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3 peaks cyclocross – roll call
tlr
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Good times.

3.58 for me, first attempt so hopefully know more and do better next time.

Certainly a brutal race.

Posted 10 years ago

thewilllinton
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3.51 – 1st attempt – Felt horrible for the 1st climb, then got into the swing of it. Managed to avoid punctures till the descent off PyG. Feeling very achey now, going to have some odd shoulder bruises tomorrow!

Posted 10 years ago

ThruntonThrasher
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MTFU you people and ride it on your own…….

Its in the rules of the cyclocross racing that you can have support. Its a hard race and its nice to have a word of encouragement at some point. For what its worth my support cycled between check points this year.

A really old fleece or some cheapo arm warmers that you can just throw to one side and not care about

… along with all empty gel sachets, bottles and other stuff that people seem to feel they can leave behind on the hills. It was worse this year than before.

I did 4:38 this year but had to stop with cramp on Pen y ghent.

Posted 10 years ago

chris_db
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I was the handsome guy with a orange jacket and a beard dibbing your chip finish time – had a great time. Riders who finish are hard as nails imho.

Chris

Posted 10 years ago

luffy105
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I was was the ugly guy marshalling at Cold Cotes where the track joined the road. Great to see all you competitors in action and the speed some of you were carrying off that track was impressive.

Posted 10 years ago

FunkyDunc
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ChriSE

I saw you blocking the road with your sheep. I’m not convinced it was that clever, I was marshalling just up the road.

Personally I don’t think you should be able to change kit that you are not able to carry on you. It basically means bike skill becomes less important.

Its nothing like a cyclocross race apart from the bikes being the same.

Posted 10 years ago

ChrisE
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Actually you didn’t see me. I was round about at home doing jobs til I got my bike out at 2pm and had a good fast ride around including Long Lane , Old Ing and Penyghent. C

Posted 10 years ago

2tyred
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4.09 for me, first go at it, riding my SS, no support. Loved every demented minute of it. Started waaaay too far back, but had no clue about what sort of time I could do. I’ll be faster next year.

Marshalls, spectators and other riders were all top class, wonderful event.

Posted 10 years ago

martinhutch
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Everyone knows they have a sheep-blocking rota round Crummackdale way. 🙂

Posted 10 years ago

FunkyDunc
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ChrisE apologies if it wasn’t you, but there was a farmer moving sheep from one field to the next one along 😆

Posted 10 years ago

jonba
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Should be a time penalty for tech support. It was nice getting shouts of encouragement but for those of us who don’t have multiple Cx bikes and people willing to stand/drive around all day it means we are are at a disadvantage as we need to ensure our bikes and tyres survive the race 😉

Posted 10 years ago

crazy-legs
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Yeah, I’ve said before that tech support (especially spare bikes) should be banned. Difficult to enforce but it’d level the playing field and also stop a good deal of the insane driving you get as support crews rush around loading and unloading bikes.

Handing up food, drink, spare wheels. Fair enough. New bikes every section is not in the spirit of the event.

Posted 10 years ago

mugsys_m8
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After a no hassle 1st time last year but unremarkable time of 5h09, this year… well this year I had an epic and my name is Dan. Rear mech mangled between Simonside and Ingleborough (slipped on Simonside which might have bent it), front puncture just after the control on Ingleborough, by then I was way back. Flat rear on Whernside summit. Wasted time just pumping up. had to change it lower down, then punctured again. No tubes. ROde on the rim 5km to Ribblehead, met mate and his lovely hard wheels, then carried on and no more problems. 5h40. Which I guess is not too shabby given the epic. Ride time acc. to computer was 4h30. Completley hooked. Got to do it again next year!

Posted 10 years ago