:00:45. > :00:50.It's a perfect morning for a gentle ride through the streets of London
:00:51. > :00:54.and the Surrey countryside and that's exactly what these cyclists
:00:55. > :00:59.are doing this beautiful Sunday morning. Waved off by the Formula 1
:01:00. > :01:05.star Mark Webber, who is among them. More than 24,000 riders at the start
:01:06. > :01:07.line of this year 's RideLondon Surrey 100 setting off from the
:01:08. > :01:11.Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in waves from 6am. It's the mass
:01:12. > :01:16.participation element of what is billed as the world's greatest
:01:17. > :01:19.festival of cycling. To be honest after witnessing the action over the
:01:20. > :01:24.last couple of days you could not argue with that. In just four years
:01:25. > :01:28.RideLondon has firmly established itself as a major date in the
:01:29. > :01:36.sporting calendar. And as you can hear behind me, the first finishers
:01:37. > :01:39.are coming into The Mall here, based in glorious sunshine. It's not a
:01:40. > :01:44.race but some of the more competitive riders who set off at
:01:45. > :01:47.6am are pushing it hard to get back in the early finishers. Alongside me
:01:48. > :01:51.somebody who knows all about a day in the saddle, David Miller. To see
:01:52. > :01:55.them coming through in this glorious sunshine, some are taking it more
:01:56. > :02:00.seriously than others. Once you are amongst it, you never get this, to
:02:01. > :02:04.finish on the The Mall, even as a pro cyclist you only get it once a
:02:05. > :02:08.year if lucky. Four hours for the first guys coming through, not a bad
:02:09. > :02:14.effort. I'd be very happy with that at the moment! How much are you
:02:15. > :02:18.riding your bike these days? You enjoyed so much success over the is,
:02:19. > :02:24.Commonwealth champion, stage winner, how much riding are you still doing?
:02:25. > :02:29.Not tempted to take part today? I am getting tempted again. When you stop
:02:30. > :02:33.racing, I did it for so long, I needed a year away from it all. Now
:02:34. > :02:36.I'm starting to rediscover it as a sport rather than profession and I
:02:37. > :02:41.love it. You will be part of the commentary team today. Tell us about
:02:42. > :02:47.your role in the elite men's race later? I did it last year on the
:02:48. > :02:51.back of a motorbike, commentating with Simon Robertson, remotely. It's
:02:52. > :02:55.really good fun because it's like being in the bike race without any
:02:56. > :02:59.effort. I've already told some of the guys I will be out there so it
:03:00. > :03:03.will be fun. It will be tough for the guys taking part in the mass
:03:04. > :03:07.participation race, 100 miles, because it's hot out there, isn't
:03:08. > :03:12.it? And it's going to get hotter. It's 10am and it already feels warm.
:03:13. > :03:15.Yeah, no, I think it's going to make it a bit more of a challenge and
:03:16. > :03:19.people need to be aware they need to drink lots. For many of these people
:03:20. > :03:24.they have not done a ride like this before so it will be interesting.
:03:25. > :03:27.They are all shapes and sizes, many will have been training overnight,
:03:28. > :03:32.it's not something you can do, just jump on a bike and head off a 100
:03:33. > :03:37.miles. You can't, but people try to. You don't have to do 100 miles every
:03:38. > :03:40.week but if you do one or two hours you can build up to it and once you
:03:41. > :03:45.are out there, it's not the hardest route, quite flat. That's part of
:03:46. > :03:50.the challenge, it's like a marathon. Evil thing 100 miles is so long but
:03:51. > :03:55.on a bike it is pretty similar to a half marathon, physically. Among the
:03:56. > :04:00.riders who said earlier today were some familiar faces -- who set off
:04:01. > :04:04.earlier today. Tim was at the start and caught up with some including
:04:05. > :04:08.Mark Webber. Good morning, how are you feeling? Feeling all right,
:04:09. > :04:14.yeah. It's a beautiful morning, bit of cloud cover. Yeah, I just get a
:04:15. > :04:20.buzz out of these days seeing everyone coming out and having a go.
:04:21. > :04:24.100 miles, obviously there are two distances, but it's an honest course
:04:25. > :04:31.with a couple of lumps, Box Hill. The charity you are writing for?
:04:32. > :04:35.Yeah, London Youth. Sir Jackie Stewart, Damon Hill, all the F1
:04:36. > :04:38.legends were involved back in the day, just helping youngsters that
:04:39. > :04:43.are having a tough time getting them going, whether its employment,
:04:44. > :04:47.getting them out of whatever little moments they are going through. I am
:04:48. > :04:54.writing this Jackie Stewart's Sun today, a nice family link -- I am
:04:55. > :04:57.riding with. Date closed streets down for this commits a British
:04:58. > :05:05.special event isn't it? Probably one of the best in the world -- they
:05:06. > :05:09.close down the streets for this, it's a special event, isn't it? It's
:05:10. > :05:12.what the community spirit is all about, off the back of the Olympics.
:05:13. > :05:17.It just shows English people love taking part. They are real doers and
:05:18. > :05:22.have a crack. It's awesome and I'm looking forward to it. I've never
:05:23. > :05:26.done a race of this length in a busy country like this with the roads
:05:27. > :05:32.closed. Listen, you've got a race to start. Best of luck out there. Tell
:05:33. > :05:39.us who you are riding for? We are riding for Children with Cancer UK.
:05:40. > :05:43.Wanted to do it for a good cause, considering we were getting up so
:05:44. > :05:47.early. Brilliant, well done. With knowing RideLondon has raised over
:05:48. > :05:52.?29 million for charity, pretty good going is green I did not
:05:53. > :06:00.I did not know it was that high, that's pretty good. It's not bad.
:06:01. > :06:04.Every little helps. Good morning everybody, looking fresh, tell us
:06:05. > :06:09.about who you are writing for? We are riding for Imperial charity, the
:06:10. > :06:13.trauma units. A whole group of us for St Mary's trauma units. If a
:06:14. > :06:17.cyclist came off on their bike that is where they would be taken if they
:06:18. > :06:22.had a head injury. Last year we raised about ?15,000 and we will try
:06:23. > :06:25.to beat it. How are you looking so far, will you be picking people's
:06:26. > :06:34.pockets on the way round? We will take pennies, anything at all.
