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Reliability Trial

Postby neilc on Thu Mar 04, 2010 8:13 pm

Sun 7 Mar Morning -1 °c -6 °c 0 1034 mb 0.0 mm 0 % precip. 9 mph

Can't wait! Haven't been on the road bike since the ill-fated icy one... not that it put me off, it's just that the CX and MTBs are more fun in the gloop.

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Re: Reliability Trial

Postby Steve Thomas on Fri Mar 05, 2010 3:12 pm

BBC got it listed as between 1 and 7deg C for Sunday with a brisk Easterly (which will up the windchill :oops: ) but keep us honest all the way back from Pengenffordd.

Also going to be DRY!!!! Might stick some training wheels on the best bike :shock:
Heading for them there HILLS!!
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Re: Reliability Trial

Postby Guy on Fri Mar 05, 2010 8:44 pm

Are we heading towards Hereford first?
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Re: Reliability Trial

Postby Steve Thomas on Sat Mar 06, 2010 1:11 pm

If we have an easterly Hereford first would seem sensible, otherwise it'll be grim all the way through Hay, Peterchurch to Locke's :oops:
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Re: Reliability Trial

Postby Mark Prosser on Sun Mar 07, 2010 7:41 pm

Really enjoyed the ride today. Thanks to everyone for setting a decent (i.e. not too fast ;) ) pace to Talgarth. Special thanks to Neil (I think!) who went back for my chain tool and towed me back to the group. Pengenffordd was a bit of a drag for me and looking at the prestart photo I can see why - I look massive compared to everyone else :shock: A bit hard going over the last 12 miles with a nasty breeze from Tretower home, I got back about 1.40 so lost about 20 minutes or so over the last 20 miles :oops: but in my defence it's the lomgest ride I've done in 13 years.

Special word for Graham - he's a machine, 3 weeks after a knee op and he still held in when some of us were miles off the back!
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Re: Reliability Trial

Postby neilc on Sun Mar 07, 2010 8:14 pm

It was indeed me Mark! I felt like a jolly litte domestique nipping back and forth all day. By the descent of Pengenfordd I was tiring somewhat and that wind was indeed a killer, needless to say I took the right turn for Bwlch and home rather than add any more to the ride - I ended up doing a nice round 80 miles in the end.

Chwarae teg's go to Jeff, Lowri, Ian S, Guy and Richie who deserted me just before I turned right to Bwlch! Who was first back then?

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Re: Reliability Trial

Postby Guy on Sun Mar 07, 2010 8:51 pm

Ian 'won' the sprint for the 30 sign by Nevill Hall but seeing as nobody else contested, it was a hollow victory. Good ride Neil - you must have been beat when you got home. We didn't desert you - you know what it's like - you don't look round and before you know it, someone has disappeared. We presumed you'd turned for home rather than fallen into a ditch.

My legs are pretty sore at the moment. 2.5 hrs very steady followed by 50mins at threshold hurts!
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Re: Reliability Trial

Postby neilc on Wed Mar 10, 2010 5:47 pm

Beat is one way of describing it! Like Steve said, the intervals too and fro helped to create a certain something in the legs, the ascent of Pengenfordd only made sure the pain went real deep, the sprint for the top was a landmark (first time I've ever managed to pip Ian/Richie up there), and the wind did me in fully!

Still, makes this weeks 'easy' week feel positively lazy.
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Re: Reliability Trial

Postby Lowri on Thu Mar 11, 2010 1:43 pm

Really enjoyed the day, couldn’t have asked for better weather (well once it warmed up anyway!). I have entered my 1st race for Saturday so with upgraded parts now on my bike (thanks to gateway), the club rides and a new set of wheels...hopefully this should all help!

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Re: Reliability Trial

Postby rob bignell on Thu Mar 11, 2010 2:48 pm

Good luck for saturday Lowri. where are you racing
had a good day on sunday. dont think i should have been on the front before the climb, might have stayed with you all for longer then. had a realy hard ride back into the wind after the top of the climb, hardest i have pushed this year for that length of time.
i will be out on staurdays for the next few weeks so will see you on a club ride some time in April

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