Posted: Sun May 01, 2011 9:06 pm
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Posted: Sun May 01, 2011 9:12 pm
Oh Sorry, I never realised Rapha had a normal cycling club, I assumed you meant you was one of the pros.Dan wrote:No!Are you Dan Craven?
Posted: Sun May 01, 2011 9:17 pm
Enjoyed my race at tockwith.. Not too much point repeating Jess.. Had a similar ride... Lost a wheel on the last lap.. So finishing just behind the main group. 10 or so dropped Off On the way around with about 40 on the start line.. fast race for 4th cat,, averaging about 24 mph.. Managed to overtake what looked to be a junior before the Finish line who had a very flashy bike.. Yay 
just need to work on staying up the group.. MOre confidence I suppose 
and then I might be able to contend in a sprint at the end which will be gooood.
Again nice to see a good Clifton turnout.. Well done to Jess james nathan and jack
just need to work on staying up the group.. MOre confidence I suppose and then I might be able to contend in a sprint at the end which will be gooood.Again nice to see a good Clifton turnout.. Well done to Jess james nathan and jack
Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 4:43 pm
Minty's LVRC race for me as has been mentioned. Rather apprehensive before the race as the thought of getting dropped shortly after starting was in the back of my mind. Fortunately the rest of the Clifton contingent were supportive and after a warm-up lap of the circuit with 'Team Clifton' it was race time.
As a 45-49 yr old I was in the A's and B's group and wasn't surprised when the first lap went offf at a pretty furious pace but I managed to loiter in the rear of the bunch and then as the pace cooled on the 2nd and 3rd laps began to feel more confident and moved up into the middle of the bunch. The strong wind meant - as Phil has said - that riders were moving around to gain as much shelter as possible - learning points for me here.
By mid-race, things were going OK and I stupidly began to harbour thoughts of staying with the bunch all the way...Into the fifth lap and I somehow floated towards the front of the main bunch just as it seemed to be chasing down a 4 man break. Riders were taking turns and it seemed right that I should 'do my bit'. Of course as soon as I hit the front and really gave it 'full berries' for a while bang and my legs were rubber and I drifted back through the bunch and straight out of the back door!
Kept going at training ride pace, was swept up by the Cs and Ds for a lap and then - honour served - stopped at the finish line to watch the sprints and cheer on the Clifton contingent.
So race cherry popped, 4 and a half laps at 24.4 mph so didn't disgrace myself, learned a lot and will give it another go. Thanks to Phil for his support and kind words.
As a 45-49 yr old I was in the A's and B's group and wasn't surprised when the first lap went offf at a pretty furious pace but I managed to loiter in the rear of the bunch and then as the pace cooled on the 2nd and 3rd laps began to feel more confident and moved up into the middle of the bunch. The strong wind meant - as Phil has said - that riders were moving around to gain as much shelter as possible - learning points for me here.
By mid-race, things were going OK and I stupidly began to harbour thoughts of staying with the bunch all the way...Into the fifth lap and I somehow floated towards the front of the main bunch just as it seemed to be chasing down a 4 man break. Riders were taking turns and it seemed right that I should 'do my bit'. Of course as soon as I hit the front and really gave it 'full berries' for a while bang and my legs were rubber and I drifted back through the bunch and straight out of the back door!
Kept going at training ride pace, was swept up by the Cs and Ds for a lap and then - honour served - stopped at the finish line to watch the sprints and cheer on the Clifton contingent.
So race cherry popped, 4 and a half laps at 24.4 mph so didn't disgrace myself, learned a lot and will give it another go. Thanks to Phil for his support and kind words.
Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 6:22 pm
Sunday Clubrun for me. 14 riders in the Square, a nice mix of current regulars, some old friends and some welcome new faces. 5 were only out for a couple of hours for one reason or another and by the time we were climbing through Hutton-le-hole we were down to Heather, Muzzy, ChrisC, AndyG, JohnC, Richard, Triathlon Ed (l'homme de fer), IanK and self.
