Dragon Ride 2008

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  • bendertherobot
    bendertherobot Posts: 11,684
    I certainly hope so!

    I don't want none of this early morning base layer/arm warmer crap. Let's just get out there!

    :D
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  • bendertherobot
    bendertherobot Posts: 11,684
    Weather looking "good" again. I sense a roller coaster week.
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  • SteveR_100Milers
    SteveR_100Milers Posts: 5,987
    Looks like the ridge of high pressure over the south is moving west towards the end of the week so the weekend will be likely unsettled, certainly wil be cooler. Fingers crossed....
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  • bendertherobot
    bendertherobot Posts: 11,684
    Back to wet again. Gonna be a long week of model watching.
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  • Pirahna
    Pirahna Posts: 1,315
    bendertherobot wrote:
    Gonna be a long week of model watching.

    I want your job. :D
  • Sfelt
    Sfelt Posts: 55
    clanton wrote:
    Have enetered. Any recomendations for accomodation locally?

    Clanton, Did you get somewhere to stay? we left our run a bit late and cant find a thing! Looks like an early drive down from the big smoke.
  • clanton
    clanton Posts: 1,289
    Yes found a spot in Newport I think (the other half sorted it in the end). B&B and I know there are other Dragon riders staying there. Will get info for you if you'd like but may well be full.
  • bendertherobot
    bendertherobot Posts: 11,684
    Have any of you called the Maerdy Hotel in Pencoed?
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  • Sfelt
    Sfelt Posts: 55
    clanton wrote:
    Yes found a spot in Newport I think (the other half sorted it in the end). B&B and I know there are other Dragon riders staying there. Will get info for you if you'd like but may well be full.
    If you have the name that would be great, I will find the details. Many Thanks.
  • Sfelt
    Sfelt Posts: 55
    bendertherobot wrote:
    Have any of you called the Maerdy Hotel in Pencoed?

    I will try now, I think I rang them last week though :?
  • Sfelt
    Sfelt Posts: 55
    bendertherobot wrote:
    Have any of you called the Maerdy Hotel in Pencoed?

    All booked out, looks like a drive on the morning.
  • clanton
    clanton Posts: 1,289
    http://www.ewennyfarm-guesthouse.co.uk/

    Is where we'll be. They may be booked up but were veyr friendly so worth calling them to see if they can suggest elsewhere?
  • bendertherobot
    bendertherobot Posts: 11,684
    Couple more helpful hints.

    Just as you exit the M4 at Junction 35 there is a McDonalds. Just back around the roundabout. Useful for those Energy providing bagels and black coffees. There's a garage there as well.

    Parking is around 1/2 mile at most, if not about 500 yards from the start.

    The start is much much better than last year.
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  • Sfelt
    Sfelt Posts: 55
    clanton wrote:
    http://www.ewennyfarm-guesthouse.co.uk/

    Is where we'll be. They may be booked up but were veyr friendly so worth calling them to see if they can suggest elsewhere?

    Thanks Clanton they were very helpful, but to no avail, apparently as well as the DR there is a big concert of some sort on in the area?

    We will be the guys with the dazed motorway look about us :)
  • CheapSkate
    CheapSkate Posts: 530
    Sfelt wrote:
    apparently as well as the DR there is a big concert of some sort on in the area?

    Springsteen in Cardiff on the saturday night. Perfect pre-ride preparation - I know I'll be on that hill with everything I've got, but with the current state of my legs that probably doesn't add up to all that much. Bit too late to get a shirt printed with 'running in, please pass' on the rear though!
  • Sfelt
    Sfelt Posts: 55
    CheapSkate wrote:
    Sfelt wrote:
    apparently as well as the DR there is a big concert of some sort on in the area?

    Springsteen in Cardiff on the saturday night. Perfect pre-ride preparation - I know I'll be on that hill with everything I've got, but with the current state of my legs that probably doesn't add up to all that much. Bit too late to get a shirt printed with 'running in, please pass' on the rear though!

    Springsteen fans dont need beds :)

    On a completely different tack, has anyone else been able to download the course profile from the DR site? I just get a little red cross in a box??
  • BMCCbry
    BMCCbry Posts: 153
    Clanton, that's where we (the female contingent of Bicester Millennium CC) are staying too. 8)

    Just spoken to him and he reckoned we'd be getting up too early for breakfast...oh well...you get used to it! :wink:
  • topcattim
    topcattim Posts: 766
    Sfelt wrote:
    On a completely different tack, has anyone else been able to download the course profile from the DR site? I just get a little red cross in a box??

