SCCU 100 course!!!

[Andrew G]

Can some kind folk who've done this before reassure me that there are marshals at every turn/change in direction on this one please. Normally I'm happy to remember a course, as they ain't exactly tricky to follow, but having a look at this 100 [url=http://sccu.co.uk/EventsCalendar/Centenary100/tabid/82/Default.aspx]course[/url] if I have to try and remember all that I'll be sticking an OS map in my back pocket!

I've roped the good ol' folks to pass up a change of bidons and a nice bit of grub (save towing a hamper) and having a thunk is the drag up to Southwater the best spot for this? I want about the 50 mile mark and this seems to fit the bill but I'm not sure how practical it is for helpers - parking a car, dodging traffic etc.

Help gratefully received .

[Robert]

Honest Andy, you have nothing to worry about it is always a well marshalled event. The first two laps are essentially on well Know turf with a bit added on for good measure. Southwater is fine, a number rides have used it in the pass, at least it means you are slow enough for a successful pass up and your tossed Bidons will land on grass and not roll anywhere.

[Roy Green]

Don't worry about the drink hand-ups, Andrew, from her training gained from following me in the dim and distant past, your Mum is more experienced at this than most people in ACC!

[mrP(Boonen)VT]

Roy,
Will she be anywhere near Cowfold to hand one up

[mrP(Boonen)VT]

Just seen the course - nearly as horrible as it was last time I rode it!!

Getting my 5 hour schedule ready

Guru P

[Robert]

If memory serves, you punctured the last time you rode. 80ish mile mark on the dual carriageway outside Dial Post at which point you DNF`d Was that the year a member of the Festival stopped off for a cuppa on his way past the HQ?

[mrP(Boonen)VT]

[quote="Robert"]If memory serves, you punctured the last time you rode. 80ish mile mark on the dual carriageway outside Dial Post at which point you DNF`d Was that the year a member of the Festival stopped off for a cuppa on his way past the HQ?

[Jon H]

It's very tempting to stop for a bacon sarnie at that cafe on the Henfield road. A great deal of willpower is needed to ride past when you can smell the bacon cooking - especially the second time you ride past.

[quote="mrP(Boonen)VT"]Not sure about the Festival rider, but Doug Rollins stopped at a village shop to pick up supplies, and barged his way forward through the queue saying "sorry I'm in a bike race" throwing some cash on the counter and running out

[Mike I]

For what it's worth, my 'team' will be at Hop Oast, where I shall be crawling my way up the drag and there's a handy lay-by, Cowfold (which you go through three times, so you can place orders and collect them next time round, and then back at HQ. That seems to have worked in the past - that's 'worked' in the sense that I didn't run out of food and drink, rather than 'worked' in the sense of I did a good time.

I hear there are at least 100 entries for this one, so as well as marshals there will be plenty of helpers to cheer us all on.

[Andrew G]

Ta Mike, Hop Oast sounds good then and that way our teams can have a chat rather than just lurk about by the side of a dual carriageway on their own waiting for a sweaty man to crawl up to them begging for sustenance.
[quote="Mike I"]I hear there are at least 100 entries for this one, so as well as marshals there will be plenty of helpers to cheer us all on.

[mrP(Boonen)VT]

If we all approach together, it'll be like a tour feed station - mussettes at dawn.....

No start sheets yet?????

[Snoop Doug]

You will remember the course - I managed. Though as Rob says there are plenty people out.

Last year I took two 750 ml bottles. One water, one cackberry flavour cack. Plus a go rice fruity bar thing in half in two separate bags. Mrs Snoop handed me two bottles at Bolney (68 mile mark) and I found that worked OK for me. Like Mike, OK in that I had more drink, not OK....well you know. I had to stop for the handover - not coordinated enough. How doable is a moving handover.......oh doctor.

So I took a few sips every 10 mins, alternating bottles. Had my first eat at around 35 miles, the second at around 50 (I think). I tried to snarf a caffeine gel with 10 miles left to go but I had no coordination and my hand just twitched the open sachet all over me gloves.

My shoulder is still buggered so I've done no training since the SCCU 50. I'm waiting for some physio, horrible feeling this may end up being my final event for 2008. The 100 is gonna hurt like hell. Just dose up on the anti inflammatories, slap on the nappy cream and get on down the road. I'm off @ 6.09 - well there's a surprise

Snoop

[Jon H]

[quote="Snoop Doug"], one cackberry flavour cack.

[Andrew G]

[quote]I'm off @ 6.09