peanuts) to the edge in the hope of finding the unicorn of roads – smooth, no cars or traffic lights and…

  • SCO delegation visits Pudong. 24th September 2016!

    SCO delegation visits Pudong. 24th September 2016!

    Today I had pleasure to do my ride with amazing guys from Pudong. Plan was – first picking up the one and only Karen and going together to GC (German Center which is the meeting point for morning weekend rides). I was a bit late because I forgot that Fuxing Ferry starts at 5:55 (and…

  • If you don’t try you won’t know what are you capable of. 10th September 2016!

    If you don’t try you won’t know what are you capable of. 10th September 2016!

    Last Saturday 8 brave people went to Anji to fight with their fears and limits. The plan was to do Everesting which is one of the hardest cycling challenges you can think of. Climbing 8848m in one go is hard indeed! If you finish this you become a legend and if you haven’t seen we…

  • The heat, the crazy speeds, and the crash. Things you should know before your next ride at HQM.

    The heat, the crazy speeds, and the crash. Things you should know before your next ride at HQM.

    I hesitated for a long time before joining the infamous HQM ride as I was afraid of getting dropped in the middle of nowhere, alone and 30 – 50km out of town is not fun. But an old friend of mine, TS who is a regular brought me along and showed me around. It was a…

  • Trip to Anji with RideNow Global crew. 6-7th August 2016!

    Trip to Anji with RideNow Global crew. 6-7th August 2016!

    …and another long(ish) post but I need to share what I was doing during my weekend coz it was freakin’ amazing! Top 3 of my cycling experiences to date! This will be a story about a group of strangers who went into the unknown… Two days of eating pain, suffering, struggling, fighting, pedalling hard… Two days…

  • Double Expo (Pudong+Puxi) with the boyz. 31st July 2016.

    Double Expo (Pudong+Puxi) with the boyz. 31st July 2016.

    Recovering from bronchitis takes much longer in Shanghai than in any place in Europe where the air is way nicer and temps are way lower during summer… But the weather today was so nice that I couldn’t resist to go out and meet my boyz at Fuxing Ferry. Temperature at 6am is still acceptable. Slow…

  • Heros 2016 Wuyishan Gran Fondo – 16th July 2016!

    Heros 2016 Wuyishan Gran Fondo – 16th July 2016!

    ACHTUNG: This will be long so better bring some popcorn 😉   Finally back home… that was a long weekend! Friday day off from work to go to Fujian province and prepare for one of the toughest challenges in my short cycling career (and even shorter as a racer).   My friends and Iwent to…

  • Xscape to Qingliangfeng

    Xscape to Qingliangfeng

    Anything involving Mr Jencks always has potential for adventure, whether it’s a further exploration of the Canals, or working out a Puxi Pudong combo ride. So when the late option came up to head out to Qingliangfeng (清凉峰) to check out some new routes, it was a hard invitation to turn down. Joining the recce…

  • Creation of the HQM Intermediate Group

    Creation of the HQM Intermediate Group

    English version, scroll down. 虹桥万豪至佘山线的骑友们,我们建议成立一个新组,方便大家以持续的稳定的棒棒的速度一起骑行和玩耍。 集合点:虹桥路万豪酒店门口 路线:虹桥万豪-沪青平公路-奥特莱斯-佘山-补水休息点,原路返回。 距离:来回80公里左右。 时间:每周六早晨6点半准时出发,不等。 注意事项: – 不允许挑衅、竞速、超越本组大集团。 – 匀速每小时30至32公里(快组是每小时35至40公里)。 – 达不到此速度的骑友建议不要参加。 – 能以30至32匀速骑100公里,中速组不代表骑得慢。 – 有集团骑行经验,了解基本规则:分两列骑行,遇到障碍/危险向骑友示意提醒,红灯停绿灯行,不允许Aerobar。 – 知道路线。 – 自备补给、备胎、气筒、工具等 -在38km处,也就是在Drinkstand前的最后一个桥,这座桥中间有一条缝,请尤其注意保持右侧骑行,以免你的车轮卡在这条缝里面。并及时打手势提醒周围或身后的车手。 声明可能这里会没有初次前来的新人,所以友情提醒: – 请提早在集合地点几何,因为630我们将准时出发。 -请仔细阅读以下重要信息 -如果你在团队骑行时感觉不适,请处于团队的后方,不过请注意你前方其他小伙伴的后轮。 -请从左侧超车。 -请不要将你的前轮与前面小伙伴的后轮相互重叠,因为当前面的小伙伴突然转向时这将非常危险。 -如果大集团骑行,一旦发生爆胎,一小部分人留下,其余人继续骑行。这点基于多少小伙伴参加。 -准备一点现金,一旦你觉得有点坚持不下去,那么你可以打车或者掉头。 -在38km处,也就是在Drinkstand前的最后一个桥,这座桥中间有一条缝,请尤其注意保持右侧骑行,以免你的车轮卡在这条缝里面。并及时打手势提醒周围或身后的车手。 其他: – 在集合点会碰到很多骑友,请先加入微信群,混个脸熟,以分辨中速组,避免混入其他快组或慢组。 – 如果这个组壮大的很快,我们也可以考虑发展其他路线。 Here is the new group at HQM for riders who wanna do the drinkstand ride at…

  • Spring ride 300 SH to Nanjing

    Spring ride 300 SH to Nanjing

    CONTEXT: In 2015, Audax races, Pocari Boys 400 or F5 Challenge 400 tempted me to do more long distance rides this year. You always want more, don’t you? So when Alex suggestion came up to ride 300km to Nanjing with Shaun, it did not take long for me to say yes. Plan is riding on Saturday and running the Nanjing…