I was faced with a dilemma this morning: Dad's Taxi "had to be" available by 13:30 but my cycling "ambitions" still required the equivalent of an 8.0 magnitude K-Ride as preparation.
The solution was to get up early and catch the 06:40 train to Scarborough then cycle back home. It's one of my favorite rides for lots of reasons. The Dalby forest scenic drive on "full gas" without a single car in sight has to be the highlight. All you see are the deer and rabbits at that time.
Thanks to the wonders of modern technology - I can now share as well as recommend this option should you ever be faced with the same problem.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/78068468
If I add the extra bits before and after what I've uploaded - it would be close to 75 miles in total. Not bad when you only have half a day to spare.
Regards to all
Pete
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WOW got back after a 4 1/2 hour ride to Thixendale and back .Not been down that valley before from Leavening side NEW tarmac all the way not a pothole to be seen.Brilliant riding round there and 80 steady miles Forgot what a differance it makes to rolling along.
good luck tomorrow at Brid rr cheers
good luck tomorrow at Brid rr cheers
I did the 5 hour Swaledale NYMBO at Grinton (mainly riding on the Moor north of Reeth). I thought I could map read before today. Between a lack of sleep, 1:50,000 OS mapping and indistinct sheep tracks/bridleways I managed to do a number of hills twice and chose a bad route. Must have been the hilliest ride I have done in ages. After 4 hours I Thought my brain was shot (legs were not far behind), so decided to head for the finish. I got in half and hour early a bit fed up. Things improved from there as I had a nice cup of tea in the company of Alan and Tullio in the glorious sunshine.
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Out on the Saturday training ride for me - the hilly east route. It's not really what you'd call hilly but certainly undulating enough to provoke me into full on wheel following mode. Still I'm feeling chuffed with myself because I never really lost contact with the group on the rises apart from the final small rise into Sheriff Hutton at which point my legs seemed to think they'd finished for the day.
Seemed very quick for that route, completed in under two hours - did anyone clock the average speed?
That's it for the training ride for me for a week or two - Scotton 100 next week and of all things an MTB race the week after - dyed in the wool roadie, utter MTB novice enters MTB race - should be amusing.
Seemed very quick for that route, completed in under two hours - did anyone clock the average speed?
That's it for the training ride for me for a week or two - Scotton 100 next week and of all things an MTB race the week after - dyed in the wool roadie, utter MTB novice enters MTB race - should be amusing.
Race report from the less successful half of Clifton's presence at the Bridlington RR today. Seven laps of the rolling Burton Fleming circuit making it a sixty-miler, and absolutely perfect weather with blue skies, a light breeze and temperatures in the high teens.
I've done the Philip Russell 2nds/3rds/4ths up at Stokesley most years and have had no major problems with it - last year I finished within sight of the sprint which I reckon is a reasonable aspiration for an old bloke with limited talent. This year I decided to do Bridlington - also 2nds/3rds/4ths - for a change, reckoning they'd be similar standard. Wrong!
I realised my ghastly error when the start sheet turned up, featuring nearly 30 second cats which read like a Who's Who of local talent - and only half a dozen fellow fourth cats. But, y'know, positive thinking and all that, and Muzzy and I slotted in at the front of the bunch ready for the start.
Well, I hung in there for the 26-point-something-mph first lap, but the 25mph+ assault on the rise heading to the hill to the finish line on the second lap left me on my limit just when I needed more - lots more. I slid out the back (rudely ignoring Muzzy's suggestion to push a bit harder) and switched into time trial mode. Minor consolation came from my not being the first to get dropped (nor the last - a lot of the field were riding the circuit in the wrong direction by the end), the commissaire banging on after the race about how fast it had been, and by keeping the next bloke in front of me at thirty seconds gap for the remaining duration. Oh, and the tanlines are coming along nicely
Photos now up at http://www.davidhollingworth.co.uk/gallery_165509.html
I've done the Philip Russell 2nds/3rds/4ths up at Stokesley most years and have had no major problems with it - last year I finished within sight of the sprint which I reckon is a reasonable aspiration for an old bloke with limited talent. This year I decided to do Bridlington - also 2nds/3rds/4ths - for a change, reckoning they'd be similar standard. Wrong!
