Silly Commuter Sportives
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ketsbaia wrote:JonGinge wrote:
+bazillionketsbaia wrote:A mere five days to go before the Marmotte.
How did it come around so quickly?
*gulp*
Oh, the plans that were made! Training kinda stalled about January time and I never got going again. It's a good job I did the Blackrat and Magnificat sportives or the Marmotte would have been my longest ride ever. Top-notch preparation :oops:
I know how you feel. Such lofty aims in January have been compromised every month. I reckon I'm about halfway through the training I intended to put in.
Ho hum. We'll see how we go on Saturday.
Where you staying?
The diet has, um, gone astray a little in the last four days. Plums.FCN 2-4.
"What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
"It stays down, Daddy."
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Well, plenty of plums will certainly induce weight loss! Not in a sustainable or pleasant way, though.cjcp wrote:ketsbaia wrote:JonGinge wrote:
+bazillionketsbaia wrote:A mere five days to go before the Marmotte.
How did it come around so quickly?
*gulp*
Oh, the plans that were made! Training kinda stalled about January time and I never got going again. It's a good job I did the Blackrat and Magnificat sportives or the Marmotte would have been my longest ride ever. Top-notch preparation :oops:
I know how you feel. Such lofty aims in January have been compromised every month. I reckon I'm about halfway through the training I intended to put in.
Ho hum. We'll see how we go on Saturday.
Where you staying?
The diet has, um, gone astray a little in the last four days. Plums.
@ketsbaia we're heading down on wednesday and will probably ride a col on the thursday. We're a bit along the valley from bourg...0 -
cjcp wrote:ketsbaia wrote:JonGinge wrote:
+bazillionketsbaia wrote:A mere five days to go before the Marmotte.
How did it come around so quickly?
*gulp*
Oh, the plans that were made! Training kinda stalled about January time and I never got going again. It's a good job I did the Blackrat and Magnificat sportives or the Marmotte would have been my longest ride ever. Top-notch preparation :oops:
I know how you feel. Such lofty aims in January have been compromised every month. I reckon I'm about halfway through the training I intended to put in.
Ho hum. We'll see how we go on Saturday.
Where you staying?
The diet has, um, gone astray a little in the last four days. Plums.
Not sure. Somewhere in Bourg D'Oisans maybe? We're with the guys who run Veloventoux, so wherever they house us. How about you?
I reckon I've piled on at least a kilo in the last week while resting up my dodgy left calf. And that's with the diet still in full swing as well.0 -
ketsbaia wrote:Not sure. Somewhere in Bourg D'Oisans maybe? We're with the guys who run Veloventoux, so wherever they house us. How about you?
What JG said. I'm relying on him to tell me in which direction I should point the car
. FCN 2-4.
"What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
"It stays down, Daddy."
"Exactly."0 -
I wish I was heading down tomorrow. Could do with a Col in the legs to give me a bit of confidence. As it is, I might get a gentle spin in on Friday, but that's about it. Hope it's enough.
Just had a quick look at the weather forecast, which is frightening. Only 34 degrees on Saturday, then. Terrific.0 -
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lost_in_thought wrote:
+1. Sometimes it's best to ignore anything your Garmin says. A few times now I've tried to follow courses instead of common sense & ended up taking the long way round. Like 10 miles between Kings Cross & Waterloo :oops:Dahon Speed Pro TT; Trek Portland
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A hearty GOOD LUCK to those doing the Marmotte! JG, CJCP, Ketsbaia and any others who are lurking (or busy training away).
I did the Vaujany Senior this Sunday and found the 110km enough of a challenge (with a decent 2500m of climb, mind you), especially as I hadn't been on a bike for two weeks as had been suffering with a trapped nerve in my neck and a throat infection. But the glorious weather, stunning views and my natural competitive spirit meant I didn't do too badly. 5h36 overall and I think I could have been quite a bit quicker if I'd been braver on the downhills.
My top tip would be to take some food with you for after the ride. We were able to get pasta immediately afterwards - 2pm or so - but then nothing else til restaurants opened at 7pm by which point we were falling over with hunger. As the Marmotte is a much bigger event you may not have the same problem but I guess always better to have too much food than too little, right?0 -
londonlivvy wrote:A hearty GOOD LUCK to those doing the Marmotte! JG, CJCP, Ketsbaia and any others who are lurking (or busy training away).
I did the Vaujany Senior this Sunday and found the 110km enough of a challenge (with a decent 2500m of climb, mind you), especially as I hadn't been on a bike for two weeks as had been suffering with a trapped nerve in my neck and a throat infection. But the glorious weather, stunning views and my natural competitive spirit meant I didn't do too badly. 5h36 overall and I think I could have been quite a bit quicker if I'd been braver on the downhills.
My top tip would be to take some food with you for after the ride. We were able to get pasta immediately afterwards - 2pm or so - but then nothing else til restaurants opened at 7pm by which point we were falling over with hunger. As the Marmotte is a much bigger event you may not have the same problem but I guess always better to have too much food than too little, right?
And an equally hearty +1 to the good luck, let's hope you don't need it!Dahon Speed Pro TT; Trek Portland
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ketsbaia wrote:I wish I was heading down tomorrow. Could do with a Col in the legs to give me a bit of confidence.