:06:35. > :06:39.Three, two, one, away you go. Good morning, you just started off the
:06:40. > :06:43.second wave, how are you feeling? Very excited. I wasn't expecting to
:06:44. > :06:48.do that. It's nice to see everybody off. Fast guys going off early, some
:06:49. > :06:54.might be under four hours. Rate excitement here. Amazing to see so
:06:55. > :07:01.many out on their bike. You are entering today, you are riding, what
:07:02. > :07:04.are you expecting? Yes, I'm writing for Sports Aid today. If I could
:07:05. > :07:09.break four hours 20 I will be happy, if I don't, I will be disappointed.
:07:10. > :07:17.Have fun out there, and enjoy your time on the bike and I hope we see
:07:18. > :07:23.you at the end. Cheers. Well, thereafter more of the riders out
:07:24. > :07:27.there enjoying some more of this wonderful sunshine. A beautiful day
:07:28. > :07:31.to be out on your bike. The huge group just finished on The Mall,
:07:32. > :07:36.some sprinting to the line. I think Cav would have been impressed with
:07:37. > :07:40.some of the finishers. I'm a bit jealous watching it, reminiscing.
:07:41. > :07:44.Seems quite serious but looks like they are having fun. Absolutely. And
:07:45. > :07:49.listening to Mark Webber, somebody who has taken to cycling and
:07:50. > :07:53.absolutely loves being on his bike, it has exploded, this popularity of
:07:54. > :07:57.cycling. For me it has been strange. I turned professional in the late
:07:58. > :08:03.90s when it was an unknown sport. Very much like Chris Boardman, he
:08:04. > :08:08.went from that same era. It has gone from people, I would say, I am a
:08:09. > :08:14.professional cyclist, saying, what do you do for a living? It has gone
:08:15. > :08:17.to, what team are you on? The UK has become renowned as a cycling nation.
:08:18. > :08:21.I'm proud of that and I think we should be proud of that. And
:08:22. > :08:25.interesting to hear Mark Webber talk about how the British love a big
:08:26. > :08:29.participation event. We saw the way the country got behind the Olympics,
:08:30. > :08:33.when the Tour de France visited here, it's something we Brits do
:08:34. > :08:38.well. Interesting to hear Mark Webber call us doers, from an
:08:39. > :08:42.Australian, who are known for their Aussie grit, it's nice. It's nice we
:08:43. > :08:46.have a reputation of that, and especially with Chris Froome in the
:08:47. > :08:52.Tour de France, we are a nation of doers and this displays that.
:08:53. > :08:54.RideLondon, as I said, the greatest festival of cycling, they say. It
:08:55. > :08:57.has certainly had thousands of people on their bikes or we can. It
:08:58. > :09:02.has extended to a three-day festival. Tim was there to see how
:09:03. > :09:05.it kicked off in the Olympic Park on Friday.
:09:06. > :09:09.This is the Lee Valley velodrome where just four years ago we were
:09:10. > :09:14.celebrating some of Britain's's finest medal moments. This weekend
:09:15. > :09:23.it is not about the action taking place on the boards, it is all about
:09:24. > :09:27.what is happening outside. The RideLondon event started in 2013 as
:09:28. > :09:32.a legacy for the 2012 summer Olympic Games. Since then it has gone on to
:09:33. > :09:38.raise a whopping ?29 million for charity. This year organisers are
:09:39. > :09:44.expecting over 100,000 competitors across the seven events. There are
:09:45. > :09:49.so many things that make it so special. It's the greatest cycling
:09:50. > :09:55.festival in the world. We have over 100,000 people taking part over
:09:56. > :10:00.three days. Today with the velopark, legacy event for the Olympics, which
:10:01. > :10:06.is what this is. A new addition this year is the adrenaline filled sport
:10:07. > :10:09.of BMX racing. Go on, boys. It's such a good facility with the
:10:10. > :10:12.velodrome in the background. Great course and it's just brilliant. With
:10:13. > :10:18.all the different events this weekend, it's fantastic. One of the
:10:19. > :10:24.stalwart events of RideLondon is the elite and cycling Grand Prix.
:10:25. > :10:32.Today's race features former world and Paralympic champions --
:10:33. > :10:38.handcycling Grande Prairie. I win, it's a very nice place, I'm very
:10:39. > :10:44.happy. It's really great because it shows the people of the world what
:10:45. > :10:48.it was about, the sport. It's a really great promotion for
:10:49. > :10:51.handcycling. If you are putting on a Festival of cycling there is one man
:10:52. > :10:58.that must get an invite, he's the very best in the world, at street
:10:59. > :11:05.style, and an Internet sensation. It's Danny MacAskill. Oh my
:11:06. > :11:13.goodness! Here doing shows the kids, really. Great crowds so far. I saw a
:11:14. > :11:17.kid's eyes almost popped out of his skull. You make it look very easy
:11:18. > :11:22.but that's probably why you are the worlds. Anything you can teach me to
:11:23. > :11:26.improve my skills? You can do it on any bike, it helps if you have a
:11:27. > :11:32.trials bike specific to the task, but I can show you. I am ready.
:11:33. > :11:35.Safety doesn't take a day off. What can you teach me to make me look
:11:36. > :11:39.cool when I go to the shop to get a loaf of bread? Shall we start with
:11:40. > :11:47.stopping common kind of going over like this. When you do that we will
:11:48. > :11:55.try to get you doing 180 staff. Roll in, and as you pull the front brake
:11:56. > :12:04.stop ooh, they are sharp breaks, aren't they. It's almost like you
:12:05. > :12:09.are going into the hands stand. That's looking smooth. Turn the
:12:10. > :12:12.front wheels slightly, and as you pull the front brake, swing your
:12:13. > :12:20.hips and body around. It's all in the hips. Ooh. That's nearly there.
