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Sat 18th, 08:00 leaving Baldock - therfield hills, repeat of last week

Billy BromptonBilly Brompton
edited June 2011 in Club runs
am hoping to do this tomorrow if any one is interested. just sorting child care out !!!

08:15 at the Tunns

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  • James DJames D
    aye
  • Forum Admin [Martin]Forum Admin [Martin]
    edited June 2011
    I'm going to hit the Therfield hills early on - will go past the 3T's @ 6:01am if y'all fancy it? Or will see you on the hills later. I want to try and make it 100 miles / 8,000ft tomorrow.

    I'm also gonna have myself a feedstation at the Little Chef along the way - to simulate fine French cuisine.

    L8rs!

    Martin
  • James DJames D
    crikey your'e keen as mustard. I will try and join you @ 06:01 hours but the forecast is not super duper so may lack enthusiasm when the alarm goes. Would it make sense or be possible to do two rides of 60-80 on consecutive days. Its a question for the Q&A section of the comic or more learned members apart from Phil A or Robbie who are always up for 100....
  • tducketttduckett
    Are you all mental?
  • James DJames D
    says the man who is doing La Marmotte in two weeks!
  • phil kphil k
    i might join you for the Little Chef stage.......
  • geoffggeoffg
    there seems a touch of the over-focused here methinks....agree with Tim...hahahaha
  • Billy BromptonBilly Brompton
    holy $hit that IS keen.

    so what's your plan, 6 or 7 Therfield loops & 2 or three Weston??

    still sorting child care out
  • CayoProCayoPro
    Would love to but sadly have to work......... :-(
  • Martin LMartin L
    Hard lines Cayo. Maybe get out with the Sunday posse with luck.

    Bill. 2 extra M loops before 8. Then the same ride as last week. Should make it 95.
  • Martin LMartin L
    I should caveat. Am out til late tonight! But will show self control!
  • CayoProCayoPro
    Im doing the Stevenage Circular on Sunday Martin, weather permitting........If weather is iffy im off to Broxbourne Woods for a bit of MTB'ing
  • DavidJDavidJ
    I thought that I might do a 200 mile loop leaving at 3.49am

    You can never start too early enough you know :-)
  • Billy BromptonBilly Brompton
    Unfortunately the child care options have fallen through so I'll be on the turbo :-(
  • James DJames D
    I.am going for an 8.30 start from the 3 guns
  • Martin LMartin L
    I took a couple of pics today. I wondered if it were possible to make the Little Chef feel a bit Rapha.

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    James D saw my bike parked outside and we hooked up for the next 50 or so miles together. Steady-as-u-like - Marmotte stylee. James then retired with backache - but thought it was worth a second feedstation coffee at Taste of Baldock, plotting Fantasy TdF teams. Hope your back's smoothed out James.

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    This is sure to fuel the GTD [Great Tyre Debate]: on 99.8 miles, I picked up a puncture. GP4000-S. Only 4-500 miles on it? 1cm gash. Exposed inner tube. Kaput.

    I have put it down to the puncture giving conditions - lightly wet sticky roads at times - rather than tyre issues. For now...

    Hobbled back, 103 miles for my last proper pre-Marm ride @ 14.7mph av then. Given Gold timing for under-40s on the day is 12.7mph av - or 13.5mph if you assume 45 mins off-bike - it's tempting to think the bet is on. But I was missing 8,000ft and I'm likely to take more than 45 mins off the bike. So, I'll happily settle for a measly Silver time!
  • tducketttduckett
    The rouler, little chef edition? Heston would be proud.
  • James DJames D
    Nice!

    Back much better thanks i think its down to lack of stretching then lots of seated climbing which caused the aches.

    Great ride and great coffees - again.

    I am going to write to OK Diner and see if we can get one close by. They are a cut above Little Chef!
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