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2010 Bristol Belter, anyone doing it?

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  • May 21, 2010 at 2:05 pm #12352
    JonMack

    Hey everyone,

    Is anyone doing the Bristol Belter this year? I’m off to France next week for a 470m charity ride (Bristol to Bordeaux in 4 days) but looking into the future this looks like it could be enjoyable.

    http://www.bristolbelter.com/

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  • June 2, 2010 at 11:35 am #634527
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    JonMack

    That’s the plan
    That’s the plan 😉

    May 26, 2010 at 3:27 pm #634525
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    Fringe

    vorsprung wrote:
    You live 10

    vorsprung wrote:

    You live 10 miles from those climbs? Do them twice a week as fast as possible and you’ll find them easy

    exactly, beat yerself up for a few weeks and after a month they aren’t half as ‘bad’ as they seem at first.. (the Jens Voigt method i think they call it!)

    May 26, 2010 at 3:17 pm #634523
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    vorsprung

    I’m 6″2 and 80Kg
    You live 10
    I’m 6″2 and 80Kg

    You live 10 miles from those climbs? Do them twice a week as fast as possible and you’ll find them easy

    May 26, 2010 at 3:10 pm #634521
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    Jon Burrage

    vorsprung wrote:JonMack

    vorsprung wrote:
    JonMack wrote:
    I think the guys from my office want to do it, the ones i’m cycling to france with next week, so it’s probably a goer for me.

    Need to get lots of training in though, I am awful at hills 🙁

    Er, no offense meant but 1900 metres climbing in 150km is average for the UK. It isn’t a difficult amount of ascent.

    The Burrington Combe and Cheddar Gorge climbs are not taxing at all

    Agree that they dont have to be taxing but it all depends on your level of fitness and what type of riding you do. If I started riding especially for somthing like this then Id find it harder than your regular club cyclist would.

    May 26, 2010 at 2:51 pm #634519
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    JonMack

    Oh no I’m well aware it’s
    Oh no I’m well aware it’s not, and although I live 10(ish) miles from both those climbs I always avoid them, because I find climbing really, really hard work, even though I’m “built for climbing” (6ft1, 65kg). I’m just saying I need to get some more training in for them, as most of my rides are pretty flat.

    May 26, 2010 at 12:32 pm #634517
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    vorsprung

    JonMack wrote:I think the

    JonMack wrote:
    I think the guys from my office want to do it, the ones i’m cycling to france with next week, so it’s probably a goer for me.

    Need to get lots of training in though, I am awful at hills 🙁

    Er, no offense meant but 1900 metres climbing in 150km is average for the UK. It isn’t a difficult amount of ascent.

    The Burrington Combe and Cheddar Gorge climbs are not taxing at all

    May 24, 2010 at 3:40 pm #634515
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    Fringe

    Jon Burrage wrote:Im not

    Jon Burrage wrote:
    Im not debating that! You doing it on a fixie?

    fixie, nah..(that Old Bristol Road requires two gears at least!). thats if i can get time to do it, seeing as i’m of to do the ‘Gridiron 100km’ following sunday may have to miss it this year. (mind you i did the ‘blackrat’ last sunday and thats a fairly similar route)

    http://www.wessexctc.org/grdetail.htm

    http://www.blackratcycle.co.uk/

    May 24, 2010 at 10:45 am #634513
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    Jon Burrage

    Im not debating that! You
    Im not debating that! You doing it on a fixie?

    May 24, 2010 at 9:47 am #634511
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    Fringe

    Jon Burrage wrote:Dont listen

    Jon Burrage wrote:
    Dont listen to fringe, he is being cruel for no reason (regarding the road to priddy!)

    Yeah I will do it, see you all there!

    whaddya mean, its a great hill! 😀

    May 24, 2010 at 8:34 am #634509
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    Jon Burrage

    Dont listen to fringe, he is
    Dont listen to fringe, he is being cruel for no reason (regarding the road to priddy!)

    Yeah I will do it, see you all there!

    May 22, 2010 at 10:37 am #634507
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    Fringe

    Zaskar wrote: Do places go

    Zaskar wrote:
    Do places go fast on this sportive?

    its the first time its been run. (i think)

    May 21, 2010 at 10:18 pm #634505
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    Zaskar

    If I am still in Bristol I
    If I am still in Bristol I might do the classic!

    Thanks for heads up. Do places go fast on this sportive?

    And good luck on the charity ride!

    May 21, 2010 at 9:14 pm #634503
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    JonMack

    If anyone ever wants to go
    If anyone ever wants to go for a ride then feel free to drop me a line, I live in Weston super Mare but don’t usually ride very far, and i’m always on my own, but i’d love to ride with some other people. I dunno if it’s any indication of my ability but I tend to average about 18-19mph at the moment, looking to bring that up to 19-20 over summer.

    May 21, 2010 at 7:30 pm #634501
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    Fringe

    i notice its going up the Old
    i notice its going up the Old Bristol Road north out of Wells, thats yer hill to train on right there…its a good one. and if you feeling really on top form try New Road, Draycott (just off the A371) which takes you up to Priddy.. mmmmmm hills 😀

    May 21, 2010 at 7:21 pm #634499
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    Fringe

    the ‘Blackrat’ last sunday
    the ‘Blackrat’ last sunday was a fairly similar route, and after up and over the mendips three times Wrington Hill was a bit of a knee bender..but fun, in a masochistic kinda way.

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