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TT results, 19 Jun
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Down here in Winchester, the local club (VC Venta) ran its own equivalent of the "Come & Try It" TT last night as part of the city's Bike Week programme. They ended up with a sizeable field (twenty-eight starters), out of which yours truly came a respectable 9th (26m 41s) for a distance of just over 10 miles. Very pleased with that result, which was probably due in no small part to my new ITM tri-bars!
Dave
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Last edited by Dave B on Fri Jun 20, 2008 11:09 am, edited 1 time in total.
I'm pretty sure I could of shaved 17seconds off that time if I had been faster round the corners, the last corner onto the streight was all sloppy, and I went too fast at the damn start again, I pushed up to 25 at the start I should of only done a quick push up to about 20 as due to the wind I was going to get slowed down anyway.
BC Office 4up Team Time Trial Championship Results 19th June
I was racing for BC office pride last night, riding in a 4 up TT in Cheshire, in one of two BC office teams.
I think the following report provides an accurate description of the evenings tense racing.
EVENT REPORT: Oli Lougheed, Team Tall.
Clash of the Titans
(Not the National) Team Time Trial Championships
As expected, the Team Tall versus Team Small challenge turned into an epic struggle of gladiatorial proportions.
On a grey, gusty and occasionally windy evening the 4 horsemen of team tall rode out first, taking an 8 mile detour to the start line, proving the old adage that when 4 men try to read a map everyone except Oli is wrong. The CCCP Team replica jerseys may have been a bad decision, as any local who was stopped for directions screamed and ran to man the defenses around Jodrell Bank, presumably fearing the cold war was back on.
Having already incurred a late starting penalty Comrades Tall experienced a few technical issues changing in the early miles, dropped each other on the first hill and then finally found some rhythm as The Train Jeffries and Too Tall Lougheed settled into the tri bars.
At the first roundabout Rob “Still Faster than Sarah Storey” Mace decided team riding was too easy and rolled off the back to ride a solo 25mile effort. The other 3 team members conferred and decided that team riding was hard enough so continued around the course at full tilt, overtaking the odd car and almost catching one marshal unawares with the speed of their cornering. There was a brief panic when Rob “The Country” Gent Jeffries slowed to admire a tractor, then finally decided to overtake, and when Phil “wedding fever” Godfrey decided to eat his dinner for a second time.
Team Small started after a more relaxed preparation smoking cigars in the car park, recounting yarns of rides of old, and swilling brandy. Finally deciding it was time to start they sauntered to the start line in a relaxed frame of mind, trying to hide the TESCO branding on their illegal jerseys, and gently rolled off into the head wind. One confused local leaving his local was seen to smack his back pocket and shout “that’s asda price baby,” but the team kept their composure and rode on.
5 miles into the ride and Dan “not so small” Small decided his team manager roll was more important than contributing to the riding and headed for the car muttering about preparing the recovery drinks and seeing a man about a dog. Displaying a little more composure than Team Tall, the smaller chaps battled hard on their archaic drop barred machines and kept their changes smooth, roaring round to record a quick first lap time.
Comrades Tall headed into the final 5 miles without the benefit of time checks, having forgot to start their computers or watches, but knowing that “the finish is somewhere down this road, probably” and that riding into headwinds is miserable. Nearing the finish the wedding fever ridden Godfrey started to fight to close the gaps in between re swallowing his dinner, and as the checkered flag was sighted Lougheed led out the sprint in a manner reminiscent of Chippollini’s heyday. Second in line The Train Jeffries upped the pace, and he and Godfrey led across the line for a fast finish. If only the race had been a 1 mile sprint the power of the Russian lookalikes would surely have been more telling.
Knowing their time had been “maybe about an hour or a bit more, though my watch might be wrong” Team Tall knew it would be a close run challenge, and a crowd built up around the finish times as Team Tall set about finishing all the cake before the small team finished.
Team Small kept their formation together beautifully to the finish, riding strongly behind Charlie “the new train” Evans. Crossing the line to chants of “are you wiggo in disguise” the boys headed for home. Nobody could call the time difference at the finish, and still the scoreboard failed to show new times.
Finally the time keeper finished his nap, creaked slowly from his chair and licked the tip of his pencil. Tension built, some people cried, young girls fainted, the excitement couldn’t have been greater if the tea lady had announced free beer and sandwich hour. The results were penciled up, there was no more debate to be had….. team small had sneaked the narrowest of wins by 48 seconds. As fireworks erupted and the band started playing again, there were handshakes, tears and the occasional punch thrown, before everyone headed for a well earned shower and pint or 6.
I think the following report provides an accurate description of the evenings tense racing.
EVENT REPORT: Oli Lougheed, Team Tall.
Clash of the Titans
(Not the National) Team Time Trial Championships
As expected, the Team Tall versus Team Small challenge turned into an epic struggle of gladiatorial proportions.
On a grey, gusty and occasionally windy evening the 4 horsemen of team tall rode out first, taking an 8 mile detour to the start line, proving the old adage that when 4 men try to read a map everyone except Oli is wrong. The CCCP Team replica jerseys may have been a bad decision, as any local who was stopped for directions screamed and ran to man the defenses around Jodrell Bank, presumably fearing the cold war was back on.