Fantastic conditions, strong easterly, but not a cloud in the sky. Crystal clear air - the view looked like I'd just had new glasses with better prescription! Rosedale Moor, then down the chimney. Met up with Bill Baker who must be 80 now and was tackling basically the same route as us...
. On through Fry-up dale to Castleton Tea Rooms. Not the most speedy of service, but the treacle tart had been on our minds for miles... and was worth the wait.
Long grovel up Westerdale followed all the way to Blakey bank Top - highest point on the moors - and bye, was it drafty! 7 mile descent to H-le-H in 50kph crosswind required steely grip and concentration. Surprise View then Fadmoor where we split again. Four heading back to York - "100miles will be plenty, thanks." Muzzy, Andy, Ed, Heather and self made the most of the spring conditions and headed round Cockayne. I was wilting under the pressure by now and must thank Heather for pacing me round.
Can of fizz and Ice-cream in Helmesley then back to York via standard Nunnington route. Home at 5-30 feeling somewhat ex-foliated by the wind. Electronically challenged, but must have been about 110miles at a non-too-shabby average speed. Thanks for the company!
Not out next Sunday as will prob be on intravenous drip following Saturday's Wiggy 300 and Heather is running the Sheffield Half Marathon. Volunteers to steer the boat welcome - PM me if you'd like route suggestion
Fantastic conditions, strong easterly, but not a cloud in the sky. Crystal clear air - the view looked like I'd just had new glasses with better prescription! Rosedale Moor, then down the chimney. Met up with Bill Baker who must be 80 now and was tackling basically the same route as us...
. On through Fry-up dale to Castleton Tea Rooms. Not the most speedy of service, but the treacle tart had been on our minds for miles... and was worth the wait.Long grovel up Westerdale followed all the way to Blakey bank Top - highest point on the moors - and bye, was it drafty! 7 mile descent to H-le-H in 50kph crosswind required steely grip and concentration. Surprise View then Fadmoor where we split again. Four heading back to York - "100miles will be plenty, thanks." Muzzy, Andy, Ed, Heather and self made the most of the spring conditions and headed round Cockayne. I was wilting under the pressure by now and must thank Heather for pacing me round.
Can of fizz and Ice-cream in Helmesley then back to York via standard Nunnington route. Home at 5-30 feeling somewhat ex-foliated by the wind. Electronically challenged, but must have been about 110miles at a non-too-shabby average speed. Thanks for the company!
Not out next Sunday as will prob be on intravenous drip following Saturday's Wiggy 300 and Heather is running the Sheffield Half Marathon. Volunteers to steer the boat welcome - PM me if you'd like route suggestion
Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 6:55 pm
A wild and windy "hundred k" Wold's roads ride for me this sunny saturday past and gone - the pain filled pocklington pedal challenge and mystery tour
On the downside: aching knees (in the extreme); sunburnt ankles; a headache; sore eyes; and turning right out of Woldgate school into a highly inconsiderate and over excessive headwind.
On the upside: Dave I'Anson's company; excellent signposting that kept us well on track; a much more challenging route than I was expecting; finding Darren and his gang lost (again!); a quick chat with Virginie as she sped past (good to see you back on song); dropping a couple of high speed roadies on the Kirby Underdale descent (nice when you know what's coming and they don't); door to door my longest ride in six months (we won't mention speed) and the effort put in by everybody who made sure it went well.
On the downside: aching knees (in the extreme); sunburnt ankles; a headache; sore eyes; and turning right out of Woldgate school into a highly inconsiderate and over excessive headwind.
