^ about sums it up. The Top D has a rank of 431, so you'd never get above that racing in D.
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^ about sums it up. The Top D has a rank of 431, so you'd never get above that racing in D.
A bit, but not much. I intended to do a fair bit this year - but ..............
I get it in my big toes (on the foot joint) which is bad ... but I also strangely and very painfully get it in my earsGout is *kin painful - but you probably know that now
Yea, it's not quite kidney stone painful, but it's awful in the same sense that no position helps with the pain and it's too rough to get any sleep at all.Gout is *kin painful - but you probably know that now
Had I known what was going on I probably would have went into the doc a day earlier. Kind of the same thing happened with my stones and my embolisms. Now that I know the signs there won't be any waiting to get medical attention for gout either.
Gout is *kin painful - but you probably know that now
Yep. I had to wear slippers for 4 weeks, normal shoes were a no go.
Allopurinol 300 mg👍
I started racing in early/mid 30’s in the Northern Ireland amateur scene Open race scene. Lowest grade is called A4. I took 2 seasons to get the points to upgrade to the next level of A3. Most A4 races finish in a bunch sprint and considered by many as quite dangerous as many of the racers are quite new to the sport just as I was. I honed my sprint in the 2nd season through specific Gym/ Weights training and sprint training. Won a points (green) jersey in a 3 day tour being my highlight.
A3 is a big step up as juniors are kept there and not allowed to upgrade so they win a lot. Plus your thrown in with higher cats in many races. I picked up some category points but after multiple race crashes in 2016 followed by A broken collarbone in a training ride I gave up The racing. I moved jobs in 2017 which meant more commuting and I lost the cycling bug. Got it back in 2019 and Gave the racing a go again. Felt good and gave it a lash in the breakaways as I no longer fancied mixing it in sprints (Finished last in a couple of races and even the marshals had packed up and opened the roads up
. but at least felt id given the races a good rattle. I’ve no urge to race again outdoors givenmy collection of mostly racing crashes. I probably consider myself lucky that I never broke anything in race - body or bike. I think I would cry if I damaged a bike. ⚠️ Warning- pictures of blood and ripped Lycra below warning ⚠️
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Exactly - you’ll eventually run out of Ds with better points than you. I’ve finished highly in recent races but got 0 points as the top finishers all have similar or worse points.
mjd1988
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I started racing in early/mid 30’s in the Northern Ireland amateur scene Open race scene. Lowest grade is called A4. I took 2 seasons to get the points to upgrade to the next level of A3. Most A4 races finish in a bunch sprint and considered by many as quite dangerous as many of the racers are quite new to the sport just as I was. I honed my sprint in the 2nd season through specific Gym/ Weights training and sprint training. Won a points (green) jersey in a 3 day tour being my highlight.
A3 is a big step up as juniors are kept there and not allowed to upgrade so they win a lot. Plus your thrown in with higher cats in many races. I picked up some category points but after multiple race crashes in 2016 followed by A broken collarbone in a training ride I gave up The racing. I moved jobs in 2017 which meant more commuting and I lost the cycling bug. Got it back in 2019 and Gave the racing a go again. Felt good and gave it a lash in the breakaways as I no longer fancied mixing it in sprints (Finished last in a couple of races and even the marshals had packed up and opened the roads up
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Plenty of war wounds
That's a really interesting read though, congrats on the stage wins 
Everesting is so easy, so yesterday 
Why not try 'Trenching'
View: https://youtu.be/dFQ5fVjQACc
or if you're really daft Everesting + Trenching
Why not try 'Trenching'
View: https://youtu.be/dFQ5fVjQACc
or if you're really daft Everesting + Trenching
Everesting is so easy, so yesterday
Why not try 'Trenching'
View: https://youtu.be/dFQ5fVjQACc
or if you're really daft Everesting + Trenching
I came down Porlock Hill once on a bike......... which was more than enough!
It's insanely steep on those hairpins when you're in a car!
Plenty of war wounds
.i didn’t actually win any stages even winning the green jersey - all of my points came from taking intermediate sprints just like Mondays race..but it is still my best moment in my illustrious career
..in fact I think I’ve only ever won in a handful of local interclub races.
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I came down Porlock Hill once on a bike......... which was more than enough!
It's insanely steep on those hairpins when you're in a car!
Tried taking a fully loaded Citroën AX up Porlock Hill once.... It didn't like it
JuhaL
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Usually first reaction is when somebody crash with bike is did anyone see that. In your case no need to ask that.I started racing in early/mid 30’s in the Northern Ireland amateur scene Open race scene. Lowest grade is called A4. I took 2 seasons to get the points to upgrade to the next level of A3. Most A4 races finish in a bunch sprint and considered by many as quite dangerous as many of the racers are quite new to the sport just as I was. I honed my sprint in the 2nd season through specific Gym/ Weights training and sprint training. Won a points (green) jersey in a 3 day tour being my highlight.
A3 is a big step up as juniors are kept there and not allowed to upgrade so they win a lot. Plus your thrown in with higher cats in many races. I picked up some category points but after multiple race crashes in 2016 followed by A broken collarbone in a training ride I gave up The racing. I moved jobs in 2017 which meant more commuting and I lost the cycling bug. Got it back in 2019 and Gave the racing a go again. Felt good and gave it a lash in the breakaways as I no longer fancied mixing it in sprints (Finished last in a couple of races and even the marshals had packed up and opened the roads up
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