The Cycling Ride Thread 2014

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One snapped chain (mine) - one crash (my mate and it's on video :twisted: ) - bizarre corn field induced rash (my mate again!!)- bramble cuts and some walking up big hills. Let's do it all again next sunday 8O

I thought it would be a good idea to do a pre-event training ride on the actual route we are doing next Sunday. Now i'm thinking maybe it wasn't such a good idea!!

Just the 6 category 4 climbs today!!!!!! :eek2

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yes I saw it on Strava...............some of those hills looked steep.

good work and clearly its a good way to take your mind of the fact that Chris is riding your Italian mistress
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AMCQ46 wrote:yes I saw it on Strava...............some of those hills looked steep.

good work and clearly its a good way to take your mind of the fact that Chris is riding your Italian mistress
b8stard!! Just for a moment, I had forgotten about that!! :evil:
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From January up until the wiggle ride in Jun last year, I rode 322 miles

This year, I have only ridden 172 miles.

The times for the actual ride last year and the training ride (identical routes) today were almost the same.

Hows that work then?
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Some down hill bits
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Down hill bits look more fun than the up hill... And the camera flattens them out so only your coughing and moaning puts it into context :lol:
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AMCQ46 wrote:Down hill bits look more fun than the up hill... And the camera flattens them out so only your coughing and moaning puts it into context :lol:
I love the down hill bits. Towards the end of the ride though, I was getting tired and that certainly makes the downhill sections more interesting. 8O I thought I would be able to ride up a couple of the really steep hills. No frickin chance. I'll need to get a few hills in this week ready for Sunday 8)
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Caught showing my knob to a horse... To be honest the horse was impressed

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Whilst you were all out burning fosil fuel, I was busy doing the Wiggle South Downs Epic - Standard 28 mile MTB route. Beat last weeks time and smashed last years :thumbup:

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Well done geo :thumbup: always good beating a previous time :)

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Good one George.... I am liking the 35mph max speed off road :thumbup:
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AMCQ46 wrote:Good one George.... I am liking the 35mph max speed off road :thumbup:
Thanks Al. I love the downhill sections. My mate leaves me going up the hills, I leave him going down them :twisted:

It must be all the off-roading on the dirt bikes :wink:

There are some cracking DH sections too. Great fun :thumbup:
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Just the 42 miles today 8O

44mph in a 30 down one of the road sections :twisted:

Pooped now though.

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