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fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Brickworks and Windgather (the easier route) won't be pleasant on 65" I'll tell you !
CC Manchester Ride to Long Hill National Hill Climb Champs - Sun 30th October
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Brickworks and Windgather (the easier route) won't be pleasant on 65" I'll tell you !
longers
Legendary Member
I was thinking I might make my way over for this using a flatter route and trying to find the others once I got there.
I'm not planning on stopping out all day or going to a cafe but if you fancy company for the ride over, let me know eh?
totallyfixed
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- The only county without a McDonalds
Just to let you know, we found out today that Helen has made it into the top 20 hill climbers for the National
it wasn't a certainty so we are both very happy and a wee bit nervous so any support will be massively appreciated. Now trying to beg, borrow or steal the lightest kit we can. Here is a link to the start sheet, oh and David Harmon will be half way up commentating. If you go to CTT [Cycling Time Trials] you can see the start sheets and timings etc. Helen is off at 11.39.
it wasn't a certainty so we are both very happy and a wee bit nervous so any support will be massively appreciated. Now trying to beg, borrow or steal the lightest kit we can. Here is a link to the start sheet, oh and David Harmon will be half way up commentating. If you go to CTT [Cycling Time Trials] you can see the start sheets and timings etc. Helen is off at 11.39.
Christopher
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Will try and make this but not sure how early I can get a train from Preston on a Sunday morning in a Mancs direction. Good luck to Helen though!
I did see the National at The Rake a few years back, that was fantastic.
I did see the National at The Rake a few years back, that was fantastic.
totallyfixed
Veteran
- Location
- The only county without a McDonalds
Just to keep you up to date, we were on Long Hill today testing bikes, very, very tough day into a very strong gusting headwind. Lots of cyclists on there today many like us checking out bikes and the hill and all getting battered, fingers crossed for a northerly wind next Sunday. It's going to be an absolute cracker and wide open as to who wins in both the men's and women's.
totallyfixed
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- Location
- The only county without a McDonalds
Normally the road is closed for a hill climb but this tends to apply to the shorter ones so Long Hill will be open to traffic as normal. It's ok to ride up while the competition is on, just don't ride two abreast, I keep a look out behind me and pull off to let competitors go by. A lot of people will be on bikes to watch and I would think the lay-by where David Harmon is commentating will be popular with cyclists but as yet I have no clue which one it will be. There is a big lay-by about half way up on the opposite side of the road to the climbers that cuts away from the road and has some shelter from the wind in the form of trees, and several others on the way up on the same side as the climbers..
The HQ, where everyone is welcome and the results go up "live" is at the bowling club in Whaley Bridge, expect to see literally hundreds of bikes [some of them BTW amazing] We should be back at the HQ by 12.30 watching the rest of the results come in.
The nerves are building
The HQ, where everyone is welcome and the results go up "live" is at the bowling club in Whaley Bridge, expect to see literally hundreds of bikes [some of them BTW amazing] We should be back at the HQ by 12.30 watching the rest of the results come in.
The nerves are building
dan_bo
How much does it cost to Oldham?
I was gonna use racing as an excuse to skip this ride but now i'll be mainly fitting a new kitchen window. If you get my drift 
Fingers crossed for Helen!
Fingers crossed for Helen!
totallyfixed
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- The only county without a McDonalds
Many thanks for that, she is very modest about her abilities and well wishing comments mean a lot to her, she is quite blown away by the thought there might be people on the course cheering her on.
dan_bo
How much does it cost to Oldham?
I mean it- it's nice to know talented people- especially nice, unarrogant ones.
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fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Plans still to be there. Out on ale sat night. Plan is Brickworks and windgather then die on goyts lane. CPR at the top and we'll be ok to cheer Helen on.
Let me know who is coming. I recon 8.30 at hazel grove.
Let me know who is coming. I recon 8.30 at hazel grove.
Hacienda71
Mancunian in self imposed exile in leafy Cheshire
- Location
- Wilmslow, Cheshire
I should be up for it although I may not watch all of it as family commitments may limit my available time.
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fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Route will be:-
Hazel Grove - Torkington Lane, back lanes towards High Lane, pop over A6 then down via Davenport Golf Club (Poynton) then via the back of Lyme Park, Potts Shrigley, Brickworks, left down hill, then right up Windgather, down Pyms chair into Goyt Valley, then up Goyts lane.
If I'm on my own might just head straight over via the A6 The event will be a little over two hours - starts at 10am - first one up will take a little over 20 mins, so finish at 12.30 ish. Planning to go near the finish. Remember to bring a race cape as a minimum as it might get cold hanging about.
Hazel Grove - Torkington Lane, back lanes towards High Lane, pop over A6 then down via Davenport Golf Club (Poynton) then via the back of Lyme Park, Potts Shrigley, Brickworks, left down hill, then right up Windgather, down Pyms chair into Goyt Valley, then up Goyts lane.
If I'm on my own might just head straight over via the A6 The event will be a little over two hours - starts at 10am - first one up will take a little over 20 mins, so finish at 12.30 ish. Planning to go near the finish. Remember to bring a race cape as a minimum as it might get cold hanging about.
