Clifton CC

I've given up putting too much faith in advance weather forecasts but it looks okay for this Saturday - seven degrees, breezy and dry. 9:00am in Exhibition Square for the southerly route (For newcomers:- York - Elvington - Bubwith - Howden - Wressle - North Duffield - Skipwith - Thorganby - Wheldrake - Escrick - Stillingfleet - York).

As per last week's posting, assuming reasonable numbers we'll split into two groups and I'll suggest you all sort yourselves into a faster group and a slightly less fast group. Aim with both groups is to keep a steady pace, but some people are shifting just a bit quicker than others, and this should (hopefully) help keep things a bit more together.

Not me this week- ramp test on Sunday so I'll be sitting with my feet up . Have a good ride, see you next week...

I'll be there.

I'm hoping that NYE was just a bad day on the bike!

hey, ill be out, dont really know what happened last week, just the cumulative effect of a few things!

Anyway, ill be looking to boss it with the faster group. don't know how much of a good idea it is, but its a good benchmark to see how i'm improving. if i get dropped then i will last longer the next week. and it should suit some shorter crit racing.

hope thats not too hassly

cheers

Tobz

Maybe your turn to wait for me this week then

More likely to pick the slower group but if I feel good on the 15mph ride from Skelton at 8:55 I'll chance it.....

Time off and illness over Christmas, so whether I'm up to it I don't know, but Lukas' swimming lessons don't start until next week so I'll put in an application for leave at base

I'll be out..I don't remember, do you go straight up Hull road out of town?

These dizzy heads and sudden wobbly legs I've been reading about could just be the hunger knock? A hard 3 hour ride in winter burns some calories. Take some proper food with you and get it down before you need it.

Straight down the Hull Road? Much too simple. Malton Rd - rt at the magic roundabout - next left along Tang Hall Lane - left down Osbaldwick Lane, then right at Murton and rt/lft - rt/lft down the twelve-twenty-eight to Elvington.

Straight down through Elvington to Melbourne? What time hitting Elvington roughly? I may well come from Bish/Naburn/Wheldrake and turn right to go to Elvington and Melbourne. I won't hold you to it!

Follow the main B-road right sometime after Elvington towards Bubwith/Howden, rather than on to Melbourne. Dunno about times - about half-nine at Elvington?

Gives me something to go on? Do you mean you don't have it downloaded on your Garmin. I'll have to poke Damian and see if he has! Cheers

Will mail you my last Garmin of the route Col. Shall I come drag you out of bed.

Would you? Double espresso waiting for you..... maybe not, we don't need you being supercharged!!!

If it gets you out, I'll come get you. Makes it 70miles for me so all good. Let me know. Did you get my garmin link?

Very interested in joining this one! How far is the route? Looks about 60 miles? Need to be back in york by 12:30!