Author Topic: Pendle 600 - Anyone know any details? (Read 103843 times)

teethgrinder · « **Reply #350 on:** 22 June, 2013, 02:13:29 pm »

19-20 starters.

I'll start the bidding at 15 finishers.

I noticed one setting off on fixed. Looked like about 65" to me.

They should get blown up the pretty tough night section to Hexham. If the wind drops on the way to Penrith it would be very handy. I think that section will be the bit that is talked about if the wind stays up, especially if it rains as well.

Exit Stage Left · « **Reply #351 on:** 22 June, 2013, 02:16:28 pm »

I saw two fixed, the guy with the beard and the Brixton hat, and Mike Thompson of the VC167.

Chris S · « **Reply #352 on:** 22 June, 2013, 02:20:52 pm »

Quote from: Exit Stage Left on 22 June, 2013, 02:16:28 pm

I saw two fixed, the guy with the beard and the Brixton hat, and Mike Thompson of the VC167.

Jonah of this parish.

teethgrinder · « **Reply #353 on:** 22 June, 2013, 02:27:25 pm »

I hope they are using SPD or Time ATAC so they can walk a bit easier.

I remember last year thinking that I walked more miles on Pendle than I do when I go for a walk.
Not that I go for a walk very often...

teethgrinder · « **Reply #354 on:** 22 June, 2013, 02:28:45 pm »

Though I did put my wheel on the wrong way around and was using a bigger gear than I'd planned. Thought it'd be good practise for Crackpot etc.

Chris S · « **Reply #355 on:** 22 June, 2013, 02:33:39 pm »

Oof - steady 15mph southwesterly at RAF Leeming. Returning west is going to be rough methinks!

Andy Corless · « **Reply #356 on:** 22 June, 2013, 02:35:21 pm »

Latest:

20-riders started this morning. No-one had arrived at Robin Hood's Bay (171km) by 12:40pm.

I'll be catching up with them all later on the way to Langwathby.

Andy Corless
Organiser
Pendle 600

Deano · « **Reply #357 on:** 22 June, 2013, 02:39:16 pm »

Quote from: Chris S on 22 June, 2013, 02:33:39 pm

Oof - steady 15mph southwesterly at RAF Leeming. Returning west is going to be rough methinks!

It feels a bit stronger than that out there. It'll make Stokesley to Barnie a bit of a slog.

And there are some hefty showers knocking about. Hopefully the riders can dodge 'em!

mcshroom · « **Reply #358 on:** 22 June, 2013, 08:05:43 pm »

The wind this side of the pennines is rather unpleasant as well St Bees Head weather station was reading SW 23mph gudsting 32mph. Whatever it was it felt bad on the way home today.

Wobbly · « **Reply #359 on:** 22 June, 2013, 09:03:12 pm »

Quote from: teethgrinder on 22 June, 2013, 02:27:25 pm

I hope they are using SPD or Time ATAC so they can walk a bit easier.

...and that's why I've always used Time ATAC cleats/pedals.

I suspect the Pendle chaps are in for a wild and windy night though. It's been interesting follwing some of them on Twitter - hash tag #pendle600

Feline · « **Reply #360 on:** 23 June, 2013, 01:46:54 am »

Simon was at Hexham 343k at 11.40pm. Marcus, RegT and Dr Mekon were with him. He said the wind was epic but the rain hadn't really got them yet. Apparently Jonah fell over

Good luck out there all!

simonp · « **Reply #361 on:** 23 June, 2013, 03:54:41 am »

Now at 400k sleep stop. Descending Hartside in cloud and driving rain is not recommended. Reg and Dr Mekon here; me and Dr Mekon were 5th and 6th to arrive.

marcusjb · « **Reply #362 on:** 23 June, 2013, 04:44:53 am »

I am the 7th in and I am glad to be here. Bit touch and go descending Hartside. I was so cold and wet, really in a bad way.

Warm and dry now.

Jonah did have a tumble when another of his AC Hackney team mates clipped wheels going up a hill - it was a comedy tumble for sure. More scary sounding was bob bialek having a front tyre blowout going down Rosedale Chimney Bank (the one with sign suggesting (insisting?) that cyclists dismount to go down it.

marcusjb · « **Reply #363 on:** 23 June, 2013, 06:34:15 am »

An hour of decent kip and I am readying for the off. Look better again now.

