Etape Caledonia 2016
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No not as yet but there meant to be up today Omar.Omar Little wrote:Anyone got their wave number yet?0 -
Omar Little wrote:Anyone got their wave number yet?
They will still be sorting out the 5 people who paid a premium for an early wave slot!0 -
No email to me today about wave numbers. Anyone else received it yet?
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Waves are up now and it looks be a little different to previous years - only 5 waves with more people in them and a longer time slot. Not sure why they have tinkered with it, the previous system was a little chaotic before the start with riders in the later waves blocking the street but the 2 minute gaps meant things werent bunched up too bad once you got underway.
Anyway im in A so cant complain too much.Rollemynot wrote:Omar Little wrote:Anyone got their wave number yet?
They will still be sorting out the 5 people who paid a premium for an early wave slot!
Seems to be about 150 in the premium wave, much more than i was expecting0 -
Wave A for me too.
Yeah it does seem a little odd. I've never made my wave in any of the times I've ridden the EC. It's just been a case of turn up, do as much jostling as I can, then give up and wait for whatever wave I end up in. It's become part of the the event :-)
We're staying at the Moulin Hotel so it's a freewheel to the start.0 -
Have fun folks
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weat ... 1462060800
I've got a set of 28mm studded tyres I'm willing to rent out to the highest bidder...0 -
bompington wrote:Have fun folks
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weat ... 1462060800
I've got a set of 28mm studded tyres I'm willing to rent out to the highest bidder...
It's on the 8th.0 -
What is the link for the wave times?
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Bill Gates wrote:What is the link for the wave times?
Main page, big green button, 'FIND YOUR START TIME'.0 -
Got it. Wave B for me which is an earlier start than previous!
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:twisted: darn, rumbled too easily.thegreatdivide wrote:bompington wrote:Have fun folks
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weat ... 1462060800
I've got a set of 28mm studded tyres I'm willing to rent out to the highest bidder...
It's on the 8th.0 -
Omar Little wrote:Waves are up now and it looks be a little different to previous years - only 5 waves with more people in them and a longer time slot. Not sure why they have tinkered with it, the previous system was a little chaotic before the start with riders in the later waves blocking the street but the 2 minute gaps meant things werent bunched up too bad once you got underway.
Anyway im in A so cant complain too much.Rollemynot wrote:Omar Little wrote:Anyone got their wave number yet?
They will still be sorting out the 5 people who paid a premium for an early wave slot!
Seems to be about 150 in the premium wave, much more than i was expecting
Me too.
Wave B for me - I have been told (not officially) you bunch in to your wave and when each start pen is full - approx same as before 200 riders then off you go. Def makes it easier to ride with your mates but time will tell if it works0 -
Still too early for a secure forecast but I reckon we'll have to trade a better temp for precipitation. It wouldn't be an Etape Caledonia without a bit of the wet stuff ;-)0
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Current forecast looks to be dry and not too windy.
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Weather update: Looking like it could be dry, hardly any wind and possible between 16 and 19 degrees Celsius on Sunday.
Yippee!
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happy days - no excuses this year :? 0 -
Those temps will be from midday onwards (when I'm in the courtyard of the Moulin Hotel getting the beers in) but a just shy of 10C start will be fine for me.0
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That'll be the showers on now...0
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A wee shower to wash the dust off our hallowed Tarmac for Sunday. :-)
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My first time wave C have to go to car park near Fern cottage restaurant..... weather looks to be ok...... Good luck to you all.0
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I registered at the event village last night and the atmosphere around town is pretty good. Plenty nice bikes on show also.
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Great day how did we all do?0
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Was loving it until i got a puncture with about 3 miles to go. That was rather frustrating to say the least!
The great weather afterwards made up for it though, had some lunch and then went out for a short ride on the other bank of Loch Tummel across from the queens view (Foss i think?) and carried on for a bit - ended up doing another 50 miles and getting surburnt 0 -
Frustrating indeed especially with only 3miles to go. I did ok but felt it on second 40m after the schiehalion climb been sick for couple days before etape was in India had sunstroke ended up running back forward to the pan but hey still great day.Omar Little wrote:Was loving it until i got a puncture with yabout 3 miles to go. That was rather frustrating to say the least!
The great weather afterwards made up for it though, had some lunch and then went out for a short ride on the other bank of Loch Tummel across from the queens view (Foss i think?) and carried on for a bit - ended up doing another 50 miles and getting surburnt0 -
Was up cycling some of the roads of the Etape a week after the event and the amount of gel and bar wrappers on the road was shocking. No wonder the locals hate this event. I've done loads of sportives so I know how easy it is to get hyped up and when you maybe working hard with a group its not like you want to stop or put a sticky gel in your pocket.
