Clarencourt 4 up TTT

[George]

This afternoon we had 2 ACC teams entered for this yearly 4 up TTT.

ACC A
Carl F
Steve B
Sylv
George

ACC B
John G
Galeb
lija
Bob L

On our warm up lap we spotted team B looking a tad lost so directed them up to the HQ at Alfold Crossways.

We got going and straight off into a fairly rapid pace§, the decent of Dunsfold hill was a tester for Aerobars

after a while it started raining so the corners became treacherous especially on TT tubs at 150psi. I overcooked a corner and did quite a bit of cyclocross riding to get back on the road, luckily unscaved but now Sylv and I had lost our bottles, well the drinking ones anyhow.

The pace was quite high and Steve's legs were burning with pain as he missed a turn or two then the next thing we knew we were down to 3 men.
We were cranking along at a fair lick and on the second lap had a tussle with a team from South Downs bikes who were riding slightly slower than us at that time.

With around 5 miles to go Carl dropped back a little Sylv and I eased up, we both expected him to have a mechanical but to our amazement Carl was starting to bonk
We eased up quite a bit and eased Carl home but with 2 miles to go he really hit the wall and was seeing funny colours and blurry vision, we took stock and gave him draft home where he collapsed after the chequred flag.

Then 10 mins later Steve rolled in after riding a lap and a half on his own, then collapsed as well
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[Andrew G]

Getting your revenge for the 2up Sylv? . Don't kill him, he's got to quote for some work for me.

Well done guys I'll have to have a go at this next year, sounds fun in a nicely masochistic way.

[Sylv]

[quote="Andrew G"]:lol: Getting your revenge for the 2up Sylv?

[Ghaleb]

Thanks George for lending the bike again. I should have my bike running next week hopefully

It was only me, Ilija, and John. Bob couldn't make it due to the crash he had during our practice run we had last thurs. together. He got back to us and his on his way to recovery, and will soon be back on the road. We started off last, as it took us like around 45mins to find the HQ, and we wouldn't have found it if we didn't see the Acc Team A on their warm up, which we then followed to HQ. We didn't start too hard... we kept a good steady pace and we worked well together. Until I missed a turn when I was on the font, and had to turn back and catch up with them...and then back to a nice rhythm... Second lap in and we were still doing ok, until again, well this time all of us missed a turn due to the marshall not being on his spot, and thanks to John who heard the marshal shouting from somewhere not visible! So we turned back and back to the rhythm again. This is where Iliya started to suffer, and me and John had to do longer turns in front, until like just 5 miles to go, Iliya bonked and that was it for him. Me and John had to ease the pace then, and kept it together until the end. Enjoyed this it was good fun working as a team and shouting at each other

[carl f]

Feel terrible for letting the team down that was a bonk from hell and only after 30 miles!. Felt good and strong the whole way up until then,think we worked well as a team maybe a bit of a recce on the course a week or two before plus a TT group ride may have helped a bit but that wouldn't have stopped me from the bonk. No idea why it happened but can only put it down to feeling a bit under par during the week
Anyway great fun for me up until then, well done to steve for making the effort to finish on his own plus to the other ACC team
Chicken kebabs and beer went down a treat later

[Andrew G]

No, mid-race bonking is not fun. Only happened to me once but been close a couple of times and just made it to the cake in time.

[Steve B]

Letting the boys down like that doesn't feel very nice at all. Missing turns so early on and then dropping off the back shortly after was pure pants. My legs just exploded and I couldn't hang on, there was nothing in my legs at all. I wasn't good enough, pure and simple. Thing is, I should have been. I've had a pretty good season and have ridden at that intensity in races, and in chain gangs. I had no illusions at all that I was going to make it to the end, but I did think I would be of some assistance . It is so frustrating.
As the guys were pulling away from me I was so angry with myself, I felt like getting off and chucking the bike in to a field. But it was Matts bike I was on so that wasn't an option . So I carried on and decided to punish myself for being so crap by finishing the race on my own, as hard as I could, another 30 miles ish. I hurt sooo bad, so so bad. I found depths I'd never been to before, and being in an alien position (first time on a TT bike), it hurt everywhere. By the time I got back back to HQ I was a wreck. I got off the bike and slumped on to the grass with the lads laughing there heads off
Tea and cake was pure bliss, so I got more

