Weather in Zandvoort not great
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Topic: Weather in Zandvoort not great
Posted By: NickM
Subject: Weather in Zandvoort not great
Date Posted: 16 May 2006 at 2:51pm
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The forecast for the CycleVision weekend is a bit pants, as you can see by clicking on "trend" on this page: http://www.weeronline.nl/Nederland/Zandvoort.htm - http://www.weeronline.nl/Nederland/Zandvoort.htm
Let's hope they're being pessimistic - but we'll be packing brollies and jumpers
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Posted By: legs_larry
Date Posted: 16 May 2006 at 4:21pm
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"I predict the future" - Weatherman's Amazing Claim!
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Posted By: paulbailey
Date Posted: 16 May 2006 at 7:13pm
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'You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows' - but a satellite is useful.
Please lets have a update after the event - and good luck to all going. ------------- Paul |
Posted By: Andrew S
Date Posted: 16 May 2006 at 9:51pm
Carbon fibre brollies with Cd<0.15 I hope - national pride is at stake here. BBC Weather is a bit more optimistic: light showers, 14deg and 14mph in IJmuiden (http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/5day.shtml?world=4417) on Saturday, but it's early days yet for BBCW. Anyone know what the significance of the capital J is in IJmuiden? They do the same with IJsselmeer too. Perhaps they're both sponsored by International Juice Corp (tm). |
NickM wrote:Posted By: fards
Date Posted: 16 May 2006 at 9:56pm
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Lets face facts, I've got a solar panel to play with, it's going to **ss it down all weekend.. I'm expecting thunderstorms/50ft high waves etc for the ferry crossing from Hull. On the other hand I'm packing my magical set of review "rainlegs", which have the wonderful magical property of making the rain stop 5 mins after I've put them on everytime for the last 6 months. So that's torrential rain now I've said that, sorry.. |
Posted By: NickM
Date Posted: 17 May 2006 at 9:09am
Maybe not, if we make you wear the rainlegs all weekend (as a special dispensation, we'll let you take them off in bed) 
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Posted By: legs_larry
Date Posted: 17 May 2006 at 9:14am
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If it's any consolation, the forecast for the Frozen North this coming w/e is a bit grim too. Hopefully I'll have finished the Spurn Head 400 before Sunday's Wet starts in earnest...
------------- ==================== a bit ov a lyv wyr by slof standirds |
Posted By: fards
Date Posted: 17 May 2006 at 10:52am
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yes the rain that seems to be assured for the ride back from Hull on Tuesday seems pretty much a dead cert. Wish I'd put my fully waterproof coat in when I left work yesterday! |
Posted By: NickM
Date Posted: 19 May 2006 at 6:19am
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A bit of rain I can bear, but judging by the wind this morning, the ferry crossing is going to be Puke City...
Keep an eye out for me in Holland - I'll be the green one 
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Posted By: paulbailey
Date Posted: 20 May 2006 at 11:32pm
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Crikey its all gone very silent on the Forum - were can everybody be??? in the pub? watching BB - i think not. ------------- Paul |
Posted By: LeeW
Date Posted: 20 May 2006 at 11:39pm
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I'm here. I'm currently designing a new headboard for my bedroom, I was thinking about riding tomorrow but looking at the weather I think I will be going out with my dad in the car so I can get the material so I can start making tomorrow.
Had a great ride on thurs with ian fardoe ------------- Current fleet: Milan SL MK2 #027, Fujin SL II, Beany! |
Posted By: jes@gcre
Date Posted: 22 May 2006 at 10:17am
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Slogging round the Draycote Water perimeter roads in an old Apollo/E or getting high on GT85 in the workshop mostly.
The 24 hour race is just 5 weeks away... ------------- Racing is life... Anything which happens before or afterwards is just standing around waiting to race.... |
Posted By: legs_larry
Date Posted: 22 May 2006 at 10:44am
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Well, it rained for almost all of the first 240 km. When I crawled out of my pit on Sunday morning it was sunny, but it rained again almost all the way home. Bah! I have told Chris Crossland to arrange some proper weather for the 3 Coasts next month, on pain of Deth. ------------- ==================== a bit ov a lyv wyr by slof standirds |
Posted By: richforrest
Date Posted: 22 May 2006 at 2:06pm
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I couldn't afford to go to Zandvoort in the end, so I spent a wet weekend camping at the CTC Meriden rides, got soaked through on the way home, headwind and rain all the way untill I turned into my road and the sun came out. Which would be about right.
Rich.
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 23 May 2006 at 12:32am
| Not as bad as it might have been! Both days started splotting to excess. Saturday stayed very windy, but sunny. Sunday dried out and the gale had dropped. It wasn't actually cold until late in the day. Very good event. |