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New Metric Century Challenge

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  • November 1, 2009 at 12:01 pm #12017
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    We have completed the first years Metric Century Challenge, and I have a few suggestions.

    Should we start a new thread for this years challenge to keep it neat and tidy. Also start a new metric century chat thread too.

    I think we should not worry about getting in one scoring ride every month, that way it is a bit more inclusive, and people won’t feel like they can’t join in if they either miss a month or don’t see it until later in the year.

    Lastly, can I claim longest ride – 225.3km

    Highest score in a month – June, 7 points

    Highest total score – 54 points

    That was a good year, and the challenge meant there were times when I used it as a good excuse to put in more miles, and times when it forced me to stay out when I really fancied going home…

    I have a few challenges this coming year that require me to get some good miles in, so will be in again this year.

    What did I win Tony and Dave?

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  • May 24, 2010 at 10:47 am #631893
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    Jon Burrage

    Its amazing what peoplen will
    Its amazing what peoplen will buy on ebay, Im finding out now! Raising money for a deposit on a house.

    I am hoping that I can buy an ex demo mtb or kona crosser from paligap…..

    May 24, 2010 at 9:51 am #631891
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    Fringe

    hey Jon forget the MTB, get a
    hey Jon forget the MTB, get a cross bike for the winter and blast round Ashton court/Leigh Woods and scare the MTB’rs.. đŸ˜€

    (thats my plan, if i can raise enough cash on ebay for a crosser that is)

    May 24, 2010 at 8:55 am #631889
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    Jon Burrage

    Havnt commented here for a
    Havnt commented here for a while..

    April century – 100+km ride in Krabi, Thailand from our hotel in Ao Nang with a local guide on mountain bikes down tracks, trails, through rivers etc, along beaches. Was easily the nicest (and toughest) metric century Ive done due to the 37degree heat and crazy levels of humidity.

    May century – 101km mtb ride through the peak district on saturday. I dont own a mountain bike but the nice guys at Paliap loaned me a Hei Hei Supreme full susser xc bike to see me through, it did more than that, it was fantastic and I want one. Thanks for that. The rides were gorgeous, busy in places due to the weather but very testing in the heat. Loved it.

    May 16, 2010 at 9:08 pm #631887
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    Fringe

    a very wet and windy imperial
    a very wet and windy imperial 100miles, or 162km on the ‘Blackratcycle’ sportive..but a great route..all the steep hills up and over the mendips, lovely..seem to spend quite a bit of time overtaking people on the hills only to be overtaken by them on the flats..got a respectable time of 6hrs 13.

    May 11, 2010 at 6:30 pm #631885
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    Anonymous

    Nice work Blackhound, that is
    Nice work Blackhound, that is a lot of pedalling in a day!

    Todays mid-week ride was a windy 85 miles across the Downs and into Oxford for a pit-stop at Zappi’s for a chat, bacon and brie pannini and a Team Casquette, cafe’s don’t get better than Zappi’s.

    May 10, 2010 at 11:39 am #631883
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    Martin Thomas

    Wow – well done Blackhound,
    Wow – well done Blackhound, that’s very impressive. Not sure I could do that.

    I had to stop 16km short of a double on Saturday – just ran out of time. Grrr.

    May 9, 2010 at 9:00 pm #631881
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    Blackhound

    Yes, it was my first. Have
    Yes, it was my first. Have done 3 200’s but not for a couple of years.

    Just a matter of perserverance really – eating and drinking etc. It was a fairly flat course but the wind was tough.

    I heard that the first finisher took 1.5 hours longer than usual…..

    May 9, 2010 at 5:54 pm #631879
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    dave atkinson

    top work BH! been lining one
    top work BH! been lining one of those up myself, hopefully i’ll be able to fit it in…

    May 9, 2010 at 3:06 pm #631877
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    Fringe

    blackhound – was that your
    blackhound – was that your first 300km, not done one myself but aim to start that kind of thing next year (more time etc etc).

    good effort, what with the headwind and all.

    May 9, 2010 at 2:35 pm #631875
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    Blackhound

    300k this weekend. It was
    300k this weekend. It was the Alfreton to Skegness audax and we started at 0600 in light rain although we did have a heavy shower mid morning. the first 160k was into a headwind and was really tough up by the coast. The group I was in suffered 7 punctures of which I had the first – all causing delay.

    Wind behind on the return leg and I suffered a couple of bad patches, also a clumsy fall on street furniture 2km from the end due to tiredness. Finished just after midnight.

    A great experience – would be nice to do one again in milder conditions.

    May 4, 2010 at 4:20 pm #631873
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    Anonymous

    Torture in the Chilterns
    Torture in the Chilterns again. This is a ride I haven’t done for a while, and clocks up 100 miles and over 2000 metres of ascent.

    It takes you into the Hambledon valley, then climbs every road out of either side of the valley, and weaves a convoluted course to take you back up any that you came down previously. There are some pretty tough little climbs, with the steepest hitting 27%, and most of them going over 16%.

    I have been making a concious effort to start eating earlier in the ride, starting within the first 30 mins, and having a bite of something every 20 minutes, and am finishing these kind of rides so much stronger and fresher.

    May 3, 2010 at 6:16 am #631871
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    Anonymous

    Saturdays 100k was intended
    Saturdays 100k was intended to see how my FTP work was coming on, and was my usual flat-ish route out and back round Windsor Castle.

    Pleased to see that it was completed in under 3 hours total ride time, including traffic lights etc, of which there are quite a few on the route (I don’t much believe in setting my computer to auto-pause, as that is an easy way to keep grabbing rests and pretend to have a good ride in my eyes).

    So training may be starting to come together…I bloody hope so anyway, as I now have around 4 weeks of training time left before I have to taper ready for Ventoux.

    May 2, 2010 at 8:27 pm #631869
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    dave atkinson

    Quote:What can possibly go

    What can possibly go wrong?

    what indeed.

    did the forest of dean spring classic today. turns out there’s quite a lot of climbing in the forest of dean, if you look in right places… đŸ™‚

    May 2, 2010 at 7:38 pm #631867
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    Blackhound

    Yes, a 300k audax. Its a few
    Yes, a 300k audax. Its a few years since I did a 200 but this should be reasonably flat so hoping it is just a case of turning pedals. What can possible go wrong?

    May 1, 2010 at 9:12 pm #631865
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    dave atkinson

    Quote:Will have to make do

    Will have to make do with a quick blast up Alpe d’ Huez in the morning instead

    hard life…

    you got a 300k on the boil then? i was thinking of doing one this year. like you, it’ll be a big leap…

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