Richard A Thackeray
Legendary Member
One of the local Clubs is organising a 'CX Fun Day' shortly
http://www.calderclarion.co.uk/
Sunday 23rd July; http://www.calderclarion.co.uk/calendar/
They had a rider in the Tour de France, a few years ago, who won a few stages
(born in the same village, as me, & I still see his sister every so often)
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4281981
I may go along, & watch, or............ drag the bike out of the garage, & participate
However, it's been two years since I last raced CX, & that single race was my first since 2009)
Gruesome details here; https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/first-cyclo-cross-for-6-years-tomorrow.187884/
As I wrote in that posting;
Got to admit, I know I'll get hammered out there!
I may be quite 'bike-fit', reasonably 'run-fit', but as for 'cross-fit'............................. forget it!!!
As for either, at the moment, I daren't even think I am
Should I race?
After all, I have a CX bike, a club skin-suit (which I guess will stretch over my chubbiness)
Plus!!, from a Yorkshiremans perspective, with it being a 'try it' event, it's a lot cheaper
Entry, at the WTC event in 2015 was £14, this is £5 (as cheap as most fell-races!!)
http://www.calderclarion.co.uk/
Sunday 23rd July; http://www.calderclarion.co.uk/calendar/
They had a rider in the Tour de France, a few years ago, who won a few stages
(born in the same village, as me, & I still see his sister every so often)
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4281981
I may go along, & watch, or............ drag the bike out of the garage, & participate
However, it's been two years since I last raced CX, & that single race was my first since 2009)
Gruesome details here; https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/first-cyclo-cross-for-6-years-tomorrow.187884/
As I wrote in that posting;
Got to admit, I know I'll get hammered out there!
I may be quite 'bike-fit', reasonably 'run-fit', but as for 'cross-fit'............................. forget it!!!
As for either, at the moment, I daren't even think I am
Should I race?
After all, I have a CX bike, a club skin-suit (which I guess will stretch over my chubbiness)
Plus!!, from a Yorkshiremans perspective, with it being a 'try it' event, it's a lot cheaper
Entry, at the WTC event in 2015 was £14, this is £5 (as cheap as most fell-races!!)