:12:21. > :12:30.A little bit slower, but it's good. Last attempt. Pretty good, I'll give
:12:31. > :12:33.you that. That was 130 degrees. Another 15 minutes of practice and
:12:34. > :12:38.you'll have it. I'd say another 20 years. Thank you very much, enjoy
:12:39. > :12:45.the rest of your weekend. I might keep this bike, it quite suits me,
:12:46. > :12:48.doesn't it? Aside from all the amazing race is taking place across
:12:49. > :12:51.the weekend there is loads to see and loads to do for spectators which
:12:52. > :12:58.is why I've come here to Green Park to find out if Zac Lee what makes up
:12:59. > :13:06.this festival of cycling. -- find out exactly what makes up this
:13:07. > :13:12.festival. There he is, Andre Burn up there. There are world records to be
:13:13. > :13:18.broken right here. What was the plan here today? My plan was to come here
:13:19. > :13:23.and break three Guinness world records before 10am. Before
:13:24. > :13:31.breakfast! How did it go? I broke three Guinness world records! Of
:13:32. > :13:33.course you did. Look at that. RideLondon is a good event? It's
:13:34. > :13:43.absolutely brilliant for the kids, they can get involved. You cheated!
:13:44. > :13:48.I've only gone and found the old Street velodrome. Come on.
:13:49. > :14:11.He's fast. Are you ready? Oh, yeah. Set? Go. Ooh, that's not fair! We
:14:12. > :14:15.come every year and it's great to get round London, see the sights,
:14:16. > :14:20.get up close with the monuments and buildings and let kids run free.
:14:21. > :14:23.What makes this event so special? First of all it is family oriented
:14:24. > :14:28.so anybody can participate. You don't have to be fit, even if you
:14:29. > :14:32.don't have a cycle, you can just enjoy the festival. So it suits
:14:33. > :14:38.anybody. This is what it's all about, riding the empty streets of
:14:39. > :14:41.London. We have come up from Dover so we can have a good look around
:14:42. > :14:50.for a couple of hours, it's brilliant. Look at him, he's asleep!
:14:51. > :14:54.Where are you from? Germany. Nice! You just came for RideLondon? We
:14:55. > :15:01.came yesterday, going back tomorrow, just riding the free cycle event.
:15:02. > :15:05.STUDIO: Here's another group coming in on The Mall, sprinting finish.
:15:06. > :15:10.Every cycling discipline covered here. BMX, we've seen, road cycling,
:15:11. > :15:15.mountain biking, stump cycling, there's even a pop-up velodrome in
:15:16. > :15:16.Green Park. Just wonderful to see everybody embracing the cycling,
:15:17. > :15:25.here. All of the finishers in the 100 and
:15:26. > :15:30.the new event, 46 mile ride, for those perhaps a bit intimidated by
:15:31. > :15:35.the 100 miles, will receive one of these on four medals. The 46 mile
:15:36. > :15:38.medal has been designed by Sir Bradley Wiggins, wonderful to
:15:39. > :15:41.receive one of those after all of your efforts, months of training and
:15:42. > :15:46.obviously taking part here in London. All of these riders of
:15:47. > :15:52.course taking part for the reasons, many for net fitness or charity but
:15:53. > :16:00.all of them with their own special stories to tell. When you're a kid,
:16:01. > :16:09.your dad is a hero. No one stronger, greater or braver than your dad. But
:16:10. > :16:13.there are hero Samaras superheroes. -- and there are superheroes. As you
:16:14. > :16:16.grow up there are hundreds of stories you can tell about the Tom
:16:17. > :16:21.Jewell that made you laugh, make you strong, made you feel safe. -- about
:16:22. > :16:27.the times your dad made you laugh. That is how it was for us. That was
:16:28. > :16:36.always a superhero. But one day we would learn even a superhero can
:16:37. > :16:40.fall. He just wasn't the old Dad and as soon as we started to lose him,
:16:41. > :16:43.Christmas is not making the jokes, it is a response among close to you
:16:44. > :16:50.does that. He was getting depressed. Is only real hobby and his only form
:16:51. > :17:02.of enjoyment was food. Open your eyes for me. There we go. 'S I was
:17:03. > :17:06.next to a guy who was also having something removed, he had his foot
:17:07. > :17:12.removed and I thought it cannot be because of diabetes. Things changed
:17:13. > :17:19.and I think at that point we got together and said, are we prepared
:17:20. > :17:23.to lose the foot, just a two year life span, we did not, to happen so
:17:24. > :17:28.we said, let's do what we can. If there is anything we can find that
:17:29. > :17:41.can help us show the world we can fix this thing let's go for it.
:17:42. > :17:49.When we started there was not an exercise could become could not run
:17:50. > :17:52.or walk but cycling was something where he could really get the
:17:53. > :18:01.adrenaline and the pulse going at the endorphins going. We started a
:18:02. > :18:06.project, early 2014, I was still running on a stage. We even got up
:18:07. > :18:13.to ten or 15 miles and I was still running to help them along. He was
:18:14. > :18:16.not keeping up with me. Then Dad suddenly after two or three months
:18:17. > :18:21.started to colourway. The surprising thing was it called on that quickly.
:18:22. > :18:25.It was the only exercise I could really do. -- it caught one.
:18:26. > :18:30.Suddenly it gave me freedom, I was out there and able to do whatever I
:18:31. > :18:36.wanted and go where I wanted, it was fantastic. You were on the verge of
:18:37. > :18:39.potentially losing your foot, do you put that down to the cycling, is
:18:40. > :18:46.that the reason why you are still here? I would say, the cycling is
:18:47. > :18:51.basically my early form of exercise, if I had not been doing that then
:18:52. > :18:59.yes I probably would not even be here. Have you done your warm up? We
:19:00. > :19:02.would love to say this is it, you can reverse type two diabetes and in
:19:03. > :19:10.our hearts we believe that it is about diet, largely, and we monitor
:19:11. > :19:20.his carbohydrate intake. What a fantastic transformation. What far,
:19:21. > :19:26.being question Mark Hampton Court? There is no reverse gear, since the
:19:27. > :19:33.of attack as long as he does not go all the way back. What can we take
:19:34. > :19:38.from this? The legacy will be fixing other people, RideLondon are helping
:19:39. > :19:53.us with this. We will be doing in that year as well. We are in 2017,
:19:54. > :19:56.just long as you know! We will be mental and people, if there is
:19:57. > :20:02.something with a health problem, we want to be there to release
:20:03. > :20:09.documents that journey. Do you think anybody can do it if you can? I
:20:10. > :20:14.would not be that fold. It is possible for anyone to improve their
:20:15. > :20:16.health in some way or another. Just give yourself small steps and it is
:20:17. > :20:35.amazing how inspiring it is. Truly inspirational character, Geoff
:20:36. > :20:40., I met them a couple of years ago, they were blowing us away and our
:20:41. > :20:43.man who has been inspired by this, the event director, first of all
:20:44. > :20:51.congratulations on a wonderful event that tell us about how this has
:20:52. > :20:58.moved you, this story. Next year a very special Fixing challenge. The
:20:59. > :21:02.story is amazing, what we are doing is anybody that enters the event
:21:03. > :21:08.next year, the ballot opens on August eight, in eight days, anybody
:21:09. > :21:14.can take the box to say they want to be fixed, their mum, dad, a friend.
