Polocini The B***ard, has anyone ridden it?

Phill B
Phill B Posts: 71
edited April 2013 in Road general
or going to ride it this year? Myself and 3 mates are doing it for the first time and i`m wondering just how much of a b***ard is it?
Hills hurt but sofas kill.

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  • rozzer32
    rozzer32 Posts: 3,923
    AL is a good friend of mine. All I'll say is he likes his hills or "little lumps" as he calls them. Went out with him last week for a "gentle" ride. 40 miles with over 4000ft climbing.

    Just prepare yourself hahaha.
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  • Phill B
    Phill B Posts: 71
    rozzer32 wrote:
    AL is a good friend of mine. All I'll say is he likes his hills or "little lumps" as he calls them. Went out with him last week for a "gentle" ride. 40 miles with over 4000ft climbing.

    Just prepare yourself hahaha.


    :shock: Not the answer i wanted lol

    The clock is ticking and i have hardly got any hill training in this year and now i`m about to go away for a week of beer and sun. I am going to have to hit it hard upon my return or suffer the shame of walking half of the B***ard!
    Hills hurt but sofas kill.
  • Cheshire Cat
    Cheshire Cat Posts: 309
    Just taken a look at this after reading your post, £25 for 68 miles and no timing...so they throw in some food, just get out and ride, stop at a cafe and have some lunch, why pay someone else for the privilege.
    “Faster, Faster, until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death.” Hunter S Thompson
  • rodgers73
    rodgers73 Posts: 2,626
    Ignore the usual anti-sportive stuff above. This event is great and the food at the end top notch. You'll need plenty of hill training though if you want to avoid walking - the last climb before the end is a real sod. Great fun though!
  • Wirral_paul
    Wirral_paul Posts: 2,476
    I'm doing it myself and will be doing all of the Polocini events this year (as I am doing the Paris to Nice ride, all the Polocini events are included as "training"). If you think they're too dear then you havent done one of Al's sportives - the food and nutrition packs are so much better than others offer, and the routes are great.

    http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/34041110

    Oh, and it was this event last year where i ruined a front carbon rim!! :D.I think i used the brakes too much on the descent of Holme Moss!! Still hit 50mph though;)

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