I realised my ghastly error when the start sheet turned up, featuring nearly 30 second cats which read like a Who's Who of local talent - and only half a dozen fellow fourth cats. But, y'know, positive thinking and all that, and Muzzy and I slotted in at the front of the bunch ready for the start.
Well, I hung in there for the 26-point-something-mph first lap, but the 25mph+ assault on the rise heading to the hill to the finish line on the second lap left me on my limit just when I needed more - lots more. I slid out the back (rudely ignoring Muzzy's suggestion to push a bit harder) and switched into time trial mode. Minor consolation came from my not being the first to get dropped (nor the last - a lot of the field were riding the circuit in the wrong direction by the end), the commissaire banging on after the race about how fast it had been, and by keeping the next bloke in front of me at thirty seconds gap for the remaining duration. Oh, and the tanlines are coming along nicely
Photos now up at http://www.davidhollingworth.co.uk/gallery_165509.html
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I was with Broomwagon on the training ride - surprised to see he didn't take any shortcuts - perhaps we weren't going fast enough? 
Anyway, was a great ride. I had 19.9mph average over 2hrs 14 (and that included the ride back through town. Not bad given the undulations. Some very solid, strong looking riders out.
Anyway, was a great ride. I had 19.9mph average over 2hrs 14 (and that included the ride back through town. Not bad given the undulations. Some very solid, strong looking riders out.
"and Muzzy and I slotted in at the front of the bunch ready for the start."
............And that was the nearest we both got to the front for the duration of the race!
I have to say I do like the East Yorkshire events - easy to get to, big circuits, light traffic and I've had results on them in the past. Added bonus today was it was such a beautiful day. Legs out for the first time this year - what a difference to 2 weeks ago. And the bonus ball was it was a short sleeves day aswell! It was a big field and a fast race today. Phil is not joking - it was an Elite standard 2/3/4 cat event and we were doing 25 mph uphill when he parted company. I finished mid bunch with a 25 mph average. Not a particularly aggressive race by yours truly but I'll take few positives from it like I was hanging in there ok on the climb and had a bit of a go off the front near the end after the main contenders had long since disappeared up the road. I've felt pretty rubbish all week like I might be coming down with something so just pleased to get through today. Easy week this week and Wetwang next Sunday. I have some potholes to dodge - they're all still there, Tom!
............And that was the nearest we both got to the front for the duration of the race!
I have to say I do like the East Yorkshire events - easy to get to, big circuits, light traffic and I've had results on them in the past. Added bonus today was it was such a beautiful day. Legs out for the first time this year - what a difference to 2 weeks ago. And the bonus ball was it was a short sleeves day aswell! It was a big field and a fast race today. Phil is not joking - it was an Elite standard 2/3/4 cat event and we were doing 25 mph uphill when he parted company. I finished mid bunch with a 25 mph average. Not a particularly aggressive race by yours truly but I'll take few positives from it like I was hanging in there ok on the climb and had a bit of a go off the front near the end after the main contenders had long since disappeared up the road. I've felt pretty rubbish all week like I might be coming down with something so just pleased to get through today. Easy week this week and Wetwang next Sunday. I have some potholes to dodge - they're all still there, Tom!
I've been in Denmark this weekend at an MTBO training camp. I found it extremely stressful! Did 5 races in 4 days racing elite along with the GB boys & girls (including a night event for crazy people). Got lost in every race but one! MTBO in forests is hard! Today I came a crazy 14th out of 25 or something. Normally the races range from about 30 - 90 mins and this was 4 hrs and a lot of them just gave up looking at the people I beat today, I don't think that can ever happen again so I'll revel in it for a few days and then get my ass well and truly kicked in next weekends world cup round!!
looking at the people I beat today, I don't think that can ever happen again so I'll revel in it for a few days and then get my ass well and truly kicked in next weekends world cup round!!Training ride for me too - seven of us made quick progress round Malton and Coneysthorpe, aided by good weather and PaulB, who showed up on a shiny new Cervelo S2, and gave a good demonstration of how to sprint away over the tops of the hills. Plenty of good climbing all round; good preparation for Wetwang next week I hope.
"I have some potholes to dodge - they're all still there, Tom!"