:21:15. > :21:17.Then we will pick four people and Geoff and his son will help them and
:21:18. > :21:23.follow them on their journey to hopefully fixing them to taking part
:21:24. > :21:28.in next year in Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 100. So that is
:21:29. > :21:32.August eight, the ballot opens, if you are inspired by that story if
:21:33. > :21:37.you would want to take part in the Geoff challenge you can do that on
:21:38. > :21:42.the website. And also registered to take part in the 100 or the 46. You
:21:43. > :21:47.are taking part in the 46 mile right and you have stopped off en route.
:21:48. > :21:56.Not sure if I'm taking part but I'm following them around! We just sent
:21:57. > :21:59.off the thousands, the 46 is a new event this year to inspire people
:22:00. > :22:05.onto two wheels, this is a legacy event from the Olympics will stop we
:22:06. > :22:07.believe we have already inspired up to 100,000 new cyclist. It really is
:22:08. > :22:16.a fantastic vigour to have got through. Major part of why we are
:22:17. > :22:22.doing this. We were predicting 24,000 maybe, you think there is
:22:23. > :22:27.maybe 30,000 today? Just over 27,000 registered for the 100 and just
:22:28. > :22:35.under 3000 for the 46. Starters will be about 29,500, maybe just under
:22:36. > :22:40.30. It is remarkable to see how many of them finish. Absolutely, one of
:22:41. > :22:44.the weird statistics, if you cross the start line you are more likely
:22:45. > :22:48.to finish than if you just pick up your number. More people drop out
:22:49. > :22:51.between the Kingman number up and getting to the start line. Four
:22:52. > :22:57.years ago when the started could you ever believe it would be this
:22:58. > :23:01.successful? We are delighted, the team has put in the huge amount of
:23:02. > :23:06.work. Enormous support from the Mayor of London, transport for
:23:07. > :23:13.London, and London needs people to get onto two wheels. The nation,
:23:14. > :23:16.riches pollution, it is a legacy from 2012. We are welcoming Chris
:23:17. > :23:23.Froome later, we have four of the five British team from Rio in 2016.
:23:24. > :23:33.This is really the true legacy of London 9012. People getting
:23:34. > :23:40.inspired. On Friday a BMX riding exhibition in the Villa Park with
:23:41. > :23:45.six-year-old girls. It was amazing. You will be desperate to get back on
:23:46. > :23:48.your bike, David Millar will take off on it otherwise. Enjoy the rest
:23:49. > :23:59.of your day. We will catch up with more of the riders now because I
:24:00. > :24:05.think Tim is out at Newlands Corner. Jess and the sun is shining.
:24:06. > :24:09.Glorious day here. Around 46 miles in is the ultimate pit stop where
:24:10. > :24:15.you can relieve yourself of a few fluids, visit the content of fluids
:24:16. > :24:21.and some energy. If you swing around some volunteers here from the Air
:24:22. > :24:28.Cadets. How are you doing up here. It has been really good. It is busy
:24:29. > :24:32.at times. It is really good. Normally at above the eye cannot
:24:33. > :24:36.stop myself but have you been snacking away? We take our own
:24:37. > :24:41.nipples but we are trying to leave it to the cyclists. You do not want
:24:42. > :24:47.your energy levels to be up there. This gentleman here, how are we
:24:48. > :24:54.doing? Not bad. Does it feel like halfway? It does, just stops to help
:24:55. > :24:59.out an accident. Oh dear. All the best. Get on your way. Enjoy the
:25:00. > :25:04.rest of your ride. The sun shining, there you go. As we said Newlands
:25:05. > :25:08.Corner, it was heaving a little while ago, they are coming through
:25:09. > :25:12.in waves. No doubt a lot of this refreshment will be very much
:25:13. > :25:20.welcomed by a lot of the riders. Beautiful day. I will get back on
:25:21. > :25:26.the motorbike and get into the next. We will hear more from him later. As
:25:27. > :25:28.we said so men need riding for good causes and this year the official
:25:29. > :25:52.charity is well child. First of all he had to be
:25:53. > :25:59.transferred to Leeds and then he had to come home. You have a whole set
:26:00. > :26:02.of consultants and dieticians and physios and everybody at all the hay
:26:03. > :26:10.and then the same people at Leeds and the same people at home, that is
:26:11. > :26:13.loved people. So we have a multidisciplinary team meeting where
:26:14. > :26:20.everybody attends. That is when we started to get involved with well
:26:21. > :26:26.child. Elaine was fabulous, she helped us with the training and
:26:27. > :26:32.holding our hand with the whole thing. It is a language you don't
:26:33. > :26:39.understand. How would you possibly think through things like what if
:26:40. > :26:42.you're driving along and Noah is in the back and he stops breathing
:26:43. > :26:53.which Mark you have to resuscitate them. -- and was breathing?. Safety
:26:54. > :26:59.consultants being around you and going from bad to being by yourself
:27:00. > :27:02.that is the scariest bit by far. I ran the London Marathon last year
:27:03. > :27:09.for WellChild to raise some funds. And I'm doing it this year with
:27:10. > :27:13.RideLondon and those things are nothing in comparison. The prospect
:27:14. > :27:23.of riding 100 miles is not scary for May. -- for me.
:27:24. > :27:32.They have a forum called the forum WellChild family tree. Linking
:27:33. > :27:36.parents in similar situations. It is a closed forum so you can talk
:27:37. > :27:41.freely about anything, any concerns you might have, it might be schools,
:27:42. > :27:48.you have been up all night, or if you are just having a rubbish day.