It was so unfortunate for Carl to bonk like that, and maybe he wouldn't have done if there had been 4 to share the work rather than 3 . He was looking good for the short time I saw him, they all were. They were very smooth and very slick, and it looked as though they would post a good time.
Anyway, sorry again guys


Well done to Ghaleb, Jon and Ilija. Good effort guys


Steve

[Ian A4size]

Great write up lads- wish I was there to cheer you on, but I'm in sunny San Fran.

Fancy the shad being tired!
Steve- as you have found out- riding a TT bike in the position is f@ckin hard work, you may have done better on your Ridley.
How did you find it Sylv? You haven't done a lot of TT work this year either.
Hanging onto the Brent monster can't have been fun for anyone tho.
I know how much you suffered tho as last time I did this you made me hurt like hell.

Carl probably needs a good dinner:- But the event IIRC is held mid afternoon, so it's right when you need an afternoon nap.

[Sylv]

It was ok. When I was in George’s wheel, there were times where it felt I was working just as hard behind him as when I came to the front!
Few times I struggled with the peeling off and getting back on at the back, so from then I made sure I peeled off on a downhill : )
I felt stronger towards the end, or maybe it was that George was fading a little bit too.
Not easy to plan your eating with those start times yes. Had big breakfast just before 11, then some pasta when we got there round 12.30.
In a way, I was kind of glad to be able to save my legs a bit for Sunday’s cross race : )

Ps - Steve - don't worry about it! And good luck for the handicap champs

[carl f]

thanks Ian
had a decent breakfast around 10ish and some snacks before hand so do think it was nutrition still feeling sluggish today so dunno what it was!
Anyway who's idea was this.......

[Jon C C on a Bianchi]

Well done, everyone! Fantastic effort. Great write ups, thanks.

I know next to nothing about the race. How long was it and who won? what times?

[Keith]

September 10, 2011 - Clarencourt CC - Surrey League 4-Up Team Time Trial Championship
Alfold/Kirdford - E/1/2/3/4 - 35 miles

Pos Name Club/Team Cat 1st Lap Time Finish Time
1 Christopher McNamara Team Corley Cycles E 0:35:56 1:13:20
1 Simon Gaywood Team Corley Cycles
1 Matt Higgins Team Corley Cycles
1 Ashley Cox Team Corley Cycles E

2 Guy Powdrill London Dynamo (B) 2 0:37:12 1:14:48
2 Richard Mason London Dynamo (B) 1
2 Richard Simmonds London Dynamo (B) 2
2 Martin Williamson London Dynamo (B) 2

3 Roy McGregor London Dynamo 2 0:37:33 1:16:49
3 Stuart Spies London Dynamo 2
3 Tom Wrzecionowski London Dynamo 2
3 Craig McLean London Dynamo 3

4 Marcus Brueton Norwood Paragon CC (M) 2V 0:39:07 1:19:32
4 Daniel Sullivan Norwood Paragon CC (M) 2
4 Ben Moores Norwood Paragon CC (M) 2
4 Paul McGuigan Norwood Paragon CC (M) 2

5 Henry Furniss Wyndymilla E 0:38:57 1:19:50
5 Adam Cotterell Wyndymilla 2
5 Cosmo Kedros Wyndymilla 2
5 Alex Higham Wyndymilla E

6 A Stokes-Rees London Phoenix 4 0:39:30 1:20:02
6 Richard Price London Phoenix 2
6 B Combes London Phoenix 2
6 Robert Moore London Phoenix 2

7 Sylvain Garde Addiscombe CC (A) 2 0:38:37 1:20:33
7 George Brent Addiscombe CC (A) 3
7 Carl Ferri Addiscombe CC (A) 3V
7 Stephen Broomfield Addiscombe CC (A) 2V