On the upside: Dave I'Anson's company; excellent signposting that kept us well on track; a much more challenging route than I was expecting; finding Darren and his gang lost (again!); a quick chat with Virginie as she sped past (good to see you back on song); dropping a couple of high speed roadies on the Kirby Underdale descent (nice when you know what's coming and they don't); door to door my longest ride in six months (we won't mention speed) and the effort put in by everybody who made sure it went well.
weekend roundup
Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 7:33 pm
Hi all
Good weekend of riding for me.Leyburn via Masham from Easingwold at a steady pace with a stiffish wind there and a push home with some new roads thrown in the greenness!? of the landscape taken in and appreciated.Sunday race at Minty memorial.First LVRC race for me and possibly the best RR i have been involved in.Fast racing with a stiff wind meant positioning was important.Tried a couple of times to either make a break or keep the pace high but to no avail.Kept to the front all the race until Darren animated the race winning break and i let everyone else chase.Finished in the chasing group and feel quite happy with my form recovering well after big efforts and actually "racing"well done to Darren for placing and to Dr Dave for dipping his toe in it is a scary feeling first time so hopefully it wont be as bad next time.
Good weekend of riding for me.Leyburn via Masham from Easingwold at a steady pace with a stiffish wind there and a push home with some new roads thrown in the greenness!? of the landscape taken in and appreciated.Sunday race at Minty memorial.First LVRC race for me and possibly the best RR i have been involved in.Fast racing with a stiff wind meant positioning was important.Tried a couple of times to either make a break or keep the pace high but to no avail.Kept to the front all the race until Darren animated the race winning break and i let everyone else chase.Finished in the chasing group and feel quite happy with my form recovering well after big efforts and actually "racing"well done to Darren for placing and to Dr Dave for dipping his toe in it is a scary feeling first time so hopefully it wont be as bad next time.
Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 7:50 pm
Hate to be so anal but its the only question I have ever got right in a pub quiz......Its actually Round Hill at 454m AOD.Blakey bank Top - highest point on the moors
Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 7:53 pm
"Electronically challenged, but must have been about 110miles at a non-too-shabby average speed"
Being slightly more electronically equipped I can confirm 106 miles door to door, ave 16.4 mph, max speed 44 mph without the use of a coach for our cafe rides?
Another superb Sunday ride in good company and some great group riding as ever, despite the easterly which was blowing us about all day.
Well done to all taking part in competitions this weekend especially Dr D. At least you can say you saw the front of the bunch in your first race! But I would recommend the Tuesday night chaingangs for working on that sort of effort and hanging in there.
I'll have a number on my back again next week after a change of scenery for a couple of weeks. Can't wait.
Being slightly more electronically equipped I can confirm 106 miles door to door, ave 16.4 mph, max speed 44 mph without the use of a coach for our cafe rides?
Another superb Sunday ride in good company and some great group riding as ever, despite the easterly which was blowing us about all day.
Well done to all taking part in competitions this weekend especially Dr D. At least you can say you saw the front of the bunch in your first race! But I would recommend the Tuesday night chaingangs for working on that sort of effort and hanging in there.
I'll have a number on my back again next week after a change of scenery for a couple of weeks. Can't wait.
Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 8:56 am
Darrens most excellent write up of the Pocklington Challenge was spot on. It was a good ride but very windy indeed. I don't know why but my legs got really tired at 70 miles and it was pretty unpleasant forcing myself to carry on for the other 30 miles, especially when we kept passing the 2 miles to Pocklington signs and turning the other way! I ate lots of marshmallows and other sweets, and a pie, and sarnies, and raisins etc etc, and managed to finish OK. Then spent the night in compression tights to fix my poor tired legs ha ha 
Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 10:32 am
Off to Warter on a sunny and very breezy sunday morning for Wilson's Wheels Road Race - although to be honest it was more winnowing machine than race, relentlessly spitting out riders like chaff. The course, between Warter and Huggate, is very lumpy with the few flat sections exposed on top of the wold. Add in a strong easterly wind and the results were predictable.
I swear a couple of guys had been dropped in the neutral section on the climb to the start. As soon as we reached the first crest the stiff cross-head wind started to bite. Initially I could shelter on the left but as the pack cracked and stretched on the descents I was being shunted further back and just couldn't battle forwards on the windward side, so the end was inevitable. I reckon about a third of us got spat out on the first lap; I carried on with M.Enticknap (of these pages) for a while, then stupidly managed to lose him and after a lap entirely on my own meeting more and more riders heading back I decided to call it a day and joined the slightly shell-shocked mob at the finish line waiting for their licenses.
