Sunday Ride - Any plans?

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Re: Sunday Ride - Any plans?

Postby jon avery » Thu Feb 07, 2008 6:35 pm

Old Ports I'm meeting Andrew 7am Trnity roundabout at the end of Addiscombe Road, Come on Sean you know you want to!!!
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Re: Sunday Ride - Any plans?

Postby Snoop Doug » Thu Feb 07, 2008 8:51 pm

[quote="Seanieh_PengeDaddy©"][quote="jon avery"]I'm meeting ... 7am !

Have a guess.


Come on Sean :twisted: I'm having a big think about doing this one.....if I can.....you can too mate. The Ashdown was hard - this is a smidge shorter and you don't have to go down pantcrapper hill, yayyyyyy!!
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Re: Sunday Ride - Any plans?

Postby Ian A4size » Thu Feb 07, 2008 9:50 pm

A group of us will be heading out over the col de soller, on our way to the pro "crit" in Palma.

You are welcome to hook in :lol:
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Re: Sunday Ride - Any plans?

Postby Andrew G » Thu Feb 07, 2008 11:37 pm

Come on Sean Old Ports. LSD - This would give you about 100 miles total with the "ride" itself being about 60-65 in the middle. Gentle spin over there; register; cup of coffee and a chin-wag; ride event; food and drink post ride while everyone comes in; ride home.
Should be plenty of Addiscombe and you'll always have someone to ride with even if they are from another club.
The early start's not that bad and you can always have a kip in the afternoon when you get back.
Warm glow and general feeling of satisfaction when you get home.
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Re: Sunday Ride - Any plans?

Postby Ian A4size » Fri Feb 08, 2008 9:12 am

Andrew- you paint such a pretty picture :wink: ,

I especially like the "gloss work" :roll: between "gentle ride over, coffee yadda yadda... and ...food and drink, pootle home.....

The weather always stays good whenever we go away in Feb, and this weekend looks fine for a start, go on Sean- you can't ride with the 16.5s forever :wink:
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Re: Sunday Ride - Any plans?

Postby Jon H » Fri Feb 08, 2008 9:30 am

[quote="Ian MunneryA1size"]I especially like the "gloss work" :roll: between "gentle ride over, coffee yadda yadda... and ...food and drink, pootle home.....


What? You mean there's something between the coffee bit and the food bit? :shock:
Nobody mentioned that before :lol:
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Re: Sunday Ride - Any plans?

Postby jon avery » Fri Feb 08, 2008 10:02 am

And wot about the beer!! :lol:
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Re: Sunday Ride - Any plans?

Postby huw williams » Fri Feb 08, 2008 10:20 am

[quote="Snoop Doug"][quote="Seanieh_PengeDaddy©"][quote="jon avery"]I'm meeting ... 7am !

Have a guess.


Come on Sean :twisted: I'm having a big think about doing this one.....if I can.....you can too mate. The Ashdown was hard - this is a smidge shorter and you don't have to go down pantcrapper hill, yayyyyyy!!



Go on Snoop - build on the foundations set at the Ashdown - be warned though - its a more demanding route than the Hell - see the old ports thread for a preview.
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Re: Sunday Ride - Any plans?

Postby Snoop Doug » Fri Feb 08, 2008 10:31 am

[quote="huw williams"]Go on Snoop - build on the foundations set at the Ashdown - be warned though - its a more demanding route than the Hell - see the old ports thread for a preview.


Oh......go on then. I'm a sucker ain't I. Good training I guess. Do I get a route card so I can get lost in style...? Thanks for the encouragement and the earlier advice on this thread huw - I'll try my level best not to get quite so isolated this time, I must've done 90+% of the Ashdown on me tod :(

Bring it on!! :twisted:

Footnote to coach Viney - if you think I'm doing that 2x20 over the weekend as well as this......think again (please) guv :roll:
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Re: Sunday Ride - Any plans?

Postby Andrew G » Fri Feb 08, 2008 10:44 am

Fantastic Cap'n.
The route is signed, although they'll be smaller that HoA, and they give you a route card too.

Just waiting for Sean now.... :D
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Re: Sunday Ride - Any plans?

Postby huw williams » Fri Feb 08, 2008 10:45 am

[quote="Snoop Doug"][quote="huw williams"]Go on Snoop - build on the foundations set at the Ashdown - be warned though - its a more demanding route than the Hell - see the old ports thread for a preview.


Oh......go on then. I'm a sucker ain't I. Good training I guess. Do I get a route card so I can get lost in style...? Thanks for the encouragement and the earlier advice on this thread huw - I'll try my level best not to get quite so isolated this time, I must've done 90+% of the Ashdown on me tod :(

Bring it on!! :twisted:

Footnote to coach Viney - if you think I'm doing that 2x20 over the weekend as well as this......think again (please) guv :roll:


Yeah you'll get a route card but there'll be much fewer riders so prepare for glorious isolation. Why not do the 2x20s ON the Old Ports ride? Once betwen Penshurst and Forcdcombe 5 min recovery down Groombridge then 2nd interval up Ashdown? sorted :D
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Re: Sunday Ride - Any plans?

Postby jon avery » Fri Feb 08, 2008 11:51 am

You won't regret it! Meet at trinity roundabout, by the school at the end of Addiscombe Road, Andrew will probably be flying so we can ride around "together". Well done Sean!!
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Re: Sunday Ride - Any plans?

Postby George » Fri Feb 08, 2008 11:53 am

[quote]I'm going to regret this....where are we meeting at 7 am again?
No you won't Sean I can pace you round.
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Re: Sunday Ride - Any plans?

Postby Andrew G » Fri Feb 08, 2008 12:12 pm

Nice one Sean. You'll enjoy it trust me, the route is a really good one, just make sure you've got a couple of bottles and some grub (energy bars) in your pockets as the "feed" at the checkpoint won't be what you had on the NC. Cup of tea at the top of Ashdown if you stopped, and top your water up at the final one if I remember.
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Re: Sunday Ride - Any plans?

Postby jon avery » Fri Feb 08, 2008 12:44 pm

Why wat are you going to buy?
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