[Other Sport] Cycling geeks

[Motogull]

Need a damn sight more than a cuppa to get back home again, in this weather.

Bring [MENTION=23986]Glanders[/MENTION] with you and sit on his wheel. Did you see his long ride the day of your 10 miler, with an average speed a mere 0.9 mph under yours?

 

[Stat Brother]

Bring [MENTION=23986]Glanders[/MENTION] with you and sit on his wheel. Did you see his long ride the day of your 10 miler, with an average speed a mere 0.9 mph under yours?

That's done my mojo the power of good .

 

[Indurain's Lungs]

Useful summary of cycling on eurosport

 

[Indurain's Lungs]

Try again

 

[Stat Brother]

Bugger.

I thought I'd try and regain my mojo by booking the puncheur, but it's already sold out.
I'm now number 4 on the waiting list.

Are any geeks booked in?

 

[Motogull]

Try again

Pretty miffed to see no TDU, but just seen it is on SS1. Phew.

Weather looking too cold for tomorrow. Might do a run instead.

 

[1066familyman]

Finally ! A club ride where I didn't get dropped like a stone

One of those nights tonight where I felt pretty good for some unknown reason. Even got back onto someone's wheel in a splintered group on a never ending drag and managed to work with him and take my turn in front a couple of times. Still a ride that pales against the good riders, but I'm quite chuffed with it and that feels good to me.

 

[manintheblackpajamas]

Bugger.

I thought I'd try and regain my mojo by booking the puncheur, but it's already sold out.
I'm now number 4 on the waiting list.

Are any geeks booked in?

I'm doing it again.
Have had over a month off the bike though, so need to get training sharpish...

 

[Motogull]

Defo too cold to ride this morning. Roads looked dry, but puddles had frozen solid. Went for an ambitious run instead. Garminge fannied about finding a satellite and it was too cold to wait for it. 4km in and my hips reminded me why I'd given running up previously. Lots of walking followed. No way that is going on strava. Later on drove past a bird on a Cannondale, temp had risen to 0.5 and she looked very cautious.

 

[Stat Brother]

I'm doing it again.
Have had over a month off the bike though, so need to get training sharpish...

I just tried mailing the organizer to find out if historically 4th substitute gets in, but it would appear he's worse than me when it comes to managing an email account.
Who wants to do some seriously hard miles in Jan & Feb with no pay off in March!!!

Although my ride to Shoreham in Friday's biblical monsoon has perked me up a little, and I have a couple of days off work this week, so hopefully I can get my motivation up a bit.

 

[Stat Brother]

Try again

I'm a bit miffed I can't get Eurosport player through my PS3, If I could I'd bin off Sky.

I'll have to see how many of those races I watch and judge as to whether they (the recording box, HD, etc) are worthwhile keeping.

 

[1066familyman]

So, TDU has started....well sort of.

Brief highlights, with rubbish audio, here:

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[Stat Brother]

1066 what are you putting your improvement in chain gang riding down to?
Are your pb's still going up or is it technique.

 

[1066familyman]

1066 what are you putting your improvement in chain gang riding down to?
Are your pb's still going up or is it technique.

What improvement in chain gang riding!? I've only ever been on one chain gang ride... I think I need dry weather, little wind and no ice threat before I venture out with the Wednesday night nutters again

I have been on a few Friday night club rides though and a Sunday club ride opened my eyes too. More regular riding has helped my fitness a bit, but the main thing I've taken away from club riding is just an urge and need to ride faster now, even when on my own. You have to take loads of credit too SB as concentrating on cadence has probably been THE biggest improvement to my riding. I'm so glad you talked me into that one, but I'm still not joining 'Team CMS'

I went out with our very own armchair clubber again today. It's as good as trying to keep up with the club riders as he's well above my level and then some! All I aim to do is keep trying to get the miles in and improve little by little where I can. Fortunately cold weather isn't too much of a problem for me, but if we have a steaming hot Summer then all my base work now could go tits up as I hide from the heat.

 

[Stat Brother]

Sorry I must have been confusing your rides.
I guess it doesn't really matter as any improvement in January is fantastic.

See how you get on with my perennial favourite, pedaling from 3 to 9 o'clock.
I always forget about 'dragging my up pedal foot' back, but did remember on Friday.
Its so much smoother I just can't break the 40 years of 'push down' pedaling.

 

[1066familyman]

To be honest the time I do the 3 to 9 o'clock pedalling is only really when I'm beginning to struggle and need to put an extra effort in on a climb. That's probably due to not wanting to sink into pushing squares I can't say I do the 3-9 thing as a standard, even though I can see the merit in it.

 

[banjo]

That was cold out today, very icy north of the downs.

 

[Hamilton]

That was cold out today, very icy north of the downs.

Chapeau sir. Big respect.

Take care out on the ice.

 

[banjo]

Chapeau sir. Big respect.

Take care out on the ice.

Thanks Hamilton, had a roaring fire going since I got back and only just thawing out.

 

[Indurain's Lungs]

That was cold out today, very icy north of the downs.

Have to say, I think we definitely escaped the worst of it down here. -2 in the forest this morning and no ice. I hit -3 last week.