:27:49. > :28:07.Sometimes it is really pants. Noah inspires me.
:28:08. > :28:13.He is five now, just winning an award at school for being the most
:28:14. > :28:18.cheerful child. He is a pleasure to be with. He is slightly
:28:19. > :28:21.developmentally lead, he spent the first year of his life lying down so
:28:22. > :28:26.things like muscle tone is hard to build up. But he takes steps on his
:28:27. > :28:36.own man, he eats all his food himself will
:28:37. > :28:42.I would say in the next couple of years 95% sure they will be able to
:28:43. > :28:44.take the track your to Michu out. Everything he has been through --
:28:45. > :28:58.tracking up tracheotomy tube out. If he can go
:28:59. > :29:07.through the operations and hardships he has had them 100 miles, 200
:29:08. > :29:13.miles, it is nothing in comparison. Every time it is hurting, when I'm
:29:14. > :31:19.training, I think it is nothing compared so I just suck it up.
:31:20. > :31:26.Lots more finishers coming over the line. This gentleman has just
:31:27. > :31:32.crossed with a flat tire. He has come from Belgium and he knows a
:31:33. > :31:36.thing or two about bike racing. As you get a quick drink of water. You
:31:37. > :31:42.owned a Tour of Flanders, is that right? Yeah, yeah, yeah, we try to
:31:43. > :31:46.organise things, yes. David Miller says that is the greatest one-day
:31:47. > :31:51.race in the world according to David Miller. How does this compared with
:31:52. > :31:56.your experiences in Belgium? This was a super, super ride. I really
:31:57. > :32:01.enjoyed it. The organisation was perfect. It was strange, this
:32:02. > :32:05.morning I woke up at 4:20am, at 5am through London to the start, and it
:32:06. > :32:10.was a beautiful, beautiful race. You could do the city in the morning,
:32:11. > :32:15.and then the sun was coming up, and then the beautiful landscape. And I
:32:16. > :32:22.was good on the flat. And I suffered on the hills. Like most of the
:32:23. > :32:26.people. But I really enjoyed it. I'm an ex-pro bike racer, and the Tour
:32:27. > :32:32.of Flanders was the most fun to do. Is it surprisingly for you to see
:32:33. > :32:36.how popular cycling is in the UK? I came specially here to see it
:32:37. > :32:41.because I heard a lot about it, and I was here yesterday morning.
:32:42. > :32:46.Because I also wanted to see all the parents and the little children in
:32:47. > :32:52.the city. And it's really surprising for me. You don't have the tradition
:32:53. > :32:58.like we have, but a part of that, it's really congratulations to the
:32:59. > :33:02.organisation. I'm really surprised about that. And of course the Surrey
:33:03. > :33:06.Classic this afternoon where we will have the elite men taking part,
:33:07. > :33:10.including Chris Froome, the Tour de France winner. It now attracts some
:33:11. > :33:15.of the biggest names in cycling, doesn't it? Yeah, and I think I was
:33:16. > :33:20.here four years ago for the Olympic Games in London, and I saw the
:33:21. > :33:24.one-day race. When I heard that they wanted to install a tradition, and
:33:25. > :33:30.now we are four years later, and you already can say after four years
:33:31. > :33:38.that that's a tradition. So really cycling needs this because we are
:33:39. > :33:41.too Western European, we are too traditional, and we need
:33:42. > :33:46.organisations like this, we need new ideas, and I will find them here.
:33:47. > :33:49.I'm going to let you go because I think you probably need to rehydrate
:33:50. > :33:53.and get your puncture fixed. Listen, it's great to see you, thanks for
:33:54. > :33:57.coming over and joining in. Thanks for giving me some water, and enjoy
:33:58. > :34:04.it, and congregants to everybody here. Coming back next year. Thank
:34:05. > :34:07.you very much. Great to see. This race attracts people from all over
:34:08. > :34:10.the world, and wonderful to see somebody like that involved with one
:34:11. > :34:15.of the biggest races in the calendar coming to join in. It's phenomenal,
:34:16. > :34:19.for him to say he's coming here to get ideas. I grew up bike racing,
:34:20. > :34:22.and the owner of the Tour of Flanders saying that, it's credit to
:34:23. > :34:26.everybody here. They are still out on the course and we can see
:34:27. > :34:31.pictures of riders going up Box Hill. You know all about going up
:34:32. > :34:34.Box Hill, not only did you write a Surrey Classic in its inaugural
:34:35. > :34:38.year, but you were part of the British team in the Olympics four
:34:39. > :34:46.years ago. Yeah, I was road captain, and it was the first model Ellie
:34:47. > :34:49.medal event. In hindsight probably the greatest ever British Cycling
:34:50. > :34:54.team with Sir Bradley Wiggins, Chris Froome, Mark Cavendish, Ian Stannard
:34:55. > :34:58.and me, the old guy. It was, for me, probably the most incredible day of
:34:59. > :35:01.bike racing. We couldn't talk to each other, how noisy it was with
:35:02. > :35:07.the cheering. It was disappointing we could not win but all the same it
:35:08. > :35:12.will stay with us. Indeed. Oxhill, as we say, people making their way
:35:13. > :35:15.up there. You guys flew up it. Some might be struggling a little bit
:35:16. > :35:17.today but I'm sure they will make it. Let's find out what is happening
:35:18. > :35:26.at Newlands Corner with Tim. Right, well, you are probably
:35:27. > :35:30.wondering why I'm dressed like this. That's because I'm going to get out
:35:31. > :35:36.and amongst it. I've got Stewart over here on the bike. He's
:35:37. > :35:40.basically going to... Ooh, sorry, we very nearly fell over, that could
:35:41. > :35:43.have been extremely embarrassing. We are going to get amongst it and see
:35:44. > :35:48.what's happening. Thank you very much. We will catch up with you guys
:35:49. > :35:49.when we are out on the road. All right, I'm ready, when we are in
:35:50. > :36:15.gear. I was told that I needed to get fit
:36:16. > :36:25.and stay fit to help me fight the condition. I cycled up the Galibier
:36:26. > :36:28.which was an amazing achievement. When I said I would do it I was in
:36:29. > :36:33.hospital and couldn't feel anything from my ribs down. I saw somebody
:36:34. > :36:36.with a lovely cycling jersey and I said I wanted one. We booked to go
:36:37. > :36:41.on holiday the next summer and I cycled up there. That was the first
:36:42. > :36:47.time I'd done anything when I'd completely forgotten I have MS. I'm
:36:48. > :36:53.fitter now than I have been in the last 20 years. In fact I think I'm
:36:54. > :36:57.fitter now than I ever have been. So having MS has been a good thing in
:36:58. > :37:03.some respects, if you want to look at the positive side of it. And is
:37:04. > :37:07.cycling something now that perhaps doctors or people curing MS or
:37:08. > :37:12.looking to cure and treat MS, they can look at cycling and say,
:37:13. > :37:19.actually you should try cycling? Well yeah, I would hope so. It's not
:37:20. > :37:24.done me any harm so far. So it's done me a lot of good. Ayew
:37:25. > :37:28.conscious that perhaps you could be a bit of the leading light when it
:37:29. > :37:32.comes to MS saying, look guys, get on the bike, get fit and healthy?
