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Re: The TT Thread
« Reply #600 on: 23 August, 2009, 09:24:39 am »
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Re: The TT Thread
« Reply #601 on: 23 August, 2009, 10:11:01 am »
Rode my first TT on Thursday evening.
VC Long Eaton's 10 mile Kingston-on-Soar course.
Quite breezy and lumpy, I did 26.58.
I'll probably be joining them and riding their Thursday night series next year.

6 am Sunday morning? I'm keen, but not that keen.


Re: The TT Thread
« Reply #602 on: 24 August, 2009, 04:40:26 pm »
Date             Distance         Course type       Weather conditions            Bike ridden               Time
28/5/08          17 miles        Circuit of Coniston  Wet / no wind / 12C          Focus Cayo             51'20s
03/7/08          10 miles        Salt Ayre Track           14C 9mph wind            Focus Cayo              27'12s
07/8/08          10 miles        Salt Ayre Track           19C 4mph wind            Focus Cayo              26'47s
02/4/09          10 miles        Salt Ayre Track           12C 10mph wind          Russian Titanium      26'36s
29/4/09          17 miles        Circuit of Coniston      12C 10mph wind          Russian Titanium      50'34s
21/5/09          10 miles        Salt Ayre Track           12C 15mph wind          Russian Titanium      27'05s
02/7/09          10 miles        Salt Ayre Track           26C 5mph wind            Russian Titanium      26'05s
20/8/09          10 miles        Salt ayre track           18C  20mph wind         Russian Titanium      26'24s


Still riding my road bike with no clip-ons etc...

Last 10 around the Salt Ayre track. very windy conditions. Winner was Matt Cronshaw (Rapha-Condor) in 23.03 on his road bike.

Felt good until the 6 miles mark where I slowed down quite a bit. Speed picked up again in the last 2 laps. I am convinced I would have got a PB if the conditions had been better.

Next TT will be on Caton road near Lancaster. Trying out my mate's aging Giant TT bike.

Edit: 2009 Season results are out. I am feeling distinctively average.
10s-2009_1_

LEE

Re: The TT Thread
« Reply #603 on: 25 August, 2009, 08:52:16 pm »
I did my first ever TT this evening.  Andover Wheelers 8.5mile.

Actually I just barged in without registering.  I rode what I thought was the route this lunchtime in 25:29 and then did 23:22 this evening (the 'hare' I could always see in front of me was responsible for the improved time)

I wasn't going to join in, rather just see how it all worked because my legs were still sore from lunchtime.

My time didn't disgrace me and I did it on my 48x18 single-speed.  The final 1/3 is almost all a gentle downhill and, with a tailwind, it proved just a bit too fast for 48x18.  I couldn't manage more than 43km/hr by that downhill stage having gone out a bit too hard into the first 1/3 (gentle uphill and headwind).

I can see how this may get addictive and that 23 minute barrier has already started to bug me.

Next week I plan to arrive with fresher legs and a few training rides under my belt.

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Re: The TT Thread
« Reply #604 on: 26 August, 2009, 08:49:31 am »
I did my first ever TT this evening.  Andover Wheelers 8.5mile.

Actually I just barged in without registering.  I rode what I thought was the route this lunchtime in 25:29 and then did 23:22 this evening
So 27:30-ish. I think this excludes you from the back-of-the-Audax-pack club (just in case you had thoughts of rejoining it).

A fine start!
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Re: The TT Thread
« Reply #605 on: 27 August, 2009, 10:15:57 am »
It was the last running of the year for the (relatively) fast club 10 course last night.  Pushed hard all the way and seemed to hold speed well into a strong headwind on the return leg.  Crossed the line in 25:12, so within 20 secs of PB.  As this is the first time I've straddled the beasty in competition since Mersey Roads, not too unhappy with that.

Doing a couple of tandem TTs over the next few days.  A 10 up in Holyhead tonight and another 10 down in Pembroke on Sunday morning.  Hoping to come out somewhere in the mid-24s and beat my solo PB of 24:56...

