My first sportive

[Renmurew]

Having only started cycling at the start of the year, one of my goals was to take part in at least 2 sportives this year, and today I got the first one under my belt. I chose the 30 mile route of the Cairn O Mount challenge and aimed for a time of under 3 hours. I managed 2 hours 58 mins on a very windy day which I'm really happy with as there were a couple of pretty big (for me anyway) hills which almost brought me to a standstill. One of the best things of the day was spending a little time cycling along with some really nice groups as all of my cycling so far has been on my own. Roll on August for part 2 which is the 50 mile Highland Perthshire challenge.....just need to keep practising the hills!

Wendy

 

[User33236]

Well done. It's a great feeling when you beat your target time.

 

[Lilliburlero]

Well done, Wendy

 

[Racing roadkill]

Good on you. Keep it up.

 

[Lilliburlero]

As an aside, fantastic photo.

 

[Arrowfoot]

Well done and on a great bike. I think folks tend to downplay or take for granted the camaraderie of a sportive and tend to just focus on speed and personal achievement. You certainly got the best of both.

 

[dawn72]

Well done. I drove up there a couple of weeks ago and its one heck of a hill