Who's going and in what category?
I shall be moaning my way round with the over 40s.
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Tod CX on January 2nd
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Posted 5 months ago #
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Hopefully!
I'm in negotiations to get the whole day so I can ride there & back. If I do, I'll be falling off on the flat bits in the seniors cat
Posted 5 months ago # -
I'll be there on my 10 yr old Giant MCM Team, dicing for 30th place in the over 50's class
Posted 5 months ago # -
I can only race if Chipps gets enough marshals - otherwise I will have to run the signing in as incompetently as I did last year. If there's anyone out there who'd rather get hypothermia standing still than hypothermia from sliding down the icy mudchute he's preparing, do let me know. You get food and tea and to marvel at the lunacy of it....
Posted 5 months ago # -
Definitely. Probably a mix of marshalling and "riding round with a number on".
Posted 5 months ago # -
I'll be over from the land of Leprechauns to race the Senior catagory again and try to lap* Mr. Terrahawk again...only just missed him last year
*he may have ever so slightly smashed his ankle up
Posted 5 months ago # -
We're laying down a nice track for you. The weather gods did a test run today - three layer puddles consisting of mud then water topped with snow sprinkled ice crust interspersed with mud slushpuppy and little rivulets. All it needs is a good old mix with a hundred or so pairs of 'cross wheels and it'll be perfect.
Posted 5 months ago # -
Lovely.
Got an idea of the race times yet?
Posted 5 months ago # -
where in tod? might come and watch
Posted 5 months ago # -
I'll be in the throbbing hub of awesomeness that is the vets race...
and then I'll be joining Dave on a massive 'proper' ride afterwards
Posted 5 months ago # -
Got an idea of the race times yet?
http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/74278/Yorkshire-Points-Round-9
but no online entry via the BC website...that should make it less of a "massive faff" for some folk eh?
Posted 5 months ago # -
Yup..
I'll be there..
Watching.
Posted 5 months ago # -
I'm actually not sure why the vets race is only 40 minutes....is that really all the over 40s can manage?
Posted 5 months ago # -
mos - Member
where in tod? might come and watch
Centre Vale Park
Posted 5 months ago # -
40 mins? I'll have only just got my "dickie" knee warm by then.
Posted 5 months ago # -
What time is sign on/start?
Are mtb allowed?
Posted 5 months ago # -
40 mins? I'll have only just got my "dickie"
kneewarm by then.
FTFY Posted 5 months ago # -
40 mins and I'm done, dusted, showered and asleep fella!
Posted 5 months ago # -
MTB welcome.
Every minute will be truly exquisite: embellished with mud and mounted on a tiny sliver of frost-bitten cobble for your delight and delectation. 40 will be a plentiful sufficiency. Honest.
Posted 5 months ago # -
Is this age discrimination young man? I’ll have you know that I’ve survived for an hour on a push bike before you know.
Posted 5 months ago # -
so go on. Why only 40 minutes?
please don't answer with '40 minutes is plenty' ;0)Posted 5 months ago # -
oh, and you're doing 120 minutes at HTN - no excuses!
Posted 5 months ago # -
so go on. Why only 40 minutes?
please don't answer with '40 minutes is plenty' ;0)Cos everybody else gets bored/cold watching old giffers for more than 40 mins.
Posted 5 months ago # -
I hope you're not calling *me* a young man. I'm the other category in with the vets
Posted 5 months ago # -
I'm going to pretend to be 3 years younger and sign up for the seniors.
I'm not ready for Carousel just yet*
* old film reference that the whipper-snappers won't get.
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I hope you're not calling *me* a young man. I'm the other category in with the vets
I'm aware that you're an old woman. But that's fine, you're still doing 2 hours at HTN Posted 5 months ago # -
I reckon 40 minutes of this is enough. Oddly tempted, never done owt remotely like it , so it could be interesting. In the vets cat, which probably just means a load of double hard bastards. Still, someone's got to be last
Posted 5 months ago # -
I'm aware that you're an old woman. But that's fine, you're still doing 2 hours at HTN
I know, don't remind me. It was a moment of madness.
PS I won't be officially old until HTN... that's another thing I don't like to dwell on.
Posted 5 months ago # -
It'll be reet.
Posted 5 months ago # -
Hopefully be there, I rode out and watched it last year, think I may race this year as I have been enjoying CX again. As a female I get 40minutes as well, I assume to give other people an advanatge as it takes me an hour to warm up
Posted 5 months ago # -
40 mins is a bit short isn't it? My sweet spot runs from about 15 mins to 45mins. I can't afford to waste 5 mins of that
Posted 5 months ago # -
Hey Trio, another girl, that'll be nice. Waving!
Weather today is pure slush with no redeeming features. Promises to warm up further. Proper mudfest on the horizon (on the 'up' side, the cobbles will be in if it's not icy).
Whilst longer might be better for you, think of your poor bike... there were quite a few casualties last year
Posted 5 months ago # -
SO has Tod sank into the swamp yet
Looking forward to a total muck fest.
Posted 4 months ago # -
Another girl here. Another novice/virgin (of this sort before anyone starts) although I have now ridden the bike I'm borrowing twice. Should be reet then. I'm thinking 40 mins should be quite ample to completely show myself up.
Posted 4 months ago #
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