CR - 4th July '09

[Keith]

What's happened to the Club Run reports recently? Didn't anyone have a good time in the sunshine?

Special guest appearance in the Training Group this week from Paul I's rather nice looking new Wilier.


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Ant was "walking wounded" at the cafe, following a fall . Hope the grazes heal up soon.

Rather than Box Hill or peeling off for Hurst Green, I rode back to CSS for a change. Thanks to The Shadow for the company. Great fun .

[Marek]

I went down to Brighton via Ashdown Forest with a couple of buddies. Weather was great for the ride down but started to cloud over whilst having our full English breakfasts. Hard ride back partly to do me not noticing that my brakes were jammed against my backwheel, explains why i was struggling to keep up.

Cheers

Marek

[Antloony]

[quote="Keith"]Ant was "walking wounded" at the cafe, following a fall . Hope the grazes heal up soon.

[Rob W]

Thanks Keith for the text to see if i was ok Saturday afternoon.My club run was a bit of a bad one.Ive had a bad chest all week lots of coughing and a snotty nose.Should have set off with the 18s for an easy ride.But no had to go with the training group,ego took over on that decision.The chest had ,i thought got much better.Well on the steps i started to feel not so good but chased back on and dug in.I got up into the woods and that was it off they all went with me left coughing and spluttering.Cheers Serge for seeing if i was ok.But the effort was to much and as soon as i took it easy everything felt better.So i turned around and went of home.Hopfully better luck next time.

[Stu Merckx Man]

Good TG ride. people have been coming on leaps and bounds. paul made his third recce into the training group, and on his new bike, he put in some strong turns before newdigate, and only seemed to suffer as we got near charlswood and we all went ballistic. Aussie rich seamed a lot stronger. the last 2 weeks he got dropped just before the through and off, but this week he was putting in some seriously strong turns on the front and never looked to be in trouble, and had enough left in the tank to fight it out at the sprint.

i personally didnt feel so good on the way out, and let Kieth do most of the work, hes going super strong at the moment, and won the sprint convincingly.

went back the boxhill way and felt much better, and was in the mood to hurt myself, so did as much as i could on the front. up boxhill and soon it was just me and serge, and we set off to 'embarrass' the people we past on the way up. we stayed together all the way to the top where serge gave me the victory just after the last hairpin.

we stopped for a bit at the top, and had a funny altercation with some t0sser who wanted to take big simon to court for calling him names when he cut simon up.

good blast back to coulsdon.

[Antloony]

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Thats my backside...not a pretty sight at the best of times but I think the road rash is done quite tastefully.

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My arm. Handy tip, never fall off where the council have just laid lovely fresh pea sized grit as it makes bloody great holes in your arm.

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My forearm...yes looks like my knee but Ive got popeye forearms...Im a freak.

I've covered the wounds on my arms with hydrocolloid dressings, they stop the wound from drying out and forming a scab promoting faster healing and less scar tissue. They look a bit disgusting but seem to be doing the job. Anyone else used this type of dressing?

[Ivor]

[quote="Antloony"] They look a bit disgusting but seem to be doing the job. Anyone else used this type of dressing?

[Snoop Doug]

[quote="Sean Hogan - 何祥"]Jesus! Attach a warning please. I very nearly opened that image at work

[Antloony]

[quote="Sean Hogan - 何祥"]Jesus! Attach a warning please. I very nearly opened that image at work

[Paulos Fandangos]

Had a good ride out with the Training Group, not too shabby, everyone taking a turn, brutal in places but all in all a good one. Everyone was looking strong, even Rob with his chest infection (every now and then I'd hear a cough from behind) rode out with us until Rusper.

T&O was smoother than the last few wks, and I was going well until Keith put the power down off the r'bout up to the lights. We all dig deep to stay on. After a re-group, re-shuffle, and a scare on the r'bout up Charlwood Road we were heading for the sprint. I'm starting to feel this one a bit so I drop off thinking I may be cooked. However, I managed to get back on for the lead out. Keith, Rich and Stu were sprinting it out. Congrats Keith. I cruised home just behind in 4th.

Up and over to Box Hill was much of the same. Took one of two turns on the front before settling down for the hill. Unfortunately the ride had taken its toll over the day and I couldn't hang onto an impressive pace set by Stu and Serge climbing Box. After we had refueled at the top, and had enough of arguing with an impatient driver we decided to move on. I was feeling a little tired. Some gear problems (new cables) left me behind and was playing catch-up. Nice as the guys were, they waited further up the road, by which time I was well cooked. I think I lasted another half mile. By the time I got home, dodging a few raindrops I'd ridden a decent 60miles. Cheers to all the guys in the group, myself and the new bike will definitely be back. Watch this space....keep watching....still...


Paul