Your first race of the year ?
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Just out of interest, when are you all starting your season ? I have just booked my first road race of the year, March 13, Biddenden in Kent, 62 miles. Getting the cakkers just booking the thing let alone riding it. :shock:
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Was to be a series in march but new kid is coming (as long as the courier delivers on time, preferably with free haribo) so that's out. Think it's going to be the end of April now.0
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My first race was New Years Day, nothing like starting as soon as the year starts
Next race will no doubt be in Feb, probably do the Kingston Wheelers 14 mile hilly TT.0 -
My first race of the season is March 12th - Somerset Road Club Spring Circuit Races 1. It's also my first ever race... :?0
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I'm a long way from being ready to race so my first one is likely to be the Abergavenny RC handicap race on 8 May (last of the series). Would probably aim for the one on 23 April but will be away as it's Easter. Can't be arsed with going round and round Llandow and the others in April and May in my area are a bit on the hilly side for me.0
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NapoleonD wrote:Was to be a series in march but new kid is coming (as long as the courier delivers on time, preferably with free haribo) so that's out. Think it's going to be the end of April now.
April 24th?
Our club events start on March 26th & doubt I'll do anything before that.
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There's an LVRC TT at the end of February I might give a go
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I'll probably start TTing some time in March. Last cross race for me is early Feb so not much of a season "start" and "end" to speak of!
David"It is not enough merely to win; others must lose." - Gore Vidal0 -
should be TTing again this year so April i think with a lovely new bike Coveryourcar.co.uk RT Tester
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dmclite wrote:Just out of interest, when are you all starting your season ? I have just booked my first road race of the year, March 13, Biddenden in Kent, 62 miles. Getting the cakkers just booking the thing let alone riding it. :shock:
That's a cracking course. Fast and furious.0 -
Just started training for the new season so going to have to skip the springtime pursuits, which is a shame but I forgot how early they start (thought mid march not 19th feb!). Real pity as it's on the A30 (old) where I ride half my rides. Springtime pursuit #1 was my first ever race. Bit brutal.jonmack wrote:My first race of the season is March 12th - Somerset Road Club Spring Circuit Races 1. It's also my first ever race... :?
Might go for this one though!
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Anyone here going to the Velo29 Darlington road circuit winter series? That's the nearest one I can find for me, but even that's probably too far to get to. Has a Cat4-only race as well, if only I had a car...0
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1st salvo of the year was this Saturday gone sprinting for the sign at the end of the chainy...... Quite impressed at the prowess of our lot already this year
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jonmack wrote:My first race of the season is March 12th - Somerset Road Club Spring Circuit Races 1. It's also my first ever race... :?
Also My First Race Of The Season 0 -
My season doesn't kick off till around the 10th of May so I got a while yet, more time for training ***** Pro Tour Pundit Champion 2020, 2018, 2017 & 2011 *****0
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my local races start at the start of march, but think my first UK race will be the Peter Young memorial race, then will be off to France to race around the 10th of April0
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Can I ask have you got all 3 dates for your Abergavenny Handicap RR's, can't find them on your site or BC race calendar !
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1st race was last Tuesday 4th Jan - winter track league. First TT will the PTW 2 up 25 in March (no doubt p1ssing down and 3 DegC as usual), might do some Llandow crits before then if the track isn't open...0
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Unless I go down to Hillingdon my 1st race is likely to be the Paramount series event 1 in Shrewsbury.
Cant decide whether or not to do the Evesham Vale RR this year(as my 3rd race), last time saw me and 10 others fly out the back in the 1st 20 miles. E/1/2/3 races are bigboyshit.0 -
Sheptastic wrote:Unless I go down to Hillingdon my 1st race is likely to be the Paramount series event 1 in Shrewsbury.
Paramount for me too. Not ridden there before but have a couple Pembreys and Tywyn crit under my wing from last season. Looking to hold onto the group and contest the sprint in the 3/4 Very excited 0 -
I may not do any races at all this year, the interesting races I would've done are out as I've better things to do and the local races I'm probably not bothered about.