AC
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Re: The TT Thread
« Reply #606 on: 27 August, 2009, 10:32:12 am »
This is my modest record:
   A10/1   
                   Time   Standard
13/05/2008   00:34:21   00:27:33
01/07/2008   00:29:36   00:27:33
08/07/2008   00:31:12   00:27:33
15/07/2008   00:30:54   00:27:33
26/05/2009   00:27:08   00:27:46
02/06/2009   00:25:23   00:27:46
16/06/2009   00:25:41   00:27:46
23/06/2009   00:25:45   00:27:46
      
   A10/11   
                   Time   Standard
10/05/2007   00:34:42   00:27:20
17/05/2007   00:32:22   00:27:20
24/05/2007   00:32:53   00:27:20
07/06/2007   00:32:10   00:27:20
19/07/2007   00:31:32   00:27:20
02/08/2007   00:31:20   00:27:20
09/08/2007   00:30:14   00:27:20
22/05/2008   00:32:35   00:27:33
19/06/2008   00:30:31   00:27:33
03/07/2008   00:30:56   00:27:33
21/05/2009   00:27:03   00:27:46
11/06/2009   00:26:18   00:27:46
18/06/2009   00:26:12   00:27:46
O'LEL what have I done!

gonzo

Re: The TT Thread
« Reply #607 on: 27 August, 2009, 11:07:08 am »
At least it's a nice consistent improvement!

Re: The TT Thread
« Reply #608 on: 27 August, 2009, 08:41:50 pm »
Date             Distance         Course type       Weather conditions            Bike ridden               Time
28/5/08          17 miles        Circuit of Coniston  Wet / no wind / 12C          Focus Cayo             51'20s
03/7/08          10 miles        Salt Ayre Track           14C 9mph wind            Focus Cayo              27'12s
07/8/08          10 miles        Salt Ayre Track           19C 4mph wind            Focus Cayo              26'47s
02/4/09          10 miles        Salt Ayre Track           12C 10mph wind          Russian Titanium      26'36s
29/4/09          17 miles        Circuit of Coniston      12C 10mph wind          Russian Titanium      50'34s
21/5/09          10 miles        Salt Ayre Track           12C 15mph wind          Russian Titanium      27'05s
02/7/09          10 miles        Salt Ayre Track           26C 5mph wind            Russian Titanium      26'05s
20/8/09          10 miles        Salt ayre track           18C  20mph wind         Russian Titanium      26'24s
27/8/09          10 miles        Caton Road                18C  15mph wind         Russian Titanium      26'57s


New course tonight. Mate's TT bike was left at home - it does not fit me. so I rode on my road bike. Lumpy course. Busier with traffic than expected - probably because it started earlier with the days getting shorter. next Thursday - conder bottom hill climb.

Re: The TT Thread
« Reply #609 on: 27 August, 2009, 09:40:46 pm »
26.55 for me tonight, which I was quite pleased with cos I had quite a lot left by the end.  Others who race that course every week recon it was about a minute slow because of the wind, so I'm on track to do a 25 something this season, hopefully.

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Re: The TT Thread
« Reply #610 on: 20 September, 2009, 11:55:16 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/26.0   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    83" gear
20/05/09       10mls/26.07  rolling  Q10/26  slight wind/warm           Graham Weigh 83"gear
30/05/09       10mls/25.39  rolling  Q10/22  warm/cross wind            Graham Weigh  83" gear
03/06/09       10mls/25.14  rolling  Q10/26  warm                              Graham Weigh 83" gear
10/06/09       10mls/25.34  rolling  Q10/26  cool/ slight wind             Graham Weigh 83" gear
17/06/09        10mls/25.20  rolling         Q10/26 cool/windy               Graham Weigh 88" gear
21/06/09        10mls/25.25           rolling Q10/18  warm                     Graham Weigh 88" gear
24/06/09        10mls/25.05 rolling Q10/26 warm                     Graham Weigh 88" gear
 05/07/09        25mls/1:05:34       rolling Q25/8 hot                          Graham Weigh 88" gear
15/07/09   10mls/25.45  rolling Q10/26 windy   Graham Weigh  83" gear
19/07/09    25mls/1.08.22  rolling Q25/20 windy Graham Weigh 83" gear
01/08/09   10mls/26.02  flattish Q10/24 bloody windy  Graham Weigh 88" gear
05/08/09     10mls/25.11    Q10/26 rolling/warm   Graham Weigh 88" gear
19/08/09   10mls/25.15      Q10/18  rolling/hot      Graham Weigh  88" gear


 I rode the Surrey/Sussex VTTA 25TT this morning, one of my Catfordd CC clubmates has been on at me to try gears for a change so we set up one of his bikes for me an old Raleigh Ti Proffessional and I decided to give it a go.
 Well it felt much harder than riding fixed, "having only ridden on gears twice in the last six years the bike handling felt wrong" it was going ok at first but I blew up towards the end and took a wrong turn which aded about 40-50 seconds, only one of my clubmates coming back up the course in his car after marshalling chasing me down stopped me continuing to Edenbridge ::-)

 So gears are not really for me I think.
20/09/09  25/1:09:50  G25/89 rolling, damp     Raleigh Ti Proffessional 14speed
"Don't stop pedalling"

New 25TT record
« Reply #611 on: 21 September, 2009, 07:57:43 am »
Still provisional   David McCann,Phoenix CC (Ireland) 45m 54s on a course in S.Wales.

