Author Topic: It's a secret (Read 8441 times)

bhoot · « **on:** 09 August, 2022, 09:59:50 pm »

I am impressed by the fact that the secret control(s) seemed to have remained a secret! I hope someone will spill the beans on where they were after the last rider has passed through.

Kim · « **Reply #1 on:** 09 August, 2022, 10:15:03 pm »

I saw some spilt beans yesterday...

quixoticgeek · « **Reply #2 on:** 09 August, 2022, 10:35:22 pm »

I saw pictures. But no info on location.

J

Fidgetbuzz · « **Reply #3 on:** 09 August, 2022, 10:53:18 pm »

Quote from: bhoot on 09 August, 2022, 09:59:50 pm

I am impressed by the fact that the secret control(s) seemed to have remained a secret! I hope someone will spill the beans on where they were after the last rider has passed through.

I can tell you .. they are on the route !!!!!!

sorry
Roger

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #4 on:** 09 August, 2022, 10:55:57 pm »

I know, coz some of the SEEKRIT Controllers turned up here today and told me

bhoot · « **Reply #5 on:** 09 August, 2022, 11:25:25 pm »

Quote from: quixoticgeek on 09 August, 2022, 10:35:22 pm

I saw pictures. But no info on location.

J

I saw pics too, but they had no clues apart from a village hall!

Delph Cyclist · « **Reply #6 on:** 10 August, 2022, 04:02:40 am »

It was here

and just before here

Delph Cyclist · « **Reply #7 on:** 10 August, 2022, 04:05:35 am »

evidently I don't know how to post pictures on here

It was here
http://www.delphcyclist.info/pic/LEL_pic1.jpg

and just before here
http://www.delphcyclist.info/pic/LEL_pic2.jpg
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philip · « **Reply #8 on:** 10 August, 2022, 10:45:48 am »

Quote from: Delph Cyclist on 10 August, 2022, 04:05:35 am

evidently I don't know how to post pictures on here

The problem with that post is that your link URLs used https:// while the site appears to support http:// only.

Peter · « **Reply #9 on:** 10 August, 2022, 12:51:23 pm »

That is Mike's little joke - because it's secret! Maybe they want to use it again. I was helping there and Mike insisted I wear a blindfold until I was at the control. Made driving a little difficult, but really exciting!

The French Tandem · « **Reply #10 on:** 10 August, 2022, 07:46:51 pm »

Quote from: Peter on 10 August, 2022, 12:51:23 pm

Made driving a little difficult, but really exciting!

Driving with a blindfold is definitely not a sensible thing to do, unless you are a politician and are driving to Barnard Castle.

A

Peter · « **Reply #11 on:** 10 August, 2022, 08:18:50 pm »

That did get mentioned quite a lot during our stint!

HTFB · « **Reply #12 on:** 11 August, 2022, 03:34:38 pm »

The Barnard Castle stamp is a work of genius.

Peter · « **Reply #13 on:** 11 August, 2022, 05:34:44 pm »

Have you got a picture? We never got to see it, being the (secret) control before the BC control going north.

Captain Nemo · « **Reply #14 on:** 12 August, 2022, 10:43:10 am »

https://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=122973.msg2742940#msg2742940

Peter · « **Reply #15 on:** 12 August, 2022, 11:43:56 am »

Brilliant - thank you!

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #16 on:** 13 August, 2022, 09:44:37 am »

Returning riders kept asking us whether there was another SEEKRIT control on the way south – there being an appropriate box on the brevet card for one – but we honestly didn’t know. So we told 'em that yes, we could tell you but then we'd have to kill you.

Some of them seemed to prefer the notion of being killed utterly to DETH to the prospect of another 300 km.

Feanor · « **Reply #17 on:** 13 August, 2022, 04:09:19 pm »

The second secret control box is deffo stamped on my completed card.

Wycombewheeler · « **Reply #18 on:** 13 August, 2022, 04:41:22 pm »

My second secret control box was stamped at st ives.

Apparently this was not universal. Was to tired to try winding up one of the riders that didn't get one. Could have said it was the vans at the top of chapel fell

grams · « **Reply #19 on:** 13 August, 2022, 04:50:44 pm »

I freaked one rider out who asked by saying there had been two secret controls because I swear that’s what I’d seen on other cards. Fortunately a couple of other riders arrived at the same time who had also, err, missed the second secret control.

Always remember the volunteers are at least as messed up as the riders as time goes on.

Fidgetbuzz · « **Reply #20 on:** 13 August, 2022, 05:04:34 pm »

There was some debate about keeping riders honest .. by putting it just at the immediate entry to Debden before the last 50 yards to finish

zacklaws · « **Reply #21 on:** 13 August, 2022, 06:42:57 pm »

I wound a rider up by saying that he must have missed the second secret checkpoint, and they queried why, so I showed him the green wristband that I was wearing that was given to riders passing through it to confirm they had done so and at the next checkpoint the brevet card would be stamped.

I then admitted I was only joking and the green wristband was the one for my campsite.

Fidgetbuzz · « **Reply #22 on:** 13 August, 2022, 09:04:40 pm »

Quote from: zacklaws on 13 August, 2022, 06:42:57 pm

I wound a rider up by saying that he must have missed the second secret checkpoint, and they queried why, so I showed him the green wristband that I was wearing that was given to riders passing through it to confirm they had done so and at the next checkpoint the brevet card would be stamped.

I then admitted I was only joking and the green wristband was the one for my campsite.

That was a level of evilness that I would be hard pushed to match

Wowbagger · « **Reply #23 on:** 13 August, 2022, 09:11:51 pm »

Audax ignoramus here.

What is the purpose of keeping a control secret?

Kim · « **Reply #24 on:** 13 August, 2022, 09:29:34 pm »

Forces people to ride the intended route, and makes it slightly less practical to cheat. You could achieve the same thing with GPS these days.