:37:33. > :37:39.That hadn't actually occurred to me when I started doing it. Everybody
:37:40. > :37:45.is different. With MS, we have bad days and good days, and so far with
:37:46. > :37:51.my training and everything I've been OK. When people hear that you've got
:37:52. > :37:58.MS they immediately assume that you are disabled, in a wheelchair. And
:37:59. > :38:06.so this is me kind of saying not everybody is like that. So my
:38:07. > :38:10.priorities have changed in life, my perspective on, you know, you've got
:38:11. > :38:13.to do things whilst you can. When I'm cycling it's the only time that
:38:14. > :38:19.I can truly forget that I have got MS. Otherwise it's in the back of my
:38:20. > :38:24.mind constantly. You know, from a mental point of view, it's amazing.
:38:25. > :38:30.It's a really good thing. I was told I needed to do lots more of what
:38:31. > :38:39.makes me happy. And cycling makes me happy. White RideLondon? -- why?
:38:40. > :38:42.It's just an amazing event. We went last year, and it was glorious
:38:43. > :38:47.sunshine and the atmosphere was amazing. I just thought, I'd really
:38:48. > :38:51.like to do that. I'm really looking forward to the day and being part of
:38:52. > :38:55.it all and hopefully getting to the end. Really looking forward to that.
:38:56. > :39:01.If you have a message to any other MS sufferers, what would it be? Get
:39:02. > :39:03.out there and cycle if you can. Just because you have got MS does not
:39:04. > :39:11.mean to say you cannot do these things. If all these amazing people
:39:12. > :39:16.don't inspire you to get on a bike, I don't know what will. Amazing to
:39:17. > :39:20.hear the stories of people raising funds today, David. I think ?29
:39:21. > :39:24.million to date has been raised by RideLondon. ?12 million raised last
:39:25. > :39:29.year for good causes and that will probably be smashed this year.
:39:30. > :39:32.Phenomenal, very much like the London Marathon, it becomes more
:39:33. > :39:36.than participation and fitness, it is doing it for a good cause. And it
:39:37. > :39:39.gives a reason to doing things, the fact it is actually benefiting
:39:40. > :39:44.people that need it, I think it's a great thing. Humbling, isn't it. You
:39:45. > :39:47.were in action last night, when to you? Let's take a look at the
:39:48. > :39:51.Brompton World Championship scum here we go. Take us to the assembly,
:39:52. > :39:57.last year you had a complete nightmare. Yeah, I only recently got
:39:58. > :40:01.into the Brompton bikes and I was hopeless. I was there for about
:40:02. > :40:07.another half hour trying to unfold my bike last time. You can see the
:40:08. > :40:11.pride in I could just unfold it. I could not clip in which was a bit
:40:12. > :40:15.embarrassing. Last year I was overtaken by Napoleon. That wasn't
:40:16. > :40:20.even the Finnish! That was just me trying to get there. First time I've
:40:21. > :40:25.raced a bike in a couple of years. It was fantastic. That is Mark
:40:26. > :40:30.Ensley winning, his third World Championship. He won here on The
:40:31. > :40:35.Mall last year, so it was great to see him finish. Doctor Michael
:40:36. > :40:38.Hutchinson, who we saw in one of the shots, finished in the top ten or
:40:39. > :40:45.12, and I think you crossed the line 21st. I'm very happy with that, I
:40:46. > :40:49.won't lie. When I saw the results, 21st for me is an accomplishment,
:40:50. > :40:52.and it's the first time I've been in a race for two years. The comeback
:40:53. > :40:56.trail begins here. The fact you could assemble the bike is a move
:40:57. > :41:01.forward. The best bit about last year, as you failed to assemble you
:41:02. > :41:06.buy, you put your hand up, expecting a mechanic to come and help you but
:41:07. > :41:08.that's not how it works in the Brompton World Championship is.
:41:09. > :41:15.You've been spoiled for far too many years. I'm going to call in another
:41:16. > :41:18.champion, Michelle Gilmore, former Commonwealth champion, just finished
:41:19. > :41:24.the 100. There I ask you to take your sunglasses off? I'm sure my
:41:25. > :41:29.eyes are red because I've gone beyond my limits today. How was it?
