Author Topic: The TT Thread  (Read 408642 times)

Julian

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Re: The TT Thread
« Reply #425 on: 13 May, 2009, 11:07:42 pm »
Sunday's 25 was 1:23:10.  Beautiful sunshine but a nasty headwind on one section.

Not brilliant but 4 minutes faster than my last 25, and not last either.  Being a slowcoach means I can only get faster :thumbsup:

Re: The TT Thread
« Reply #426 on: 13 May, 2009, 11:14:31 pm »
Sunday's 25 was 1:23:10.  Beautiful sunshine but a nasty headwind on one section.

Not brilliant but 4 minutes faster than my last 25, and not last either.  Being a slowcoach means I can only get faster :thumbsup:

4 mins improvement is good. It takes a while to get the 'hang' of TTs. Once you do you go quite a bit faster.

mattc

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Re: The TT Thread
« Reply #427 on: 13 May, 2009, 11:37:58 pm »
It's "Retro" night tomorrow for DPCC; "road bikes", no disks, tri-bars, pointy hats. I should be thrilled, but instead I may boycott due to their insistence that carbon is allowed.

(Without carbon, half the club would be forced to wheel out their MTBs and/or daughter's bikes - I might have stood half a chance...)
Has never ridden RAAM
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David Martin

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Re: The TT Thread
« Reply #428 on: 13 May, 2009, 11:47:53 pm »
It's "Retro" night tomorrow for DPCC; "road bikes", no disks, tri-bars, pointy hats. I should be thrilled, but instead I may boycott due to their insistence that carbon is allowed.

(Without carbon, half the club would be forced to wheel out their MTBs and/or daughter's bikes - I might have stood half a chance...)

Without carbon you would have no steel either.

..d
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Andrij

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Re: The TT Thread
« Reply #429 on: 14 May, 2009, 08:18:04 am »
It's "Retro" night tomorrow for DPCC; "road bikes", no disks, tri-bars, pointy hats. I should be thrilled, but instead I may boycott due to their insistence that carbon is allowed.

(Without carbon, half the club would be forced to wheel out their MTBs and/or daughter's bikes - I might have stood half a chance...)

Without carbon you would have no steel either.

..d

And the Pedant of the Week award goes to ...   ;D  :thumbsup:
;D  Andrij.  I pronounce you Complete and Utter GIT   :thumbsup:

Re: The TT Thread
« Reply #430 on: 14 May, 2009, 01:43:01 pm »
It's "Retro" night tomorrow for DPCC; "road bikes", no disks, tri-bars, pointy hats. I should be thrilled, but instead I may boycott due to their insistence that carbon is allowed.


"Strong man" style then...

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rogerzilla

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Re: The TT Thread
« Reply #431 on: 14 May, 2009, 05:47:14 pm »
I did 27:18 last week!
Hard work sometimes pays off in the end, but laziness ALWAYS pays off NOW.

Re: The TT Thread
« Reply #432 on: 14 May, 2009, 10:36:17 pm »
Wind's finally dropped, thought it'd be a fast night but went slower than I have all season.

24:19

I think I screwed up the pacing for one thing, I just couldn't pick up the pace at the end the way I did in the warmup. Went off too fast, again. Next week I'm going to stick a bit of electrical tape over the computer so I can't see my average speed on the way out. I'll peel it off at the turn.

Plus I haven't been on the bike this week- except a couple of short trips around Paris on a Velib'. The croissants/ pain au chocolat/ beer/ cheese / etc. probably won't have helped.

Re: The TT Thread
« Reply #433 on: 14 May, 2009, 10:48:38 pm »

mattc

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Re: The TT Thread
« Reply #434 on: 15 May, 2009, 09:02:10 am »
It's "Retro" night tomorrow for DPCC; "road bikes", no disks, tri-bars, pointy hats. I should be thrilled, but instead I may boycott due to their insistence that carbon is allowed.

(Without carbon, half the club would be forced to wheel out their MTBs and/or daughter's bikes - I might have stood half a chance...)

Without carbon you would have no steel either.

..d
I never said I'd be riding a steel bike.
Has never ridden RAAM
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No.11  Because of the great host of those who dislike the least appearance of "swank " when they travel the roads and lanes. - From Kuklos' 39 Articles

Re: The TT Thread
« Reply #435 on: 15 May, 2009, 01:53:10 pm »
Wednesday night rode the Severn Evening 10 managed 25:13 -
20 seconds down on my PB.