See, I wish I had a few more days of belting it on the commute under my belt before I tackle my first Col. As it is, I've got a couple more days of food under my belt and, after trying a Col on Thursday, will approach the first one on Saturday thinking, "Oh, clucking bell."
About to try a turbo session to shake the lethargy from my legs.
Just pace yourself and you'll be fine. (This coming from the bloke who's never been up a Col and has no idea whether it'll fine or not. )
Thanks for the good wishes, folks. Might try and post some pix from our ride on Thursday.
I've a selection of DVDs to entertain my passengers. That's if they like Fifi and the Flower Tots.
Laters.FCN 2-4.
"What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
"It stays down, Daddy."
"Exactly."0 -
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I'll see you there then TWH, doing it with three friends to raise money in memory of one of our school friends who died of cancer last year.TailWindHome wrote:Just pulled the trigger on my Lap the Lough entry. 87 miles around Lough Neagh.
http://www.lapthelough.org/
Gulp!0 -
I'm borrowing a helmet cam from a mate tomorrow, so may be able to post some footage of the suffering some time next week.
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cjcp wrote:ketsbaia wrote:I wish I was heading down tomorrow. Could do with a Col in the legs to give me a bit of confidence.
See, I wish I had a few more days of belting it on the commute under my belt before I tackle my first Col. As it is, I've got a couple more days of food under my belt and, after trying a Col on Thursday, will approach the first one on Saturday thinking, "Oh, clucking bell."
About to try a turbo session to shake the lethargy from my legs.
Just pace yourself and you'll be fine. (This coming from the bloke who's never been up a Col and has no idea whether it'll fine or not. )
Thanks for the good wishes, folks. Might try and post some pix from our ride on Thursday.
I've a selection of DVDs to entertain my passengers. That's if they like Fifi and the Flower Tots.
Laters.
CJCP. If I can get up a Col (or indeed more than one Col in a day), then you certainly can. You are MUCH, MUCH fitter than me. And indeed much faster, too. So as you say, just take it steady, admire the views, and you'll be absolutely fine. Enjoy it - I'm very jealous.0 -
Good luck all - take it steady and drink plenty 8)*
*As an old git I am obliged to give advice to the younger generation0 -
Jay dubbleU wrote:Good luck all - take it steady and drink plenty 8)*
*As an old git I am obliged to give advice to the younger generation
Cheers, Livvy, JDU. Just did a short turbo session to wake the legs up. Had to do it outside. The neighbours think I'm a bit weird.
@Ketsbaia - that's extra weight!!!
And take your dust caps off, too
I have a Kodak mini-cam thingy, I might take that on Thursday's ride and get some footage of the ascents. Not so much of the descents though...FCN 2-4.
"What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
"It stays down, Daddy."
"Exactly."0 -
How about a presentation on your adventures at the Roebuck next week.....
OK, maybe not Dahon Speed Pro TT; Trek Portland
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Have any of you guys cycling in the Alps bothered with cycling specific travel insurance? Heading over there in a couple of weeks and would like to be covered for any damage to me or the bike!
Good luck to all the Marmotteers, and well done Livvy on your exploits!0 -
suzyb wrote:Instead of creating a topic for this I'll post it here.
On sportives you are given a number to pin to yourself. But do you need that number to be showing at all times i.e. if it rains can you put on a jacket or do you need a transparent one so your number shows through.
I dont bother with those, i'm not making a hole in any of my jerseys. So long as the bike has one you'll be fine.Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.0 -
suzyb wrote:Instead of creating a topic for this I'll post it here.
On sportives you are given a number to pin to yourself. But do you need that number to be showing at all times i.e. if it rains can you put on a jacket or do you need a transparent one so your number shows through.
Don't know, haven't done one yet, but I'd very much doubt that they'd be strict.
However if your number isn't visible then the photographers will not be able to use it as a reference for pictures“New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!0 -
suzyb wrote:Instead of creating a topic for this I'll post it here.
On sportives you are given a number to pin to yourself. But do you need that number to be showing at all times i.e. if it rains can you put on a jacket or do you need a transparent one so your number shows through.
To be honest, you only need it to:
a) prove you've entered at the food stops;
b) be identified in the photos.0 -
suzyb wrote:Instead of creating a topic for this I'll post it here.
On sportives you are given a number to pin to yourself. But do you need that number to be showing at all times i.e. if it rains can you put on a jacket or do you need a transparent one so your number shows through.
The only ride I've done where I pinned a number to myself was the London Bikeathon, for the Capital to Coast the number was stuck to your helmet and on the Magnificat it integrated the electric timing chip so was on a piece of laminated card that you fixed to your hanldebars and I think this is probably the case with most of them now.......0 -
suzyb wrote:Thanks.
I just signed up to Pedal for Scotland
I know it's not really a "sportive" but I don't want to end up getting a waterproof that I wont be able to use on it because my number wont be showing.
And if I can't be identified in the photos, no great loss
Sorry but you have to post time and race number on here afterwards - its the LAW 0 -
Signed up for the Wiggle series Mega Meon Sportive on Sunday (standard 72 mile route). Anyone else doing it?Dahon Speed Pro TT; Trek Portland
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