2013 Metric Century Challenge
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Charlie Potatoes wrote:That's bad luck gthyer
You got off to a great start as well.
Good luck with the recovery.
Many thanks. I'm recovering very well and it hasn't put me road riding yet!bikergirl17 wrote:i really think we should consider a 'broken bone' papal dispensation here. i was out in 2011 with a broken neck, literally missing the may deadline by 1 day as was not allowed to cycle for six weeks. was gutted when i had to drop out -- felt worse than having to bag the cycling trip to the french alps!
i would totally support allowing gthyer to continue once he is allowed back on the bike, perhaps with an asterick (very tour de france)?
That's very kind of you
It is a real shame, but I'm now concentrating on shorter, more intense efforts to start racing soon. Slight shift in priorities so happy to step down to become a Challenger Emeritus
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I agrre a dispensation should be allowed on medical grounds at least it would motivate you on your recovery.0
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25 still in.
jan feb mar total 7 6 8 21 Thomas the Tank Engine (1,+1) 7 7 6 20 Runner2Cycling (2,-1) 3 4 4 11 diplodicus (3,+2) 5 5 1 11 Jonninho (3,=) 4 5 1 10 lucky paddy (5,-1) 3 3 3 9 Charlie Potatoes (6,=) 2 2 4 8 Strith (7,+2) 2 3 3 8 davix (7,=) 1 1 4 6 durrin (9,+6) 1 1 3 5 genki (10,+5) 1 1 3 5 Pollys Bott (10,+5) 1 1 3 5 wiffachip (10,+5) 1 2 2 5 Rolf F (10,+1) 1 3 1 5 Omar Little (10,-1) 1 2 1 4 strongman (16,-5) 1 2 1 4 JamesB (16,-5) 1 2 1 4 KPHC (16,-5) 1 1 1 3 velocitizen (19,-4) 1 1 1 3 bikergirl17 (19,-4) 1 1 1 3 Negativelycra (19,-4) 1 1 1 3 Evil Laugh (19,-4) 1 1 1 3 wind700 (19,-4) 1 1 1 3 Pumpkin Positive (19,-4) 1 1 1 3 thecrofter (19,-4) 1 1 1 3 EPR (19,-4)
feargalmc, mattpage, shropshirelad
out in March.0 -
25 still in.
jan feb mar apr total 7 6 8 8 29 Thomas the Tank Engine (1,=) 7 7 6 5 25 Runner2Cycling (2,=) 1 1 4 11 17 durrin (3,+6) 3 4 4 4 15 diplodicus (4,-1) 3 3 3 5 14 Charlie Potatoes (5,+1) 5 5 1 2 13 Jonninho (6,-3) 2 2 4 5 13 Strith (6,+1) 4 5 1 1 11 lucky paddy (8,-3) 2 3 3 3 11 davix (8,-1) 1 2 1 7 11 JamesB (8,+8) 1 2 2 5 10 Rolf F (11,-1) 1 1 3 3 8 wiffachip (12,-2) 1 3 1 3 8 Omar Little (12,-2) 1 1 1 4 7 bikergirl17 (14,+7) 1 1 3 2 7 genki (14,-4) 1 1 2 3 7 Pumpkin Positive (14,+2) 1 1 3 1 6 Pollys Bott (17,-7) 1 1 2 2 6 Negativelycra (17,-1) 1 1 1 3 6 thecrofter (17,+4) 1 1 1 3 6 velocitizen (17,+4) 1 2 1 1 5 strongman (21,-5) 1 1 1 2 5 Evil Laugh (21,=) 1 2 1 1 5 KPHC (21,-5) 1 1 1 1 4 wind700 (25,-4) 1 1 1 1 4 EPR (25,-4)
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Double figures in April durrin, pretty impressive!!Offroad - http://www.flickr.com/photos/85423376@N06/8580404560
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KPHC wrote:Double figures in April durrin, pretty impressive!!
:shock:
And there is me moaning that my legs hurt
"You really think you can burn off sugar with exercise?" downhill paul0 -
Sorry was a bit late updating my rides for April, just an extra 20
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Omar: your 2 are added
KPHC: is that a Fizik kurve on your road bike? I'm curious about what you think of it.
Charlie: ride enough, and your legs stop hurting ! 0 -
durrin wrote:KPHC: is that a Fizik kurve on your road bike? I'm curious about what you think of it.
Yep, it's a Kurve, the Bull (Aliante-style) version. Can't recommend it enough, always used to be a big fan of my Arione VS, but this is in another league. Ridden 3,500km on it so far and won't be switching to anything else in a hurry. Feels odd at first as the surface is pretty solid, but the spring effect that they designed it around has meant no hint of numbness or discomfort during that whole time, including several 200km+ rides. Well worth the spend, see if you can test one first maybe?Offroad - http://www.flickr.com/photos/85423376@N06/8580404560
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Sorry durrin I was also late updating my rides for April. Could you add them to the spreadsheet next time round?
