Author Topic: Transcontinental 2017.  (Read 45543 times)

LittleWheelsandBig

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Re: Transcontinental 2017.
« Reply #25 on: 19 November, 2016, 03:41:03 pm »
I wear trophy jerseys that I've earned. Other folk can wear whatever they want, regardless of what I think, be it approval or otherwise.
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Phil W

Re: Transcontinental 2017.
« Reply #26 on: 19 November, 2016, 03:57:01 pm »
Your cookies are clearly set differently to mine - a jersey would cost me £105, but socks only £12.

As for entry, I'm in two minds. Clashes with LEL, and that's both unfinished business and only every four years ...

(ETA - Peculiar. Just gone back to the shopping site, and now the jersey's £95 for me too. Ho hum.)

It said £105 for me as well but if you added it to your basket it then came up as £95. Subsequent visits the price on the product page was £95.

mattc

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Re: Transcontinental 2017.
« Reply #27 on: 19 November, 2016, 04:04:53 pm »
I wear trophy jerseys that I've earned. Other folk can wear whatever they want, regardless of what I think, be it approval or otherwise.
Clearly this isn't a "trophy jersey" - it's there in black-and-white.
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LittleWheelsandBig

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Re: Transcontinental 2017.
« Reply #28 on: 19 November, 2016, 05:10:41 pm »
Other people are welcome to have different opinions to me. It wouldn't be the first time. Personally, I'd get a little embarrassed by folk asking which year I'd ridden the event.
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Re: Transcontinental 2017.
« Reply #29 on: 19 November, 2016, 07:02:28 pm »
Other people are welcome to have different opinions to me. It wouldn't be the first time. Personally, I'd get a little embarrassed by folk asking which year I'd ridden the event.
Ah, so it IS about other's opinions!  ;)
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LittleWheelsandBig

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Re: Transcontinental 2017.
« Reply #30 on: 19 November, 2016, 07:04:08 pm »
I'm happy to look down my nose at any person I think deserves it. Obviously, others are able to do the same.
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Re: Transcontinental 2017.
« Reply #31 on: 19 November, 2016, 07:12:45 pm »
An interesting conundrum, I can see both sides of the coin, ultimately each to their own.
Bottom line, TCR has given the thumbs up for general dispatch.
 Mike Hall seems to be very keen NOT to over commercialise the TCR, keep personal control and grow it organically. Thats one of the things thats so appealing to the whole concept. He's obviously happy with this issue as a low key revenue stream, and way of raising awareness of the race.
Furthermore, its a serious bit of tried and tested kit that long distance riders could utilise. Thats a good thing.
 I think the coveted numbered cap that is issued prior to the race is the swag that is reserved strictly for participants.

Many moons ago I spent 30 weeks down at Lympstone to earn a converted green beret, only to find out that they also hand them out if you join the cub scouts. ;D



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Re: Transcontinental 2017.
« Reply #32 on: 19 November, 2016, 07:42:19 pm »
AFAIAC, if something is on general sale, then someone wearing it isn't making any statement about their 'right' to wear it, because it's not something that has been or needed to be 'earned.'

I won't be looking down my nose at anyone wearing one of these, in the same way as I don't look down my nose at someone wearing one of the (explicitly sold for fundraising) OYTT jerseys from Milltag. Clearly other people's MMV.

(Mind you, at a hundred quid a pop, I don't think I'll be buying one myself.)

LittleWheelsandBig

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Re: Transcontinental 2017.
« Reply #33 on: 19 November, 2016, 07:51:09 pm »
World championship jerseys are available for purchase. I look forward to seeing JS's new multicoloured jersey.

https://www.prendas.co.uk/collections/jerseys/products/uci-time-trial-world-champion-world-champion-jersey
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Re: Transcontinental 2017.
« Reply #34 on: 19 November, 2016, 08:04:41 pm »
I'm definitely in the 'you'd have to be a bit of a whopper to wear one if you hadn't actually raced it' camp.

mattc

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Re: Transcontinental 2017.
« Reply #35 on: 19 November, 2016, 08:19:28 pm »
World championship jerseys are available for purchase. I look forward to see JS's new multicoloured jersey.
Yes, but not from the same channel that the World Champions acquire them. And not for the same price.



(I have some lovely cheap merino socks from PlanetX with champion stripes on them, and you will have to pay me to stop wearing them (enough to buy "normal" merino socks). So there. )
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Re: Transcontinental 2017.
« Reply #36 on: 19 November, 2016, 09:13:00 pm »
World championship jerseys are available for purchase. I look forward to seeing JS's new multicoloured jersey.

Don't you have quite a nice Molteni jersey?

I'm definitely in the 'you'd have to be a bit of a whopper to wear one if you hadn't actually raced it' camp.

Fair enough. Me, I don't care either way.

LittleWheelsandBig

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Re: Transcontinental 2017.
« Reply #37 on: 19 November, 2016, 09:22:48 pm »
Not quite. I have an On-One jumper in Molteni colours.

I do have a couple of replica team jerseys. I don't think I'm likely to be asked if I'd ridden professionally in the sixties or seventies, given I was born late in the '60s. I don't wear more recent team kit.
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Re: Transcontinental 2017.
« Reply #38 on: 19 November, 2016, 09:41:21 pm »
I couldn't remember whether I always mistake your top for a Molteni one, or always think the On-One jersey looks like yours, or in fact both ...

