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Mersey Roads 24hr 2022
LittleWheelsandBig:
--- Quote from: felstedrider on 08 June, 2022, 01:59:30 pm ---Last year the course was the same as when you last marshalled although they may have done one or 2 extra Battlebridge legs. Safe to say it's all still based at Prees. The finishing circuit was new and all on the industrial estate at Wrexham (quite quick as no hill).
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I heard last weekend that the A41 road surface has become pretty bad and I guess that fair chunks of the course are still truck-infested, despite the reduction in traffic to Ireland. Such is life, as they say.
felstedrider:
--- Quote from: LittleWheelsandBig on 09 June, 2022, 10:40:03 am ---
--- Quote from: felstedrider on 08 June, 2022, 01:59:30 pm ---Last year the course was the same as when you last marshalled although they may have done one or 2 extra Battlebridge legs. Safe to say it's all still based at Prees. The finishing circuit was new and all on the industrial estate at Wrexham (quite quick as no hill).
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I heard last weekend that the A41 road surface has become pretty bad and I guess that fair chunks of the course are still truck-infested, despite the reduction in traffic to Ireland. Such is life, as they say.
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I've not been up there since 2019. I did enter last year but had a crisis of confidence and flaked.
You may have already found this but last years details here :-
https://www.cyclingtimetrials.org.uk/race-details/22059
As a rider I didn't notice how busy it was but the team at Prees thought the roads were busy. This is not unusual as I marshalled on the Breckland 12hr last year and I thought racing on the road was madness but I never noticed as a rider. I didn't the A41 rough last time but there were quite a few holes in the miles coming up to and leaving Prees on the night circuit. Trike-wise Quina Brook has a lot of bends but you probably know that.
Note also, compulsory lids at TTs this year, along with permanent front and rear lights.
LittleWheelsandBig:
Yes, I particularly hate the new requirement to wear a helmet for 24hrs straight in a low tuck. I don’t think I will do this race again.
The bends are the enjoyable bit of riding a trike. Trundling along in a straight line is pretty boring.
felstedrider:
--- Quote from: LittleWheelsandBig on 09 June, 2022, 10:55:56 am ---Yes, I particularly hate the new requirement to wear a helmet for 24hrs straight in a low tuck. I don’t think I will do this race again.
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Thinking back on the 3 24s that I managed to finish I did have to take my helmet off for the last 2hrs of the first one when my neck pretty much gave out. The other 2 it stayed on for the whole event but the option to remove in any heat or with a bad neck would have been useful.
I would like another go but I'm not sure I can put myself through the training again. I may have peaked with my last ride.
cygnet:
I'm not going to race this year - too out of shape and still recovering from last year (when I probably should not have raced)
I'm not a motorist, but am licensed to drive so if LWaB you would like some support (or anyone else of this parish) I'm happy to help. Otherwise I'll hope to to Marshall.
[Thought I'd give racers an option first)
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