The Keswick Sportive 2011

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  • sportsunday
    sportsunday Posts: 73
    Nice report nickwill, you seem to have hit the nail on the head.
    Think it was a lot tougher than folks thought it would be. It deserves to be run again and listed along the harder sportives of the year. Pics at http://www.sportsunday.co.uk
  • nickwill
    nickwill Posts: 2,735
    sportsunday wrote:
    Nice report nickwill, you seem to have hit the nail on the head.
    Think it was a lot tougher than folks thought it would be. It deserves to be run again and listed along the harder sportives of the year. Pics at http://www.sportsunday.co.uk
    Thanks for the positive comment. You will notice that your photo has a prominent place. I just wanted to say how impressed I was by how good your pictures are particularly considering the less than perfect conditions, and what good value they are compared with other event photographers.
    Re the difficulty of the event, I think it's right up there.
    Honister into a headwind after what had gone before, elicited similar feelings of dread and maximum heart rates as Hardknott on the Fred Whitton.
    Using Memorymap figures, the Keswick Sportive has 151ft ascent per mile, the Fred Whitton 128ft per mile, the Lakeland Loop 122ft per mile and Le Terrier HC 117ft per mile.
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  • Royal Dragoon
    Royal Dragoon Posts: 270
    Excellent write up of the same Event by one of our Riders here:

    http://www.mtbe.co.uk/keswick-sportive-2011-t14107.html


    Looks like it was a good day for all. :D
  • bs147
    bs147 Posts: 164
    Good write ups - it made the same impression on me too! Thoroughly enjoyed the event despite the windy onslaught!

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