Author Topic: The TT Thread (Read 417946 times)

David Martin · « **Reply #375 on:** 03 April, 2009, 08:16:21 am »

Quote from: rogerzilla on 02 April, 2009, 06:54:04 pm

Total fail tonight.

Tried to phone the organiser at 9am to reserve a start slot (optional and not normally required) but he didn't answer. Was in a meeting all day. Drove out to the start to sign on and was 36th in line...entry closed at 35 riders

After the phenomenal success of last year (when we had > 50 riders at some events) we now have a cap of 40 per event. This could get ugly.. Either that or we start a satellite series north of the Tay.

..d

gonzo · « **Reply #376 on:** 05 April, 2009, 12:16:20 pm »

First ever 25 for me today - 1.01.28. Winner did a 54.06. Could have gone faster, but didn't want to blow up before the end.

I did, however, get the fastest time in my category and so won my entry fee back + £3. I suspect that I was in the wrong category though as I was fastest in mine, the one above and the one above that. I think I was only 10 secs off winning the 2nd from top one!

Frenchie · « **Reply #377 on:** 05 April, 2009, 11:05:15 pm »

Well I have an 81'' on one side and a 86'' on the other. Can't wait for the new season club TTs...

Blah · « **Reply #378 on:** 06 April, 2009, 09:10:05 am »

Quote from: gonzo on 05 April, 2009, 12:16:20 pm

First ever 25 for me today - 1.01.28. Winner did a 54.06. Could have gone faster, but didn't want to blow up before the end.

I did, however, get the fastest time in my category and so won my entry fee back + £3. I suspect that I was in the wrong category though as I was fastest in mine, the one above and the one above that. I think I was only 10 secs off winning the 2nd from top one!

Nice one, that's a respectable time as it is but it sounds like a sub-hour is on!

gonzo · « **Reply #379 on:** 06 April, 2009, 10:30:16 am »

Quote from: Blah on 06 April, 2009, 09:10:05 am

Nice one, that's a respectable time as it is but it sounds like a sub-hour is on!

Thanks and yup, that's the sub hour is something that I'm really after. Having said that though, the conditions for the course I was on yesterday were apparently the best they've ever been.

David Martin · « **Reply #380 on:** 08 April, 2009, 10:06:44 pm »

Strong winds tonight. Tough on the longer leg going out, coming back I started to settle but missed my target time. Given my relative placing I thin I am going better than last year.

5 miles. 14.14
Last year's times were 13.55 and 13.59 on a course without a dead turn. (and less wind) Going out I was struggling to get to 20. Coming back I was doing 29mph on the flat. The out leg is 1km longer than the return.
30th out of 45.

..d

токамак · « **Reply #381 on:** 15 April, 2009, 03:06:49 pm »

I did the Bishops Stortford CC Easter Hilly on Monday. And it was hard! Lots of up and down with sharp bends and gravel to keep you on your toes. Course E15/27 - advertised as 27.5 miles but more like 28.5 going over the finish line. It was a good morning for it, a bit overcast but otherwise pleasant, and if it wasn't for slogging my guts out I could have enjoyed the scenery more! My time: 1 hour 23 minutes and something seconds, just above 20mph average. I think the winning time was around 1 hour 9 minutes.

Antelope RT 50km 3up Team Time Trial this Saturday!

mike · « **Reply #382 on:** 15 April, 2009, 04:27:02 pm »

Quote from: TOKaMaK on 15 April, 2009, 03:06:49 pm

E15/27

goes within 1/2 mile of my front door - you should have popped in for a cup of tea on the way past!!

Palinurus · « **Reply #383 on:** 15 April, 2009, 06:54:37 pm »

Quote from: TOKaMaK on 15 April, 2009, 03:06:49 pm

Antelope RT 50km 3up Team Time Trial this Saturday!

I entered that a couple of years back, it's a good event. I liked the course (although I don't know what it's like when there's a breeze blowing). Meant to try and get a team together to do it this year but didn't get round to it.

