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Good work!.. tubs are going on this week for me.. can't wait 🙂 Did a test ride on them at the weekend and they felt so much better. I have some toro's on at the moment on very narrow road rims so they look like 28's!
I didn't realise I was battling for 6th for 5 laps. Managed to gap him but he came back at me. I honestly thought I was around 20th.
Good work Steve. that is awesome in the nationals
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Horwich Humdinger NWCC was hard going with lots of mechanicals & lost places!
Can anyone tell me what the deal with cyclocross points? I know what they mean in road racing but you don't have the same categories and 'moving up'
Is it the most amount in the league you're in?
Regional points are different to national ranking points.
In the Wessex you get 60 points for a win, 57 for 2nd, 55 for 3rd, 54 for 4th and so on.
You also get national ranking points depending on what band the race is. There are no cats and you only score ranking points in whatever class you're in whether U23, senior or Vets. Most local leagues are band 3 or 4 and some 5. I believe so you'll score points for a top 20 finish in band 3, top 10 for band 4 and top 6 for band 5. [url= http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/cyclocross/article/cyxst-National-Cyclo-Cross-Rankings-Explained-0 ]BC points explained[/url]
Hope that makes sense.
Cheers Steve
Does it help with gridding?
I got 4 on sunday (my first points 🙂
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what does the allocation mean?
For national races you are gridded based on you national ranking and for local leagues you are gridded based on you league position.
Can't see your link.
The allocation is for you category. Points allocated to your senior ranking. My allocation is Vets 40-49.
I really enjoyed the Central CXL course, much more technical than it might have first appeared. 5th place for me, 4th for my team mate and my old man did well too after a massive crash on the first lap so a good day out all in.
Don't forget that all regional championship entries close in less than a week, get entering!
Was the 1st lap crash at the bottom of the 1st drop as 2 people crashed there just before I came along and 1 looked quite hurt?
On Sunday my result was vastly overshadowed by Magnus Backstedt's dog trying to eat my daughter's lunch!
I really enjoyed the Central CXL course,
My favorite course that one. Was that your first Central race? and your old man, wasn't the fella in orange was it?
First one this season, I did the December Hillingdon race last year too.
My dad was in the VCL red and blue. Perhaps the bloke in orange was the rider he landed on in that first lap crash, he had no where else to go!
Results are up now:
Results are up now:
The shame, I did have to run the last two laps though.
'PICK IT UP AND RUN'
But the main thing. Will this be my first muddy cross in four years?
Anyone doing Myrtle Park in Bingley tomorrow? Reckon it's going to be a little soft under foot.
I think muddy in places, definitely slippy though. Might get very muddy if the course cuts up.
Been out all afternoon setting the course and strimming, wish I was riding now. We've had to make some adjustments as the lake has started to become part of the river! Plus we can't get any vehicles on the grass. Will be interesting to see how close to the course the lake is in the morning.
Sorry Sturmey, that was to OG.
There was a climb last year you could just be done by riding a thin line right over to the left, that'll be a run now then.
It's possible that one or more of the downs might need running too!
hammerite was just wondering where the lake was at Bingley because the river is next to the park then saw 2nd post. Think there may well be lakes now.
Hammerite, loved the way the lake became part of the circuit. Strangely enough I didn't see anyone trying to pass on that section?
Today was a bit muddy. Not my best day on a bike I think. Fortunately I had 3 people who cheered me on at the back, which was nice - L, rigg and Kelvin's son. I think I've almost got the mud out of my left eye now.
aP sorry about being dreadfully rude this afternoon, but we have a club points trophy. Being bad but consistent seems to be working so far.
Haha - but with that tache, and those burns I expected nothing less!
Well done, payback for last week 😉
Well done both.
aP - are you the Archer rider? I was the bloke at the finish with the clipboard stood with Mark D and Kelvin's son.
Glad you enjoyed the course OG. Results are up on the Central CXL website, also check out the photos, some really funny ones.
Apologies if it seemed a bit chaotic and disorganised yesterday, it's because it was! Getting there on Sunday morning to see the weather and flooding had undone a lot of what we did on Saturday was a tad frustrating and left us with a bit more to do than usual and a shorter course as a result. Had to change the bits near the lake, as well as the start finish as we couldn't take a vehicle/gazebo any further than the hard standing.
Blimey there's a nip in the air.
Hammerite - yup. I came up and had a chat with Mark earlier as well, you too I guess! Liam then 'attached' himself to us for the period I wasn't riding.
Not going to Reading today, been a long week and have got work to do so a 3 hour road ride instead this morning. Bid preparation this afternoon.
Will be at the next 2 though.
Local race this morning, minus 6 when we set off. Nice little 40 mins before the last two rounds of the national cup next weekend. Managed to put a hole in my tights/knee after misjudging a corners entry speed 😳
Frozen ground and low pressure tubs makes for some interesting sensations going through the bike!
Raced at PORC today, on a tubeless set-up (new UST Vittoria XGs) - underestimated front pressure though (maybe 25psi was a bit optimistic in retrospect!) & burped on one of the lumpy descents.
Ace course though & another big field.
The racing season, It aint going so well this last while!
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Larne, final round of the Ulster Cyclocross league.
Championships in 2 weeks, hopefully Will go better. Legs were in bits yesterday. Poor prep so at least I know why. The worst thing about cross racing is you know within 2 laps whether you are going to enjoy it or suffer it!
PORC as well for me yesterday. I absolutely loved the fact it was so technical but MTBs were still a disadvantage. 23PSI for me, seemed to work well on the frozen bits as well when as the ground thawed out a bit.
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which had been ridden 2 weeks before!.
Was very muddy and first time riding tubs (which i glued myself). Came 11th which i was pleased with. only 2 more to go
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V brakes working well
on a tubeless set-up (new UST Vittoria XGs)
John, what rims were you using ?
I have got the same tyres, but as yet not used them without inner tubes.
Open Pros with old 26" Eclipse rim strips.
Leggyblonde - I was the one with Oli, PTH & Jo B at the end - fully dressed & looking pissed off 🙂
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Did PORC aswell LB. Apart from crashing and Gabor splitting my difference it was a good race and enjoyable circuit.
Guess which one is me in this vid:
That video is ace, doesn't show how how steep it was but the crashes are hilarious!
John_I the brighton/morvelo crew love PORC, always good to see them at races.
Last two rounds of the Swedish national cup, may have just sneaked into the top ten overall, but snow is my least favourite surface.
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Jealous, I love racing in the snow and ice!
Really good course in Basingstoke on Sunday for Southern Champs. Flat and fast, not muddy and fun on the BMX circuit. Apart from a terrible start my race was pretty uneventful as I minced around in the lower positions but bloody hell the front runners are fast!!!
Apart from a terrible start my race was pretty uneventful as I minced around in the lower positions but bloody hell the front runners are fast!!!
yea.. i heard the geezer cleaning up in the local western league John whittington (he lapped me the other week and i was 10th) came 3rd
Cyncoed CX today.
Great muddy conditions..
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Raced in a depleted western league in Bristol yesterday. Quite muddy in places and less technical than other courses. About a 3rd of the course was on tarmac.
Got a really good start, half way round on the tarmac section i saw a group of 6 sheltering from the wind.. so overtake them all to find myself in 2nd position! Some guy joined me and we battled for 5 laps until he pulled away. I got 3rd. My best result so far so well chuffed
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