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  • MattC59
    MattC59 Posts: 5,408
    CTC wrote:
    Like to mention my 8 year old son Alec did the 26 mile route. Managed all the hills under his own power.
    tripled his previous longest distance of 9 miles into the bargain!

    Now he wants to do some more.
    Very proud Dad...

    Yep, I saw you guys, passed you just before the roundabout before the drop back to the race course.
    chapeau to your lad !!!

    Was a hot day for it, I missed out on gold by 4mins !!! My Garmin data shows a significant step change about 15miles from the end, in my speed and cadence. I was getting pain on the outside of my knees, so couldn't do anything more than sit and spin. The annoying thing is that I sort of expected it (new shoes, thinner sole, change in saddle height) so bought some paracetamol which fends off the pain perfectly. I forgot to bring them along though :roll:

    That's my story and I'm sticking to it :wink:
    (The new shoes are fantastically comfy though !)

    Did anyone else see the guy have a blowout and the passing TVR driver panic and stop to check his car ? :lol:
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  • Der Kaiser
    Der Kaiser Posts: 172
    I managed the 44 miler in 4:09 hrs which I was quite pleased with as this was part three of my "I shouldn't get talked into three sportives in three weekends" Trilogy.

    If I had come to this event a bit fresher then I think I could have broken 4 hours. Excuses excuses :roll:

    One question nobody seems to be able to answer is why is it called the Magnificat and what is the significance of the UCI Approval?
  • tomh101
    tomh101 Posts: 21
    This was my first sportive and it was the most fun I've had on my bike in ages. I was a bit apprehensive about my abilities as I ride a single speed bike so I only did the short course. But I comfortably got a gold time standard. Now I just want to do more events like this, and maybe buy a more suitable bike..
  • y2blade
    y2blade Posts: 31
    I had no idea this event was on until you all went past me on early on the Sunday Morning (Newbury area).
    Looked like a great event and the routes looked well thought out.
    I will probably enter this one next year.

    If I remember rightly it was a Bit of a tough day to be peddling, how did the 125mile EPIC lot get on?
  • the_fuggler
    the_fuggler Posts: 1,228
    I think the heat was the worst part - I can only comment on the 82 mile route, but it was really nicely balanced. Rolling and a challenge, but not ridiculously hard. Very well organised and the feed stations were excellent.
    FCN 3 / 4
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064
    Epic was fine but i think my week in the Alps doing the Marmotte put me in good stead for the heat and I found all the climbs very manageable again after a week bashing out 10% alpine cols but perhaps a bit of an extreme training programme :lol:

    Still brilliantly organised and very enjoyable, with any luck i'll be back again next year perhaps with my lead out train again :roll:
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