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Old Ports 25

Postby Andrew G » Sun Jul 06, 2008 1:09 pm

Waste of time this morning really.

Windy, chilly, squalling showers. I set off okay but the wind was horrible and then got a fair amount of water chucked on me and I lost interest. Was just riding along at about 80% really so when I noticed my front tub was looking a bit squashier than at the start I didn't need much prompting to turn right at Broadbridge and back to HQ. So my first DNF in a TT today. Not bothered as it was a crap day and I'd only have done a decidedly average time at best. Putting the bike away noticed I hadn't screwed the valve in properly so when I'd put the dust cap on it'd been slowly deflating it :roll: .

Just Mike out with me today, who summed it up perfectly at the start when we saw the weather by saying, "looks like a training ride today then".
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Re: Old Ports 25

Postby Antloony » Sun Jul 06, 2008 4:00 pm

Shame that Andrew, you seem to have had your fair share of bad weather this season.
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Re: Old Ports 25

Postby Roy Green » Sun Jul 06, 2008 4:17 pm

Bad luck. But saving the good weather for your 100 and 12-hour! :wink:
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Re: Old Ports 25

Postby George » Sun Jul 06, 2008 5:21 pm

That's a sham Andrew, it was pretty rough conditions out there today,

Just like Paul T you saw the light and took it :wink:
[quote]Bad luck. But saving the good weather for your 100 and 12-hour!
You looking forward to these Andrew :D I know I am :evil:
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Re: Old Ports 25

Postby Andrew G » Sun Jul 06, 2008 5:32 pm

Yep George saw the light, not that there was much of it this morning :( . Done four 25s this year already and still got two more left which was why I wasn't that fussed about this one. SCCU one at the end of the season will be old school though, fixed wheel, no aero aids :mrgreen: .
[quote="George"]You looking forward to these Andrew :D I know I am :evil:

Looking forward in so far as they are in the future :lol: .
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Re: Old Ports 25

Postby Mike I » Mon Jul 07, 2008 1:32 pm

[quote]Just Mike out with me today, who summed it up perfectly at the start when we saw the weather by saying, "looks like a training ride today then".


One hour six minutes and 15 seconds of training to be precise. I barely managed 20mph going downhill to Southwater, it was that breezy, and the following wind for the final four miles was never going to be enough to allow me to recover the time. I wish I'd had a lie-in and taken my kite over to the common instead.
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Re: Old Ports 25

Postby mrP(Boonen)VT » Fri Jul 11, 2008 1:17 pm

[quote]fair amount of water chucked on me


Do you know who it was :?:
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