8 riders still to come, including all 5 Hackney riders who have hopefully weathered the storms.

Man that was grim.

marcusjb · « **Reply #364 on:** 23 June, 2013, 06:54:54 am »

2 more drowned rats arrived (Jonah and Jordan).

Time for me to head on out again!

GrahamG · « **Reply #365 on:** 23 June, 2013, 01:40:39 pm »

Thanks for the updates Marcus (here and twitter!) - good to keep track. Hope all are well given the conditions!

Phil W · « **Reply #366 on:** 23 June, 2013, 06:32:03 pm »

Marcus has less than 50k to go now, Hardknott and Wrynose done....

Revellinho · « **Reply #367 on:** 23 June, 2013, 07:41:50 pm »

Sadly, I ran out of time half way round. Setting off nearly an hour late, due to a sequence of mishaps didn't help, but the main reason was too much work and too little sleep in the run up - just did not have it in me to fight that wind. Fell asleep on the bike between Barnard C and Hexham, so had a kip in a bus shelter and when I woke up the time was out. Cycled to Langwathby - heading West to Alston was ridiculously hard. Caught the train to Helifield and rode down to Pendleton.

Massive well done to all the finishers, for June that was bordering on the silly. The Easter Arrow was easier.

Kevin - hope you got home OK, and Bob - well done for clawing time back after your enforced stop, hope you finished in time.

Peter · « **Reply #368 on:** 23 June, 2013, 07:50:22 pm »

Commiserations, Paul. Starting something like this with insufficient sleep is a real disadvantage. It must have been pretty tough - and you knew what to expect from last year. Anyone who finishes this ride (as you did last year) has done something special. There will be some tales to tell....

veloboy · « **Reply #369 on:** 23 June, 2013, 07:53:28 pm »

Well, damn that was a hard ride!!!
Thought I wasn't going to make my train from Clitheroe today, but with the help of Swiss Hat and Ray, we kept chipping away at the never ending climbs, rain and wind! We got in just after 17:00, leaving me about 10min to spare to make my train... 👍
Knackered now - more later, but surely one of the hardest 600's 😩

Deano · « **Reply #370 on:** 23 June, 2013, 07:57:44 pm »

Bad luck, Rev!

tubbycyclist · « **Reply #371 on:** 23 June, 2013, 08:08:58 pm »

Quote from: Revellinho on 23 June, 2013, 07:41:50 pm

Sadly, I ran out of time half way round. Setting off nearly an hour late, due to a sequence of mishaps didn't help, but the main reason was too much work and too little sleep in the run up - just did not have it in me to fight that wind. Fell asleep on the bike between Barnard C and Hexham, so had a kip in a bus shelter and when I woke up the time was out. Cycled to Langwathby - heading West to Alston was ridiculously hard. Caught the train to Helifield and rode down to Pendleton.

Massive well done to all the finishers, for June that was bordering on the silly. The Easter Arrow was easier.

Kevin - hope you got home OK, and Bob - well done for clawing time back after your enforced stop, hope you finished in time.

Sorry to hear that - must have been a tough overnight section. I knew I was done for when I started losing time on the "easy section" whilst fighting the head wind and thought the tops would be tough. Rode into the westerly this morning to get the car from Pendleton and it must have been even incredibly difficult going over to Seascale. Fair play to Robert - after his blow out on Rosedale Bank he came off on another descent after another front wheel blow out and looked shaken at Robin Hood's Bay. Must have been tough to make back time after that.

simonp · « **Reply #372 on:** 23 June, 2013, 08:39:51 pm »

DrMekon and I finished about 20 minutes ago. Almost 1000m climbing in the final 50-odd k for extra spice.

Chris S · « **Reply #373 on:** 23 June, 2013, 08:44:38 pm »

Quote from: simonp on 23 June, 2013, 08:39:51 pm

DrMekon and I finished about 20 minutes ago. Almost 1000m climbing in the final 50-odd k for extra spice.

Well done!

veloboy · « **Reply #374 on:** 23 June, 2013, 08:48:30 pm »

Oh, yes and there we were, thinking we were on a 'roll' having felt the faster A-roads to Carnforth went better than thought!
Quite especially cruel on the last 24km (that was above the 600 mark) - always a nice touch! 😱

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