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  • October 25, 2008 at 5:23 pm #11475
    dave atkinson

    here’s a thread for chat about metric century, so we don’t have to post in the competition thread.

    First things first. DaSy: not sure why you couldn’t edit. posts get locked if someone replies to them, but that shouldn’t have happened with yours. I’ll see if can work out what’s up.

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  • November 24, 2008 at 9:46 pm #625389
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    Blackhound

    Not 270km
    Doing the shorter one which I think is 140km. The long one has a lot of flat miles and that distance is a long way in April. Will head straight for the Kemmelberg!

    Stayed in Luchon the other year and did Peyresourde / Aspin / Peyresourde – it’ll be a nice day oif weather holds. Doing thr Pyrennean Raid?

    November 17, 2008 at 6:54 pm #625387
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    Anonymous

    Lots of points in June…

    Blackhound wrote:
    And it looks like my APril point may be the Ronde Flanders sportif:-)

    And I should rack up a few in June, in fact I should get 6 centuries in in 6 days. Doing a coast to coast across the Pyrenees, the third day goes over the Peyresourde, Aspin and the Tourmalet, that should be a well earned point in the MCC!

    Blackhound – are you doing the long or short route? That 270km route sounds like hell on earth!

    November 15, 2008 at 10:57 pm #625385
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    Anonymous

    Nice to see the outside world…
    After spending so long on the turbo trainer, it was nice to actually clock up some proper road miles today.

    I tried some Mule bars today, as my mate owns a bike shop and likes me to test everything that comes in (it’s a tough job!), they were really nice. I started out loving Torq bars, but find them a bit on the chewy side when it’s cold. I then switched allegiance to Clif bars, but they make me cough (don’t ask, I’m strangely easy to make cough?).

    Mule bar in Chocolatey Fig was great, tasted nice, easy to eat even when cold, and a consistency that avoided the almost inevitable coughing fit.

    So that was Saturday, lots of climbing, a metric century and something chocolatey to eat….sort of a kinder egg of a day.

    November 9, 2008 at 9:58 pm #625383
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    Blackhound

    Another point thanks to my mates
    Set off on Saturday and thought this is hard – maybe I had better drop to the middle ring. Then realised I was in the middle ring:-( One mile in I went over a small road bridge – it felt like The Galibier!

    Met up with Alan and Richie and was dropped on the first minor climb big time and offered to leave them to it. Calimed theywere happy to pootle after an epic ;ast week so we continued. So we soldiered on and the first 50k were just the same. After a black coffee and a nice danish pastry at Breedon on the Hill I felt much better. And got my point – thanks to them really.

    And it looks like my APril point may be the Ronde Flanders sportif:-)

    November 5, 2008 at 9:40 am #625381
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    dave atkinson

    Note to self:

    when planning a century loop, don’t pass within 4 miles of your house after 40 miles 🙂 🙂 🙂 Just couldn’t be arsed to haul myself out on the last loop. Was out lights testing, pitting the L&M Stella 120 against the WF606A. It’s better, but not £80 better 😐 what is good is having them both on together though! 👿

    November 1, 2008 at 4:56 pm #625379
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    Anonymous

    I created a new entry in 100km challenge…
    As I still couldn’t edit my old one, could you delete the old one Dave when you get a chance.

    Well this weeks ride was in pouring rain and gale force headwinds, but still felt better than last weeks.

    I’ve been suffereing with a virus for a few weeks, and instead of resting properly I’ve carried on training as before.

    3 weeks ago my Saturday ride was what really brought it on, I was feeling iffy in the morning, and after my 70 mile ride I came down with it properly. I was off work for a few days but by the weekend was feeling okay so went out on the same route and after about 60 miles I suddenly felt awful and made it home feeling exhausted. I laid off the bike for the rest of the week and tried again last weekend, but this time I decided to do a hilly 90 miles. I was flying for the first 70 miles and then died on my arse again, the last 20 miles although done quick enough really were purgatory (my HTFU wristband was all that kept me going!).

    This week I’ve done lots of tempo and interval rides, and this weekends longer ride was a 3 hour zone 3 affair that was wet cold and uncomfortable, but felt better than last week. Still not feeling on form but such is life.

    So there is my diatribe about my ride from hell.

    October 25, 2008 at 8:23 pm #625377
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    dave atkinson

    Ride from hell

    DaSy wrote:
    Thanks Dave, the ride from hell needs to be logged!

    ride from hell? i’m intrigued…

    I cheated by waiting till i was visiting my folks in (flattish) Ipswich instead of biting the bullet and doing it in (far from flat) Bath. Nice ride, I was testing some Gipiemme wheels too and forgot to check the tyres, so didn’t notice the bead wasn’t in properly and the rear wheel blew out right by the valve at about 6.30am in the wastelands outside Lavenham. Took me three goes to patch it with my fat, frozen fingers…

    October 25, 2008 at 5:59 pm #625375
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    the-daily-ripper

    i did my first today
    it’s
    i did my first today

    it’s going to take all month for my legs to recover. i think i prefer the short sprints

    October 25, 2008 at 5:45 pm #625373
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    Anonymous

    Good Idea
    Thanks Dave, the ride from hell needs to be logged!

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