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[Reynard]

The cost? If anyone wants to find out how much it costs for a Junior to race each year, PM me. It's not cheap

Well into five figures per year, I'd imagine.

 

[Reynard]

A friend just dropped by to pick up the sausages I'd bought on YS for her cat yesterday.

 

[DCLane]

Does this mean racing will take a back seat for a bit then? I understand the wisdom of going to uni, as sport is a young persons career.

I can get some idea of the cost from following the "What I bought for the bike" thread.

Yes, and no. He'll continue track racing and other aspects but hopefully via the university's team. There's a sports scholarship application in to access their coaching. It just means less international races in favour of UK racing.

The costs give an indicator there, but I don't include the travel / race entry fees / etc. although I'm grateful for the support from his team, sponsors and the LBS.

Note that we don't do anywhere near as much travel as some of the Junior riders, who rack up months away from home each year. It's a decision to attempt to turn it into a career. Son no. 2 has always had a Plan A, which was university, and can do the racing he wants to do whilst there. Many others are trying to make it as pro riders, only a very select few succeed. This last year has confirmed he was unlikely to do so (his numbers are sky high, but he has one key weakness - that's going to be worked on), which has been really helpful for him.

 

[Reynard]

Time to feed the cats, and then it will be time to feed me.

 

[Illaveago]

I just found a green in our fruit bowl !
It is supposed to be orange !

 

[Illaveago]

Do any of you remember or know about those old glass bottles with a marble in the end.
I think they got the idea from finding a snail in the spout of their watering can !

 

[tyred]

I just found a green in our fruit bowl !
It is supposed to be orange !

Can you turn it into penicillin or something?

 

[Andy in Germany]

Do any of you remember or know about those old glass bottles with a marble in the end.
I think they got the idea from finding a snail in the spout of their watering can !

They are still common in Japan, look carefully at the two bottles top left, you can see the marbles below the blue caps.

 

[biggs682]

Bah Humbug

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Bah Humbug

Its not that time already is it?

 

[Andy in Germany]

With the right plumbing though.....

I managed both but in reverse order to be on the safe side.

 

[Reynard]

Had Thai red curry and rice for supper. Red curry made with some of the cooked chicken I'd taken off the bones this morning, plus a load of vegetables - onions, peppers, baby corn, mange tout, sprouting broccoli and courgette. Made sure the sauce had a good "ooooomph" to it

The girls had Felix AGAIL with tuna.

 

[biggs682]

Its not that time already is it?

Just getting practice in

 

[tyred]

Bah Humbug

That reminds me. Must pop down the sweet shop for 1/4 lb of mint humbugs

 

[Illaveago]

Its not that time already is it?

I had noticed that it was getting dark earlier !