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Had a great day out on Tuesday - finally the stars aligned for me to have a full day in the saddle without causing SWMBO and / or the sprogs any inconvenience. Rode from home near Loughborough over to my Mum's just this side of Norwich: 125.43 miles / just over 200kms so my first imperial ton and first double metric ton in the same ride
Next time I'll hopefully have a tail-wind, and will carry on over to my brother's place deep into Broadland; so getting on for a 150 mile trip 8)
Was just what I needed after three weeks spent cooped up in the house prepping for damp-proofing work... :roll:0 -
24 still in, 1 out in May.
jan feb mar apr may total 7 6 8 8 14 43 Thomas the Tank Engine (1,=) 7 7 6 5 5 30 Runner2Cycling (2,=) 1 1 4 11 13 30 durrin (2,+1) 3 3 3 5 4 18 Charlie Potatoes (4,+1) 3 4 4 4 3 18 diplodicus (4,=) 1 2 2 5 7 17 Rolf F (6,+5) 4 5 1 1 6 17 lucky paddy (6,+2) 2 2 4 5 3 16 Strith (8,-2) 1 2 1 7 3 14 JamesB (9,-1) 5 5 1 2 1 14 Jonninho (9,-3) 1 1 1 4 6 13 bikergirl17 (11,+3) 2 3 3 3 2 13 davix (11,-3) 1 1 3 2 5 12 genki (13,+1) 1 3 1 3 4 12 Omar Little (13,-1) 1 1 3 3 4 12 wiffachip (13,-1) 1 1 2 3 3 10 Pumpkin Positive (16,-2) 1 2 1 1 4 9 KPHC (17,+4) 1 1 3 1 2 8 Pollys Bott (18,-1) 1 1 1 3 2 8 thecrofter (18,-1) 1 1 1 2 2 7 Evil Laugh (20,+1) 1 1 1 3 1 7 velocitizen (20,-3) 1 1 2 2 1 7 Negativelycra (20,-3) 1 1 1 1 2 6 wind700 (23,+2) 1 1 1 1 1 5 EPR (24,+1)
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21 still in, 2(?) out in June.
waiting on velocitizenjan feb mar apr may jun total 7 6 8 8 14 11 54 Thomas the Tank Engine (1,=) 1 1 4 11 13 17 47 durrin (2,=) 7 7 6 5 5 8 38 Runner2Cycling (3,-1) 3 3 3 5 4 7 25 Charlie Potatoes (4,+1) 1 2 1 7 3 9 23 JamesB (5,+4) 3 4 4 4 4 4 23 diplodicus (5,-1) 1 2 2 5 7 5 22 Rolf F (7,-1) 4 5 1 1 6 5 22 lucky paddy (7,-1) 1 1 1 4 6 6 19 bikergirl17 (9,+2) 1 1 3 2 5 6 18 genki (10,+3) 1 1 3 3 4 5 17 wiffachip (11,+2) 2 3 3 3 2 4 17 davix (11,=) 5 5 1 2 1 2 16 Jonninho (13,-4) 1 1 2 3 3 3 13 Pumpkin Positive (14,+2) 1 1 1 3 2 2 10 thecrofter (15,+3) 1 2 1 1 4 1 10 KPHC (15,+2) 1 1 2 2 1 2 9 Negativelycra (17,+3) 1 1 3 1 2 1 9 Pollys Bott (17,+1) 1 1 1 2 2 1 8 Evil Laugh (19,+1) 1 1 1 1 2 1 7 wind700 (20,+3) 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 EPR (21,+3) 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 feargalmc (21,+3)
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sorry about that have updated now - was 4 rides in June0
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22 still in (i've lost track of when people dropped out)
if you have a correction, it might take several days, I'm on tour.jan feb mar apr may jun jul total 1 1 4 11 13 17 17 64 durrin (1,+1) 7 6 8 8 14 11 8 62 Thomas the Tank Engine (2,-1) 7 7 6 5 5 8 7 45 Runner2Cycling (3,=) 3 3 3 5 4 7 5 30 Charlie Potatoes (4,=) 1 2 1 7 3 9 6 29 JamesB (5,=) 1 2 2 5 7 5 6 28 Rolf F (6,+1) 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 27 diplodicus (7,-2) 4 5 1 1 6 5 3 25 lucky paddy (8,-1) 1 1 1 4 6 6 5 24 bikergirl17 (9,=) 5 5 1 2 1 2 6 22 Jonninho (10,+3) 1 1 3 3 4 5 2 19 wiffachip (11,=) 2 3 3 3 2 4 2 19 davix (11,=) 1 1 3 2 5 6 1 19 genki (11,-1) 1 1 1 2 2 1 6 14 Evil Laugh (14,+7) 1 1 2 3 3 3 1 14 Pumpkin Positive (14,+2) 1 1 2 2 1 2 3 12 Negativelycra (16,+3) 1 2 1 1 4 1 1 11 KPHC (17,=) 1 1 1 3 2 2 1 11 thecrofter (17,=) 1 1 3 1 2 1 1 10 Pollys Bott (19,=) 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 8 feargalmc (20,+4) 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 8 EPR (20,+4) 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 8 wind700 (20,+2)
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Durrin - how did you manage to do 1200 miles on a 200 mile sportive? Was it particularly badly signposted? Faster than a tent.......0
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Rolf F: I don't understand the question. Super Brevet Scandinavia was a 1200km brevet, like Paris-Brest-Paris. If you are referring to the link: it is just the first day of the 90 hour event (I finished in 87h26m). If you want to see the following days, click on the "Next" link.
