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Topic: LEL
Posted By: graydog
Subject: LEL
Date Posted: 13 March 2013 at 4:25pm
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to the BHPC riders entered in LEL, have you set your start time? if so wat is the chosen time for team BHPC to kick off? whos your 'cough' training going? you up to 100miles a day yet for 5days respect Gd |
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Posted By: Yanto
Date Posted: 13 March 2013 at 7:27pm
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Lee and i have opted for 7am, I understand Miles is okay with any time, haven't contacted Slash yet. Don't know his contact details although I'm sure Miles will advise him. Training, erm i'm doing two commutes a week, when i'm in the office, it isn't going to plan - work gets in the way!! Lee and i are going to Spezi at the end of April so that will be a few long days and about 1200km.
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Posted By: graydog
Date Posted: 14 March 2013 at 7:58am
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okie dokie 7am...... cold this morning -3, short 30miler planned but when the wrong way, only 28.5 morning ar getting nice and light. thanks g |
Posted By: graydog
Date Posted: 14 March 2013 at 8:21am
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morning P2, you guys doing the prologue? is there time to make the start as LEL writes: However the times between 07:45 and 09:15 are reserved for riders who want to ride the prologue. |
Posted By: Yanto
Date Posted: 14 March 2013 at 7:14pm
no not doing prologue, not official one, but we will have a 17 mile ride to start! We hope to get to Thirsk before stopping for a kip, so only a 267 mile day  .........
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Posted By: LeeW
Date Posted: 15 March 2013 at 7:47am
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It maybe a bit shorter than that for me as I'm thinking about taking a few shortcuts, such as using roads like A63(T), A1079, A19 instead of twisty, hilly roads:) ------------- Current fleet: Milan SL MK2 #027, Fujin SL II, Beany! |
Posted By: Yanto
Date Posted: 15 March 2013 at 8:05am
Me too, but i wasn't going to tell GD that !!! 
But it will still be well over 250 miles - so still ing about the thought of it!
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Posted By: graydog
Date Posted: 15 March 2013 at 10:52am
ho that's nice of you!!!  250miles humm what extra routes are you taking to get the extra milage? , so you going via b6277 from Barnard Castel over the lumpy looking bit or extra few miles around edge? I'm sure you boys will enjoy yourselfs dashing off...... remamber I'm the F  t man at the back. |
Yanto wrote:Posted By: Yanto
Date Posted: 15 March 2013 at 11:31am
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only joking !!! but Loughton to Thirsk via the controls can be about 240 miles, haven't done any real route plotting yet, just mulling ideas! From BC to Brampton - of course going over Yad Moss, just to do a recce so i know how fast to come back down it on the return. There will be no dashing, just a gentle bimble at 22-23mph, but if anyone (including me) can't keep up then it is tough, get jeft behind!
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Posted By: graydog
Date Posted: 15 March 2013 at 11:41am
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Posted By: Hedgehog
Date Posted: 15 March 2013 at 6:50pm
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I have changed my start time to 7am. NOt sure where I am staying for the night before yet but will work something out.
Hey Graydog I will be in the sherman tank - so probably behind you.
Lee what is this secret route you are planning ?
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Posted By: Yanto
Date Posted: 15 March 2013 at 7:11pm
| Hate to do this but 7am start is way oversubscribed, Lee and i have just changed it to 6:45am. We are also going to camp at Debden House on Sat' night so only a short ride to start. Then leaving tent either at start or at Warekiwi's house on Sunday morning - 5 minute detour off route. |
Posted By: graydog
Date Posted: 16 March 2013 at 7:54am
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So may be I ought to leave by 6am, that way you'll pass be by St.ives How did you hear/read 7 was over sub'ed? I'm still actually down for the prologue and a 7:45 start.... Planning a rekie over Easter Barnard Castel up. |
Posted By: Yanto
Date Posted: 16 March 2013 at 8:10am
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Details about numbers (interim) were posted on the YACF (forum) and also the Face Book LEL page! You have until 31 March to change your mind. http://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?board=76.0" rel="nofollow - http://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?board=76.0 Let us know about your Barnard Castle recce. I have vague memories of riding around that area when i lived up that way, can't remember climbs being too bad, but i was young fit and on a light bike then! |
Posted By: graydog
Date Posted: 16 March 2013 at 12:09pm
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hummmm ok that means over sub'ed for 7:45.... dang ssytem will not update for me. thanks for the link another board to spend my nights on :-/ and facebook!!!! what you guys doing about bagdrops? |
Posted By: Yanto
Date Posted: 16 March 2013 at 1:11pm
| tbh i haven't thought about bag drops, but probably thirsk, maybe pocklington, only a few clothes and maybe some gogo juice powders. Problem is that bags will only be returned to loughton after controls close, so anything you want to return might mean you waiting at loughton for bags. I might just put stuff in that are consumable. |
Posted By: graydog
Date Posted: 16 March 2013 at 1:33pm
| Good plan. |
Posted By: graydog
Date Posted: 21 March 2013 at 10:24am
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just changed to 6:45 so as to comply with team orders!!! |
Posted By: graydog
Date Posted: 21 March 2013 at 10:24am
| you guys sorted for lights? |
Posted By: gNick
Date Posted: 24 March 2013 at 12:58pm
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GD - you might not get any recce around Barnard Castle over Easter. A lot of the minor roads are currently closed due to snowdrifts and the weather doesn't look like warming up any time soon...
