Richmond Park TT

menthel

Times are being mailed out for next week- I have 6.09:30. People want to meet post attempt?

itboffin

cjcp wrote:

pitchshifter wrote:

cjcp wrote:

26 hugely unpleasant minutes.

Worth it if you win a voucher..

I'd assume all these extended commutes were training for this TT.

Heh heh. No danger of me winning a voucher.

The extended commutes are not doing me any good. I'm getting slower. Which might be age. B*gger.

Yeah that'll be it, you should take up golf or something, while you're at it you can send me that Cervelo and the Canyon frameset, i'll put them to good use

cjcp

itboffin wrote:

cjcp wrote:

pitchshifter wrote:

cjcp wrote:

26 hugely unpleasant minutes.

Worth it if you win a voucher..

I'd assume all these extended commutes were training for this TT.

Heh heh. No danger of me winning a voucher.

The extended commutes are not doing me any good. I'm getting slower. Which might be age. B*gger.

Yeah that'll be it, you should take up golf or something, while you're at it you can send me that Cervelo and the Canyon frameset, i'll put them to good use

You mean put them in your garage while your back gets better ?

Canyom being built at the moment...

itboffin

Being built?

that almost sounds like someone else is doing it for you !?!? :roll:

Wrath Rob

menthel wrote:

Times are being mailed out for next week- I have 6.09:30. People want to meet post attempt?

I'm off at 6:55. Just got to work out what to do with the kids as the wife's away and I can't really leave them in the car or with a bunch of strangers.

veronese68

Wrath Rob wrote:

menthel wrote:

Times are being mailed out for next week- I have 6.09:30. People want to meet post attempt?

I'm off at 6:55. Just got to work out what to do with the kids as the wife's away and I can't really leave them in the car or with a bunch of strangers.

A couple of tagalongs and tell them to pedal like f...

spasypaddy

i see okgo is favourite for the day and TOGBT is not far behind him in expectation levels!

tgotb

spasypaddy wrote:

i see okgo is favourite for the day and TOGBT is not far behind him in expectation levels!

Depends who's expectations; if I can hold off the catch until after Roehampton Gate (on the way back!) I'll be happy. Unless it's raining, in which I'll take a few seconds out of him at Cancellara Corner...

spasypaddy

well they're expecting you to podium

tgotb

spasypaddy wrote:

well they're expecting you to podium

<gulp>

I'm not!

spasypaddy

3rd last off! High hopes!

You racing wednesday?

tgotb

spasypaddy wrote:

3rd last off! High hopes!

You racing wednesday?

Yep - should be there, work permitting...

menthel

I plan to get round in a time that is less than geological. I would seem to be in terrible shape, judging by the extended commute this morning.

okgo

Haha, yes Dave, you never know, last time it was dry and I managed pedal strike. I've ridden the bike a lot more since though, so hopefully should be ok.

Stu Spies is my only slightly worry, he beat me last year when I fell off, and had I not fallen I don't think there was much in it, I've got quicker on the TT bike, but even so, he's a strong bloke!

cjcp

We're expecting a win from you, and a podium from Dave. Nothing else will do. :P

okgo

I'm hoping to catch Dave

tgotb

okgo wrote:

I'm hoping to catch Dave

I have a mental image of about four of us converging on the final roundabout simultaneously (probably behind a bewildered old woman in a Micra...)

menthel

Will be knocking around looking sheepish with my black condor italia and in a red torm top. Maybe see some of you there tomorrow.

menthel

Awesome fun! 31.50, slow I know but not the slowest and I think with a bit of practice I could get that under 30. My first ever TT so wasn't exactly sure to expect effort wise etc and I think I held a bit too much in reserve. Would be fun to do some more, flatter courses as well I think.

Edit:officially updated to 31.30!

smokey_bacon

menthel wrote:

Awesome fun! 31.50, slow I know but not the slowest and I think with a bit of practice I could get that under 30. My first ever TT so wasn't exactly sure to expect effort wise etc and I think I held a bit too much in reserve. Would be fun to do some more, flatter courses as well I think.

Edit:officially updated to 31.30!

Excellent work fella. I didn't make the start because of a spill on yesterdays club run. Will be there next time tho!

okgo

Well that was fun.

Very busy this year, park gates open to cars 45 mins before they should have been, piss poor from the Royal Parks lot IMO. 7am is plenty early enough to be letting cars in there, gates were open at 6.15 am at Kingston.

I went a fair bit quicker than last year, which everyone should have as the conditions today were about as good as it gets in there. Still a couple of seconds off the best time that's been done in there by people who are not pro's (I was 40 secs off the course record by Hutch and 19 seconds slower than Wouter Sybrandy but they did not have speed bumps or the cobbled corner to contend with so pleased with that margin) so it was nice to take the win by 18 seconds or so to make it 3 years on the bounce I've won there in some way or another.

Well done to everyone that rode, and marshalled etc!

tgotb

cjcp wrote:

Easy peasy. Who's got a faster RPTT time, old man? :twisted: *

Now we've resolved that little anomaly, the Universe can go back to operating as normal again...

greg66_tri_v2.0

TGOTB wrote:

cjcp wrote:

Easy peasy. Who's got a faster RPTT time, old man? :twisted: *

Now we've resolved that little anomaly, the Universe can go back to operating as normal again...

Ouch!

spasypaddy

was fast yesterday.

well done okgo for the win (even if you still dont know who i am...)