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Re: Are ya brave enough? Well are ya...?

Postby Antloony » Fri Feb 15, 2008 11:43 am

Thanks Huw and Marco for the encouragment. Thats it, time to step up to a faster group then. I'll think nothing of going out on my own and doing 50 miles at a 20mph average pace, just worried I'll be dropped by the fast group when the pace picks up. I was planning to try my hand at a couple of TT's so will stick with that and also try to get my rear end over to Hillingdon and have a thrash round there. Just waiting for the test results back from the quacks today after my scare on wedenesday. Looks like it was a case of hematuria, brought on after over doing it a little over the past week and not drinking enough.
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Re: Are ya brave enough? Well are ya...?

Postby Daniel Gee » Fri Feb 15, 2008 1:00 pm

Dude if u can manage 50 miles @ 20mph by yourself on a road bike you'll probably be shocked at how slow 4th cat racing is and I doubt you'll be dropped by the training group; well any more than anyone else is.

Get racing immediately!

Hope all is well with the doctor, I tend to get ill myeslf if I drink less than about 4/5 bottles of scotch in a week :lol:
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Re: Are ya brave enough? Well are ya...?

Postby -Adam- » Fri Feb 15, 2008 1:12 pm

[quote="Daniel Gee"]if u can manage 50 miles @ 20mph by yourself on a road bike


If you can do that, you'll be at least 2/3 cat standard! People have had this argument on here before about whether you can average this or that. But from what I've heard, you'll be fine...
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Re: Are ya brave enough? Well are ya...?

Postby Sylv » Fri Feb 15, 2008 1:20 pm

you'll be even faster with my dura ace front mech - shall I bring it tomorrow (club run)?
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Re: Are ya brave enough? Well are ya...?

Postby Antloony » Fri Feb 15, 2008 1:30 pm

[quote="Sylv"]you'll be even faster with my dura ace front mech - shall I bring it tomorrow (club run)?


Yes mate, was just going to mail you saying bring it along if your going to e there, saved me the bother now, cheers.

Right had the all clear from the docs....Im fit to go cycling....19's it is then for me after drinking 5 bottles of scotch as advised by Mr Gee. :shock:

Thanks for the input guys, appreciate it a lot. So refreshing to be on a forum where people are willing to help and advise and offer encouragement. :D
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Re: Are ya brave enough? Well are ya...?

Postby Andrew G » Fri Feb 15, 2008 1:33 pm

Glad you're better. Having ridden with you a few times lately on some tough routes you'd be easily able to start racing. Should be very comfy in a 4th cat race at Hillingdon from what I've heard, and you'd probably be fine at Palace. The first few races are a shock with the speed straight away if you've only done club runs, and also the actual racing rather than just riding in a group, but after a couple you're at least ready for it to happen that way.

Plenty of ACC do Palace so you'd be assured of company from others in the club. At Palace if you can try and follow Kieran's wheel you'll learn a lot very quickly about how to race and where to be.
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Re: Are ya brave enough? Well are ya...?

Postby Antloony » Fri Feb 15, 2008 1:43 pm

Cheers Andrew, would be great to go, even better to go with some of the ACC guys and see how its done and get an idea of tatics etc and how it all works.
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Re: Are ya brave enough? Well are ya...?

Postby mrP(Boonen)VT » Fri Feb 15, 2008 1:56 pm

[quote]Quite a lardy 76kilos at the moment due to lack of miles out there on the bike. Racing weight, and therefore target is 70Kg. Have been steadily shedding pounds since Christmas and should reach target by May 11.


Well, the plan is working - 73.9kg this morning :D . A few long steady rides does the job.
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Re: Are ya brave enough? Well are ya...?

Postby -Adam- » Fri Feb 15, 2008 3:44 pm

[quote="mrP(Boonen)VT"][quote]Quite a lardy 76kilos at the moment due to lack of miles out there on the bike. Racing weight, and therefore target is 70Kg. Have been steadily shedding pounds since Christmas and should reach target by May 11.


Well, the plan is working - 73.9kg this morning :D . A few long steady rides does the job.


Still quite a bit for a short arse like yourself Paul :wink:

I'm taller than you, and weigh less 8)
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Re: Are ya brave enough? Well are ya...?

Postby mrP(Boonen)VT » Mon Feb 18, 2008 2:59 pm

[quote]Still quite a bit for a short arse like yourself Paul


Most of it's muscle :wink:
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Re: Are ya brave enough? Well are ya...?

Postby -Adam- » Mon Feb 18, 2008 3:07 pm

Well my bike lost a couple of kilo's yesterday morning!
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Re: Are ya brave enough? Well are ya...?

Postby huw williams » Mon Feb 18, 2008 3:14 pm

[quote="-Adam-"]Well my bike lost a couple of kilo's yesterday morning!


Doesn't handle quite so good now though :(
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Re: Are ya brave enough? Well are ya...?

Postby mrP(Boonen)VT » Mon Feb 18, 2008 3:17 pm

I think I'll stick to more conventional methods :wink:
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Re: Are ya brave enough? Well are ya...?

Postby Sylv » Mon Feb 18, 2008 10:41 pm

Been looking at the weight of some Expert/Elite mtb racers, wow there really are some leightweights there.

I'm slightly over 60kg for 1m68 would like to get down to 58

HEIGHT: 1m 88cm
WEIGHT: 68kg

HEIGHT: 1m 85cm
WEIGHT: 64kg

HEIGHT: 1m 85cm
WEIGHT: 69-72kg

HEIGHT: 1m 85cm
WEIGHT: 65kg

HEIGHT: 1m 83cm
WEIGHT: 67kg

HEIGHT: 1m 83cm
WEIGHT: 65kg

HEIGHT: 1m 81cm
WEIGHT: 75kg

HEIGHT: 1m 80cm
WEIGHT: 70kg

HEIGHT: 1m 78cm
WEIGHT: 64kg

HEIGHT: 1m 75cm
WEIGHT: 63kg

HEIGHT: 1m 71cm
WEIGHT: 66kg

HEIGHT: 1m 68cm
WEIGHT: 63kg

http://www.britishnps.co.uk/racerprofiles.htm
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Re: Are ya brave enough? Well are ya...?

Postby Rob C » Mon Feb 18, 2008 11:28 pm

If you fancy it there is a beginners race at Chertsey on Sunday, starts at 10am
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