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[alecstilleyedye]

anyone here going to do it? i did the shorty last year, might try the long one this year

 

[fossyant]

Not sure - Mow Cop towards the end - it's not that hard - remember doing it a few times, but after a rather large mileage.....

 

[longers]

I've entered the longer route and will hopefully be wearing a CC shirt.

 

[trio25]

I've entered the long route. I've not yet done 100miles so I'm expecting it to be a challenge. Hopefully I'll also be wearing a cyclechat jersey.

 

[alecstilleyedye]

so will i, if they arrive…

 

[andy_wrx]

Did Mow Cop yesterday.

A nice woman in a Merc A-class waited for me to zig-zag up past the parked car on the final steep 80 yard 1-in-4 bit
(so she should, it was parked on her side and she was coming down the hill, but I was glad she did as I was using all my side of the road !)

 

[fossyant]

It's just the final bit that's bad isn't it........ did it in a 42x21 last time I went up - some years ago....have a 39x21 now, but guess I'd need a 39x23 after a number of miles...

I generally only do up to 50 miles as I get bored on my own, and it's usually a very hilly circuit, so could possibly stretch to the 97 mile one ???? Or might be safer with the short one....

 

[nom de plum]

I'm doing the long route.
I did mow cop today and have been doing it once a week for the last few weeks so it want be so daunting in March

 

[trio25]

I'm hoping to get out and try it once before the day, want to know what I'm letting myself in for.

 

[trio25]

I got up and rode mow cop last weekend. Only did 20miles before it, but now at least I know what I'm expecting. Was glad to get up it!

 

[RedBike]

I rode it for the first time today.

My mate sprinted off up the hill and stopped, camera ready, by the pub. There was no way I was going to give him the satisfaction of taking a photo of me with my foot down.

 

[longers]

Any pics to post here Redbike?

All being well a couple of us are going to have a look next weekend. The rest of the route is flattish on the whole though isn't it?

 

[RedBike]

No I don't fancy posting any pics of me struggling up (And boy was I struggling)

Yes, on the whole the route is pretty flat.

 

[trio25]

Why has my picture not worked, all I can see is a box with a red cross in it? It is on blog, but you'll have to scroll down a bit.

I was also struggling, but was so happy I made it.

 

[RedBike]

Nice pic there Trio. Looks a lot flatter than I remember. I seem to remember a wall of tarmac.