The Hillingdon Winter Series 2006/7

[Toks]

Taken from Veloriders 24 Oct

The Winter Series will run from Saturday 2nd December 06 - Saturday 17th February 07.

Races will be held on Sat 23rd December, Sat 30th December and also on Tuesday 26th December and New Years Day.

Apparently there's a seperate events for 4th cats. If you feel your ready a chance to get some early season points. I can't imagine too many 4ths cats will be racing

[Gavin]

When does the new season officially start is it 1st January?

[Toks]

If you mean when can you start accumalating points for next season - the winter series. But in terms of when do next seasons races start that'll be Febuary

[Gavin]

i was thinking for next years license.

Not much chance of me starting this early been knocked out by a chest infection. Entering my 5th week off the bike.........

[Dr Frigo]

I will be doing some of these.

Get well Gavin - just had one week off bike and it was already more than enough!

[kieran]

may do one or two, no mention on BCF events website or in racing calendar booklet, although Christmas time is usually time for home stuff.

[Toks]

As I mentioned before, if ya chomping at the bit to race or just wanna test out your fitness with a proper competitive blast around Hillingdon - its all here http://londoncyclesport.com/news/articl ... 85/v/1/sp/

[quote]Apparently there's a seperate events for 4th cats.

[Dr Frigo]

I think if I get the urge to race I will chose this over cyclocross, which is what I did on Sunday with Maria and Aodan - man that was painful!

[Toks]

[quote]Toks, From what I've read, it seems that there will be 2 groups E/1/2s and 3/4/Js:

[Matthew Ives]

good points there, Toks.
I take it we'll see you in the E,1,2 's then?

To be honest, I'm not that worried about getting points on the board or anything like that. I'm one of those riders who's just glad to be there, rather than one who's aspiring to be a 2nd cat. However, if it is a mild winter, then I might dip my feet in the early season water as you suggest. The thought of gulping down huge lungfulls of icy air whilst on the limit, is not my idea of fun. I'm probably not aiming to be fit until May anyway.
I think I'll play it by ear and see how I feel.....

[Toks]

[quote]I take it we'll see you in the E,1,2 's then?

[Dr Frigo]

I'm hoping to go this Saturday, riding to Hillingdon, should be around 23 miles from Croydon.

Anyone else?

[Toks]

They've change the points distribution again so Sylv you can test your legs against those super strong 2nd cats who stopped racing once their points total was just short of 200

- BC points will be issued in 3 groups: Elites & 1st, [color=blue]2nd & 3rd[/color] and [color=red]4th Cats. [/color]- Each [color=red]4th Cat[/color] race winner will automatically be advanced to the [color=blue]3rd Cat [/color]races for the rest of the series.

[Dr Frigo]

It's a drag to try and remember a route to ride to Hillingdon.

Weather looks dreadful anyway so more likely to do clubrun instead (on the mtb if it's raining too much!).