Groan - I think I can just about dodge the potholes, it's dodging the other riders dodging the potholes that worries me most...
"I have some potholes to dodge - they're all still there, Tom!"
Groan - I think I can just about dodge the potholes, it's dodging the other riders dodging the potholes that worries me most...
My first event and Trailquest for the year at the 5 hour event in Swaledale on Saturday. Amazingly hot for early April made it hard for fair skinned 'yours truly'. A mixture of 1:50,000 map, unfamiliar tracks and some, almost, non-existent bridleways made the navigation unusually tough and I made 3 errors that lost me lots of time. A puncture right at the end caused me big time penalties adding to my woes. Judging by the low scores all round I don't think I was alone though.
Great day out in the sunshine and one of the best MTB areas in Yorkshire.
Well done to Chris and Jeff who both posted good scores. Results here
Great day out in the sunshine and one of the best MTB areas in Yorkshire.
Well done to Chris and Jeff who both posted good scores. Results here
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Another great weekend of cycling for me in new areas around Dublin. Out with the Bray Wheelers on Saturday on a lovely run to Brittas Bay and a previously unused HILL that the ride leader had found the week before. He mentioned that it was steep on the way out and he wasn't lying. It was approx 3 mile from bottom to top, started at about 8% and the last few hundred metres were a killer, Garmin showed 26%!!!! and the legs felt it. Once we were over that it was a mainly undulating route with a few shorter hills at 10-12%. 98 miles done and in glorious sunshine. Sunday I decided to get out to the north of the city and did the Swords CC sportive route, 80 miles, and some nasty hills that I didn't know existed, even though I've been out that way lots of times before. Halfway round though my Achilles decided it had had enough but I was fortunate to have a few pain killers with me which kept me relatively pain free till I got home after 4hrs 50 in the saddle
Not looking good for future events in May and beyond if I can't get this problem sorted
On a good note acquired my Cycling Ireland racing licence on Friday and I hope to now do a few vets races in the coming months along with a velodrome session with the Wheelers
Not looking good for future events in May and beyond if I can't get this problem sorted
On a good note acquired my Cycling Ireland racing licence on Friday and I hope to now do a few vets races in the coming months along with a velodrome session with the Wheelers
Success is a journey not a destination
I set off on Saturday with the intention of doing the intermediate ride but really there is only one word for it I wimped out and chose a more sedate K ride. I didn't regret my decision after a good ride with good company and a relaxed stop at Coxwold whilst sat in the garden in the sunshine. It made a change to have a 'social' ride 
rather than been dropped every 2 minutes with continued accelerations in pace by the 'inters'.
Will try the longer ride maybe next Saturday
Jon
rather than been dropped every 2 minutes with continued accelerations in pace by the 'inters'. Will try the longer ride maybe next Saturday
Jon
After several weeks of riding with the K group under the excellent guidance from Kevin with some great company on the rides I decided my fitness had improved enough to go with the intermediate group, managed to keep up ok apart from the longer climbs where we regrouped before moving on.
On the long climb to Newton on Rawcliffe and starting to fall behind again I decided to miss out the far loop round Newtondale forest drive and Virginie said she would do the same and head for the cafe stop at Thorton le dale, we rode towards Stape then decided to backtrack to Pickering after not finding a suitable road to take us there.
Felt quite good on the ride back from the cafe and despite the brisk pace led by Tony G and Shaun the merciless I even managed a short (token) turn on the front.
Thanks to the guys for a good day out, I have been told to take it easy for the next couple of month's while I go through my next course of treatment and thanks to Clifton CC for getting me back to this level of fitness.
Ian H
On the long climb to Newton on Rawcliffe and starting to fall behind again I decided to miss out the far loop round Newtondale forest drive and Virginie said she would do the same and head for the cafe stop at Thorton le dale, we rode towards Stape then decided to backtrack to Pickering after not finding a suitable road to take us there.
Felt quite good on the ride back from the cafe and despite the brisk pace led by Tony G and Shaun the merciless I even managed a short (token) turn on the front.
Thanks to the guys for a good day out, I have been told to take it easy for the next couple of month's while I go through my next course of treatment and thanks to Clifton CC for getting me back to this level of fitness.
Ian H
Are we there yet