Re: New 25TT record
« Reply #612 on: 21 September, 2009, 08:52:46 am »
Still provisional   David McCann,Phoenix CC (Ireland) 45m 54s on a course in S.Wales.

For people that don't know, the old record was held by Chris Boardman and had stood since May 1993.

Neil

gonzo

Re: The TT Thread
« Reply #613 on: 21 September, 2009, 08:57:20 am »
It was a good day from what I hear - all three of my club mates who were down there got PBs

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Re: New 25TT record
« Reply #614 on: 21 September, 2009, 09:39:23 am »
Still provisional   David McCann,Phoenix CC (Ireland) 45m 54s on a course in S.Wales.

For people that don't know, the old record was held by Chris Boardman and had stood since May 1993.

Neil
That's about 33mph.

I think Boardman's hour record (not sure of the date) was/is about 35mph. On an indoor track.
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Re: The TT Thread
« Reply #615 on: 21 September, 2009, 10:05:57 am »
Still provisional   David McCann,Phoenix CC (Ireland) 45m 54s on a course in S.Wales.

Crikey.  Hutchinson must be gutted.  He was so close.  That's a great ride, though, if it's confirmed.
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Re: New 25TT record
« Reply #616 on: 21 September, 2009, 01:34:19 pm »
Still provisional   David McCann,Phoenix CC (Ireland) 45m 54s on a course in S.Wales.

For people that don't know, the old record was held by Chris Boardman and had stood since May 1993.

Neil
That's about 33mph.

I think Boardman's hour record (not sure of the date) was/is about 35mph. On an indoor track.

No, competition record must be on an approved road course. This also excludes multiple circuits of a course in most cases.

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Re: New 25TT record
« Reply #617 on: 21 September, 2009, 01:47:35 pm »
Still provisional   David McCann,Phoenix CC (Ireland) 45m 54s on a course in S.Wales.

For people that don't know, the old record was held by Chris Boardman and had stood since May 1993.

Neil
That's about 33mph.

I think Boardman's hour record (not sure of the date) was/is about 35mph. On an indoor track.

No, competition record must be on an approved road course. This also excludes multiple circuits of a course in most cases.
I was just surprised at how close the road record speed was to the (vaguely similar) track record. (Since that post I've found out by how little McCann broke the record - just 3 secs!)

So I guess a very fast road course is very nearly as quick as riding indoors.
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Re: The TT Thread
« Reply #618 on: 21 September, 2009, 02:06:14 pm »
So I guess a very fast road course is very nearly as quick as riding indoors.

Road courses have traffic which can drag the bikes along as they pass. Of course, the track bikes are more aero due to less stuff on them and lower yaw angles.

Re: The TT Thread
« Reply #619 on: 25 September, 2009, 03:05:31 pm »
Anybody here entered the Blenheim Palace TT on the 4th October ?
Part of their Bike Blenheim Day, also includes the Brompton Worlds.

clarion

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Re: The TT Thread
« Reply #620 on: 25 September, 2009, 03:13:44 pm »
It's a bit of a piss-take having a Bike Blenheim Day, after the fuss His Bloody Grace made about cyclecampers at the C&CC NFOL this summer.  >:(
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Re: The TT Thread
« Reply #621 on: 25 September, 2009, 03:45:19 pm »
It's a bit of a piss-take having a Bike Blenheim Day, after the fuss His Bloody Grace made about cyclecampers at the C&CC NFOL this summer.  >:(

It's also probably a £-take into HBG's pocket on this occassion so it's different this time :demon:

clarion

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Re: The TT Thread
« Reply #622 on: 25 September, 2009, 03:53:29 pm »
He didn't do badly out of having the NFOL onsite...
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alan

Re: The TT Thread
« Reply #623 on: 25 September, 2009, 03:54:59 pm »
He didn't do badly out of having the NFOL onsite...

Without the caravans the bikes will be more high profile :demon:

clarion

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Re: The TT Thread
« Reply #624 on: 25 September, 2009, 04:00:28 pm »
Yup.  It was the legions of hyowge caravans, SUVs and immense motorhomes extending into the next county that will have buggered up his grounds, not the four (count them - four (of which we were three)) cycle campers ;D
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