handicap this thursday 7/6/07

[Stu Merckx Man]

anyone else fancy doing this one? its kitsmead lane...

Location: 1 mile south west of Chertsey.

Course Details: Go North along Kitsmead Lane. Turn left (M) into Chobham Lane. Bear left (M) at roundabout into Longcross Road (B386). Turn left (M) into Kitsmead Lane to complete the circuit.

Lap Distance: 3 miles – 4.9 kilometres.

Finish Point: By gate of Tip, 200 yards before junction with Chobham Lane.

Headquarters 1: Brook Hall, Ottershaw, Surrey.
Headquarters 2: Kitsmead Lane. (handicaps)


stu

[-Adam-]

I like that circuit but no can do im affraid!

[Paul H]

whats the circuit like - any hills?

[-Adam-]

Basically flat but the finish is a sharp left, followed by 300m rise, then a 100m drop then the last 200m or so uphill to the finish. Slightly steeper than box hill i reckon, but nothing drastic... Splits up the finish a little bit.

[Stu Merckx Man]

sounds like your kind of finish paul! (apart from the corner )

[-Adam-]

Must be between about 3rd to 8th in line i reckon for the last corner if you want to be in with a decent shout...

The corners not that bad if your in a single line. Just make sure you get a good feel for it through the rest of the race...

[Paul H]

I will be there tonight

[mrP(Boonen)VT]

Stu, I love the finish on that circuit and have had many top 10 placings there, dut am away in France

[Sylv]

So what happened ... was everyone sucked into a black hole?

[Stu Merckx Man]

it was good fun but nothing that exciting happened as such.
i was set off in the second easiest group and did most of the work for once . i put in some long turns, sometimes riding off the front up the hill a few times without knowing

at one point i got in a small break with another guy which lasted a lap and a bit, but we got caught.

it all came togther nicely at the end but both paul and i were completely swamped for the sprint and sat up both finished somewhere middleish.

next time i think ill ask to go in a faster group.

stu