middleagecyclist
Call me MAC
- Location
- Prestwich, Manchester
Manchester to Blackpool Night Ride 29-30th September 2012
- Thread starter SquareDaff
- Start date
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DCLane
Found in the Yorkshire hills ...
- Location
- Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
Go old timers I say!
Old Timer
I'm 42 
We're up there with the fastest times of all ages
middleagecyclist
Call me MAC
- Location
- Prestwich, Manchester
But I would think being middle aged makes your 1st place even sweeter?Old Timer
We're up there with the fastest times of all ages
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SquareDaff
Über Member
- Location
- Doncaster, South Yorkshire
You're welcomeErr, thanks SquareDaff. Uploading your ride to Strava you have just pushed me out of the top five. Although for our age group, DCLane, yourself and I are the top three. Go old timers I say!
Well done though!
. Haven't used Strava before- but an old cycling friend saw my picture on Facebook and told me to "get my rides put up on the site". Blame him if anyone. I'm innocent! 
I'm also only 43. I had a loooonnngggg paper round!
middleagecyclist
Call me MAC
- Location
- Prestwich, Manchester
Oh dear. You might have started something you cannot control...
middleagecyclist
Call me MAC
- Location
- Prestwich, Manchester
The BHF video of the 2012 night ride is here. Tron Man has a starring role but none of us i'm afraid 
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SquareDaff
Über Member
- Location
- Doncaster, South Yorkshire
We were too fast for the camera!!
DCLane
Found in the Yorkshire hills ...
- Location
- Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
None of us, but lots of people we passed
Cush
Veteran
- Location
- North Cumbria but still a Geordie
Just read the posts on this event. I would like to try it ( used to do two or three all night walks per year) but my average on my Dawes Nomad is only around 8-9 mph over that distance and I will be just past 70 by then. Can any one tell me what the slowest times were last year?
Gez73
Veteran
There were still riders heading out to Blackpool as I came back at about 6.30am I'd say. The year before I decided to get a lift home and there were still riders arriving well after 8. They were removing the outward signposts at about 9 towards Manchester as I cycled back last year. Not sure what the latest finishing times would have been but I'd reckon up to maybe 9am. That is plenty of time at your expected speed.
Cush
Veteran
- Location
- North Cumbria but still a Geordie
Thanks Gez73 Planning to do a daylight 70 from near Glasgow to Carlisle the day before my 70th if that is a success i.e I finish it and not get a train from Annan I will sign up for the Blackpool run.
