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General Category => Audax => Topic started by: The Solo Socialist on 24 July, 2017, 05:20:44 pm

Title: Raglan Castle 2017
Post by: The Solo Socialist on 24 July, 2017, 05:20:44 pm

My first time for this event and on Fixed too!
Thanks Rob for an excellent event. Reduced to my lowest gear (walking) on a couple of hills! Hills did I say hills 16% proved more than a challenge. Weather was changeable but mainly kind!
Views were great...
Thanks for the company Mr Malmesbury Monk a.k.a The Flying Monk.

Title: Re: Raglan Castle 2017
Post by: lawnmowerman on 24 July, 2017, 08:46:38 pm

well done for attempting that climb on fixed, locally its know as cardiac hill

Title: Re: Raglan Castle 2017
Post by: The Solo Socialist on 25 July, 2017, 01:10:26 pm

Only got to the bottom, saw the 16% sign and said .......... it. Engaged lowest gear and w.........!
I can well appreciate its nickname, cardiac arrest near enough while walking..
But thanks for the comment Lawnmowerman!

Title: Re: Raglan Castle 2017
Post by: Malmesbury Monk on 25 July, 2017, 10:44:41 pm

Thanks for your company too Cycletrekker.  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Raglan Castle 2017
Post by: The Solo Socialist on 28 July, 2017, 05:38:01 pm

 :) Without your and Tommies patience not sure I would have finished in time!

Title: Re: Raglan Castle 2017
Post by: Bobby on 22 July, 2018, 05:53:51 pm

Anybody else riding the 2018 version this coming weekend?

Title: Re: Raglan Castle 2017
Post by: Malmesbury Monk on 23 July, 2018, 09:02:35 pm

The clock is ticking and I'm still undecided. If I do enter it'll be my 4th Raglan Castle. A dodgy knee is holding me back, and thoughts of climbing Bannerdown and of course Cardiac Hill are weighing heavily on my mind.

Title: Re: Raglan Castle 2017
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 23 July, 2018, 09:39:11 pm

I have entered.

Title: Re: Raglan Castle 2017
Post by: Bobby on 23 July, 2018, 10:01:13 pm

Quote from: Malmesbury Monk on 23 July, 2018, 09:02:35 pm

The clock is ticking and I'm still undecided. If I do enter it'll be my 4th Raglan Castle. A dodgy knee is holding me back, and thoughts of climbing Bannerdown and of course Cardiac Hill are weighing heavily on my mind.

I’ve deliberately not looked at the climbs en route :) will be my first go at this one  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Raglan Castle 2017
Post by: Bobby on 28 July, 2018, 07:21:12 am

Made it to the start, cafe has a fridge failure :( have found somewhere else open not too far away :) weather not too bad now , looking forward to it  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Raglan Castle 2017
Post by: Bobby on 29 July, 2018, 04:16:14 pm

Nice route, I struggled with a couple of the info controls (and the hills and wind LOL), but would certainly recommend this event, and will hopefully be back to ride it again one day.

Ultimately I didn’t keep enough time in hand to finish my ECE though, rode 400 before stopping to sleep I think the wind had taken its toll, so I didn’t set an alarm, 7 hours later I woke - far too late to complete my ECE, ho hum, still had a nice day out  :thumbsup: