A wheel-sucker rant! (Thanet RC take note!)

[Dave Davenport]

Not wanting to get in the way of a good row; but how do your reliability trials work re times & 'winners'? We stopped publishing finishing times for ours a few years ago due to insurance issues if they could be perceived as 'races' in any way (as did most sportives I think), we now just have gold, silver, bronze time bands and lots of references to it NOT being a race on the signing on sheets and web site.

 

[VamP]

Four pages of moaning about getting beaten by sportsmanship in a non-race? Awesome!

 

[Mark D]

Not wanting to get in the way of a good row; but how do your reliability trials work re times & 'winners'? We stopped publishing finishing times for ours a few years ago due to insurance issues if they could be perceived as 'races' in any way (as did most sportives I think), we now just have gold, silver, bronze time bands and lots of references to it NOT being a race on the signing on sheets and web site.

You have to finish your chosen distance (50km, 100km or 100miles) within a prescribed time, to earn either 1pt, 2pts or 4pts for your club respectively. As far as I know, individual rider times are not published, only the points totals of the various clubs.

 

[Dave Davenport]

You have to finish your chosen distance (50km, 100km or 100miles) within a prescribed time, to earn either 1pt, 2pts or 4pts for your club respectively. As far as I know, individual rider times are not published, only the points totals of the various clubs.

I see, cheers.

 

[Kent2013]

You seem to have missed the points mate - (a) it was plain rude - you guys latched on, without even the courtesy of asking, (b) despite several "invites" to take a turn on the front you guys refused - particularly the guy in the BMC jersey who point-blank refused when asked, (c) it was a competitive event - in efffect we helped your club to win! (d) after having sat in for the last 20-odd miles you guys then decided to sprint past us in the last 500m - making no significant difference to your time - again plain rude!

On a club run, social ride, commute etc. it's a completely different matter - had you approached us and asked if you could tag along we would have been more than happy to help out!

I must have been on a different ride. I was taking part in the reliability trial , cycling for Thanet , cyling 100 miles on Sunday.
I was also wearing a BMC top.
Now we have a problem , It appears to me that i am the person been talked about in the post , however , the details are wrong.
Do people use this forum to vent thinking that nobody will reply or challenge the accuracy of the statements.
Nobody said a word to me about cycling at the front , other than in the last section when i cycled past on an small uphill section. At that point a comment was thrown in my directions.
From your comments above , that was in the last 500m. (i think it was more.........however , lets not ruin the story with facts)
So one comment in the last 500m and i am been crticised for not taking a slot at the front. I cycled past you and stayed in front for some time (approx 500m) so at least it can be said i took the final slot at cycling at the front.
Do me a favour , if you see me on the road , make it clear that you don't want me to cycle with your group and i will happily find an alternative route or if it is an organised event , i will cycle past you.

 

[Chrisz]

I was also wearing a BMC top.
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Do me a favour , if you see me on the road , make it clear that you don't want me to cycle with your group and i will happily find an alternative route or if it is an organised event , i will cycle past you.

Not a problem - I'll be more than happy with that - I was the guy in the Royal Marines kit who didn't drop back and ask you three guys to take a turn! You are obvioulsy the guy who didn't point blank refuse and didn't mutter something about wind etc.??

Since the two other members of Thanet RC have already apologised and explained themselves you must be a different BMC wearing rider who didn't drop in and hang off the back for 20 miles eh?

 

[400bhp]

 

[Hip Priest]

This is a glorious thread.

May it run and run!

 

[Cuchilo]

and if you want a better reason for not joining a club then read this thread .

 

[screenman]

and if you want a better reason for not joining a club then read this thread .

That is absolute rubbish, come please come up with your reasoning behind you statement.

 

[screenman]

I see the OP as a bit of a look how good we were going when another club could not do their bit on the front, take it as a ego boost.

 

[Hip Priest]

and if you want a better reason for not joining a club then read this thread .

And if you want a better reason for joining a club, go on a sportive.

 

[Chrisz]

I see the OP as a bit of a look how good we were going when another club could not do their bit on the front, take it as a ego boost.

LOL - far from it mate - as I have already pointed out, a couple of our guys were already on their chinstrap (I wasn't far off myself)! Perhaps you should re-read the first page of this thread and see if you can get the actual point I was trying to make?

 

[Aperitif]

Nice thread, Chris. I think the Royal Marines and the Bicycle Manufacturing Company should pm each other, get out for an easy 'couple of hours' and hunker down in a pub where the bikes are safe, exchange a bit of history, let it rest and write it up as the supreme happy ending to an interesting story.
And you know what they say on here? "Photos, or it didn't happen!"
Good luck to everyone.

 

[Origamist]

And if you want a better reason for joining a club, go on a sportive.

And if you want an even better reason for joining a club, commute along London's Cycle Superhighway 7 in the summer.