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Mungo
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Just drove round it....
Tough, with virtually no flat.
It’s all up or down.
Quite strange with some crazy downhill sections.
If it’s wet it will be carnage, I was getting disc brakes anyway....!
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Stivrunning
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| Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2019 11:23 am Post subject: |
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my better half says a lot more cyclists than normal on grane road this weekend
Please take care on that section,its better than it was with average speed camera,s now in force but still plenty of cars whistling passed
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CONMAN
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| Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2019 9:56 am Post subject: |
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Ok im in ! Very slow thread at the moment.5 years since my last imuk.
Thought it would be a good way bring in my 60th birthday, We keeping
this as our official thread ?
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Tri'ing Swimmer
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| Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2019 9:11 pm Post subject: |
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| Might as well keep this thread, if an admin can rename it at some point.
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CONMAN
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| Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2019 8:47 pm Post subject: |
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Ok did two loops of the course today.
Starting bottom of sheep House.
Missing out the town centre.
Got to be one of the hardest course's
i ever ridden. I've always raced on my
TT bike. Not a chance of me using it
on this. If you're doing it recce it. My
mates and i will do it at least 5 or 6
times before the race.
Next to no flat bits. Tough hills nasty decents.
Be interested to have other opinions on it.
But im afraid im not far wrong 😒
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rayacerebros
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PCP
Joined: 13 Oct 2012
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Location: Manchester
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| Posted: Fri Mar 29, 2019 3:24 pm Post subject: |
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| CONMAN wrote: | Ok did two loops of the course today.
Starting bottom of sheep House.
Missing out the town centre.
Got to be one of the hardest course's
i ever ridden. I've always raced on my
TT bike. Not a chance of me using it
on this. If you're doing it recce it. My
mates and i will do it at least 5 or 6
times before the race.
Next to no flat bits. Tough hills nasty decents.
Be interested to have other opinions on it.
But im afraid im not far wrong 😒 |
Sounds about right. TT bike for me though still.
It goes past lots of family & friends houses so I will have 2 little street parties in Ainsworth & Tottington to look forward to.
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explorerJC
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PCP
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explorerJC
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Tri'ing Swimmer
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| Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2019 2:44 pm Post subject: |
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| Agree, I did one lap last weekend and almost didn’t get round, completely ran out of energy and leg strength. Joined at Belmont and didn’t seem too bad at first, but from Bolton back round to Belmont is relentless struggle. Did a longer ride in North Yorkshire today with more elevation but 3kph quicker despite lower heart rate.
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Mungo
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| Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2019 9:21 pm Post subject: |
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Did a loop of the new course, followed by the 2018 reduced loop.
4.1 kph quicker for the same effort. That new loop really is hard.
Managed the new loop in the big ring.......
Not as macho as it sounds, i run a compact, 30 on the back, and i was on a silly light bike.
But Hunters and Anglesark are steeper than anything on the new creation, but it has drags that go on forever... 3.2 miles apparently!
My main limiter is the downhills, scared to death in damp conditions and carbon rims.
Sure the speed will creep up with practice.
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pgribbon
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| PCP wrote: | https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-triathlon-brick-session/id1196334770?mt=2&i=1000433848969
Brian Fogarty, bike course record holder and local tri-hero has his say on the course. Tears it apart and that is without even mentioning the hills. |
I was fully intending to take the Tri bike, with disc wheel (albeit with a suitable cassette), but this podcast is making me think again.
I once did the IM 70.3 Exmoor/Wimbleball on my road bike and regretted it, but this new course sounds worse than that?
I may have to pop up from Essex for a proper reccie one weekend 
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PCP
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| Posted: Wed May 01, 2019 12:38 pm Post subject: |
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| pgribbon wrote: | | PCP wrote: | https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-triathlon-brick-session/id1196334770?mt=2&i=1000433848969
Brian Fogarty, bike course record holder and local tri-hero has his say on the course. Tears it apart and that is without even mentioning the hills. |
I was fully intending to take the Tri bike, with disc wheel (albeit with a suitable cassette), but this podcast is making me think again.
I once did the IM 70.3 Exmoor/Wimbleball on my road bike and regretted it, but this new course sounds worse than that?
I may have to pop up from Essex for a proper reccie one weekend |
I’m going to do alternate weekends in June on road and TT and see how I compare
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