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Anyone heading to Canary Warf tonight?

Postby Toks » Tue May 25, 2010 12:04 am

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Re: Anyone heading to Canary Warf tomorrow eve?

Postby Ivor » Tue May 25, 2010 7:00 am

had planned to but we've got the TT tonight.
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Re: Anyone heading to Canary Warf tonight?

Postby kieran » Tue May 25, 2010 10:26 am

no, I will be at home forcing the children to eat their dinner and do their homework and in revenge they will be tormenting me with their general youthful hyperness, which will probably manifest itself as noise, bounding around the house and wishing to be entertained.
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Re: Anyone heading to Canary Warf tonight?

Postby kieran » Tue May 25, 2010 10:28 am

sorry, I meant to say that I will be spending quality time bonding with my children, afirming the father-daughter, father-son relationships and acting as a positive role model.
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Re: Anyone heading to Canary Warf tonight?

Postby Dombo » Tue May 25, 2010 10:33 am

Yes, I shall be heading back to my office after a meeting up West to change into my going home kit
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Re: Anyone heading to Canary Warf tonight?

Postby Mike I » Tue May 25, 2010 1:26 pm

And risk bumping into colleagues on a working from home day?
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Re: Anyone heading to Canary Warf tonight?

Postby Sylv » Tue May 25, 2010 1:28 pm

Expect some crazy crosswind action if it's anything like now
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Re: Anyone heading to Canary Warf tonight?

Postby Chris L » Tue May 25, 2010 3:06 pm

I shall be heading up on the bike after work tonight to catch the action. I don't know that area, is there anywhere pubwise to sit and watch the action or is it all poncy winebars ?
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Re: Anyone heading to Canary Warf tonight?

Postby Elliot M » Tue May 25, 2010 3:51 pm

I don't think that any bars/pubs face onto the circuit, with the possible exception of First Edition but it's rather cramped in good weather.
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Re: Anyone heading to Canary Warf tonight?

Postby MattD » Tue May 25, 2010 4:06 pm

I'll be there ......just not sure where !

18.00 Canary Wharf Grand Prix Corporate Challenge
18.35 Riders warm-up on the circuit and signing on opens
18.45 Signing on closes
18.50 Riders form up on Start / Finish line with team mascots
19.00 Race starts (1 hour + 5 laps)
19.15 Sprint 1 (approx.)
19.30 Sprint 2 (approx.)
19.45 Sprint 3 (approx.)
20.00 5 laps to go bell (approx.)
20.15 Race ends
20.30 Podium ceremony and presentations
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Re: Anyone heading to Canary Warf tonight?

Postby Sylv » Tue May 25, 2010 4:14 pm

[quote="MattD"]18.50 Riders form up on Start / Finish line with team mascots

The 2012 Olympic ones are not that bad after all

[img]http://www.londoncyclesport.com/images/stories/tourcannarywahrfprev2010.jpg[/img]
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Re: Anyone heading to Canary Warf tonight?

Postby AshleyN » Tue May 25, 2010 4:38 pm

I am heading down there by bike from EC1 at about 5.30/6ish if anyone is around and wants to join.
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Re: Anyone heading to Canary Warf tonight?

Postby Ivor » Tue May 25, 2010 6:15 pm

[quote="Elliot M"]I don't think that any bars/pubs face onto the circuit, with the possible exception of First Edition but it's rather cramped in good weather.

if you stay up near the cabot square fountain you should be able to get drinks from the corney and barrow. or go down the south steps to henry addingtons
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Re: Anyone heading to Canary Warf tonight?

Postby Ivor » Wed May 26, 2010 11:10 am

So.... how was it???
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Re: Anyone heading to Canary Warf tonight?

Postby Sylv » Wed May 26, 2010 12:11 pm

Cold!

As predicted strong winds and about 20 degrees less than Sunday. Had to go buy a hot drink to warm up. Lots of pom pom girls working extra to stay warm. Duffield on the mike. Pretty busy but you could still have a good view and walk around the course. Saw Matt D and his mates, Toks, Alan and Marek, plus other cycling acquaintances.

Race started late after a corporate race on singlespeed Boardman bike, that they were flogging afterwards for £300. Course, a simple rectangle - sounds simple, didn't look it. Newcomers Team Ireland looked like they were all on their personal bikes, and two of them, I think due to a crash, were shelled out within minutes. Another one finished at the back after having ridden 20 minutes on his own. Dave Clarke looked like he wasn't confident holding wheels closely, and he was duly dropped towards the end and also finished alone. It stayed together for a while, before a big break of about 15 looked decisive, but that was somwhow brought back. With laps to go two got away, a Sigma and I think Yanto Barker, with the bunch split and all lined up single file. All came together on last lap and Gibb won the sprint, with Rapha bagging best team. One of Gibb's young team mate spent the next ten minutes lying on the floor with medics around him looking concerned. A few others were trying to puke.
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