Tuesday Nights @ Crystal Palace

[Toks]

Easily the best and hardest crit in London. Starts next week 3/4's and E12's bring it on!
http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/web/si ... sultspp=20

[mlocke]

I am planning on goign down next week if I can upgrade my licence in time from Bronze.

Anybody else? This would be my first so would be nice to get some advice before

[Toks]

[quote="mlocke"]I am planning on goign down next week if I can upgrade my licence in time from Bronze.

Anybody else? This would be my first so would be nice to get some advice before

[Stu Merckx Man]

im pumped for this.

although its only a crit, some of my favourite races have been at palace. the atmosphere is fantastic and the weather is always nice and there is always a good acc turn out. there should be about 3 of us in the e,1,2s- george, sylv and me. and god knows how many in the 3,4s- you guys should be looking for some wins (especially toks, hal, steve, kieren, ect). whenever i think of it i get a little tingling going up my back...i cant wait!

[Dominic]

I'll show my ignorance here, the 3/4 starts a minute after the E12. Does this mean you have two races on the circuit at the same time?

[Stu Merckx Man]

yep.

the e,1,2s usually lap the 3,4s a couple of times though. its only mucked up the finish once from what i can remember, but that was when we got the addiscombe 1,2,3

[-Adam-]

Hope to be there although the next few weeks could be difficult with the amount of coursework I have, plus lectures finish at 6 on a Tuesday for me right now.

[Andrew G]

Dom, when the E/1/2s are about to catch the 3/4s they send the E/1/2s straight down the hill missing out the hairpin bit of the circuit so they can cut through without having to try and bundle through the 3/4 field. They do a very good job so that the only E/1/2/ overtaking of 3/4s normally takes place on the hill section.

Probably won't race the first one as I'm away for the second and don't want a stop-start start. I'll be away for the second so won't be there 'til the 3rd or 4th. Looking forward to them again though. Kicking or not I still enjoy it.

[kieran]

stu

[quote]and the weather is always nice

[Hal]

I'm really looking forward to this, I suspect that I will need a few weeks to find my feet but getting excited.

Andrew G, just go along and race missing a week will give you some time to recover (I too will not be able to make the second week)

H

[Andrew G]

[quote="Hal"]Andrew G, just go along and race missing a week will give you some time to recover (I too will not be able to make the second week)