Elenith 2008 roll call

[Maladict]

I now have a picture in my mind, courtesy of Pumpers' RR:

Don't look at me, I am so shyslow.  Don't look at me, just pretend I am not here.  I am shyslow.  I am S-H-YS-L-O-W.

Unfortunately I didn't need the maid's outfit / Pumpers juxtaposition.  Pass the brain bleach. 

I am at a total loss to know what this means   

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/2woVEO6Zdm0&rel=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/2woVEO6Zdm0&rel=1</a>

[border-rider]

I knew what he meant

[tonyh]

So how does the climbing on this compare to the BCM??  I'd love to do the BCM but felt like I was going backwards on this - severe doubts  as to whether i could hack another 300k on top!

The Elenith has some steep descents, and you can "lose" a lot of time on those; not so on the BCM. And you'll have ages in hand, as well.

Thanks to all for the fascinating ride reports and stories!
I'm trying to recover enough to write something (that's what I'm still saying about my Chiltern-Cotswold DIY Calendar 300, over 3 weeks ago [SO long ago that I now enjoyed it immensely]).

[Greenbank]

Not mine, hence a link rather than inline:-

http://www.panoramio.com/photo/8121662

[border-rider]

As  featured in the Grauniad a couple of months ago

[Greenbank]

Spotted it on Google Earth after looking for some nice photos of the Devil's Staircase (there aren't any) and the Elan Valley (there are some).

[Chris N]

Dave's pics of this year's Elenith are up, including another of the phone box:

http://www.kidderminsterctc.smugmug.com/gallery/2292089_5NrUT#278322260_kvgHS

[border-rider]

Great pictures !

For anyone who's not ridden it - they really capture its essence.

The Alan Vance one is amusing - I guess that's on the top bit where it is possible to hoy a fixie.  I don't think many people could ride the lower part on 63"

[Ian H]

I was a couple of miles further on, patching a tyre. He arrived  looking a little grey.

[Blade]

Fantastic pictures from Dave Pountney . But how can he stop and take all those picures, yet still finish so far in front of me?

My photo at the finish shows just how wrecked I was, yet so pleased to have finished with FIVE whole minutes in hand 

[Greenbank]

Anyone had their Brevet card back from the Elenith?

I'm waiting to be quite proud of it (and work out what all of the stamps spelt out.)

Results have long since been up on the AUK site but no sign of the card.

(This isn't a whinge at all, and I understand that someone involved in the validation chain has been waylaid recently...GWS...)

[Jethro]

Waiting for my card as well, so you are not alone.

[Ian H]

It's BRM. Got to wait for the ACP validation stickers.

[Greenbank]

Good point. Ta very much.

[Greenbank]

Arrived this morning!

Took a minute to work out what the control stamps spelt out. I was trying to think if "popweedral" could be split into any Welsh words but then the morning coffee kicked in.

[Blade]

My all-time favourite of Elenith control phrases was from a year when it was run on the first of April.

The control stamps spelt out  the phrase 'APRIL FOOL'