Manchester 100

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  • jgsi
    jgsi Posts: 5,062
    Well you've said it really.. fun ride... not a club run.
    I did think it was a sportive though?
    Up to you.. if you want others to take a lead just sit up (safely) , no need for any histrionics.
    Best to have the attitude if no one wants to work, then sod 'em.
    I'd point out bad road hazrds by the way, but thats about it.
    You could always try to push it just that little bit harder and have a dig especially if you see an incline coming up see if they is on your wheel after that.....but again ride your own ride at the pace you want.
    Thats the difference between sportives and races... in the latter you have no say whatsoever in what pace is being set... nice to have a ride where it is enjoyable... and if it was , as it appears, then 'happy days'.
  • de_sisti
    de_sisti Posts: 1,283
    edited September 2012
    A lady by the name of Linda and I rode together for a while. We did have one guy (wearing a red top, Cannondale, lidless, not the at it matters, but made him easier to spot) wheel sucking. As Linda and I shared the pace, this chap
    continued to sit on. Linda's upping of the pace soon distanced him.

    Linda, if you're reading this, I dropped off because my rain jacket fell out of my rear pocket and I stopped to
    retrieve it. Plus, as I was tiring, :oops: you were getting stronger.
  • HasselHough
    HasselHough Posts: 83
    Out of curiosity will there be any official event photos this year? If so does anyone know who took them?
    Cube Acid 2011 MTB
    Boardman Road Team....... yes i have had the BB re-greased :-)
  • pinarellokid
    pinarellokid Posts: 1,208
    there were a few people taking photo's for sure.. some guy had planted himsefl at the top of one of the hills,,

    bet i dont look good in that one haha..

    would be nice to see where the photos are displayed though..
    Specialized S Works SL2 . Campagnolo Record 11spd. rolling on Campag Zonda wheels

    http://app.strava.com/athletes/881211
  • HasselHough
    HasselHough Posts: 83
    pinarellokid wrote:
    there were a few people taking photo's for sure.. some guy had planted himsefl at the top of one of the hills,,

    bet i dont look good in that one haha..

    would be nice to see where the photos are displayed though..

    Yeah think I saw him, I was probably busy pulling some strange gurn at the time! :-)
    Cube Acid 2011 MTB
    Boardman Road Team....... yes i have had the BB re-greased :-)
  • radders8861
    radders8861 Posts: 2
    http://www.cyclesportphotos.com/section ... 24143.html

    This was the photo site off the Manchester100 website.
    Quite a few to scan through so hope you were wearing something that stands out.
  • HasselHough
    HasselHough Posts: 83
    radders8861 wrote:
    http://www.cyclesportphotos.com/section509294_524143.html

    This was the photo site off the Manchester100 website.
    Quite a few to scan through so hope you were wearing something that stands out.



    Ah cool cheers for that :-)
    Cube Acid 2011 MTB
    Boardman Road Team....... yes i have had the BB re-greased :-)
  • pinarellokid
    pinarellokid Posts: 1,208
    thats great, found myself quite quickly,, note to self buy as new helmet,!!!!!!! may buy this shot of myself
    Specialized S Works SL2 . Campagnolo Record 11spd. rolling on Campag Zonda wheels

    http://app.strava.com/athletes/881211
  • CYCLESPORT1
    CYCLESPORT1 Posts: 471
    A realy good event, loved it :D The bacon butty was good too (at the feed station/pub nr Winsford), we set off later and left Knutsford about 9.25am, no problems with riders then.
  • radders8861
    radders8861 Posts: 2
    thats great, found myself quite quickly,, note to self buy as new helmet,!!!!!!! may buy this shot of myself

    Yes I soon realised I wore the default yellow top that the other 3000 people wore. :shock:

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