Columbia cardio

issacforce
issacforce Posts: 112
edited March 2013 in Sportives/audaxes/training rides
Hi

Anybody doing the columbia cardio classic next month from richmond, 66 mile with a climb over buttertubs pass, all entry fee goes to charity

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  • pete80
    pete80 Posts: 69
    Yeah I've entered this, should be good as long as there's no snow :lol:
    If ya aint 1st, yer last!!!
  • issacforce
    issacforce Posts: 112
    Have done the columbia classic in november, which is good, and am looking fwd to climbing buttertubs for the 1st time.
    Also hoping for a good day!!
  • durhamwasp
    durhamwasp Posts: 1,247
    Signed up and looking forward to it! Have done Buttertubs from the other side (as they will in the 2014 tour) but not this way over, which im sure is the harder ascent.
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  • issacforce
    issacforce Posts: 112
    Looking fwd to it, hope to see you there. Will be on a black basso astra or an white isaac meson depending on weather :D
  • durhamwasp
    durhamwasp Posts: 1,247
    Will look out for u, we'll most likely have our strips on and pretty sure i'll be on a blue Trek Madone

    only 13 places left now!
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  • rodgers73
    rodgers73 Posts: 2,626
    Anyone got a link to the site?
  • issacforce
    issacforce Posts: 112
    British cycling has it on or go to their own website
  • durhamwasp
    durhamwasp Posts: 1,247
    http://www.colomba.cc/cardioclassic/
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  • durhamwasp
    durhamwasp Posts: 1,247
    Hope the weather picks up for this!
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  • issacforce
    issacforce Posts: 112
    A nice 30 mile in Cumbria roads clear, I hope weather picks up for w,end
  • durhamwasp
    durhamwasp Posts: 1,247
    Looks like one of our entrants wont be able to make the ride, so if anybody wants to buy their place (£15) then they can. Event is sold out and the weather forecast looks good.
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  • blackbike
    blackbike Posts: 176
    man! would take you up on it if had a day pass :(
    Pictures
  • Gren82
    Gren82 Posts: 48
    I'll be there (no 14). Weather is looking foul on the forecast so will be wrapping up warm!
  • durhamwasp
    durhamwasp Posts: 1,247
    Brilliant event, very well organised and a pretty tough route! 10/10 from me.

    Buttertubs was closed due to snow, so the organisers arranged an altered route across the the feed station in Askrigg and the total route length was around 58miles, with some punishing climbs in the last 25 miles. The weather wasnt brilliant, but i would have taken it beforehand - dont think we got rained on once.

    We were in the last 20% of riders to set off/finish and there was loads of food left at the feed station - sausage rolls, flapjacks, cakes, tomato soup, tea, coffee and energy drinks! Really couldnt have been any better. On completing to ride we were treated to a massive baked potato with beans and again unlimited amounts of cake and flapjack (and a cheeky pint of Timothy Taylor from the cricket club bar).

    Looking forward to Novembers addition!

    Some photos here:
    http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.379753348804970.1073741827.183834381730202&type=1
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  • Gren82
    Gren82 Posts: 48
    Agreed, great day out and my first sportive. Disappointed about Buttertubs but they did a great job on re routing. Last half was a lot more hilly than id expected, with that last 200m into Richmond coming as a surprise! The edge500 clocked about 5k of climbing compared to the 3.5k quoted on the original route. Doing the Cheshire cat 100 next week so a good warm up for that!
  • blackbike
    blackbike Posts: 176
    that looks and sounds ace. hopefully i will get the november one in.
    Pictures
  • davidswainson
    davidswainson Posts: 1
    Does anyone have a route map of the amended course. I would love to know where the diversion actually took us. A great event especially the catering. I hope to be back in November and next year.
  • issacforce
    issacforce Posts: 112
    The diverson took us ova grindon hill or mill thats wot i. Found out from guys at feedstop, sorry cant be any more help
  • Royal Dragoon
    Royal Dragoon Posts: 270
    Route map here, one of our Riders did it and logged it on our Club Strava page.]

    http://app.strava.com/activities/44609960

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