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it was pissing down in Brighton when I left this morning, couldn't believe how different it was in Deepcut - Mud X's probably not the best choice after all!
Brilliant course & quality riding from all. Cramped like hell on my 5th lap though.
Garmin trace of the route if anyone's interested:
The laps are all slightly different lengths as the start was somewhat of a surprise and I wasn't quite GPS'd up by that point. It starts about 1 mile into lap 1, hence the last lap is a bit shorter.
GB
shit the bed gee. Just read your trace, how can you ride at average 90% heartrate for 2 3/4 hours!
It's not about average it's about recovery speed on a course like that. Attack/rest/attack/rest etc.... Fast recovery on the flat and downhill bits is what you need. I doubt I could maintain 86% of max steady state for more than about 30 mins. If you look at the trace it dips quickly, which is me recovering. I also try to dictate the pace in the trails to give me time to recover, then attack when I am. The race today was a bit different as whenever Scott or I attacked a little bit we'd hit back markers and we'd bunch up again, hence the very close result. At a National race such issues don't really exist so it would have been a different result - not sure who would have won out of Scott and myself at today's race but it wouldn't have been a win by 1 second if we'd had a clearer track. That's why it was such a fun race! No room for mistakes...
As a comparison, here's someone else's trace from the 4hr race. they were going a lot slower than me (10 mins per lap slower) but still managed an 83% average: GB
Another vote for a great day's racing, even if I paid for having a virus for the last 2 weeks and expired on my 4th lap. The course was really, really good, cheers to the organisers again - I loved it too...
Really good day! great course. Shame about my snapped chain on the 5th lap. Had to walk back 1km to repair - Couldnt use spare links...
25th place turned in to god knows what. last? heh thanks :p
Njee20 - Unless I said hello at the end with someone with the same bike, you or the person denied it was you. I was very confused.
Didn't know your bike ws that common.
GB:
Could you take off the GPS Link please? Not good for MoD relations. Cheers.
That was my first experience of an event like that. I plodded around for four slow laps. It was a real eye openener (and somewhat dispiriting) to see so many people overtake me so quickly!
Still, good course, well organised and good fun.
Are the 2hr Male results screwed up ? Apparently gee was beaten by a bloke who took 3h 41m and lapped slowed than gee in all his laps 😉
(With a "4" race number prefix I guess he's a 4hr rider in the wrong result category).
That was a lot of fun - but bloody hard. I may have been the rider you saw - I didn't crash but my saddle decided to go for an impromptu flying lesson 🙁
Cheers GB 😀
Njee20 - Unless I said hello at the end with someone with the same bike, you or the person denied it was you. I was very confused.
Nope wasn't me! There's a few TF9.9s out there.
Blimey Round 2 will be upon soon! 🙂
Good to see one of your slaves prepping the course today Pants - painstakingly removing each fallen leaf with a pair of tweezers 😀
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I'm going to round two this weekend, should be fun as I am bringing my new estay 29 er should be fun with untried bike
I'm going to round two this weekend, should be fun as I am bringing my new estay 29 er should be fun with untried bike
Look forward to having a look. 😀 I'll be on the old-school O-O ti 29er.
Tunnel Hill is in pretty dam good shape! 🙂
How good? Rocket Rons still alright, or do we need the Dirty Dans!?
^ similar lines to what I was thinking! Racing Raplhs or Trailrakers?
My guess will be something in the middle of those!
It was Rocket Ron conditions over there yesterday, and wife was going well on Crossmarks. Hopefully whatever falls out of the sky tonight will have drained away by Sunday.
njee, I should be able to provide a cloakroom service on the start line again, as long as you are somewhere near the front.
Just trying to decide gels or mince pies,,,
High 5 or mulled wine
Tyre choice is easy mountain king 2.4 due to the fact that they are the only 29 er tyres I have
Mince Pies and Mulled Wine all the way!!!!!!!!! 😀
njee, I should be able to provide a cloakroom service on the start line again, as long as you are somewhere near the front.
Good man! 🙂
Looks like a lot more rain/snow before Sunday, rubbish!
Should be a cracker 2moz! The course is in great shape as well!! 8)
Yep - it was in great shape today 🙂
Not sure yet, but we have a prize for X amount of entry's on Christmas Day!!
Plus our internal sweep stake on how many entry's today!!! 🙂 Not saying N E 1 is bored!
Not long now til Rnd 3 where does time go?
There is pre-view video on youtube of the cse via Ben Thomas racing or 1st Gear Cycles through Facebook.
GB:Could you take off the GPS Link please? Not good for MoD relations. Cheers.
Hi pants,
if this a real issue? Garmin Connect is full of GPS on MOD land - Lots round tunnel, porridge etc as well
Si
rootes1
Yepp it is a bit of an issue, I know about Garmin, but its the publishing on event websites and forums which is the major issue, can't stop but can try and manage it though.
Pants - is it possible to change my entry name? I cant find a contact number.
Any help appriciated.
Thanks
Any name or category changes can be done by email via, info@gorrick.com
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Cheers sent.
Thanks
See you all at the weekend for the finale! 🙂
Well, it looks like me and the missus will be missing this.Both got colds and can't even walk up the stairs without coughing my guts up.Hope everyone else enjoys it, great series of races. Hopefully be fit for Gorrick round 1 in a fortnight.
Anyone with knowledge of the course have any advice on which bike to take?
29er Hardtail or 26 full sus,
Need to make a choice and clean and prep one!
29er hardtail. Course is fairly smooth and hilly (and, at the moment, dry...). Light hardtail all the way.
Thanks gee,
off to wash the Air 9 Carbon then 😀
not sure wether to stick with the part worn madusa's or fit the part worn advantages 🙁
sounds good tmrw should be fun. i'de stick with worn advantages, medusa's might be a little OTT, i'm gambling on ralphs and rons
Im out too..cant even walk to the shops.. 😥
The Course is all ready for you and in great shape 😀
Will be a great finale to a fantastic series.