8 Shaun Smart Southdown Velo (A) 3V 0:39:44 1:20:44
8 Tim Costello Southdown Velo (A) 2V
8 Darryl Rice Southdown Velo (A) 3V
8 A N Other Southdown Velo (A)

9 Nick Gasson 34th Nomads 3 0:40:07 1:21:20
9 A Akinsa 34th Nomads 3
9 Stuart Horrigan 34th Nomads 2
9 A Draper 34th Nomads 4

10 Nigel Langridge Crawley Wheelers 3V 0:40:36 1:22:39
10 Douglas Fox Crawley Wheelers 3V
10 Rupert Robinson Crawley Wheelers 3V
10 George Thomas Crawley Wheelers 3

11 Philip Allen Brighton Mitre 3 0:40:47 1:23:19
11 Andrew Edwards Brighton Mitre 3
11 Greg Woodhouse Brighton Mitre 3
11 Tim Rank Brighton Mitre 4

12 Jonathan Masters Norwood Paragon CC 3V 0:41:14 1:23:52
12 Austyn Tusler Norwood Paragon CC 3
12 Mike Cownley Norwood Paragon CC 2
12 Duncan Murdoch Norwood Paragon CC 3V

13 Jeremy Brougham London Dynamo (V) 3V 0:41:06 1:24:16
13 Robin Osborne London Dynamo (V) 3V
13 Ralph Carter London Dynamo (V) 2V
13 Huw Watkins London Dynamo (V) 3V

14 Maurice Brennan Redhill CC 3 0:41:48 1:25:19
14 Ryan Visser Redhill CC 3
14 Oliver Gin Redhill CC 4
14 Dominic Clegg Redhill CC 3

15 John Gargan Addiscombe CC 4 0:36:27 1:34:13
15 Ilija Trkulja Addiscombe CC 4
15 Galeb Aqel Addiscombe CC 4
15 Bob Lawson Addiscombe CC 4

16 Nicole Oh Pearson Cycles 3W 0:46:33 1:34:24
16 Vikki Filsell Pearson Cycles 2VW
16 Coralie Glaunes Pearson Cycles 3W
16 Mathilde Pauls Pearson Cycles 2W

17 Duncan Schwier Twickenham CC (B) 4V 0:45:44 1:35:09
17 Alex Toghill Twickenham CC (B) 3
17 Jason Harris Twickenham CC (B) 4V
17 Stephen Rush Twickenham CC (B) 4

18 Jon Aitken Clarencourt CC 4V 0:48:26 1:39:07
18 Barry Allen Clarencourt CC 4V
18 Jim Harwood Clarencourt CC 4V
18 Billy McNamara Clarencourt CC 4V

19 Francesca Lee Edwardes Elite Cycling 4W 0:49:55 1:39:22
19 Sol Findley Twickenham CC 4VW
19 Kay Thomson Twickenham CC 4W
19 Emma Towers Twickenham CC 4W

20 James Humphries Norwood Paragon CC (B) 3 0:45:47 1:42:52
20 Adam Coppock Norwood Paragon CC (B) 3
20 Ralph De Kanter Norwood Paragon CC (B) 3
20 Kevin Davey Norwood Paragon CC (B) 3V

21 Fran Blake Southdown Velo 4W 1:00:10 1:54:46
21 Kate McNicol Southdown Velo 4W
21 Kim Piper Southdown Velo 4W
21 Anna Scott Southdown Velo 4W

[Jon C C on a Bianchi]

thanks, Keith

[Sylv]

The ACC B team, despite a podium-worthy first lap, in the end due to their sense of direction already experienced in the car, avoided by the narrowest of margins being beaten by a bunch of girls in pink who rode with teddy bears in their behind-the-saddle mounted bottle cages (true)
It wasn't you guys who got flagged for swearing at marshalls was it ?

[carl f]

Podium is ours next year providing we can stay together as a 4-up with no bonk!