London–Edinburgh–London

London -Edinburgh - London ( LEL ) is a cycling marathon, which is performed in the form of a certification card. This means that each participant determines his driving style and breaks on the 1,400 km route itself. The timeout is 116:40 hours, which corresponds to an average speed of just 12 km / h, including all breaks.

LEL is considered as a British counterpart to the Paris-Brest - Paris (PBP ) and is also held every four years (most recently 2013), in each case two years after or before PBP. From the starting point in Cheshunt ( about 16 km north-east of central London ), it goes to the Scottish capital, Edinburgh and back. It is the longest regularly conducted Radmarathon, as the BRM ( Brevet Randonneur Mondiaux ) is recognized.

The cycling marathon was first held in 1989 instead of 29 only British participants, 26 of which have arrived within the time limit. The distance was 1300 km long and a section led by the infamous highway A68. Successful participants are therefore sometimes referred to as members of the " A68- clubs ". The starting point was Doncaster, the place of residence of the organizer. In the fifth alignment in the year 2005 306 participants from numerous countries competed, including Japan, Russia, Australia, USA and Canada. 246 cyclists came within the time limit to the finish. As a starting point you could choose from Cheshunt, about 16 km northeast of Central London and choose Thorne, which is not far from Doncaster.

In 2009 there were some changes: the starting point was exclusively Cheshunt, but you had the choice between the start times of 8, 14 and 20 clock. Likewise, you could select its time limit, between 116:40 hours, 105:16 and 93:20 hours. These correspond to an average rate of 12, 13.3 and 15 km / h The host offered it at every start time all three timeouts, while PBP start time of the choice of the time limit depends. 2013 starts the certification on July 28.