As you've remarked in the past, I've got a couple of pairs of Olympic Development Team shorts. If anyone mistakes me for an Olympic hopeful, Team GB has real problems.

("They were cheap on ebay" is the answer that quells all questions. And I even got into a nice chat with someone who's really on the development squad, albeit for BMX, on my way back from the Upper Thames a couple of years ago.)

Re: Transcontinental 2017.
« Reply #39 on: 19 November, 2016, 10:36:55 pm »
I have a Motorhead UK tour 1981 t-shirt at the bottom of a drawer, but I can't remember if I was at the gig or not. ???
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Phil W

Re: Transcontinental 2017.
« Reply #40 on: 19 November, 2016, 10:50:18 pm »
I have a Motorhead UK tour 1981 t-shirt at the bottom of a drawer, but I can't remember if I was at the gig or not. ???

Were you in Motorhead?

Re: Transcontinental 2017.
« Reply #41 on: 19 November, 2016, 10:58:38 pm »
I have a Motorhead UK tour 1981 t-shirt at the bottom of a drawer, but I can't remember if I was at the gig or not. ???

Were you in Motorhead?

Dunno Brained out..total amnesia.
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mattc

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Re: Transcontinental 2017.
« Reply #42 on: 20 November, 2016, 08:37:05 am »
I have a Motorhead UK tour 1981 t-shirt at the bottom of a drawer, but I can't remember if I was at the gig or not. ???

Were you in Motorhead?

 ;D

Incidentally, Mike Hall was wearing a natty "TCR"-branded gilet as he dropped me on the first of Sunday's climbs. Has he ridden the TCR?
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LittleWheelsandBig

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Re: Transcontinental 2017.
« Reply #43 on: 20 November, 2016, 11:46:35 am »
As you've remarked in the past, I've got a couple of pairs of Olympic Development Team shorts. If anyone mistakes me for an Olympic hopeful, Team GB has real problems.

Just because you can, doesn't mean you should. That is how memes get started.
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Mr Larrington

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Re: Transcontinental 2017.
« Reply #44 on: 20 November, 2016, 01:23:23 pm »
I have a Motorhead UK tour 1981 t-shirt at the bottom of a drawer, but I can't remember if I was at the gig or not. ???

So do I, and for a brief period after The French Ride in 2007 I was actually able to fit inside it as well.
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Karla

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Re: Transcontinental 2017.
« Reply #45 on: 20 November, 2016, 01:33:49 pm »
I have a Motorhead UK tour 1981 t-shirt at the bottom of a drawer, but I can't remember if I was at the gig or not. ???

Were you in Motorhead?

 ;D

Incidentally, Mike Hall was wearing a natty "TCR"-branded gilet as he dropped me on the first of Sunday's climbs. Has he ridden the TCR?

I saw Oleg Tinkoff wearing a pro jersey.  Has he ridden the Tour de France?  ;)

Re: Transcontinental 2017.
« Reply #46 on: 20 November, 2016, 05:22:48 pm »
I have a Motorhead UK tour 1981 t-shirt at the bottom of a drawer, but I can't remember if I was at the gig or not. ???

Were you in Motorhead?

 ;D

Incidentally, Mike Hall was wearing a natty "TCR"-branded gilet as he dropped me on the first of Sunday's climbs. Has he ridden the TCR?

I saw Oleg Tinkoff wearing a pro jersey.  Has he ridden the Tour de France?  ;)


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Re: Transcontinental 2017.
« Reply #47 on: 28 November, 2016, 09:13:18 pm »
I would wear this and perhaps if santa is good I will be able to.

I would wear this to remind myself of what true suffering was and to motivate myself at my level of suffering.


marcusjb

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Re: Transcontinental 2017.
« Reply #48 on: 30 November, 2016, 10:41:44 pm »
Marcus J-B is going for it

That is the plan! Seeing as I have ridden less km in August to now than I did in 10 days in may/June, I face a winter of utter misery should I get a place. Half killing myself getting my new business up and running, but TCR is totally the goal.

Having toured in the Balkans in September, I am glad I will not be racing through them. Do not get me wrong, beautiful, but the worst driving standards I have yet experienced.

If I get a place, then I plan to be able to race - new company might not be making much money by then, but hopefully the sale of my equity in old co means I will be able to afford to do it whatever. I have put some money aside (from the rest of the money I have had to put aside whilst my income is unclear), so it will be fine. There is unlikely to be any new bike though, unless things really take off.

If I do not get a place, then I have about half a dozen options for DIY rides of similar length to TCR - some of which are, frankly, fucking nuts; so I certainly won't get bored.

Now if I could only start getting things more under control and not working every waking second, then I might get out on the bikes more. Getting a place will be more than enough motivation and ramping up from January will not be an issue for a race in July. Probably.
Right! What's next?

Ooooh. That sounds like a daft idea.  I am in!

Re: Transcontinental 2017.
« Reply #49 on: 01 December, 2016, 08:02:14 am »
Good thinking:  Jan-July is plenty of time to get into shape, and I'm sure your old bike will do just fine.  In fact it will save you a load of time getting a new one ready and sorted out.
I understand what you say about driving in the Balkans (when I did geography Rumania, Bulgaria and Greece were in the Balkans too!) but I think significantly different standards apply for touring vs something like the TCR.  I loved cycling in Bosnia and Kosovo and I thought about whether I would consider doing a tour with my wife there.  The answer was no, because of the driving standards (same for Italy). 
Fingers crossed for you in the ballot.