But hey no matter what you think your doing YOUR NOT ACTUALLY RACING JUST PRETENDING TO and all it takes is a having a small bag in your pocket to put your gel wrappers in.Brian B.0 -
So why put capital letters? Who said we were racing? Most locals I spoke to were fine Pitlochry was buzzing I stayed over night never heard anybody say anything bad. Yeah it should be looked at litter situation they did have stretches where you were able to have gel drink if needed I put my empty ones in wee bag I had. I wanted to time myself but was racing no one.Brian B wrote:Was up cycling some of the roads of the Etape a week after the event and the amount of gel and bar wrappers on the road was shocking. No wonder the locals hate this event. I've done loads of sportives so I know how easy it is to get hyped up and when you maybe working hard with a group its not likewise you want to stop or put a sticky gel in your pocket.
But hey no matter what you think your doing YOUR NOT ACTUALLY RACING JUST PRETENDING TO and all it takes is a having a small bag in your pocket to put your gel wrappers in.0 -
I thought the litter zones were a good idea and new this year but I kept missing that they had started so was well passed them before I had time to think about getting my pockets empty.
I think I ended up taking most of my gel wrappers all the way to the finish with me although I did accidently drop an unwrapped half bar of chocolate caramel SiS Go Bar which was annoying as they are one of my favourites. :-)
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gedme wrote:
So why put capital letters? Who said we were racing? Most locals I spoke to were fine Pitlochry was buzzing I stayed over night never heard anybody say anything bad. Yeah it should be looked at litter situation they did have stretches where you were able to have gel drink if needed I put my empty ones in wee bag I had. I wanted to time myself but was racing no one.Brian B wrote:Was up cycling some of the roads of the Etape a week after the event and the amount of gel and bar wrappers on the road was shocking. No wonder the locals hate this event. I've done loads of sportives so I know how easy it is to get hyped up and when you maybe working hard with a group its not likewise you want to stop or put a sticky gel in your pocket.
But hey no matter what you think your doing YOUR NOT ACTUALLY RACING JUST PRETENDING TO and all it takes is a having a small bag in your pocket to put your gel wrappers in.
Dont take it personally Gedme but as an experienced sportive rider I know lots of people who do think they actually are racing and they do throw their wrappers away after use. If nobody was racing then the reason for throwing crap everywhere is just due to sheer laziness and dont really appreciate the countryside.
Come on you must have seen the usual suspects at sportives that get into groups and hammer it and dont stop for nothing. :twisted:
No wonder Pitlochry was buzzing but its only the start/finish the rest of the route does not really benefit from the event.
Not wanting to get into a tit for tat but my final word is that I cycle all over Scotland and get really tired of cycling roads after sportives and seeing the amount of rubbish left afterwards.Brian B.0 -
Yeah they do and its one of reasons I will never join a club. I do it to improve my cycling not out to break records mm mm well maybe my own but I do enjoy the day. Yeah ok most of route does not benefit but it's mainly charity event so maybe they should look more closely at this. I saw lots lying around but was hoping that they would have been experienced enough by now to deal with it. When I did pedal for Scotland last year can't remember seeing anything like I saw on sunday. Anything I use while cycling normally gets stuck back in pocket or like I say wee bag I have on bike when doing these kind of miles...Brian B wrote:gedme wrote:
So why put capital letters? Who said we were racing? Most locals I spoke to were fine Pitlochry was buzzing I stayed over night never heard anybody say anything bad. Yeah it should be looked at litter situation they did have stretches where you were able to have gel drink if needed I put my empty ones in wee bag I had. I wanted to time myself but was racing no one.Brian B wrote:Was up cycling some of the roads of the Etape a week after the event and the amount of gel and bar wrappers on the road was shocking. No wonder the locals hate this event. I've done loads of sportives so I know how easy it is to get hyped up and when you maybe working hard with a group its not likewise you want to stop or put a sticky gel in your pocket.
But hey no matter what you think your doing YOUR NOT ACTUALLY RACING JUST PRETENDING TO and all it takes is a having a small bag in your pocket to put your gel wrappers in.
Dont take it personally Gedme but as an experienced sportive rider I know lots of people who do think they actually are racing and they do throw their wrappers away after use. If nobody was racing then the reason for throwing crap everywhere is just due to sheer laziness and dont really appreciate the countryside.
Come on you must have seen the usual suspects at sportives that get into groups and hammer it and dont stop for nothing. :twisted:
No wonder Pitlochry was buzzing but its only the start/finish the rest of the route does not really benefit from the event.
Not wanting to get into a tit for tat but my final word is that I cycle all over Scotland and get really tired of cycling roads after sportives and seeing the amount of rubbish left afterwards.
But agree love cycling over Scotland and of course don't like seeing litter of any kind.0 -
So let me get this right, it's OK to drop litter if you're a Real Cyclist in a Real Race? But not if you're one of those lesser beings who just fantasise about racing.
Of course it's not OK to drop gel wrappers or anything else. But I'm detecting just a whiff of the classic cycling snobbery which is a bit narked that it's so popular these days...0
