Team BKool CycleChat

[Brendan Parker]

I was trying to get us back to Bert but I sensed with a few minutes to go you was urging me on so I stepped on the pedals to get up that last hill. Found Bert at the top having a cuppa so followed him to the line. Was desperate to keep the chasers from catching us.

well done all whites for a first attempt we got to be happy with that!

 

[gbrown]

One last result, the (current) Classification

p. user time
1 Bill S 0:22:43,0
2 LBHIFI 0:22:45,5
3 Bridgy 0:22:49,5
4 Bobinski 0:23:00,1
5 CXRAndy 0:25:42,3
6 Adski 0:25:44,6
7 TurboTommy 0:25:47,1
8 Kipster 0:27:10,5
9 Insomina 0:27:39,5
10 Monte 0:27:40,6
11 bazzer99 0:29:33,0
12 Whorty 0:31:21,9
13 bert1971 0:31:22,8
14 Goldwolfie 0:32:15,0

 

[berty bassett]

will put a time in - fri eve if anyones interested ?

 

[Add]

I love this shot, 6 riders within 1 second on the finish line!

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CXR likes it because it shows him putting out over 500Watts.

 

[gbrown]

There we have it, I am near maximum for cadence, power, heart rate and speed and still couldn't keep up!

130 rpm... kudos!

Are you back on the KICKR?

Geoff

 

[Goldwolfie]

I love this shot, 6 riders within 1 second on the finish line!

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Great handicapping there Geoff.

I think this format has legs judging by the comments - it was good laugh on here before we got down to hard work tonight.

Thanks for pulling it together.

 

[bazzer99]

Well done the Whites - who needs tactics, we were all over the shop but still managed a well deserved victory.

Bazzer was off and at it from the start and I never got close to him - not too sure if that was a team plan, but I could have been a sleep when that was discussed.

Whorty and myself were together for most of the race, but I couldn't really get much benefit from drafting.

We eventually got back in touch with Bert on the last climb, probably Bert had slowed to allow us catch up - good team captain stuff.

I was out of it by this stage and slowed right down, hoping the other two would push on to the finish behind Bazzer, who was probably in the shower by this stage.

I rolled in at my own pace, just wanting to keep ahead of the chasing Green team.

well done all whites for a first attempt we got to be happy with that!

Indeed. Think how we could do next time if we talk tactics

 

[CXRAndy]

Who actually won on the road?

CXR likes it because it shows him putting out over 500Watts.

So much so I have kept the jpep

Drafting certainly helped because I knocked a fair chunk of time off my previous attempts

 

[gbrown]

TBH I did have a bit of a growl at you as I pulled alongside, but then I just tried to figure out where our 3rd place guy was so I got a bit distracted.

Bill, ever the professional, you should have kicked his a*se... it's what Adam would have done (in fact was doing)!

 

[Whorty]

Yeah, will know for next time

Wasn't an easy drafting course ... next week might be easier. I think GW will be a real powerhouse next week

 

[Add]

Great handicapping there Geoff.

I think this format has legs judging by the comments - it was good laugh on here before we got down to hard work tonight.

Thanks for pulling it together.

I thought today's pseudo tactic banter was hilarious, I did chuff all work today, spent most of the time on here. But since I only have 5 days notice to work, what's the worst that could happen?

 

[Add]

Bill, ever the professional, you should have kicked his a*se... it's what Adam would have done (in fact was doing)!

I saw Bill, and dropped my team like a hot potato!

 

[gbrown]

Looks like the team spirit and inter team rivalry might make the rides more interesting, as we were hoping.

It may still be too difficult to get enough riders together May-September, but should make next winter more tolerable when it arrives!

Geoff

 

[gbrown]

I saw Bill, and dropped my team like a hot potato!

Exactly as I was expecting you to do...

 

[bridgy]

Not at all Bob. The drafting was hard for us all I think because of the course terrain. It felt like we were all holding each other up as we passed each other then waited. Our result would probably be better on that course if we had just all gone flat out and ignored the drafting. I assume it was the same for all teams.

Ahem..........some of us were "flat out"!