Road Rides/Races

yeah i have to wash sleeping bags and tents and compile firt aid kits and such for this bike ride for work...gonna try though..but am a bit put off by the distance i think as feeling pretty tired after riding pretty far every day this week...

You lot have seriously got the road riding bug. It all sounds like a different language (2500m of climbing, WTF is that all about?).

I am really tempted to get some long miles in after doing a 4hr stretch to Telford last week, but the time commitment is going to be massive to get my fitness up, and I can't afford another bike.

I've got some hard thinking to do...

From what I know of your riding Chris, you're getting easily nuff miles in for your fitness, your speed should already be there too. If not, speed comes easily after a good base of solid riding. Just throw a 10 minute intervals of fast riding into your commute where you've got a good stretch of road. Be good to see you out again. Might catch you on a Thurs with the scouse lads.

I'm gonna pass on tomorrow. Legs still sore from descending (walking) mountains in Snowdonia. Have a good 'un, hope the weather is cracking.

i want to split myself into 3 so i can come out today but really think it's gonna be a no..but i realised i am away now until ventoux so no more training for me...shiit! might see if i can take the touring bike out every day on my own away from the other riders to try give myself a bit of exersion and hills..actually i get back on the 2nd..but still very little time..shiiiiit

Anyone planning on riding the cat and fiddle ride this sunday.

Was gonna be doing that Audax ride, but I've got a lift to Macc and ther'll be bout 10 riders from our club riding I think. (they always seem to chase after sean kelly to get photo's with him.)

what's happening on the cat and fiddle this sunday??

googled it....

you gonna go? it's quite far and you have to be there by 8AM fuck! i might go for a jaunt on sunday near there though but my asthma is playing up as i have a bit of a cold and could hardly breathe when riding round london...not a good sign. plus weather says hite saturday ok sunday

Tour of Pennines Sportive tomorrow. Starting from Greenfield in Saddleworth. Checkout www.torelli.co.uk for more info

sacked todays sportive off due to MENTAL winds. going out for a ride tomorrow, not going to do the stoke one, cant be arsed with the drive.

Magical Mystery Race

Friday, 09 October 2009
6.30pm Bike Boutique/outside sandbar

ok so you arrive at bike boutique and get bundled with your bike into an old 60's routemaster bus. it's then driven to a secret location. you get chucked out without a map and no idea where you are. you work out how to get back.fast.

first 3 back get prizes from bagaboo, MER, Edinburgh Bike Co-op, Cantgoslo

Fixed or geared..Ride whatever bike you want..No marshalls, no checkpoints just A to B.

Approx 10 miles

Totally awesome and part of the i bike mcr mini festival

you could never guess how terrified i am about sunday..shit. shit shit. why did i put myself in for it? i am an idiot.racing against someone who races with some holme moss road team and someone who races for altura road team..balls. i thought it would be nice rosy cheeked old ladies from hebden bridge on shoppers.

basically, instead of this

they look like this

this is julie cook who shall be eating my dust on sunday...yeah..erm...yeah...

(Julie Cook (pictured above) has won the 2009 edition of the Bedford Women's 2 Day stage race)

Youll eat her for breakfast Nes, shes wearing fingerless gloves on a cold day ffs.?!

doesn't that just mean she's hard as fuck?? whilst i'll be shivering away in my thermals...

nah it means she didnt think her pre-race prep through, pack what you need, have an early night and rip it.
or you could always do the Italian's trick from Breaking Away.................he he

or you could give a couple of us the route and we can do it like the original Tour de France, beatings in the woods and glass on the road?

yes woody you are my only hope.

She's on a fucking Dolan, you have a Casati.

she has zero beer gut

Rachel Mellor has done a 25 mile TT in 1h 3m.

She's also climbed Holme Moss in 11 mins apparently...........

thank you ronnie i feel much better now

What time train do you want to get, and where to. There's one every hour leaving Victoria at 8 minutes past the hour.

dunno, enough time to ride over blackstone edge, plus we have register at one, and i wanna get weighed to get the handicap

11:08 arr at 11:35 or 12:08 arr at 12:35.