by PhilBixby
Wed Feb 08, 2012 8:24 pm
A scan through the Met Office and Metcheck websites gives a fairly downbeat consensus on Saturday - zero degrees or a hint above, and a seriously cold night beforehand, with the possibility - as happened last Saturday - of snow turning up later.
I'm going to suggest the north route again - the roads will be safe and we should all get round in one piece unless it all goes seriously downhill before then (in which case check on Friday night on here). If anyone is so bored that they can't face it then they're welcome to take a group off into the hills but I'll stick with getting the steady miles in.
Assuming the current Siberian blast finally thaws out, I was pondering kicking off some faster Saturday rides - as we did last year - to bridge the gap between brisk paceline riding up the A168 and the extra 4-5mph you'll need in races. Suggestion would be to use the Bishopwood and Wheldrake circuits - which will both be used on the Evening RR league. Ride out, do about 30miles in laps in suitable-sized groups, ride back. Kicking these off on (say) 25th would give four sessions before the local season-starting Seacroft Wheelers RR. Does that sound about right, subject to it warming up a tad?
I'm going to suggest the north route again - the roads will be safe and we should all get round in one piece unless it all goes seriously downhill before then (in which case check on Friday night on here). If anyone is so bored that they can't face it then they're welcome to take a group off into the hills but I'll stick with getting the steady miles in.
Assuming the current Siberian blast finally thaws out, I was pondering kicking off some faster Saturday rides - as we did last year - to bridge the gap between brisk paceline riding up the A168 and the extra 4-5mph you'll need in races. Suggestion would be to use the Bishopwood and Wheldrake circuits - which will both be used on the Evening RR league. Ride out, do about 30miles in laps in suitable-sized groups, ride back. Kicking these off on (say) 25th would give four sessions before the local season-starting Seacroft Wheelers RR. Does that sound about right, subject to it warming up a tad?