David Martin · « **Reply #384 on:** 15 April, 2009, 11:52:22 pm »

First 10 of the year. FI-7 course with a brisk Northeasterly. Not helped by having my bike computer fail on me before the start. Seemed to feel like I was pacing it well, finished with a 28.18 which put me 36th on the night (out of 41). Possibly underpaced it. Just over 21.5mph average.

I will be stiff tomorrow.

..d

Frenchie · « **Reply #385 on:** 16 April, 2009, 09:08:31 am »

Grrr... cold, dark, rainy day here which makes me an unlikely starter tonight!!

токамак · « **Reply #386 on:** 16 April, 2009, 09:45:14 am »

Quote from: mike on 15 April, 2009, 04:27:02 pm

Quote from: TOKaMaK on 15 April, 2009, 03:06:49 pm
E15/27
goes within 1/2 mile of my front door - you should have popped in for a cup of tea on the way past!!

Then you should have been out competing on your new bike!

Quote from: Palinurus on 15 April, 2009, 06:54:37 pm

Quote from: TOKaMaK on 15 April, 2009, 03:06:49 pm
Antelope RT 50km 3up Team Time Trial this Saturday!
I entered that a couple of years back, it's a good event. I liked the course (although I don't know what it's like when there's a breeze blowing). Meant to try and get a team together to do it this year but didn't get round to it.

I'm looking forward to it, big event. You've got all the university and college teams earlier in the day and then the club riders. My club (Chelmer) has 4 teams entered - an A B and C team for the men and a women's team too.

I went out for practice run with the other two guys last night - none of us have done a team time trial before (we're the C team). We had a bit of coaching from a more experienced club member, and I'm glad we had a rehersal for this - it's not easy! The hardest part for me was getting on the back of the group after a stint at the front - a big push when your legs just want to give up!

Dinamo · « **Reply #387 on:** 16 April, 2009, 03:29:13 pm »

First TT of the season last night.
Severn RC Evening 10 on their new course, UC186.
With the passing of a fairly severe thunderstorm 90 minutes before the off,
the course was on damp roads in humid conditions.
Finished on 24:53 ( 4th out of 19th ! ) very pleased with that

Palinurus · « **Reply #388 on:** 19 April, 2009, 12:04:40 pm »

Another 25, another cold and windy morning (my hands were freezing in mitts on the way over). This time the HCC114 course on the A413.

1:05:50

I would've liked to have got under 1:05, but considering the wind conditions that's not a bad time for me. Should be able to get under my target of 1:02:30 this season (thought that under the hour was a bit of a stretch).

What with riding there and back and a bit of a warm-up I got a metric century in too.

Fixedwheelnut · « **Reply #389 on:** 19 April, 2009, 01:42:12 pm »

Quote from: Fixedwheelnut on 13 August, 2008, 10:42:22 pm

Date Distance/Time Course type Weather conditions Bike ridden

05/07/06 10mls/26.39 Rolling Q10/26 cleardry Raleigh 76" gear
12/07/06 10 mls/25.38 rolling Q10/26 clear dry Raleigh 86" gear
21-22/07/07 24hr TT/334 rolling cold drizzle Lambert 72" gear
15/08/07 10mls/26.45 rolling Q10/26 clear dry Lambert 72" gear
30/03/08 9mls/29.37 Hillyish Qs/30 wet Lambert 79" gear
20/04/08 10mls/28.42 Hillyish Q10/3 dry and cold Lambert 79" gear
26/04/08 10mls/27.09 rolling Q10 /22 warm & sunny Lambert 76" gear
25/06/08 10mls/27.24 rolling Q10/26 hot/windy Lambert 76" gear
28/06/08 10mls/27.16 Hillyish Q10/3 dry and hot Lambert 79" gear
9/7/08 9mls/30,23 Hilly QS 30 pouring down/windy RonCooper71.22"gear
23/07/08 10mls/25.33 rolling Q10/26 hot & windy Graham Weigh 83" gear
26/07/08 10mls/25.30 flat Q10/24 hot /windy Graham Weigh 83" gear
29/07/08 10mls /25.40 rolling Q10/26 hot slight wind Graham weigh 83" gear
6/8/08 10mls / 25.10 rolling Q10/26 hot Graham Weigh 88" gear
13/08/08 10mls/26.04 rolling Q10/26 very windy Graham Weigh 88" gear

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My first TT of the year, I rode our Catford CC club event on the Q10/18, cold and windy I was pleased with 27.01 on an 88" gear as the course has some sharp bends and a couple of small hills.