------------- gNick "I'm afraid it's definite, Mrs Banker - your son has bicycles" |
Posted By: Yanto
Date Posted: 24 March 2013 at 1:56pm
Yes thanks, although I intend to be tucked up in bed as much as possible during the hours of darkness!
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Posted By: AlanGoodman
Date Posted: 24 March 2013 at 1:59pm
It's grim even down here... I was supposed to be doing the Iain Rennie Hospice 75 mile ride today but it's been cancelled - They couldn't even get down some of the lanes to put the direction signs out... ------------- |
Posted By: graydog
Date Posted: 25 March 2013 at 11:15am
coolio..... thinking in general to have a high bright pulse front going north least for the first thing in the morning and good tail flasher. not haveing any one take the "err ye like couldn't see you mate cos....." |
Posted By: graydog
Date Posted: 25 March 2013 at 11:18am
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alas not pedaling here these last few days!!! got out last on Thursday for the weeky MTB bash with my mates, but it was so slippy very little air time :-( least the free ride was clear at the end. looking like the easter ride is off under current conditions (ok Al yes I'm a northern wimp ;) |
Posted By: John R
Date Posted: 25 March 2013 at 7:15pm
| We live a couple of miles from the Middlecot School at Kirton, so if you need anything taking or bringing away from there just ask. Hoping that I'll be there with Sam to see you all so if you need any support in our area you can just ring us. |
Posted By: Yanto
Date Posted: 25 March 2013 at 9:28pm
| Cheers John, very kind of you! A pair of fresh legs would be most welcome! |
Posted By: graydog
Date Posted: 26 March 2013 at 9:31am
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thanks for the offer John, respects g |
Posted By: graydog
Date Posted: 03 April 2013 at 9:03pm
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Did you guys get 6:30? Rgd Gd |
Posted By: Yanto
Date Posted: 03 April 2013 at 9:12pm
| yup 06:30 is go go go goooo! |
Posted By: slasher
Date Posted: 05 April 2013 at 6:14am
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6:30 for me it is. ------------- Brought to you by the makers of Beano. |
Posted By: graydog
Date Posted: 30 April 2013 at 12:27pm
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final day to set your bag drop day!!! must set mine not thourght about it really any suggestions? off my wheels for at least two weeks at least, the injury from last weeks MTB over the bars had proved to be a bit more Duh than first considered. This following a filed 4mile run this morning and a trip the the doc. no racing no running on walking, any one got a hand cycle I can borrow  cheers G |
Posted By: AlanGoodman
Date Posted: 30 April 2013 at 2:31pm
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Posted By: Yanto
Date Posted: 01 May 2013 at 3:57pm
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Can't remember what drops I put, I did it ages ago! but tbh I think I will carry everything with me! As for riding, that is tough GD, I don't supposed you'll be interested to read that I have just come from an 820mile ride to Germany (and back- obviously)... Feeling as fit as a fiddle and because of the riding company I was keeping it was pretty fast riding too!
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Posted By: AlanGoodman
Date Posted: 01 May 2013 at 9:14pm
Good going Ian!!  ------------- |
Posted By: graydog
Date Posted: 02 May 2013 at 7:58am
it happens when you go plying in the woods but riding in general is/has gone well, on my 5am 30mile ride using using the df I just roll at 17mph av, the longer rides not as fast but still within reason. I'll be rolling out my refit Quattro after this two week leg rest, see where he takes me!!! I'll start with loops of the Cheshire flats before heading fo them there hills.....very interested to hear and Cool, so you have a towing eye on the back of you quest? what pace have we to set to keep up with you?cheers G |
Posted By: Yanto
Date Posted: 02 May 2013 at 7:12pm
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Towing eye! haha!! Don't know about speed, I will go at what feels comfortable knowing it's a long way! I guess flat cruising at 23mph, but then there isn't much flat!
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Posted By: graydog
Date Posted: 03 May 2013 at 8:21am
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ok thing thats do-able. There are some nice flat bits, like most the first bit after te little bump. 23mph will give, what 17-18av. so Scotland for breakfast monday!!! |