Any good? Big climbs?
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What's the HONC like?
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Posted 4 months ago #
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Its a great event, last years route only had one bigish climb of note
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Good event and cheap entry. Sold out uber quick since they started doing on line entry.
Not particularly technical and therefore plenty of people on cyclo-cross and tourers but a good day out (assuming the weather is good)
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done it 4 times I think.. Its a really good do, as said above its a 50 or 100 k cotswold pootle in spring. I did it on a cross bike last time which was good fun, have done it on a FS and a HT in the past.
Do it...
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Only a couple of big(ish) climbs this year
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Ideal for a fast, light hardtail or cross bike: ~60% country lanes and the rest is farm tracks and fields. The mass start is a bit tricky. Am thinking of signing up on Tuesday if I get the chance - it's usually fully subscribed within a day.
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Yes, its good if you like lots of medium climbs and descents, nice scenery, relaxed atmosphere and don't mind a bit of road and nothing too exciting. At the time of year (early April) its the perfect event I think.
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Dont do it if it looks like rain, then its really not a nice day out.
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and don'd forget, good cakes.............I've SSed it for the last 4 years, nice atmosphere and well organised.......
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I've done it once a few years back wet it was nice a dry. Really nice chilled atmosphere although I rode alone as I was on a crosser so at a different pace from friends. The mass start was tricky on a crosser until it thinned out as I couldn't pick my lines through the rougher bits.
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Did it last year, was really good fun. We took our time (and had a few puncture issues towards the end) and got back to find only 3 cars left in the field. Easy to find ours
A few piccies here... http://www.flickr.com/photos/simondbarnes/sets/72157626349487837
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Done about 6 including the second ever running. Did it on a proper road with heavy tubs! Mainly hard tails since then. Great event but weather can be very changeable, snow to sun burn, but enjoyed every ride.
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I have done it a few times as I used to work very near winchcombe even led out the start one year with Jon whyte , I did it on my single speed mount vision that year , suffered double puncture on the cattle grid on the last road decent,
I always did it on my mountain bike but with 1.5 conti cross country tyres pumped up hard
Will try to enter this year
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first timer and came 7th last year (not a race i know) on a full susser with 60psi sb8s, flying past the crossers on the downhills, matched most of them on the flat,
probably my fav event of the year,Posted 4 months ago # -
Does anyone know if one person can buy multiple tickets online when they go on sale on Tuesday?
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ha ha sdb there is one of me in that lot. Thought I recocnised you off here when you took the pic. Done it twice. Loved it both times - great vibe and freindly people - although suffered awefully last year - late starting and never got going. To anyone thinking about it - do it, just a bimble in great company.
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