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by **Stu Merckx Man** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 4:37 pm

i doubt ill be beating tony any time soon. about a month ago i only just beat him up up box hill. since then my fitness has gone down, and im pretty sure his would have gone up :shock:

gulp!

by **Hal** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 5:20 pm

Jon

Can you put my name down for this too

Thanks

Hal

by **Tony** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 5:33 pm

Looks like we have a few more takers which is great.

Stu - as a junior you have to ride on restricted gears. The minimum gear that you are allowed to use is 70". Checks will be made at the start to ensure your bike is technically compliant. :lol:

by **-Adam-** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 5:36 pm

Finally!!

Good to see the usual suspects out...

Was out this afternoon in the rain, the climb itself is not to bad at the moment. Wet, yes, but the actual 'race' part of the climb is quite clean.

**At the moment**

I say this as this is what happened last year, then overnight on friday the heavens opened and the next morning the road was covered in sh1t. Expect the road leading to it from Westhumble station to be very wet too, if not flooded, it was today.

I will not be winning tomorow rest assured, even with a flying start I was a good few seconds slower than last year, but you never know!

But there you go, just get out there and give it all you've got. And don't fall off, Stu. Whats the story there anyway!?

Enjoy!

by **higg** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 5:45 pm

Sorry Jon, I would like to do this but I've already entered an adventure race thing in Central London so for the second year in a row I can't make it.

by **Stu Merckx Man** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 8:38 pm

adam- during the summer (the wet season), sylv, george paul and i were charging up box hill. paul put in an attack on the last straight in the wooded section, and in a bid to catch him i took the last hairpin far to fast for the wet condition and my wheels slid out and i crashed :roll:

by **-Adam-** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 8:43 pm

LOL

by **adrian** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 12:17 am

Sorry, Jon - can't make it after all. Have to take brother to airport. Nothing's too much trouble

by **Marek** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 1:11 pm

And apparently there was a classic conversation after this which went something like:

Stu: "I would have had you on that one Paul if I had not come off on the corner as you were slowing down"

Paul: "Stu I was slowing down because there was a corner, which is why I did not fall off".

Stu: "Oh yeah".

Cheers

Marek.....