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Postby Marek » Mon Dec 04, 2006 7:44 pm

With all the talk about mid week rides I think it is time we organised a regular club chaingang. I was also thinking that this would be good for current racers and wanna be racers as we could organise this like a handicap.

To do a Chaingang you need to have a reasonably well lit route, you also need quite good lights. So I have spoken to a few people and they reckon that the following route may be good.

The ride would start in the centre of Bletchingly on the A25. This is reasonably easy to get to from Coulsdon area and for me. We will ride along the A25 into Redhill and then take the A23 down towards Crawley. Then we can cycle up to the roundabout which you would almost hit when coming onto the dual carriageway on the club run and then turn around and come back again.

I reckon it will take around an hour to an hour and a half. Now I was thinking about doing this on Tuesday evenings and Thursday evenings, but maybe it is best to start with just one night a week. So if it is not raining tomorrow then we will do the first one, if raining then we will see what the weather is like on Thursday.

Due to work and the like we will start at 7.30pm. This should give people who work in town enough time to come home and get ready.

So if you want some mid week training then this would be suitable for those that can ride well in the 19mph group and in the training group. If we get a mix of both groups coming it will be great as we can set the 19mph group off first and the training group can go a few minutes later and the idea is whoever can get to Bletchingly first.

If the faster group catches the slower group then they sit on and get a tow back which is fine.

So 7.30pm weather depending Tuesday 5 December outside the pub in the centre of Bletchingly.

Please let me know if you are interested and please pass this on to others in the club who don't have access to the forum. The more the merrier.

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Postby Stu Merckx Man » Mon Dec 04, 2006 7:55 pm

i can make it tomoro if its on.

is the pub on the A25?
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Postby Andrew G » Mon Dec 04, 2006 9:26 pm

I'll be first of the non-whippet masochists to sign up. :)

Can't make this week, but hopefully will make the following two Tuesdays, before Christmas.

If nothing else, and it's just me any training group, I should get some wheel-sucking practice in. :wink:

[quote]is the pub on the A25?

Yes, the A25 is the main road that runs through Bletchingley, I think the pub is on the left (coming from Coulsdon).
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Postby Ian A4size » Mon Dec 04, 2006 9:26 pm

The pub is on the A25. It is called the White Hart and is on your right as you go down the hill, it is just before the crossroads- if you go past the Prince Albert then you have gone too far. I might come along on some later dates but i am away on a course ( read company jolly) for a few days.
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Postby kieran » Mon Dec 04, 2006 10:40 pm

well, i won't be making these, too far away, takes me 1 hr to get to croydon from work alone and 45 min from Coulsdon south to home so too long. :( really a :D )
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Postby Snoop Doug » Mon Dec 04, 2006 10:45 pm

The Prince Albert does nice chips.....so Ian tells me!
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Postby Paul H » Tue Dec 05, 2006 10:22 am

I'll be there assuming the weather clears up.
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Postby huw williams » Tue Dec 05, 2006 11:01 am

Good work, it's about time somebody started this.

However

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/ ... ather.html


so probably start next week
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Postby Stu Merckx Man » Tue Dec 05, 2006 11:14 am

its meant to clear up about midday-ish. (thats the bbc one), and the rest of the rain misses us http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/ukweather/rain.shtml
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Postby George » Tue Dec 05, 2006 2:31 pm

I'd love to come but I'm working lates tonight and tomorrow.

Although I've already had my training ride this morning.

3 hours of gruelling power work around my secrect traing area :)

And yes I did get that weather this morning 45 degree rain, sheeting streams of water on the hills and driving wind!! :shock: Lovely!!

Enjoy the ride its now clearing up for you guy's
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Postby Paul H » Tue Dec 05, 2006 2:45 pm

Blimey. It looks like we have got to do 3hrs tonight to keep up with George.
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Postby Stu Merckx Man » Tue Dec 05, 2006 2:54 pm

ill get good work on my sprints going through the lanes past chauldon church--> that place gives me the creeps!!
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Postby Marek » Tue Dec 05, 2006 2:59 pm

Executive decision time, it looks like it is going to be dry but a bit windy, so consider tonights ride on. If it rains a little bit who cares, I am sure you have all got rainjackets so lets just do it. We have to do something to get one over George.

7.30pm in Bletchingley, see you tonight.

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Postby Stu Merckx Man » Tue Dec 05, 2006 3:05 pm

i have a rain jacket, but i allways find them a hinderence, i sweat in them and get just as wet but more uncomfortable...i find the acc long sleeve jersy pretty good because it wiks the moisture to the surface.

what do other people find?


and ill be there tonight!

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Postby Paul H » Tue Dec 05, 2006 3:11 pm

I'm in as well.
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