Mille Cymru - Welsh 1000 - 23-26/07/2010

[jogler]

Is anyone else tempted to avoid the gratuitous hill just after Llanberis and just ride down the main road?

AIUI my son rides that every day either to or from work

[Joolz]

There is a nice view at the top as well.  I tested the MT with 23 mm tyres and the S and C and it was fine.  The gates are more of a problem.  Joolz

[Needham-matt]

If I turn up before 5 is the camping field obvious?
or am I likely to upset the locals by pitching up on the village green by accident .  

[Greenbank]

Is anyone else tempted to avoid the gratuitous hill just after Llanberis and just ride down the main road?

I believe Mr Forrest avoided it that way on the S&C 400.

Over the lumps (Llanberis to past Waunfawr): 10.59km and 227m climbing
Along the A4086 but turn off before Llanrug: 10.83km and 153m climbing
Main road to Pont Rug: 14.02km and 192m climbing

Since it's an AAA rated ride, and every metre of climbing counts towards the AAA points I'd be sticking to the route if it were me.

[Greenbank]

If I turn up before 5 is the camping field obvious?
or am I likely to upset the locals by pitching up on the village green by accident .  

It's obvious, it's the grass to the right and behind the village hall.

Stick this into google maps: 52.708067,-2.663353

[Needham-matt]

If I turn up before 5 is the camping field obvious?
or am I likely to upset the locals by pitching up on the village green by accident .  

It's obvious, it's the grass to the right and behind the village hall.

Stick this into google maps: 52.708067,-2.663353

cheers

[JohnHamilton]

If I turn up before 5 is the camping field obvious?
or am I likely to upset the locals by pitching up on the village green by accident .  

It's obvious, it's the grass to the right and behind the village hall.

Stick this into google maps: 52.708067,-2.663353

Beat me to it. I'll most likely be there earlier in the afternoon to get things set up anyway.

[jogler]

If I turn up before 5 is the camping field obvious?
or am I likely to upset the locals by pitching up on the village green by accident . 

mrs. jogler is coming to asist me with my assisting so we will be using the caravan(her orthoepeadic issues dont't allow her back to work well enough to cope with my low profile tent) so the field will have at least a trafficjammer in it,early pm

[Gog yn y De]

You're all going to suffer 

All the best!

[Millepete]

I suspect the locals are getting used to the sight of weary cyclists turning up at all hours.
If they aren't now, they will be by Monday morning

Talking of gratuitous hills, I suspect that by Sunday night/Monday morning you will be fed up with the section of the B4358 between Newbridge and Beulah as you will have ridden it 3 times ( twice North to South and finally back the other way on the final leg.
If John had managed to find a hall around Llandrindod or Builth Wells you would have been spared two of these traverses
C'est la vie!

[Roberto]

A big well done and thank you to the folks who have set this all up and who will be helping out over the weekend.

All I have to do is get myself down there tomorrow and ride around on my bike for a few days ...easy 

Cheers
Roberto

[Wascally Weasel]

Good luck all! 

[Greenbank]

For the riders:-



Enjoy it, I can't wait for the pangs of jealousy once it starts...

[Basil]

Good luck you nutters. 
I'll see you at Llanwrtyd. (Several times, I hope)

[Panoramix]

Menu is French Onion Soup, Veggy Chilli and Crumble with Custard.

John.

Onion soup? This is how we usually cure our hangovers!

[kcass]

Anyone got any ideas for watching Thursdays tour stage?  my hotel doesn't have itv4

Maybe a pub. They'd probably put it on for a few extra cusomers. I get to Shrewsbury at around 2.30 so might have a quick look round there.

Or will there be internet in the hall?

[Joolz]

No internet at the hall unless things of changes - it's quite a rural location.  I would have thought your best bet would be a pub in Shrewsbury.
See you tomorrow, Joolz

[Deano]

... I can't wait for the pangs of jealousy once it starts...

Me too.  I might have been able to enter if the useless drones at work had organised the leave system in time.  Bah.

Have a good ride, everyone!

[JohnHamilton]

No internet at the hall unless things of changes - it's quite a rural location.  I would have thought your best bet would be a pub in Shrewsbury.
See you tomorrow, Joolz

Mobile internet is pretty iffy (certainly on 3 or Orange) and certainly not up to streaming video.

[Chris S]

Aren't you lot going to have enough cycling over the weekend, without wanting to watch it on TV too?

[Hot Flatus]

Its thursday.

Do you not know what that means??

[Paul D]

Its thursday.

Do you not know what that means??

Your weekly colonic?

[Chris S]

Its thursday.

Do you not know what that means??

Arse! I missed Blue Peter 

[Fidgetbuzz]

All the very very best to all riders - I hope you have reasonable weather and a great weekend.

Anybody tweeting progress - or is it being posted on this thread?

roger

[mattc]

Quite a few of us, but I'm not expecting much reception in Cymru.

http://twitter.com/#search?q=%23mc1k