England : Cheshire 2013 Cheshire Cat
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Stringy Bob
Guest
Tried it recently and failed.
I will be focussing on the objective.....finishing the course and enjoying the day. I am not going to let Mow Cop put me off the rest of the course. I have been preparing by riding the general area including parts of the course in recent weeks. I can routinley do 70-80 miles without killing myself so am confident that barring injusy/illness I wiill complete the route.
Box the chimp! Mow Copw will be there another day.
Concerntrate on what you want to get from the day and enjoy the event.
I will be focussing on the objective.....finishing the course and enjoying the day. I am not going to let Mow Cop put me off the rest of the course. I have been preparing by riding the general area including parts of the course in recent weeks. I can routinley do 70-80 miles without killing myself so am confident that barring injusy/illness I wiill complete the route.
Box the chimp! Mow Copw will be there another day.
Concerntrate on what you want to get from the day and enjoy the event.
Rob3rt
Man or Moose!
http://app.strava.com/segments/635194
You are a strong rider so you will have no problems and will probably get the "gold" standard by default unless some wobbler takes you out. The finish is at the top of the steep section before you turn off to the left.
montage
God Almighty
Cheers, so hit the steep ramp and sprint for it. Not sure about strong but been trying to get there!
Rob3rt
Man or Moose!
As a competent racer (assumed, but since you are a cat 3 and can TT pretty well too, fair assumption), compared to the average sportive rider (who the "standards" will have been designed around) you are probably very strong. The biggest obstacle in any climb in a sportive is dodging the slower riders (or those who fall off or have to walk it and don't have the courtesy or presence of mind to get out of the road), some of whom will come to an almost dead stop as soon as the road points upwards slightly, so just leave yourself room to manoeuvre around them.
okeydokey79
Senior Member
ok my numbers here im in the green!!!!
zombiemiked
Active Member
Am doing the 100 mile Cat this year. Am running a 53/39 with a 12/32.
andy nulty
Regular
Does anybody use race belts instead of pinning their numbers to their jerseys or is that more of a tri thing? Just thought to save putting holes in my jersey...
andy nulty
Regular
Does anybody use race belts instead of pinning their numbers to their jerseys or is that more of a tri thing? Just thought to save putting holes in my jersey...
PaulSecteur
No longer a Specialized fanboy
Numbers on jerseys???
If they think im doing that they can kiss my ass(os)!!!
I think its just a just a number plate cable tied to the handle bar.
If they think im doing that they can kiss my ass(os)!!!
I think its just a just a number plate cable tied to the handle bar.
Rob3rt
Man or Moose!
Not sure how they come up with the bands, if like running races these are based on your estimated finihsing time, which they ask at entry, the general rule (with running races) is that you can move down but not up ability bands. Basically, they don't want people trying to overtake very slow people as it poses a hazard.
Rob3rt
Man or Moose!
Pin it on.................... it is a pin, not a 10mm hole punch, you won't see where it was pinned unless you go looking, especially after a run through the laundry machine.. If you are that arsed about your jersey, take your own safety pins instead of the organisers, you can use smaller sharper and most importantly rust free pins (I do this for TT's as my club kit has white sleeves that could do without rust stains).