oh, and BTW,I've written a little description of the trip here: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/SBS20130 -
20 still in, 2 out in August.
jan feb mar apr may jun jul aug total 1 1 4 11 13 17 17 17 81 durrin (1,=) 7 6 8 8 14 11 8 7 69 Thomas the Tank Engine (2,=) 7 7 6 5 5 8 7 7 52 Runner2Cycling (3,=) 1 2 1 7 3 9 6 12 41 JamesB (4,+1) 3 3 3 5 4 7 5 7 37 Charlie Potatoes (5,-1) 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 33 diplodicus (6,+1) 1 2 2 5 7 5 6 5 33 Rolf F (6,=) 1 1 1 4 6 6 5 4 28 bikergirl17 (8,+1) 4 5 1 1 6 5 3 2 27 lucky paddy (9,-1) 2 3 3 3 2 4 2 5 24 davix (10,+1) 5 5 1 2 1 2 6 1 23 Jonninho (11,-1) 1 1 3 3 4 5 2 3 22 wiffachip (12,-1) 1 1 3 2 5 6 1 1 20 genki (13,-2) 1 1 1 2 2 1 6 1 15 Evil Laugh (14,+2) 1 2 1 1 4 1 1 3 14 KPHC (15,+4) 1 1 2 2 1 2 3 1 13 Negativelycra (17,+1) 1 1 1 3 2 2 1 1 12 thecrofter (18,+1) 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 11 EPR (19,+3) 1 1 3 1 2 1 1 1 11 Pollys Bott (19,+2) 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 10 wind700 (21,+1)
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durrin wrote:Rolf F: I don't understand the question. Super Brevet Scandinavia was a 1200km brevet, like Paris-Brest-Paris. If you are referring to the link: it is just the first day of the 90 hour event (I finished in 87h26m). If you want to see the following days, click on the "Next" link.
Oh I see now! Anyway, you are mad! Faster than a tent.......0 -
Sorry, I'm out. I've been off the bike for month. Best luck to all those still in.durrin wrote:waiting on feargalmc, Pumpkin Positive...0 -
Hope you're OK PP, and thee lack of biking is due to some playboy lifestyle, not your leg hanging off.[urlhttp://veloviewer.com/SigImage.php?a=f3252&r=3&c=5&u=I&g=s&f=abcdefghij&z=a.png]Veloviewer[/url]0
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If only!Negativelycra wrote:Hope you're OK PP, and thee lack of biking is due to some playboy lifestyle, not your leg hanging off.
Unfortunately it's a little more mundane - an overactive thyroid. Now coming under control with anti-thyroid meds and shouldn't give me any grief in the long term. So should be back on the bike shortly0 -
Are August updates on the way ???0
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JamesB wrote:Are August updates on the way ???
Bottom of the previous page
Great write-up of your ride Durrin, however day 5 doesn't appear to be there...0 -
Pollys Bott: thanks, but there was no day 5. Kristiansand was the goal.0
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Pollys Bott wrote:JamesB wrote:Are August updates on the way ???
Bottom of the previous page
Great write-up of your ride Durrin, however day 5 doesn't appear to be there...
sorry missed that, happy now 0 -
durrin wrote:Pollys Bott: thanks, but there was no day 5. Kristiansand was the goal.
:oops:
That'll teach me for speed-reading... even more chapeau then, I can't comprehend one day of 300km let alone four on the bounce...0 -
2 out in September (davix, Jonninho), only 18 still in.
jan feb mar apr may jun jul aug sep total 1 1 4 11 13 17 17 17 3 84 durrin (1,=) 7 6 8 8 14 11 8 7 4 73 Thomas the Tank Engine (2,=) 7 7 6 5 5 8 7 7 6 58 Runner2Cycling (3,=) 3 3 3 5 4 7 5 7 6 43 Charlie Potatoes (4,+1) 1 2 1 7 3 9 6 12 2 43 JamesB (4,=) 1 2 2 5 7 5 6 5 6 39 Rolf F (6,=) 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 3 36 diplodicus (7,-1) 1 1 1 4 6 6 5 4 3 31 bikergirl17 (8,=) 4 5 1 1 6 5 3 2 1 28 lucky paddy (9,=) 1 1 3 2 5 6 1 1 3 23 genki (10,+3) 1 1 3 3 4 5 2 3 1 23 wiffachip (10,+2) 1 1 1 2 2 1 6 1 2 17 Evil Laugh (12,+4) 1 1 2 2 1 2 3 1 2 15 Negativelycra (13,+6) 1 2 1 1 4 1 1 3 1 15 KPHC (13,+4) 1 1 1 3 2 2 1 1 1 13 thecrofter (15,+5) 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 1 12 EPR (16,+5) 1 1 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 12 Pollys Bott (16,+5) 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 11 wind700 (18,+5)
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Apologies but have been away....all done now.0
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