[Closed] Hit the North roll call

I've entered, I'll be at the back pushing. 😳

Anybody else care to join me? 😆

plenty of room for more at the front and the back. And the middle.

There's some quick lads in there. Will the "sabotage rock" take out Dave Haygarth and Dave Powell again?

No sign of Winkie though. Thought he would have been back to hug his tree again.

plenty of time yet. This one's going to sell out.

i shall be attending [s]shouting[/s] encouraging people on and helping.

'Sabotage rock' eh? I love The Clash...

Present.

Ton, I'm assembling an elite squad of marshals to offer encouragement and assistance.

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Winkie can't make it this year. He's busy working I believe

Bugger. Somebody else will have to head butt the forest then.

They were never the same after Cloughie went.

Ton, any chance you can be spectating and handing one of these to me on the way round?

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I'm sure I'm going to need it

Is it really just two hours? Or do you see how many laps you can do over a set time? Or am I missing the point and it's a really hard two hours?

Im in. again. Bring on the mud.

Or am I missing the point and it's a really hard two hours?

Are you signing up then?

I'm in 🙂 Can't wait - not long now! Seems it was ages off when I entered...

Trying to decide between mtb singlespeed (32:16) and cx singlespeed (42:18)...

am I missing the point and it's a really hard two hours?

You'll soon be quoting the Bible (1 Corinthians): Oh Death, where is thy sting?

I've entered 😀

An eminent cyclocross rider recently said “Hit the North isn’t cyclocross it’s trench warfare”

….the soft git.

What is so tough about this eh?

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I forgot this one...

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Sad I can't make it. Not sure I can justify a whole weekend away to ride my bike for two hours a second time.

Any word on a big un in the summer?

Any word on a big un in the summer?

The summer one probably won't happen again. The fact that the event was competing for entries with loads of other events (there are a lot in the summer nowadays) meant that the last one only just broke even, causing a lot of grief and anguish (you may recall the 'under threat' threads on here).
I'm also waaay too busy as a paying punter at races myself in the summer.

In contrast, the winter event normally sells out, perhaps because there's not much else going on at this time of year. There's more time in my life to get it organised and it's just a more enjoyable experience 😉
Nobody wants to organise an event if all it does is make your hair fall out.

So....the 'big' summer event will [i]perhaps[/i] move to the winter slot. so a big winter one. Not sure how long the race will be, maybe there would be more than one race...it might even move a few weeks back so that we've got bluebells on the course.

Think 'Strathpuffer but closer to civilisation but not as long and with cyclocross bikes welcome' and you'll be getting there.

I'm in, if I'm not ill again this year.

Nobody wants to organise an event if all it does is make your hair fall out.

Too bloody late for that!

Its only hard if you race fast.

Sadly i'm in 😯

Did my first bike ride since November today does that count as training? Been carb loading on beer since November though so not totally unprepared, what can go wrong?

Looking forward to seeing how many times I get lapped is there a special prize catagory for this?

I'm in and I've pestered ttttttttheew on facebook as well, will have to status it

I may have a gig on the evening so I may miss the pub after.... :-/

That sounds ace Jase, and totally understand the reasons.

it will be ****in magic.

Cant decide weather to use my hard tail whippet or my road bike with some very grippy tyres, Advice needed, cheers

I'm in, haven't been on the bike in 3 months, put a stone on and feel quite unhealthy, Should be a hoot.

Cant decide weather to use my hard tail whippet or my road bike with some very grippy tyres,

Road bike. Cos I'd love to see you try to clear the mud out of the brakes..! 😉

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LOL, I will remove my brakes than, it's only mud I fall on when I try and stop. anyway thanks for the tip, NOT!

Dear CX riders....if I get out of your way on the fast bits and over the Somme, will you do the same for me on the muddy downhill bits - it's the only bit I ever feel like I'm doing something good on this 'course'

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I'm lookin' forward to the muddy downhill bit's Chris 😉