David Martin

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Re: The TT Thread
« Reply #436 on: 19 May, 2009, 10:38:35 pm »
Local open 10. Rode over with a visitor from London. Wind, a fair amount of it. Rain. Missed the worst of it. Last years times were 29.14 and 29.13. This year... 27.18. Big improvement. Beat a club mate who should have taken at least a minute out of me by 2"  ;D

Nioce ride back between the showers. Late evening sun, pink tinged sunset, fields glowing in the low sun and taking deep lungfuls of fresh clean post rain air. Home before the showers returned.

My legs will hurt tomorrow, btu on a windy day to get within 23 seconds of my PB was a good ride.

..d
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Re: The TT Thread
« Reply #437 on: 19 May, 2009, 11:27:29 pm »
That was a disaster. My first 25 for about 12 years. I managed to leave most of my kit in Ealing. Scavenged around and found enough to do the job, if not elegantly. Then I was late to the start, so off 4 minutes late (but only 2 minutes recognised 'late start' (arcane CTT rules: that being when I reported to the time-keeper). Anyway, actual riding time 1.03.06, which I suppose I'm not too displeased with. I left before all the times were posted, but two 54s were on the board. My legs hurt.

Fixedwheelnut

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Re: The TT Thread
« Reply #438 on: 21 May, 2009, 12:18:54 am »



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

25/04/09     10mls/25.28   flat Q10/19     slight wind     Graham Weigh    88" gear

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20/05/09    10mls/26.07 rolling Q10/26  slight wind/warm       Graham Weigh 88"gear
 Could have been just under 26 minutes I was blocked by a car for ten seconds waiting to turn right, winner did a 21.15 Gary Birch VC Elan
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Re: The TT Thread
« Reply #439 on: 21 May, 2009, 09:08:19 pm »
Damn, I am getting slower! By the end of the year I might be cycling backward. Anybody can lend me a mirror so I can practice?  ::-)

Date             Distance         Course type       Weather conditions            Bike ridden               Time
21/5/09          10 miles        Salt Ayre Track           12C 15mph wind          Russian Titanium      27'05s
29/4/09          17 miles        Circuit of Coniston      12C 10mph wind          Russian Titanium       50'34s
02/4/09          10 miles        Salt Ayre Track           12C 10mph wind          Russian Titanium      26'36s
07/8/08          10 miles        Salt Ayre Track           19C 4mph wind            Focus Cayo              26'47s
03/7/08          10 miles        Salt Ayre Track           14C 9mph wind            Focus Cayo              27'12s
28/5/08          17 miles        Circuit of Coniston  Wet / no wind / 12C          Focus Cayo             51'20s

rogerzilla

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Re: The TT Thread
« Reply #440 on: 21 May, 2009, 09:21:58 pm »
26:57 tonight.  My 5 year old PB of 26:41 looks likely to fall soon, since I'm in the third day of a cold and I haven't even fitted the "high season" 14T sprocket yet.
Hard work sometimes pays off in the end, but laziness ALWAYS pays off NOW.

rogerzilla

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Re: The TT Thread
« Reply #441 on: 28 May, 2009, 09:20:22 pm »
Nearly killed myself tonight. 

Absolutely flying on 48 x 14 and on course for a sub-26 time until I had to put on an unplanned spurt to pass my two-minute man.  As Nigel Tufnel says, when you're already at 10, where can you go?  Nowhere, that's where.  Hello MHR.  Felt sick, faint, heart pounding, even sweat smelling bad.  Had to coast right down to walking pace, looking for a place to get off and lie down before I fainted.  Bloke I'd just passed couldn't believe his luck and sailed past.

After about 90 seconds the old cardiovascular system rebooted itself, I looked at the time and decided I was still vaguely in the PB zone despite everything.  Off I go again.  Caught no.12 within a few hundred yards and passed him again (Christ knows what he thought was going on) and got pretty much back to my previous cruising speed.  Coming up the final straight I was passed by the rider one minute behind me, but then passed him again, then he passed me again just before the finish.

26:47, six seconds off my ancient PB.  But it could have been 26:00 so easily.
Hard work sometimes pays off in the end, but laziness ALWAYS pays off NOW.