:41:30. > :41:33.Really tough. Some days you have good days, some days you have bad
:41:34. > :41:38.guys. I went out with a fast group for the first half of the race, we
:41:39. > :41:42.got into the hills, and the rest of the right was extremely hard. But
:41:43. > :41:46.you did incredibly well. We thought you might just get in before we went
:41:47. > :41:51.off air but you have come in with loads of time. I just kept pushing
:41:52. > :41:54.to get here to the finish. I think it was a bit optimistic of me to
:41:55. > :41:59.think it would be a good day after the last month that I've had. I had
:42:00. > :42:02.a crash and broke a few ribs and my wrist, and got this gastric thing,
:42:03. > :42:07.kidney stones, everything was against me. But I could not miss
:42:08. > :42:10.this. Health needs to come first but this only comes around once a year
:42:11. > :42:14.and it's an amazing experience. Even in a world of pain it was just
:42:15. > :42:18.really great to be out there and see all the people and hear people make
:42:19. > :42:23.comments about the Wiggle High5 team in the women's race last night. I'm
:42:24. > :42:26.tired I was out there. A tough competitor. What was the atmosphere
:42:27. > :42:31.like a monster riders? Everybody in the groups I was in wanted to do
:42:32. > :42:36.their best time, work together, and it was just a real challenge. That's
:42:37. > :42:38.what it's about for these guys riding at the front. I went off
:42:39. > :42:43.early with the serious guys that really wanted to push themselves. So
:42:44. > :42:47.a lot of teamwork and a lot of people know the course, sharing
:42:48. > :42:52.what's coming up. So yeah, just out there to see how they can do on the
:42:53. > :42:55.day. And it's hot. Must have been important to rehydrate. You know
:42:56. > :42:57.about riding in all sorts of conditions but many of these riders
:42:58. > :43:03.will never have gone this distance in this heat. I knew the feed zones
:43:04. > :43:07.would be chaotic on a hot day so I took an extra bottle and I had five
:43:08. > :43:13.bottles before I started, so I was well hydrated. I got through to big
:43:14. > :43:17.bottles on my bike and a big bottle on my back. Having five bottles
:43:18. > :43:22.before I started really helped as well. I'll let you properly
:43:23. > :43:25.rehydrate, we will call on your services later during the elite mens
:43:26. > :43:32.rea is coming up later with the top teams from all over the world --
:43:33. > :43:35.elite men's race. Including a team from Rwanda, the biggest event they
:43:36. > :43:37.have ever entered, and we caught up with their team and manager
:43:38. > :43:45.yesterday as they enjoyed free cycle. Some of the youngest talent
:43:46. > :43:48.we have, right at the age approaching the time where they will
:43:49. > :43:55.turn professional. The bicycle is a huge part of random culture. As a
:43:56. > :44:03.sport, as racing, it is still in its infancy -- Rwandan culture. It is
:44:04. > :44:07.growing in popularity every day. Part of the reason we are in the UK
:44:08. > :44:09.doing things like RideLondon is so they get a better understanding of
:44:10. > :44:14.what being a professional cyclist really means. Projection or the idea
:44:15. > :44:18.of what that is from East Africa is not always accurate. This will be a
:44:19. > :44:22.good opportunity for them to see what it really entails. We are
:44:23. > :44:26.looking at the best riders in the world. This is a really elite field.
:44:27. > :44:34.I think they are just tickled pink just to line up with these guys. My
:44:35. > :44:42.tactic in the race, I go riding with Chris Froome. My tactic is to be
:44:43. > :44:47.front of the peloton, not dropped. The first tactic is to be happy
:44:48. > :44:53.riding with Chris Froome, the winner of the Tour de France, is one thing
:44:54. > :44:56.for me. We hope to make it as deep into the race as possible. A couple
:44:57. > :45:00.of them have the potential to see it all the way through to the end in
:45:01. > :45:03.reasonable placing. And if we can achieve that it will be successful
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:45:43. > :45:56.Get Inspired and get active will more finishers coming in now, all
:45:57. > :46:01.about going get their medals after a wonderful ride through Surrey.
:46:02. > :46:10.Couple of them have finished already and joined me now, Lindsay and
:46:11. > :46:18.Alicia. Look at these, wow. I will ask you. They are huge. How was it?
:46:19. > :46:26.It was amazing, it was awesome. And there we go. It was fantastic,
:46:27. > :46:31.really fast, but organisers, good weather. The build-up to this race,
:46:32. > :46:39.are you both keen cyclists or something new? I am very keen, also
:46:40. > :46:45.a keen race, I was racing yesterday in the Masters. Not as well as I
:46:46. > :46:50.went today. I probably should not have said that. I knew you would
:46:51. > :46:54.ask. But it was a pretty hard season so I'm coming into this quite tired
:46:55. > :46:57.that I love the event and I love obviously riding through my hometown
:46:58. > :47:02.so I was super it cited to come down. And what about you, is a
:47:03. > :47:08.question mark -- excited. My second road race, I mostly do time trials,
:47:09. > :47:12.and it is exciting to be in such a big peloton going so quickly through
:47:13. > :47:17.the countryside. I need to do more of this. Great atmosphere out there.
:47:18. > :47:23.You can see from people's faces as they crossed the line. When you are
:47:24. > :47:30.the first people there was not so many crowds, we were going out at
:47:31. > :47:35.630, but we still got some cheers. At 6am there were not many people.
:47:36. > :47:43.You must be happy with your time. If you left at 6am, four hours? That's
:47:44. > :47:46.right. Really pleased. We will let you go and get something to drink
:47:47. > :47:50.and relax, get something to eat after your fabulous efforts but
:47:51. > :47:52.let's find out about some of the other riders still out there, Tim
:47:53. > :48:05.somewhere amongst them. We are coming up on a bunch, they
:48:06. > :48:12.are on the right hand side. Quick word with them, 53 miles on, how are
:48:13. > :48:20.we doing, all right? Another smile on the face. And she alongside.
