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Re: CR 180409

Postby Roy Green » Sat Apr 18, 2009 5:48 pm

[quote="Sean Hogan - 何祥"]

I love cycling at the moment.


Even in those dodgy white knee-lengths? :o
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Re: CR 180409

Postby Snoop Doug » Sat Apr 18, 2009 6:02 pm

Top work Sean - keep workin, keep smilin :D
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Re: CR 180409

Postby Andrew G » Sat Apr 18, 2009 7:42 pm

Nice one Sean, apart from the comment about my jersey :x , it's one of the few recent jerseys that is nice and clean and uncluttered by a load of adverts. Has a nice retro look too :D .
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Re: CR 180409

Postby Keith » Sat Apr 18, 2009 9:53 pm

Managed an average of 40mph down to the cafe this morning :shock: .... in Michelle's car. She wanted to be sociable.

Saw everbody leave. Very strange not to be cycling off with the rest of you.

I expect it's been said before, but I hope everyone realises what a star John Cz is. He has boundless enthusiasm, encouragement and patience. He is, perhaps, the most Agreeable Club member! Chapeau.
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Re: CR 180409

Postby Hal » Sun Apr 19, 2009 8:15 am

After a holiday it was great to be back on the club run, with a large group advertised as 19's it we had a good ride down, bit too large a group to keep rotations tidy but we seemed to settle a little as we got into the lanes. The pace was a bit quicker than advertised but we did have a tail wind. :wink:

Good to see Sean out in this group and some other new faces. We split into two groups for the T and O which was very smooth and a steady start built up to a good lead into the sprint which Steve B and I battled for with me only just getting the win by half a wheel.

Cake, tea

Back via box hill into the headwind, another good size group which stayed together well all the way to the foot of the climb. Good little battle up the climb with Paul and the chap in Der Ver Kit.

Good day. out
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Re: CR 180409

Postby Toks » Sun Apr 19, 2009 2:19 pm

[quote="Sean Hogan - 何祥"]
Hal it was good to try that group out. I struggled from time to time and lost contact before Partridge, but luckily you guys waited at the DCW. Knees ache today as does my back as well. All good preparation though. :twisted:
Well done Sean. At least you know what you're gonna get from the group. This helps get you through from a psychological view point. Your big ride is fast approaching and you're making good progress. :D However, there's even more fitness gains to be made in the next few week if you're prepared to dig a little deeper. :twisted: :twisted: 8) :D
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Re: CR 180409

Postby Amy » Sun Apr 19, 2009 4:24 pm

[quote="Sean Hogan - 何祥"]I never, never ever would've thought I'd be doing regular avg 18/19 rides twice a week a couple of years ago.


I was there a couple of years' ago - and I so want to get back there again :twisted:

Think I'm getting something back though it's a frustratingly slow process or feels like it...
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Re: CR 180409

Postby Sylv » Sun Apr 19, 2009 5:33 pm

[quote="Sean Hogan - 何祥"]My big worry is that I do not have time to do any long rides till the final few days before I get there. Psychologically I feel extremely positive about my present condition, which is way beyond where I was this time two years ago. I never, never ever would've thought I'd be doing regular avg 18/19 rides twice a week a couple of years ago. I know there is more to give, just got to maintain the present gains too.

Just repeat this mantra to yourself up the climbs of the nove colli Sean - allez allez, hop hop, hop - allez allez, hop hop hop .. :)
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Re: CR 180409

Postby StephanieG » Sun Apr 19, 2009 6:33 pm

[quote="Sean Hogan - 何祥"]My big worry is that I do not have time to do any long rides till the final few days before I get there..
With good pacing and appropriate fuelling don't worry you'll do it. The increase in sustainable power you've made with faster paced shorter rides will see you alright on the day (As you've probably guessed its me not Steph :oops: ) :D
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Re: CR 180409

Postby Dombo » Sun Apr 19, 2009 7:08 pm

[quote="Sylv"][quote="Sean Hogan - 何祥"]My big worry is that I do not have time to do any long rides till the final few days before I get there. Psychologically I feel extremely positive about my present condition, which is way beyond where I was this time two years ago. I never, never ever would've thought I'd be doing regular avg 18/19 rides twice a week a couple of years ago. I know there is more to give, just got to maintain the present gains too.

Just repeat this mantra to yourself up the climbs of the nove colli Sean - allez allez, hop hop, hop - allez allez, hop hop hop .. :)


Or as I did in last year's Etape, in the words of Thomas the Tank Engine "I know I can I know I can I know I can...."
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Re: CR 180409

Postby ajay khandelwal » Sun Apr 19, 2009 8:17 pm

very impressed sean as you had 4.5 pints as training fuel the night before and six hours sleep ! :D If you didn't have the witnesses i wouldn't have believed it !
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Re: CR 180409

Postby Marky Mark » Mon Apr 20, 2009 7:18 pm

Don't know if this link to Flicker works but give it a go.
[url]http://www.flickr.com/photos/37135264@N04/3459444963/[/url]

From the St Ives Tea rooms on the Kent CR.

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Re: CR 180409

Postby Marky Mark » Mon Apr 20, 2009 7:30 pm

This is better......

LOOK AT THE SIZE OF THAT COCK!
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Pay the bill or DIE
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Ahh more Cream please
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Luckily there was a call out the blue for a Kent run.. So then there were 9 lucky souls setting off for the THREE COUNTIES CHALLENGE.

Cracking bunch of Ladies and Gents setting off through the ups and downs of Surrey, East Sussex and Kent. We stopped at a Tea Room called St Ives near Hartfield sharing some banta with a peacock and greedy Two-Sconns Conner. Good call sir as it was a shame just to have the one! More for me please came from all directions. That was one noisey COCK.

After setting off for Ashdown I realised that the time had passed so quick I really should be getting home, y'know what it's like!!!! so we pulled over and had a show of hands who needed to get home, the other lucky sods could ride all day, not that I'm jealous at all.

I some how navigated the 5 of us getting home early through the heartland of Kent and must of found every single drag and hill you possibly could in a single afternoon. For this I apologise but my legs feel well fit for that, well done to you all.

Naming no names but....
Possibly Marlpit HILL
Crockham HILL
Titsy HILL
HILL
HILL
Bla bla bla etc.

OMG Titsy hill is a bitch without a compact on. But I'm chuffed to the Gilly-mots with doing it. Pat on ones back for that after riding for 55-60 miles ish.

Stop press, Stats in
61.3 miles (of HILLS lol)
Av speed 14mph
Max speed 45.2mph (probably when the bottle jumped out of its cage)
Av HR 134bpm
Max HR 180bpm
Ride time 4h 28 mins (of bloody HILLS lol)
Total ascent 4790ft Oooooooo yeah baby.

Big thank you to the all the mob of 9, mostly seen on Crimewatch (you know who you are, I can't remember!).

We really must do that again and again and again.

Cheers, Marky Mark :D
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