Re: The TT Thread
« Reply #442 on: 28 May, 2009, 11:33:10 pm »
Nearly killed myself tonight. 
...looking for a place to get off and lie down...
26:47, six seconds off my ancient PB.  But it could have been 26:00 so easily.

A ten with a sleep halfway round and still under 27. I'm impressed.

Re: The TT Thread
« Reply #443 on: 29 May, 2009, 12:50:19 pm »
I spent the week in Aberystwyth this week, so did an Ystwyth 10 mile as a change from Anglesey & Gwynedd courses.  Slightly flatter course than up here, but has a difficult turn in the road and a right turn.  Previous best on that course was 28.45.  Wednesday night I was having a good night, and came in at 26.52.  :)

Back in January, I decided my season aim was to go faster than 28 minutes on a 10.  I think I need to revise it.


Fixedwheelnut

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Re: The TT Thread
« Reply #444 on: 30 May, 2009, 03:54:47 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
19/04/09    10mls/27.01    rolling Q10/18  cold/windy    Graham Weigh  88" gear

25/04/09     10mls/25.28   flat Q10/19     slight wind     Graham Weigh    88" gear


20/05/09    10mls/26.07 rolling Q10/26  slight wind/warm       Graham Weigh 88"gear
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30/05/09   10mls/25.39    rolling Q10/22  warm/cross wind  Graham Weigh  88" gear
 Winner Peter Tadross  20.37  :o

Our club 10 was included in todays Medway Velo event and I came fourth in our club, Andy Beswetherick first in our club with 24.39, 2nd to 4th split within twelve seconds and has been over the last three club events so I can almost catch them.
"Don't stop pedalling"

Fixedwheelnut

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Re: The TT Thread
« Reply #445 on: 03 June, 2009, 11:55:35 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
19/04/09    10mls/27.01    rolling Q10/18  cold/windy    Graham Weigh  88" gear
25/04/09     10mls/25.28   flat Q10/19     slight wind     Graham Weigh    88" gear
20/05/09    10mls/26.07 rolling Q10/26  slight wind/warm       Graham Weigh 88"gear
  [/size]
30/05/09   10mls/25.39    rolling Q10/22  warm/cross wind  Graham Weigh  88" gear

 3/06/09    10mls/25.14    rolling Q10/26  cool slight wind  Graham Weigh 88" gear

 Felt really good tonight and only 4 seconds off my personal best despite the cross wind that never really hampered us too much.
"Don't stop pedalling"

Re: The TT Thread
« Reply #446 on: 04 June, 2009, 11:42:42 am »
Bah, can't get the tables working.


Date             Distance         Course type       Weather conditions            Bike ridden               Time
29/04/09       10 miles          Hale Village        Clear Mod West Wind         79" Harry Quinn        25m53s
03/06/09       10 miles          Hale Village        Warm Light East Wind        79" Harry Quinn        25m14s



Last nights ride was painful. 1 rider ahead of me was Hannah from our club who's been bragging about how she took me and another strong male rider out on a hilly wales ride on Sunday and destroyed us both, I had to get the train home and the other guy turned off before the halfway point. I caught her half way through, and took 2 minutes out of her in the end  ;D. When i passed her she was able to utter a half sentance of dispair. At that point I couldn't have uttered more than one syllable.....

David Martin

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Re: The TT Thread
« Reply #447 on: 04 June, 2009, 11:56:22 am »
Bah, can't get the tables working.


Date             Distance         Course type       Weather conditions            Bike ridden               Time
29/04/09      10 miles          Hale Village        Clear Mod West Wind         79" Harry Quinn       25m53s
29/4/09        10 miles          Hale Village        Warm Light East Wind        79" Harry Quinn       25m14s


So you were faster on the second lap and teh wind did change direction?
or is one of the dates wrong?
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Re: The TT Thread
« Reply #448 on: 04 June, 2009, 11:57:05 am »
Fixed.....

rogerzilla

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Re: The TT Thread
« Reply #449 on: 04 June, 2009, 10:05:50 pm »
Finally!  26:30 for a lifetime PB.  Missed my start slot and went off last; I did the same thing in 2004 when I set my previous PB.

It was hard tonight - no wind, but the course actually favours a moderate westerly wind because you spend more time going SW than you do NE.  More oxygen in the air than last week, though, which was a bit more stuffy.
Hard work sometimes pays off in the end, but laziness ALWAYS pays off NOW.