At the bell, there were two riders out front, with a chase group of four a minute or so behind; and another group of six a good five minutes behind them. Slightly further back were the 'bunch' of just 13, plus a couple of stragglers who mostly chucked it in there. By the finish not much had changed and Jamie Sharpe took the win for Cycleworks.
Well done to all who raced at Minty's... perhaps that would be a better option for me next year!
I swear a couple of guys had been dropped in the neutral section on the climb to the start. As soon as we reached the first crest the stiff cross-head wind started to bite. Initially I could shelter on the left but as the pack cracked and stretched on the descents I was being shunted further back and just couldn't battle forwards on the windward side, so the end was inevitable. I reckon about a third of us got spat out on the first lap; I carried on with M.Enticknap (of these pages) for a while, then stupidly managed to lose him and after a lap entirely on my own meeting more and more riders heading back I decided to call it a day and joined the slightly shell-shocked mob at the finish line waiting for their licenses.
At the bell, there were two riders out front, with a chase group of four a minute or so behind; and another group of six a good five minutes behind them. Slightly further back were the 'bunch' of just 13, plus a couple of stragglers who mostly chucked it in there. By the finish not much had changed and Jamie Sharpe took the win for Cycleworks.
Well done to all who raced at Minty's... perhaps that would be a better option for me next year!
Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 11:52 am
Thinking about Roz's note about Saturdays ride I don't think that it didn't do full justice to Kevin's route, which took us around to Markington & then out via the back of Fountains Abbey, before passing through Winksley & onto Kirby Malzeard, Grewelthorpe & then into Masham. This had most aspects of all that is best about cycling- brilliant scenery, hills, descents, colourfull hedgerows and a challenging wind at times & good company.
A good cafe stop before the a flattish route back via Wath, Hutton Conyers, Sharow, Skelton & B'Bridge, with the wind varying to head on to left side etc. With 88 miles on the clock door to door, my longest ride for some time.
Well done Kevin
Bernard
A good cafe stop before the a flattish route back via Wath, Hutton Conyers, Sharow, Skelton & B'Bridge, with the wind varying to head on to left side etc. With 88 miles on the clock door to door, my longest ride for some time.
Well done Kevin
Bernard
Posted: Wed May 04, 2011 2:58 pm
That's 'cos Ros is geographically challenged and can never remember where she has been.........bernard turgoose wrote:Thinking about Roz's note about Saturdays ride I don't think that it didn't do full justice to Kevin's route, which took us around to Markington & then out via the back of Fountains Abbey, before passing through Winksley & onto Kirby Malzeard, Grewelthorpe & then into Masham. This had most aspects of all that is best about cycling- brilliant scenery, hills, descents, colourfull hedgerows and a challenging wind at times & good company.
A good cafe stop before the a flattish route back via Wath, Hutton Conyers, Sharow, Skelton & B'Bridge, with the wind varying to head on to left side etc. With 88 miles on the clock door to door, my longest ride for some time.
Well done Kevin
Bernard
Def well done Kev - it was a brilliant ride.Still trying to locate a new tyre for you Bernard, will bring it round soon as I get one.
Posted: Wed May 04, 2011 8:51 pm
I did the LVRC Minty's RR also. My race EFG started fairly fast but comfortable for me. There were one or 2 attacks but they all came back apart from 1 guy who stayed away the whole race. Tried to get in a good position on the last lap and on the narrow road before the finish was around 8th 10th, then had a good sprint, got baulked a bit and finished around 6th of the bunch.
It was a good clean race and I enjoyed it, hoping for better result this weekend at the Derek Smith.
It was a good clean race and I enjoyed it, hoping for better result this weekend at the Derek Smith.