09.30 start 3 tuns
The moment has arrived !
Extra points for Spanish team shirts
Extra points for matching kit and bike
Extra points for anything Green
That should do it !
45-50 miles , sun and Spanish fun
Glory or prawn , time will tell
Out for some secret training today on leafy lanes and rolling countryside beyond Buntingford, the Pelhams, Nuthampstead etc. Lovely weather augurs well for tomorrow...
.....er, at least the downhill bit was from off the Sandon escarpment to Odsey. 40mph+
Plenty of Spanish kit on display. I win the best retro look, if not the sprint. Crafty Capitan hid in the bunch as usual and saved it all for the finish. There' goes a wise and cunning man. Or something like that.
Zummerzet Mendips for me next week. Gorging on Cheddar. Chiltern 100 the week after, followed by Dragon ride.
The 4 B's ride lived up to the rhetoric.
Spanish sunshine, Spanish kit, Spanish climbs
Even the bullet swore before the last climb
Great country roads, good company, good build up
48 miles at 15.5mph, but lots of hills
Fagin got his DJ hill, he loves it !
Also did the lead out in full retro gear
( Rupert would have been envious )
Captain had the right coloured shirt on - Green
And GC for being at all 3 events
Can get 2 in the Mini countryman plus 2 bikes, or 3 if I buy a suitable rack for a hatchback...might need 2 cars to suit everyone who's expressed an interest.
The secret training was on Saturday, after the Friday night. I've already had enough training for the non-cycling part of cycling....think beer and chips while talking about all things cycling with like-minded friends.
Thanks John.....Revolution was fab but 3 times more climbing on day 1 than they stated on the ride details. It was my first sportive and very well organised. Enjoyed and the sunshine helped
Beer and chips seem a good idea now
Comments
be there amigos
its what life is about
CP
Those not going try some Spanish sunshine
Been seen in green
( a challenge to Rupert, buy now )
CP
How many can you take ?
09.30
It is time
CP
Big Mig was a freak in the mountains.
Bigger FD doesn't climb too well. It's supposed to be fun, remember?
I am reviewing the situation...
FD
(Fagin the Dutchman)
We can sing on the B's
See you soon
CP
.....er, at least the downhill bit was from off the Sandon escarpment to Odsey. 40mph+
Plenty of Spanish kit on display. I win the best retro look, if not the sprint. Crafty Capitan hid in the bunch as usual and saved it all for the finish. There' goes a wise and cunning man. Or something like that.
Zummerzet Mendips for me next week. Gorging on Cheddar.
Chiltern 100 the week after, followed by Dragon ride.
Hasta la vista.
FD
Spanish sunshine, Spanish kit, Spanish climbs
Even the bullet swore before the last climb
Great country roads, good company, good build up
48 miles at 15.5mph, but lots of hills
Fagin got his DJ hill, he loves it !
Also did the lead out in full retro gear
( Rupert would have been envious )
Captain had the right coloured shirt on - Green
And GC for being at all 3 events
Great weekend, hope more to come
CP
Taken the ONCE top off though.....
....thoughts now turn to an excursion to France or Belgium later in the year.
FD
Blue, white and red
Just need a car with a tow bar
CP
Chacun fait c'qui lui plait
A bientot
FD
see you soon
Pete3 was Pete2 might be Pete4 at this rate
The secret training was on Saturday, after the Friday night. I've already had enough training for the non-cycling part of cycling....think beer and chips while talking about all things cycling with like-minded friends.
Well done on the Revolution, btw.
FD
Beer and chips seem a good idea now
hills?