Inter Club Evening 10 - Bletchingley Circuit

[kwai]

Of all the courses to do a first time-trial, I pick this one! I hear it's not exactly flat!

Any advice for this course, or time trialling in general?

[Rob]

take the hills easy! cos near the end they kick and if u attack them hard, youll suffer come the top

good luck buddy

[Jon H]

...except the final hill to the finish, which you should ride up at your absolute maximum effort so you're just about ready to keel over at the finish line.

[kwai]

Cheers guys. The good thing is it'll be a PB for me even if I end up pushing the bike over the line!

[Jim B]

Just been round the course tonight.

Its gonna feel like a long 10 miles!

Who's bright idea was this course?

Scenary? Give me a stretch of the A1 with lorries thundering past anyday.

Its gonna be fun, we're all in the same boat. Just wondering whether to take my tri bars off to save a bit of weight on the hills.

[Jon H]

I'd leave the tri-bars on - there's all that fast downhill and flat stuff on the way out where you'll save more time by being aero than you'll lose carrying a bit of extra weight up the hills.

[Ian A4size]

I use this piece of road as a quick(!?) spin around when i'm waiting for me dinner to cook as it is just down the road from me, coopers hill road is a lovely fast descent without braking- perhaps only on one corner that always seems to pull you over to the other side of the road.
Flat out under the motorway and down the next hill- it always seems to drag a bit up to the dog and duck then a nice gentle downhill to the end of the road. I really hate the short hill it must be about 10%, then some lovely fast winding roads which are all in good nick, another small lump then down again really pretty countryside- you wont notice tho coz you wil be feeling sick!- then a gentle rise up into bletchingley- all done luvvly.
Am I racing? You can bet your @rse i'm not! Gonna watch and cheer the addiscombe guys and gals on.
TFFTR (To Fat To Race)
FAT NAV

[Jim B]

Well done Kwai and all other finishers.
Great TT conditions, no wind and a nice warm evening.
Addiscombe CC managed a fine win over Norwood.
Many thanks to Dave, Tim and everybody else who made this happen.
Jim
P.S Can we get back to nice easy courses with downhill finishes?

[kwai]

Cheers Jim. I agree, perfect conditions. Can't say the same for the course though! What a horrible finish. I almost came to a standstill on a couple of the climbs!