Three Peaks Cyclocross Report

Interesting report here from the guy that has broken the unofficial Three Peak Cyclocross record for SS.

Of the 499 finishers I think I counted 4 SS riders.

Congratulations also to Nick Craig who has won again after a 17 year gap and halted Rob Jebb's impressive winning streak of 7.

Having ridden it on Sunday I can only say that is 3.40 was an awesome effort, but ss takes it up a level, total respect.

I also reckon 4 ss riders sounds about right although does that include the gnarly old chap at the back of the field who may have been on a Sturmey Archer 3 speed but I think was actually ss?

I was watching the gnarly old chap haul up Pen y ghent and I reckon SS. I gave him a bit of encouragement and followed up with "ooh, SS as well, fantastic" and he gave me a big smile. I thought I saw a different guy on an SS. Not quite as old and gnarly though.

What time did you get?

I thought that I might as well not rush and enjoy the experience so took 5 and a half hours!

More seriously, for someone sacred of heights and often with such downhill fear that walking down benign road descents is not unknown I was pleased to finish well within time. Likely to give it another crack next year I think.

Well done, you completed just after my girlfriend. I would have been the guy mooching around Pen y ghent in the red top just below the ruined house.

I may well have seen her as I talked to quite a few people on the way round, particularly on Pen-y-Ghent. I was on an orange IF and in Retrobike kit (photo is top of Whernside)

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Some lovely pics of this weekend's Three Peaks here

http://www.flickr.com/photos/britishcyclingphotos/sets/72157625041029064/

The photographer's a pal of mine. I know nothing of this strange sport.

a lot of cyclo cross bikes ?
they can't seem to cycle across scattered rocky areas? wouldn't an MTB have been slightly more useful ?

PLEASE IGNORE
moron hard at work here

a lot of cyclo cross bikes ?
they can't seem to cycle across scattered rocky areas? wouldn't an MTB have been slightly more useful ?

It's a cyclo cross race.

MTB's are not allowed.

doh
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great pics

+1 looks wild rugged and fun

there's an episode of country file from a while back that did a feature on the 3 peaks up on youtube i think.

a lot of cyclo cross bikes ?
they can't seem to cycle across scattered rocky areas? wouldn't an MTB have been slightly more useful ?

PLEASE IGNORE
moron hard at work here

Actually Nick Craig, last years winner and very successful mountain biker, disagrees with you. He rides across the scattered rocky areas just fine on a cross bike (I think he holds the record for descending Pen-Y-Ghent) and doesn't think he would be as fast on an MTB.

Wonderful day out spectating/supporting yesterday. New route off Ingleborough was the cause of much carnage and my girlfriend knocked 10 minutes of last year. Fairly good as everyone seemed to think it was a slow day.

Nick craig won this years IoM End to End Challenge (MTB). 75km in 2hrs 57. It is doable on a cross bike, I'd like to see how fast he could do it on one.

There's only so much that you can do with camera angles, the rest is Simon Fell.

The photographer's a pal of mine. I know nothing of this strange sport.

I remember that name from Rad / Sidewalk magazines! Awesome.

friend did it and went over the bars 5 times on decents. eek.

Ouch, that's a bit harsh. I'm guessing that at least two of those were on Ingleborough, possibly more.

he had judders in front brake over 20mph. too much float in his canti's i think. lucky we fixed his headset which was a little loose.

YouTube - 2010 Three-Peaks Cyclo-Cross

Excellent video. Makes me want to enter.

Excellent video. No sign of my girlfriend but I make a cameo at 7.01 as spectator in red jersey at the bottom of Pen-Y-Ghent

Time to start thinking about this for 2011.

The 49th 3 Peaks Cyclo-Cross will be on September 25th 2011. The entry form will be on the website on July 1st. http://www.3peakscyclocross.org.uk/race_info.htm

Changes for this year: No straight handlebars, online entry, £40

Looks like 29ers were trying to sneak in, tsch tsch.