Originally Posted by
azza_333
5 days a week it is just a 7km commute to and from work at the moment. Do I need to work up to 560+km a week, or is it not required to work up to that sort of distance?
If it were me, I'd work up to at least 1/2 that (280 km/week) with the occasional week of 350 km or 450 km thrown in as you get close to the departure time.
Am I right in assuming that you have not ever done an 80 km ride? What's the longest ride you've done?