UCI Cheshire Cat cyclospotive

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  • Tootler
    Tootler Posts: 53
    I like the timing mats - are they new 'dibber'?

    I did a few sportives last year and they were mostly timed using the dibber method of shoving your strapped-on thing into a special box at each station.
    I think the special box things looked a bit like a miniature 'oraq' (from Blakes 7).
  • trio25
    trio25 Posts: 300
    I think they will eventually publish the split times in a spreadsheet from what they did last year.
  • andy_wrx
    andy_wrx Posts: 3,396
    It's like a tri, cougie, but the sort where rather than giving you splits for swim, T1, bike, T2, run they just time you out of transition giving you splits for swim+T1, bike+T2, run
  • a_n_t
    a_n_t Posts: 2,011
    Tootler wrote:
    shoving your strapped-on thing into a special box



    :shock:
    Manchester wheelers

    PB's
    10m 20:21 2014
    25m 53:18 20:13
    50m 1:57:12 2013
    100m Yeah right.
  • thetrotter
    thetrotter Posts: 258
    trio25 wrote:
    I think they will eventually publish the split times in a spreadsheet from what they did last year.

    Now here:

    http://www.kilotogo.com/cat08results.htm
  • gary_fisher3
    gary_fisher3 Posts: 3,466
    There's some odd times in the mix there.

    I missed the mat at the second stop. (I was too busy trying to catch my team mates up.) Yet I have a time.
  • cougie
    cougie Posts: 22,512
    I dont think it matters that you missed a mat on the way round - so long as you hit the mat at the finish. I guess your mates could argue that you took a short cut tho ?
  • BMCCbry
    BMCCbry Posts: 153
    :roll: :evil: The spreadsheet mistakenly thinks I am male!
  • trio25
    trio25 Posts: 300
    Same as the legbreaker last year! What is it with organisers Bry?
  • popette
    popette Posts: 2,089
    BMCCbry wrote:
    :roll: :evil: The spreadsheet mistakenly thinks I am male!

    me too :roll:
    http://www.2010etape.blogspot.com
  • BMCCbry
    BMCCbry Posts: 153
    trio25 wrote:
    Same as the legbreaker last year! What is it with organisers Bry?

    I don't know...I thought it was just that they couldn't grasp that "Bryony" is a girl's name! But if it's happened to Poppette as well, maybe it's not that, maybe they just did the spreadsheet in a rush... :roll:

    I have emailed them, anyway, in the hope that my gender can be altered! :D :?
  • trio25
    trio25 Posts: 300
    Who knows, I think it is obviously a girls name, maybeit is because you are so fast?

    Does anyone know how much climbing there was on the long route, I'm probably being dumb but I can't find it on the website.
  • Rich.H
    Rich.H Posts: 443
    I recorded 1319 metres

    Rich
  • trio25
    trio25 Posts: 300
    Thank you
  • Mettan
    Mettan Posts: 2,103
    And the 60 mile route was 2188 ft ~ approx.
  • BMCCbry
    BMCCbry Posts: 153
    Trio

    :? :shock: Compare that with 3088m over 81 miles in the Legbreaker - aaaaagh! :D

    Oh well, plenty of time between now and then...think I will go and get on my bike... :lol:

    Bry
  • trio25
    trio25 Posts: 300
    I know! the legbreaker is going to kill me, but I'm sure it'll be fun!
  • BMCCbry
    BMCCbry Posts: 153
    8) Let's hope they are providing massages at the end again!
  • kilotogo
    kilotogo Posts: 29
    Just had a read through thread. Well done to all those who got round - made more difficult by 7 signs taken north of Congleton (long route). Being mainly in opulent and leafy Cheshire It is a complicated route compared to some 'wild' sportives require just an armful of arrows. Consequently the Cat has a good few turn-offs which means lots of arrows. Lots of arrows means more potential to miss one (that's all it takes) if you are riding and nick them if you are a that way inclined.

    Incidentally, Cheshire police are looking into the issue of the run of 7 stolen signs north of Congleton which did dampen the ride for a few. With no firm evidence it will be difficult for them.

    Interest and entry demand far outstripped supply this year but we plan a few changes for next years event - don't worry (actually do worry!) we plan to keep Mow Cop in and add a few more new features.

    Again, well done folk! - it's tough enough for March. (there was snow the weekend before and the weekend after on Mow Cop!)
  • andy_wrx
    andy_wrx Posts: 3,396
    For anyone still really keen on Mow Cop, how about running it ?

    The 'killer mile' race up it has taken place since the early 80's and the current record is 6:12
    (how fast did you go up on it on a bike ? I didn't time myself but I reckon I was a bit slower than that...)

    http://www.mowcop.info/killermile/killermile.htm
    http://www.sports-fitness.com/events/sf ... iller_mile
    http://www.mowcop.info/killermile/killermile2008.htm

    and even the entry form
    http://www.mowcop.info/killermile/entryform2008.pdf

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