19/04/09 10mls/27.01 rolling Q10/18 cold/windy Graham Weigh 88" gear

токамак · « **Reply #390 on:** 20 April, 2009, 10:24:26 am »

Rode in the Antelope RT 50km 3up Team Time Trial on Saturday, and I liked it! We did it in 1 hour 20 minutes something - and could have been quicker had one of our guys not crashed! He clipped my back wheel at the top of a hill and fell in the road. Got a bloody knee and a few other grazes, but not too badly hurt, the bike was OK and after a minute or so we got going again - a bit gingerly at first but soon got back up to pace.

I lifted this from the official photographer's website: (me at the back)

Sarah Brooke Photography

bobb · « **Reply #391 on:** 20 April, 2009, 10:51:49 am »

Nice pic! You could, perhaps, have been a little tighter - GB team pursuit style

токамак · « **Reply #392 on:** 20 April, 2009, 11:08:19 am »

Shut it, you! It's harder than it looks! It was the first time any of us had ridden in a team time trial - I think we did pretty well!

[edit] our av. speed was over 23mph

bobb · « **Reply #393 on:** 20 April, 2009, 11:18:34 am »

Pfffft..... Next you'll be shaving your legs

токамак · « **Reply #394 on:** 20 April, 2009, 12:37:14 pm »

Nah mate, I'll leave that sort of thing to the Pro's... and ladies.

A proper time trial bike could be beneficial tho! Maybe next year.

Deano · « **Reply #395 on:** 20 April, 2009, 12:41:03 pm »

Quote from: TOKaMaK on 20 April, 2009, 10:24:26 am

Rode in the Antelope RT 50km 3up Team Time Trial on Saturday, and I liked it! We did it in 1 hour 20 minutes something - and could have been quicker had one of our guys not crashed! He clipped my back wheel at the top of a hill and fell in the road. Got a bloody knee and a few other grazes, but not too badly hurt, the bike was OK and after a minute or so we got going again - a bit gingerly at first but soon got back up to pace.

I lifted this from the official photographer's website: (me at the back)

Why are you all dressed as Australians?

токамак · « **Reply #396 on:** 20 April, 2009, 12:46:35 pm »

We're hoping to get resident visas and emigrate!

bobb · « **Reply #397 on:** 20 April, 2009, 12:49:15 pm »

The colours of Chelmer existed at least a thousand years before Australia was colonised by Europeans! In fact Lord Chelmsford was a prominent figure in the early colonial history of Sydney, which possibly explains where they ~~stole~~ got their national colours from.....

Dinamo · « **Reply #398 on:** 20 April, 2009, 08:16:34 pm »

Quote from: Dinamo on 03 July, 2008, 07:23:39 pm

Date Dist Course Weather Time

25/6/08 10 UC182 v.windy 26.16
02/7/08 10 UC182 windy 25.22
09/7/08 10 UC182 wet&windy 24.50
16/7/08 10 UC182 dry 25.06
30/7/08 10 UC182 warm 24.41
06/8/08 10 UC182 dry 24.27
04/10/8 HC UH90 damp 3.06
26/12/8 10 UC101 clear 27.26
15/4/09 10 UC186 damp 24:53
22/4/09 10 UC186 dry 25:04

25:04 last Wednesday. 11 seconds slower from previous week !
Lovely evening with over 40 riders taking part, fastest man 21:27 !!!

Jasmine · « **Reply #399 on:** 21 April, 2009, 09:46:45 pm »

Did my first 10 in 2 years tonight by doing the Gwynedd Cycling Association TT. Previous best of 28.50.

Course is D9/10. Starting at Llanfairpwll, out on the A5 towards Holyhead & back.

Clocked in at 27.35, which was good enough for the fastest lady trophy on the night. Fastest time was in the 22 minutes region.