Cycle Sportives

Tour of Wessex ride report finally up. I'm still iffy about Chiltern100. I might do the Medio instead of the full one and see how my achilles is. My Mum's rocking up tomorrow arvo too so it'd be nice to be conscious when she arrive! :)

Nice report mate.

No Powertap?? WTF are you going to do now?!

I've swapped the Powertap wheels for the original Ksyriums.. so no power, speedo, distance, nuffink but I climb faster :)

I've tried firmware update but no luck. Now emailed Saris for help.

Huw Wiliams, Cycling Weekly says *"A course of stunning imagination, the organisers have simply picked the best roads, whether uphill or down its up to you as an experienced rider to get round it safely. Throw in a handful of soul-destroying long climbs a 60mph downhill and a typically British 20 mile section of rolling hills into a nagging headwind and you’ve got a course which provided one of the hardest Sportive challenges the UK has yet witnessed".
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26th July, near Abergavenny

http://www.touroftheblackmountains.com/index.html

Anyone interested?

Dragon Ride, Wales June 15th 2008. 180k, 3000m climbing.

210th of 1237 finishers.

6:11:38 - 18.1mph average.

soul-destroying long climbs

Anyone interested?

How can I put this...

er..

fuck off?

illy, you (+ francis) want to try out the new bike on the black mountains?

How can I put this...
er..
fuck off?

I much prefer that answer than "oh maybe sure err hills you say um.."

Anyone interested?

I did it last year. Well, when I said I did it I rode the first 20 miles before deciding the roads surfaces were too dangerous and abandoned. I witnessed 3 crashes and came close twice myself. Apparently it improved shortly afterwards. Typical. I need to HTFU.

What were the roads like? What made them bad?

The first 20 miles were on a single track lane up a valley. This was just after the storms that caused all the flooding last July so the road was covered in wash off from the fields - so a fine sandy soil and lots of grit. There was a lot of standing water around too. It was treacherous.

How can I put this...

er..

fuck off?

it was the 'nagging headwind' part that i felt really sold it

like this..

Something like that. Less cars, more sheep. (It is Wales after all).

Sounds perfect then.. the more people that pack the higher up the ranks I finish without actually having to be fast hehe

illy, you (+ francis) want to try out the new bike on the black mountains?

Looks tempting ralph - are you going down?

Ah fark.. accomodation.. knew there was something else needed doing. Cunting pus buckets.

okay, after speaking with the hippy the deed is done. i am pre-registered for next years Tour of Ireland. looks like the leg-shaving days will be revisited after all.

yee haa!

It's okay Jonny I'll wipe away your tears and apply the embrocation.. ;)

Nice one.

It's okay Jonny I'll wipe away your tears and apply the embrocation.. ;)

Nice one.

cheers dude - five days flying round the backroads of ireland with white froth streaming from my beard. perfect.

they have already got back asking Elite - Club - Leisure. I am thinking of going Elite Leisure.

hehehe You take Leisure to an elite level. :)

I've not looked at their site yet but I have a feeling I'm going to be opting for the Maximum Pain option again.

Anyone doing Devil Ride on Sunday?

How did you get on then, hippy?

Anyone else signed on for the Wild Wales Challenge?

How did you get on then, hippy?

Finished it. Was a good ride. Fucking nice countryside. Took some pics on the phone. Some big hills. Dried out after 30mi and I actually got a bit sunburnt. Sheep are suicidal.
Bit sore now since I'd not ridden S-Works since the end of June.