Author Topic: Mersey Roads 24hr TT 2018 (Read 25562 times)

cygnet · « **Reply #100 on:** 19 July, 2018, 10:13:56 pm »

Quote from: Karla on 19 July, 2018, 05:40:21 pm

I'll see you there. Wanna bet on the result?

Sure,
(I bet Wheels of Fire and duracellbunny will win)

Good Luck everyone

Exit Stage Left · « **Reply #101 on:** 20 July, 2018, 10:17:12 am »

The forecast certainly suits the current champions more than recent conditions would have. Although I do have an almost religious faith in YR.NO

https://www.yr.no/place/United_Kingdom/England/Prees/

Possibly some cooling arrangements needed on the finish circuit.

https://www.yr.no/place/United_Kingdom/Wales/Wrexham/

Feanor · « **Reply #102 on:** 20 July, 2018, 05:14:52 pm »

P*ssing down in Wrexham right now. Arse.

Well, we are always guaranteed weather in Welsh Wales, I suppose.

rob · « **Reply #103 on:** 20 July, 2018, 09:23:01 pm »

Best of luck to those riding. Hope you achieve your goals.

Pingu · « **Reply #104 on:** 20 July, 2018, 10:16:59 pm »

Quote from: Feanor on 20 July, 2018, 05:14:52 pm

P*ssing down in Wrexham right now. Arse.

Well, we are always guaranteed weather in Welsh Wales, I suppose.

Forecast looks OK, though. Good luck!

Exit Stage Left · « **Reply #105 on:** 20 July, 2018, 11:10:24 pm »

It's worth pointing out that the M56 can be busy on what is the first weekend of the summer holidays.

There can be a lot of traffic heading to North Wales, so it's worth checking on Google traffic. It can be surprisingly easy to arrive with minutes to spare.

Scrantaj · « **Reply #106 on:** 21 July, 2018, 11:24:11 am »

Help.

Anyone on the tt got a di2 charger I can borrow. Battery has died overnight.

Exit Stage Left · « **Reply #107 on:** 21 July, 2018, 12:04:36 pm »

I'm intending to get down for the later starts, but there's a crash on the M6 at Newton-le-Willows, that might be causing anxiety to those coming from the North.

The obvious work-around is M58, M57, new Mersey crossing, M56, but that requires internet access to pay the toll.

cygnet · « **Reply #108 on:** 21 July, 2018, 06:09:20 pm »

I just heard there's temporary traffic lights on the Tern Hill/Esplay circuit. Night circuits are being moved to Battlefield, which is a bit of a fucker for everyones schedules.

rob · « **Reply #109 on:** 21 July, 2018, 07:17:08 pm »

Quote from: cygnet on 21 July, 2018, 06:09:20 pm

I just heard there's temporary traffic lights on the Tern Hill/Esplay circuit. Night circuits are being moved to Battlefield, which is a bit of a fucker for everyones schedules.

Looks like loads of laps of QB circuit as well.

As someone who doesn’t handle things like this very well I’m kinda glad I’m not there this year.

Karla · « **Reply #110 on:** 22 July, 2018, 01:24:30 am »

Yeah, I'd hate to flog my guts out for 24 hours just to see who was fastest round the bergs of Battlefield.

Quote from: cygnet on 19 July, 2018, 10:13:56 pm

Quote from: Karla on 19 July, 2018, 05:40:21 pm
I'll see you there. Wanna bet on the result?
Sure,
(I bet Wheels of Fire and duracellbunny will win)

Good Luck everyone

I'd actually mentally tipped Jacko

rob · « **Reply #111 on:** 22 July, 2018, 12:06:23 pm »

Jacko was still leading at the half way. I just have the feeling that Mike will pull it back as experience comes in later on.

There’s something up with me as I seem to miss being there.

rob · « **Reply #112 on:** 22 July, 2018, 04:34:29 pm »

I stand corrected.

Jackie 1st, Nick Clarke 2nd, Wheelsoffire 3rd.

Crystal first woman.

Feanor · « **Reply #113 on:** 22 July, 2018, 04:36:37 pm »

Mike said that he didn't think 5 weeks was long enough after his last epic.

rob · « **Reply #114 on:** 22 July, 2018, 05:03:32 pm »

Quote from: Feanor on 22 July, 2018, 04:36:37 pm

Mike said that he didn't think 5 weeks was long enough after his last epic.

More importantly. How did you get on ?

D.A.L.E. · « **Reply #115 on:** 22 July, 2018, 07:20:02 pm »

Provisional results are up.

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #116 on:** 22 July, 2018, 08:23:12 pm »

Quote from: D.A.L.E. on 22 July, 2018, 07:20:02 pm

Provisional results are up.

Where are they?

D.A.L.E. · « **Reply #117 on:** 22 July, 2018, 08:25:19 pm »

Timetrialling forum

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #118 on:** 22 July, 2018, 09:15:14 pm »

Found it! Initial searching on that forum only turned up tandem results, for some reason.

Karla · « **Reply #119 on:** 23 July, 2018, 04:16:26 am »

Congratulations to Feanor on cracking 400

Feanor · « **Reply #120 on:** 23 July, 2018, 11:37:25 am »

Quote from: Karla on 23 July, 2018, 04:16:26 am

Congratulations to Feanor on cracking 400

According to my Garmin I was 411. I think Im missing a lap of the finishing circuit. Will query it.

Scrantaj · « **Reply #121 on:** 23 July, 2018, 01:47:37 pm »

Quote from: Feanor on 23 July, 2018, 11:37:25 am

Quote from: Karla on 23 July, 2018, 04:16:26 am
Congratulations to Feanor on cracking 400
According to my Garmin I was 411. I think Im missing a lap of the finishing circuit. Will query it.

Same for me, provisional distance compared to the Garmin and the calculated distance from my support team is out by the equivalent of one lap of the finish circuit, the distance to the finish circuit on the results board at HQ was correct.

rob · « **Reply #122 on:** 23 July, 2018, 01:49:14 pm »

Probably better that way round. When I last finished I was given a distance that broke the club record by about a mile.

2 days later it was rounded down by 2 miles due to an error in the spreadsheet.

Well done both.

Rob

Scrantaj · « **Reply #123 on:** 23 July, 2018, 02:10:47 pm »

Quote from: rob on 23 July, 2018, 01:49:14 pm

Probably better that way round. When I last finished I was given a distance that broke the club record by about a mile.

2 days later it was rounded down by 2 miles due to an error in the spreadsheet.

Well done both.

Rob

Cheers Rob, hopefully it will go in my favour as it would mean I cracked the National Clarion Veterans 24 hour record (414.7) which has stood since 1983.

Feanor · « **Reply #124 on:** 23 July, 2018, 04:55:05 pm »

Aye, cheers Rob.

In the meantime, here's a couple of photos of /that/ tandem, taken by Phil, my support man at the start:

20180721_133104 by Ron Lowe, on Flickr

20180721_133106 by Ron Lowe, on Flickr