    You'll have found the profile at http://www.dragonride.co.uk/route.php. Like you, I get the little red cross if I click on the profile to open it in another window, but otherwise it appears fine on my screen. And if I right click on it, I can save it and copy it fine. I can't attach it anyhow to either this message or a pm - but have pm'd you with a suggested work round.
  • Simon Notley
    Simon Notley Posts: 1,263
    I think this is the correct route... those of you after maps and profiles should be able to see them here.

    http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/151575

    Simon
  • clanton
    clanton Posts: 1,289
    BMCCbry wrote:
    Clanton, that's where we (the female contingent of Bicester Millennium CC) are staying too. 8)

    Just spoken to him and he reckoned we'd be getting up too early for breakfast...oh well...you get used to it! :wink:

    Cool - see you there! Yeah we also enquired about breakfast today so will be taking muesli or similar.
  • bendertherobot
    bendertherobot Posts: 11,684
    McDonalds chaps. Just 400 yards from the start. Open at 6:30.

    Now, I don't normally advocate them but the brekkies are just fine.
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  • BMCCbry
    BMCCbry Posts: 153
    Yes, and in my view any breakfast is better than none, before a 112 mile ride... :D

    I still reckon I might be able to talk the man into doing an early tray of cereal for all the cyclists staying there...you never know! :wink:
  • dombo6
    dombo6 Posts: 582
    in emergency take porridge oats, soak overnight in apple juice and chuck a load of blueberries in it. Eat cold. Quite yummy
  • Sfelt
    Sfelt Posts: 55
    BMCCbry wrote:
    Yes, and in my view any breakfast is better than none, before a 112 mile ride... :D

    I still reckon I might be able to talk the man into doing an early tray of cereal for all the cyclists staying there...you never know! :wink:

    I reckon one of those plastic breakies is just luggage, that will undoubtedly start burning a hole in your gut on the first hill.

    Just cook some extra pasta the night before :D
  • bendertherobot
    bendertherobot Posts: 11,684
    Nice little route this one. You'll hit the top of the Bwlch at around 13 miles. Such a wonderful mountain that one!
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  • Ken Night
    Ken Night Posts: 2,005
    The medal times were published some days ago, but a search fails to disclose them now.

    Has all the furore about sportives and racing meant the medals/medal times have been withdrawn?
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  • deal
    deal Posts: 857
    Ken Night wrote:
    The medal times were published some days ago, but a search fails to disclose them now.

    Has all the furore about sportives and racing meant the medals/medal times have been withdrawn?

    http://www.bikeradar.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12572665


    ps anyone else been following the forecast and noticing it steadily getting worse :(
  • bendertherobot
    bendertherobot Posts: 11,684
    deal wrote:
    Ken Night wrote:
    The medal times were published some days ago, but a search fails to disclose them now.

    Has all the furore about sportives and racing meant the medals/medal times have been withdrawn?

    http://www.bikeradar.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12572665


    ps anyone else been following the forecast and noticing it steadily getting worse :(

    Only on the beeb! The Metcheck and Met Office ones are better today than yesterday. Only light showers and only from about 1 ish. We're currently looking at 0.1mm. Which is bugger all and, also, remember that you can easily miss that shower over 100 mile circle.
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  • Mossrider
    Mossrider Posts: 226
    [/quote]Only on the beeb! The Metcheck and Met Office ones are better today than yesterday. Only light showers and only from about 1 ish. We're currently looking at 0.1mm. Which is bugger all and, also, remember that you can easily miss that shower over 100 mile circle.

    Yes, but you didn't reckon on me being there, and I'm well known as a rain-god. Fortunately I won't have the lawnmower so my magic will perhaps not be as strong!
  • Mossrider
    Mossrider Posts: 226
    Mossrider wrote:
    Only on the beeb! The Metcheck and Met Office ones are better today than yesterday. Only light showers and only from about 1 ish. We're currently looking at 0.1mm. Which is bugger all and, also, remember that you can easily miss that shower over 100 mile circle.

    Yes, but you didn't reckon on me being there, and I'm well known as a rain-god. Fortunately I won't have the lawnmower so my magic will perhaps not be as strong!
    [/quote]

    Ahh - thats how the quote button works.

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