2012-06-23 Swaintoux 2 - 5 rings of pain

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*breaks into a cold hot sweat

You're a flippin demon on the hills.

not sure about that, but ill have a go, im fitter now then ive ever been so who knows ;)

Im not :(

Im not :(

every time i see you you have a beer in one hand and a fag in the other haha

Exactly. I will actually smoke all the way up swains if someone provides the fag

^done. You have to roll it yourself though

You do it!

Lights gone on East Hill. Have fun!

Bollocks, im going to be hungover for this. Oh well

I'm training with wine, the bottle's got a bike on it.

Sorry guys - I'm out.

Im in. about to leave

Who won?

(apologies for absence)

how did it go?? and did the road markings hold out?

Okay sports fans, here are your results...

Top 3s

Fixed

1st dave4
2nd Mikey5000
3rd Arvy

Geared

1st J.Dennis
2nd fade
3rd XH

Times

46:49:7 J.Dennis (gears)
47:49:5 fade (gears)
47:52:6 dave4 (fixed)
47:57:2 Mikey5000 (fixed)
49:52:9 Arvy (fixed)
49:55:4 XH (fixed)
54:18:7 Bill (geared)
53:10:4 Sasmon (fixed)
55:23:9 Brun *DFL *(fixed)
DNF Stringerman (puncture)

Special mention to j.dennis for running over the finish line after snapping his chain climbing swains and still coming first by about a minute. In the words of Roy Castle 'dedication's what you need...'

This was loads of fun - a proper balls out sprint and a great reason to have a pint or 3 at 11am on a Saturday morning.

Thanks to Arvy for getting it in motion, Noel and Vix for the timekeeping and Alby for the 'you know what'.

Lovely work one and all.

Noel for the card
Vix for scoring
X for the stencil
3 sheds for bringing a working camera
http://www.lookmumnohands.com/ and our friend Alby for prizes

Mikey"2000" for his excitement and all the others who competed.

Next time, I'll try and make the weather closer to Swaintoux 1, and I have a cunning plan for Swainthree (30 laps of either Swain's **or **the "Fitzroy Park" route; it is the same climb just one is harder)

Pics and "soundbedded video" (whatever that means) coming soon

PS I have no idea what happened to el-presidente

PPS Dave4's smash and grab was painful to watch for me

PPS Dave4's smash and grab was painful to watch for me
How do you think I felt as he drafted me up Swains in the final furlong, before he passed me on the steep bit and made it stick!

Awesome morning. Video to follow.......

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The sound of Muswell Hill.

PPS Dave4's smash and grab was painful to watch for me

Not as painful as Mikey watching him overtake going up Swains to pip him in the closing stages.

I was the fastest Veteran anyway....