<Tommy>
Illegitimi non carborundum
- Location
- Camden, London
Bleh bad luck mate… Hope the boys ok. And congrats on joining club 40 👍
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Bleh bad luck mate… Hope the boys ok. And congrats on joining club 40 👍
Legs
usually riding on Zwift...
- Location
- Staffordshire
Cheers Andy, yeah we’re both double-jabbed. Andrew’s just a bit groggy and lost his sense of taste somewhat. It seems likely that his little brother will be positive when we get his PCR results back…😟. That’ll be fun trying to work out the childcare around!
I need to avoid racing until the new league starts ... just in case you know what happens
Some time back we were chatting about older riders. I can't remember why or precisely what, but I do remember that I said I used to ride with a guy called Andy Hicks, who was the 70s age group national champion for road race and TT.
He used to train for TTs by coming out with our group on a 70 mile ride and just sit at the back on his TT bike. He always used to sprint for the top of a hill and generally won most of them. He was an absolute machine!
Well, he's featured in this GCN video.
View: https://youtu.be/Vs-WcyLQgBY
He's now 76, living near Bath (he moved around 3 to 4 years ago to be nearer his kids) and riding for Bath CC. The video makes no mention of his national racing. Andy just says he started riding when he was young and did a bit of time trialling.
Not the most stunning of video clips, but a pleasant enough watch. I just thought I'd share as I mentioned Andy on here.
He also talks about riding in Mallorca and how he now takes 2 days off when he spends a week there. I was there with him about 4 years ago when he took no days off and dropped me on a hill coming out of Port de Pollensa!
He used to train for TTs by coming out with our group on a 70 mile ride and just sit at the back on his TT bike. He always used to sprint for the top of a hill and generally won most of them. He was an absolute machine!
Well, he's featured in this GCN video.
View: https://youtu.be/Vs-WcyLQgBY
He's now 76, living near Bath (he moved around 3 to 4 years ago to be nearer his kids) and riding for Bath CC. The video makes no mention of his national racing. Andy just says he started riding when he was young and did a bit of time trialling.
Not the most stunning of video clips, but a pleasant enough watch. I just thought I'd share as I mentioned Andy on here.
He also talks about riding in Mallorca and how he now takes 2 days off when he spends a week there. I was there with him about 4 years ago when he took no days off and dropped me on a hill coming out of Port de Pollensa!
Brusgaard
Über Guru
- Location
- Skive, Denmark
I intend to do them and I am C for the foreseeable future - unless I miraculously loose 5 kg or so...
<Tommy>
Illegitimi non carborundum
- Location
- Camden, London
Miracles happen on zwift every day according to people’s ZP profiles 😄
I think I’ll try and join this league too. Do you enter as a team?
I have a 70 mile sportive Sunday, so will see how legs are Monday. I'm on leave next 2 weeks so hoping weather turns and I can get out more.
Have a good one
mjd1988
Guru
I've signed up for it as well, as a c. Hopefully the long climb will give me a chance to see if I can put down B numbers.
I strongly suspect my numbers are going to be C-Cat myself but I'll enter B (as I should) and see quiote how far off the pace I now am!
Thanks. Been threatening rain all week, but today the forecast has moved to just clouds and rain is now saturday ..... I'll enjoy it more on dry roads, that's for sureHave a good one
<Tommy>
Illegitimi non carborundum
- Location
- Camden, London
I’m up for it @bridgy
I think first race back after a lack of high intensity stuff for a fair time. I have to try and remind myself not to be to disappointed with the form and not bail out of frustration. It’s a bit of a throw expectation out of the window and just tell yourself it’s the first step back isn’t it!
I think it’s the perfect race for a form test @mjd1988. Short enough. A steady not too steep hill. And a group working together. I’m actually on the brink of looking forward to it now!
I think first race back after a lack of high intensity stuff for a fair time. I have to try and remind myself not to be to disappointed with the form and not bail out of frustration. It’s a bit of a throw expectation out of the window and just tell yourself it’s the first step back isn’t it!
I think it’s the perfect race for a form test @mjd1988. Short enough. A steady not too steep hill. And a group working together. I’m actually on the brink of looking forward to it now!
Will be asking for an update on this at circa 8.30 pm