If a stage race in surrey does reappear on the calendar I might do that. But it may be the entire year off.Jibbering Sports Stuff: http://jibbering.com/sports/0 -
Sheptastic wrote:Unless I go down to Hillingdon my 1st race is likely to be the Paramount hairpin of death series event 1 in Shrewsbury.0
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Yeah I'm doing the velo29 series, I race for the team, so will be rude not to! Should be good as long as the weather is kind to us, don't fancy coming down, as got a training camp end of feb. Be good to get some speed work in, after that will be the neil White stokesley, which always hurts ;-)Up hup hup hup.....fricking hate that!0
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Surfr wrote:Sheptastic wrote:Unless I go down to Hillingdon my 1st race is likely to be the Paramount series event 1 in Shrewsbury.
Paramount for me too. Not ridden there before but have a couple Pembreys and Tywyn crit under my wing from last season. Looking to hold onto the group and contest the sprint in the 3/4 Very excited
Its good fun, found it harder than it should have been in the 2 events I did thanks to getting caught up in a crash and then having to red line it in order to get back on. The 2nd time I got a bit attack happy at the beginning and basically lead the pack out on 2nd to last lap... won't be doing that again!0 -
Thick Tester wrote:Sheptastic wrote:Unless I go down to Hillingdon my 1st race is likely to be the Paramount hairpin of death series event 1 in Shrewsbury.
Tell me about it! if it was cambered it'd be fine but its narrow and mossy on the edges. not much fun!0 -
Darley Moor for me on the 5th March I think. The races that matter to me don't start til April though.More problems but still living....0
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Surfr wrote:Sheptastic wrote:Unless I go down to Hillingdon my 1st race is likely to be the Paramount series event 1 in Shrewsbury.
Paramount for me too. Not ridden there before but have a couple Pembreys and Tywyn crit under my wing from last season. Looking to hold onto the group and contest the sprint in the 3/4 Very excited
If I may offer you some wise words.
There is no point in contesting a gallop if you've not put your nose in the wind all day - it only marks you out to others as a lazy and thoughtless racer.
If it's you first time there i would focus on learning how to ride it safely forget your ambitions of the gallop unless you find yourself in the top few riders coming out of the final hairpin I've seen folk sprinting for 30th place before now and ruining their season with a nasty crash - its a long season so take it easy and treat it as a workout- there are a few things you should know - beleive me i've learned these the hard way on that circuit.
It's slightly up hill towards the finish and there the racing line through the chicane is only wide enough for 2-3 riders at full tilt - High possibility of being T-Boned onto the turf
Top corner - you can pedal round it safely at speed - there is no reason to S*** out - ride it smoothly in the saddle and its easy peasy...
Prior to the hairpin of death - there is always a mad chipper rush to gain a few places - avoid it at all costs and stick your elbows out and make note of the position of those around you - ie is some twonk trying to come up the outside / inside....
Hairpin of death- Glide it with your left pedal up at all costs. Do not kick when the man in front of you kicks - kick Where he kicks or after. Most accidents happen here because folk kick to early or clip their pedal whilst shifting balance..
Remember it better to slow down or stop than to die.....0 -
I may do a winter series at Hillingdon or Fowlmead if I feel in form next month. Otherwise maybe Dunfolds Park March 6th. If not that then definitely the Biddenden race.0
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Totally agree with you tester, get riders who do jack shite all race. Then with a lap to go get all excited, then into the last corner don't hold there line and create chaos. Does my napper right in ha! Fools!Up hup hup hup.....fricking hate that!0
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Thick Tester wrote:There is no point in contesting a gallop if you've not put your nose in the wind all day - it only marks you out to others as a lazy and thoughtless racer.
You don't have to spend time pointlessly pulling people around or trying to jump away and earn some right to sprint, you just have to be safe.
You're not lazy and thoughtless - it's a race win it however you want.Jibbering Sports Stuff: http://jibbering.com/sports/0