Having already incurred a late starting penalty Comrades Tall experienced a few technical issues changing in the early miles, dropped each other on the first hill and then finally found some rhythm as The Train Jeffries and Too Tall Lougheed settled into the tri bars.
At the first roundabout Rob “Still Faster than Sarah Storey” Mace decided team riding was too easy and rolled off the back to ride a solo 25mile effort. The other 3 team members conferred and decided that team riding was hard enough so continued around the course at full tilt, overtaking the odd car and almost catching one marshal unawares with the speed of their cornering. There was a brief panic when Rob “The Country” Gent Jeffries slowed to admire a tractor, then finally decided to overtake, and when Phil “wedding fever” Godfrey decided to eat his dinner for a second time.
Team Small started after a more relaxed preparation smoking cigars in the car park, recounting yarns of rides of old, and swilling brandy. Finally deciding it was time to start they sauntered to the start line in a relaxed frame of mind, trying to hide the TESCO branding on their illegal jerseys, and gently rolled off into the head wind. One confused local leaving his local was seen to smack his back pocket and shout “that’s asda price baby,” but the team kept their composure and rode on.
5 miles into the ride and Dan “not so small” Small decided his team manager roll was more important than contributing to the riding and headed for the car muttering about preparing the recovery drinks and seeing a man about a dog. Displaying a little more composure than Team Tall, the smaller chaps battled hard on their archaic drop barred machines and kept their changes smooth, roaring round to record a quick first lap time.
Comrades Tall headed into the final 5 miles without the benefit of time checks, having forgot to start their computers or watches, but knowing that “the finish is somewhere down this road, probably” and that riding into headwinds is miserable. Nearing the finish the wedding fever ridden Godfrey started to fight to close the gaps in between re swallowing his dinner, and as the checkered flag was sighted Lougheed led out the sprint in a manner reminiscent of Chippollini’s heyday. Second in line The Train Jeffries upped the pace, and he and Godfrey led across the line for a fast finish. If only the race had been a 1 mile sprint the power of the Russian lookalikes would surely have been more telling.
Knowing their time had been “maybe about an hour or a bit more, though my watch might be wrong” Team Tall knew it would be a close run challenge, and a crowd built up around the finish times as Team Tall set about finishing all the cake before the small team finished.
Team Small kept their formation together beautifully to the finish, riding strongly behind Charlie “the new train” Evans. Crossing the line to chants of “are you wiggo in disguise” the boys headed for home. Nobody could call the time difference at the finish, and still the scoreboard failed to show new times.
Finally the time keeper finished his nap, creaked slowly from his chair and licked the tip of his pencil. Tension built, some people cried, young girls fainted, the excitement couldn’t have been greater if the tea lady had announced free beer and sandwich hour. The results were penciled up, there was no more debate to be had….. team small had sneaked the narrowest of wins by 48 seconds. As fireworks erupted and the band started playing again, there were handshakes, tears and the occasional punch thrown, before everyone headed for a well earned shower and pint or 6.
Last edited by charlie on Fri Jun 20, 2008 5:43 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Andrew - Number 30 was Gary Kitching.
Willhub - You sure you lost 17 seconds, not 16 or 18? As has already been mentioned on this forum, riders should ride within their ability and definately not take any chances on the bends and turns. The marshalls are only there to point the direction and not control traffic. We have a good safety record in these events but I must stress to the newer participants that you are competing on public roads & your own safety is entirely your own resposibility so always obey the highway code and don't take chances.
I see Will that you have discovered that it is possible to loose a race in the first mile but not win it. Welcome to time trialling. You are relying too heavily on your speedometer. You need to learn to gauge your effort on how you feel rather than on your actual speed - much more relevant on a circuit as the wind and resistance is coming from every direction! I stopped using a speedometer in competition years ago because it stressed me out too much!
Next Thursdays event is on the Bulmer / Coneysthorpe / Terrington circuit, not Slingsby / Hovingham. This has all the delights of the Bulmer / Ganthorpe circuit (less the Ganthorpe stretch) and features what always feels to me like the roughest road in North Yorkshire between Coneysthorpe and Terrington. I'm not trying to put anyone off but remember the fewer riders the more points they will receive and the earlier I'll get home?
Willhub - You sure you lost 17 seconds, not 16 or 18? As has already been mentioned on this forum, riders should ride within their ability and definately not take any chances on the bends and turns. The marshalls are only there to point the direction and not control traffic. We have a good safety record in these events but I must stress to the newer participants that you are competing on public roads & your own safety is entirely your own resposibility so always obey the highway code and don't take chances.
I see Will that you have discovered that it is possible to loose a race in the first mile but not win it. Welcome to time trialling. You are relying too heavily on your speedometer. You need to learn to gauge your effort on how you feel rather than on your actual speed - much more relevant on a circuit as the wind and resistance is coming from every direction! I stopped using a speedometer in competition years ago because it stressed me out too much!
Next Thursdays event is on the Bulmer / Coneysthorpe / Terrington circuit, not Slingsby / Hovingham. This has all the delights of the Bulmer / Ganthorpe circuit (less the Ganthorpe stretch) and features what always feels to me like the roughest road in North Yorkshire between Coneysthorpe and Terrington. I'm not trying to put anyone off but remember the fewer riders the more points they will receive and the earlier I'll get home?