:48:21. > :48:26.Jane, how are you? Great ride so far. 53 miles in, does it feel like
:48:27. > :48:32.that but you might it definitely does. But you cannot ask better
:48:33. > :48:37.weather. Looking forward to the hills ahead. There are no hills,
:48:38. > :48:43.that is the best way to approach this. I think denial is the best
:48:44. > :48:46.way. I have to say you look very composed, we will leave you there,
:48:47. > :48:52.thank you very much, enjoy the rest of your ride. The general consensus
:48:53. > :48:57.about getting here, lots of smiles, lots of love, everybody having a
:48:58. > :49:05.really good time. What a day, what they view, beautiful villages in the
:49:06. > :49:10.English countryside, fantastic. Thanks, Tim, more from you later. In
:49:11. > :49:17.the few hours we will be witnessing the finish of the RideLondon Surrey
:49:18. > :49:22.Classic, the elite men's raise, 200 km which finishes here on the Mount
:49:23. > :49:28.'s afternoon. -- race. Coverage from 1pm. Then the final three hours of
:49:29. > :49:34.that race, live coverage on BBC One from 3:30pm. Stellar line-up
:49:35. > :49:38.including of course Chris Froome and another British rider who won here
:49:39. > :49:43.couple of years ago and I have to say Adam Blythe tipped by none other
:49:44. > :49:50.than Chris Hoy to perhaps win this one. Adam Blythe launches his
:49:51. > :50:02.attack! Live is going to take it. Brilliant,
:50:03. > :50:10.I watched it for the first time the other day and it was really
:50:11. > :50:20.emotional, brilliant. We will say. This year is by far my best year I
:50:21. > :50:22.have had. Peter is the most relaxed and confident person on the bike and
:50:23. > :50:34.that feeds round to everybody in the team. It has been a special Classic
:50:35. > :50:43.season. It has been a great year. Adam Blythe of Tinkoff-Saxo takes
:50:44. > :50:51.the win from Cavendish. I think my first ride in the nationals I would
:50:52. > :50:56.like to do well, when I put the jersey on tomorrow I will be proud,
:50:57. > :51:03.I might never wear the national jersey again. Etixx-Quick-Step have
:51:04. > :51:08.their full Classic steam, it will be full gas. It will not be controlled
:51:09. > :51:15.so much. Swift says he's not going well but am sure he will be. Tom
:51:16. > :51:19.Boonen in good form. I body will be in great form, getting there. I
:51:20. > :51:25.think it is a case of who will be in great form. We have a great team,
:51:26. > :51:31.the British cycling team, doubted, strong as Notts. Dan McLay who is
:51:32. > :51:36.firing this year. -- Dowsett. We will work together to make sure
:51:37. > :51:41.neither of us are missing the move and make sure we are there. --
:51:42. > :51:48.strong as an ox. It should be easier than just riding for one person.
:51:49. > :51:53.Adam Blythe, of course he won here two years ago, his team's not here,
:51:54. > :51:57.he is riding as part of the Team GB, but certainly one of the favourites.
:51:58. > :52:05.Out sprinting Ben Swift a couple of years ago. I think for Adam Blythe
:52:06. > :52:09.as reigning national champion it is an amazing opportunity. I think
:52:10. > :52:12.every single British rider, does not matter what race you do, this will
:52:13. > :52:16.be massive. For Adam Blythe it means a lot. For every single British
:52:17. > :52:20.rider it will be one of their biggest days of the year. He
:52:21. > :52:25.mentioned Ben Swift, great friend and the silly rival. Not just in the
:52:26. > :52:34.best of form. He says himself he is not sure if he is on for this one.
:52:35. > :52:38.You can ride it tactically. Oh rider Robert Taman Swifty has you can
:52:39. > :52:44.still pull something out. I would not put it past him. It has usually
:52:45. > :52:52.come down to a small selection sprinting for the finish. Not a huge
:52:53. > :52:55.bunch sprint. Any it once, I loved it and it has the facility to be a
:52:56. > :52:59.Classic because there is that section in the middle where if the
:53:00. > :53:03.race goes hard, the peloton decides, they can rip it to pieces and then
:53:04. > :53:10.the top of Box Hill, it can whittle down and it becomes proper bike
:53:11. > :53:15.race. I would like to see that. Big names, Andrei Greipel and Chris
:53:16. > :53:22.Froome. Great to have the yellow jersey in the race. So pleased Team
:53:23. > :53:28.Sky have brought him here. Chris Froome will realise how important it
:53:29. > :53:38.is. Back out to Tim on the course. Thank you, we have Mark, where are
:53:39. > :53:45.you from? Greenwich, who are you riding for? My daughter Ivy and the
:53:46. > :53:51.mitochondrial disease foundation, Lily. Great cause, raising lots of
:53:52. > :54:01.dosh. Well done. You are enjoying the day? Fantastic fun, good
:54:02. > :54:08.weather. My pleasure to tell you you are over halfway. Just that more
:54:09. > :54:13.hill ahead. You are interviewing people going up the hill? We will go
:54:14. > :54:19.up further ahead and hopefully not distract you too much. A little over
:54:20. > :54:26.halfway. There is a gentleman off his bike there with a flat tire.
:54:27. > :54:27.Absolute shocker to have at the bottom of the hill. Thoroughly
:54:28. > :55:58.enjoying it. Some more finishers coming in. We
:55:59. > :56:02.have our hearts and our malls every time somebody takes their hands off
:56:03. > :56:05.the handlebars. It puts the fear of God into me, I can see them face
:56:06. > :56:12.planting and we have to hop over the barriers to help. Listen to me, keep
:56:13. > :56:18.your hands on the handlebars at all times. Especially at the finish, was
:56:19. > :56:24.a timing strip. The last thing you want to do is finish 100 miles an
:56:25. > :56:29.crash. On your face. Anyway, so far, so good. We mentioned him already,
:56:30. > :56:34.star of the moment of course, Chris Froome, taking part in the Surrey
:56:35. > :56:38.Classic later this afternoon. It is good to be able to open up before we
:56:39. > :56:45.jump on the flight tomorrow morning for Rio. This will be the last big
:56:46. > :56:49.hit out before we fly over. Yes, we have a pretty competitive team here
:56:50. > :56:54.so it would be good to try to fight for the victory. There we are, Chris
:56:55. > :56:58.Froome in action later and we will hear more from him ahead of that
:56:59. > :57:01.coverage of the Surrey Classic. As you say, great to have him here.
:57:02. > :57:05.Perhaps the lady who lives in the big house at the end might be
:57:06. > :57:09.casting an eye over him after all he has achieved. He might be picking up
:57:10. > :57:15.something in the next couple of years? You never know. I hope so for
:57:16. > :57:17.him because I think what he has achieved, not only up to now but
:57:18. > :57:21.this year especially the Tour de France and think was a lesson for
:57:22. > :57:27.everyone in how not to give up. His desire to win really shone through.
:57:28. > :57:31.And the fact he is here today. People like him and yourself,
:57:32. > :57:36.Bradley Wiggins, that have inspired so many of these people. I think it
:57:37. > :57:40.is the combination, every talks about the legacy of the Olympics but
:57:41. > :57:49.this is one of the few events that has really carried through. The
:57:50. > :57:57.tawdry Yorkshire as well. -- Tour of Yorkshire as well. We will leave you
:57:58. > :58:01.to get ready to get on the motorbike to join the ride is this afternoon.
:58:02. > :58:06.We will see you back here this afternoon. Goodbye.