Anyone compete in the Gateway to the beacons today ?

peanut
peanut Posts: 1,373
edited August 2008 in Pro race
Did anyone compete in the Gateway to the beacons today ? I'd be interested to hear how the race went and if anyone took any pictures. The Swansea Wheelers site is rather out of date so I don'y expect to see any results there any time soon

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  • Bronzie
    Bronzie Posts: 4,927
    Results for the 3/4 race are up on BC website now
    It's a Lifestyle! -+-+- Coggan Training Levels
  • peanut
    peanut Posts: 1,373
    brilliant thanks.
    My mate really enjoyed the race. he came back glowing all about it. Really fired him up and I think he is going to re-think his next season's strategy as a result. All down to you bronzie
    Cheers
  • acorn_user
    acorn_user Posts: 1,137
    Only ten riders? Yikes! No one from Herefordshire at all. Man. Maybe they were doing dull TTs instead on some bypass.

    There is a road race local to us next week. At 45 minutes away, it's closer than any race except our road race. # riders signed up from Charlottesville? Not many. It seems everyone trains but does not race.
  • peanut
    peanut Posts: 1,373
    acorn_user wrote:
    Only ten riders? Yikes! No one from Herefordshire at all. Man. Maybe they were doing dull TTs instead on some bypass.

    There is a road race local to us next week. At 45 minutes away, it's closer than any race except our road race. # riders signed up from Charlottesville? Not many. It seems everyone trains but does not race.

    no I think there were 60+ riders but only the first 10 places are recorded.
    Its done by a couple of volunteers on the finish line with a pencil and the back of an envelope . We are not very high tech but then the entrance fees are so low its hardly any wonder.
  • Bronzie
    Bronzie Posts: 4,927
    acorn_user wrote:
    Only ten riders?
    There would have been more riding - you don't always get mentioned by BC unless you are in the top ten (where the points are).

    So Peanut, did you mate get in the points, or at least top 20? Glad he enjoyed it - probably much more of a "race" than charging around on a flat course with anyone getting away from the bunch being chased down by the "welder".
    It's a Lifestyle! -+-+- Coggan Training Levels
  • peanut
    peanut Posts: 1,373
    no not in the points unfortunately although his mate from the same cycle club ,Tom, got an 8th place and 3 valuable points . :wink:

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