ACME SR Medal Ceremony Saturday 11th November 2017

[Tomsk]

Save The Date!

ACME's Super-Randonneur Medal Ceremony will be held at The Compasses, Littley Green, on Saturday 11th November.

All welcome, whether getting a medal or not, but please let me know.

We will have the use of the 'Green Room' from 18:00, so come early to eat - then we'll kick off presentations at 20:00. If you're doing a DIY, try and fit that into your schedule! I'll be contacting all prospective candidates soon and also need to get the year-bars organised [we still have a good stock of the medals themselves for ESR virgins]. There's also the matter of the 'Helper of the Year' and ACME Points Trophies.

You might want to stay overnight in the pub B&B or camp in the beer garden...

[Tomsk]

And some may qualify with LEL as their 600, instead of The Flatlands, so I may have missed you - get in touch!

[megajoulesexpenditure]

Is there a list of counting events for the new season Tomsk?

[huggy]

Is there a list of counting events for the new season Tomsk?

Here is the list of ACME/Flitchbikes calendar events that will qualify for the Essex SR, other rides that originate in Essex such as the Windmill 200 are also eligible.  I know there are 100k events listed which don't count in the SR but you may like to ECE them, in which case they can.
NB - Tomsk's rule is that only one perm per Essex SR will be eligible.

Sat 07 Oct 2017    200km  08:30 from Churchend, Dunmow, Essex    Richard Ellis Memorial 200
                BRM  £9.00    Thomas  Deakins
                           100km  09:30 from Churchend, Dunmow, Essex    Richard Ellis Memorial 100
                BP  £9.00    Thomas  Deakins

Sat 04 Nov 2017    100km  10:00 from Witham    Essex 3R's
                BP  £4.00    Grant  Huggins

Sat 13 Jan 2018    100km  10:00 from Kelvedon, Essex    The Kelvedon Oyster
                BP  £5.00    Graeme  Provan

Sat 02 Dec 2017    100km  10:00 from Witham, Essex    The Stansted Airport Express
                BP  £4.00    Thomas  Deakins

Sat 03 Feb 2018    100km  10:00 from Witham    Knights Templar Compasses and Cross
                BP  [750m]  £4.00    Grant  Huggins

Sat 10 Mar 2018    200km  07:30 from Churchend,Dunmow, Essex    The Horsepower 200
                BR  [777m]  £10.00    Thomas  Deakins

                            100km  09:00 from Churchend,Dunmow, Essex    The Horsepower 100km
                BP  [540m]  £10.00    Thomas  Deakins

Sat 05 May 2018    300km  00:01 from Manningtree    Green & Yellow Fields
                BRM  [1500m]  £5.00    Grant  Huggins

Sat 02 Jun 2018    400km  09:00 from Manningtree    Asparagus & Strawberries
                BRM  [2600m]  £5.00    Grant  Huggins

Thu 28 Jun 2018   1000km  11:00 from Witham, Essex    The ACME Grand
                BRM  [7551m]  £4.00    Thomas  Deakins

Fri 13 Jul 2018    300km  21:00 from Churchend,Dunmow, Essex    Hereward the Wake
                BRM  [1107m]  £10.00    Thomas  Deakins

Sat 04 Aug 2018    200km  08:00 from Witham, Essex    Essex R&R
                BR  [1675m]  £8.00    Grant  Huggins

                            100km  09:00 from Witham, Essex    A little Essex R&R
                BP  £8.00    Grant  Huggins

Sat 08 Sep 2018    600km  ::: from Churchend,, Dunmow    Fenland Friends [Flatlands Reversed]
                BRM  [1073m]  £8.00    Thomas  Deakins

[megajoulesexpenditure]

Many thanks. A plan begins...........

[Tomsk]

NB - Tomsk's rule is that only one perm per Essex SR will be eligible.

Correction - only one DIY. All Essex perms. are ok and in any combination. I just wanted to encourage riding events. I have allowed a DIY that started in Forrin Parts, but spent much of its time in North Essex, [or Suffolk Borders as estate agents call it].

Other events include the Spring/Autumn Shaftesbury 200s and Herman Ramsey's permanents.

[psyclist]

We will have the use of the 'Green Room' from 18:00, so come early to eat - then we'll kick off presentations at 20:00. If you're doing a DIY, try and fit that into your schedule!

I'm in the states during the preceding week, but I've just sorted out a Friday night flight so at least I'll be physically present. Not be home until early afternoon on the Saturday though, so no DIY considerations for me ... just a wake-me-up jaunt across to the Compasses.

[tippers_kiwi]

Looking forward to this....no DIY for me....it would be irresponsible to ride an Audax after beers...if it isn't an Audax it's fine though.

[alotronic]

Excellent, looking forward to it, I will be there. Most definitely not riding. Can't seem to be bothered much at the moment...

[Bikeabilityman]

The ceremony is written on the kitchen calendar. I didn't do a 50 or 150 for the grand slam though, but as there's no medal for that, it can wait!

[Lee Velo]

I had to use a DIY 400 as my 300, the Flatlands as my 400 and LEL as my 600....I think it works...

[LittleWheelsandBig]

You could just have used LEL as your 300. Fewer substitutions and all that.

[Oscar's dad]

I should be OK for this caper.  I might even be able to drag TCMR and Victoria Pendleton along too 

[Nim]

I should be there (+1) for the awards ceremony. 38:48 of type 2 fun on the Flatlands + 100 km ECE, the SR felt hard-earned this year.

I can't make the Essex 3Rs so my plan to keep my RRtY alive is a DIY 200 with the Compasses as the arrivée on the 11th.

Nim

[psyclist]

TCMR and Victoria Pendleton

Any clues?

[Oscar's dad]

TCMR and Victoria Pendleton

Any clues?

TCMR = The Current Mrs R aka Kirsty
Victoria Pendleton is TCMR's rather splendid Somersby bicycle purchased for not much money from Halfords.  I have to say its a brilliant bit of kit.  I have bought K four bikes over the years and this is the only one she's really liked and she has actually ridden it 

[alotronic]

I should be there (+1) for the awards ceremony. 38' 48" of type 2 fun on the Flatlands + 100 km ECE, the SR felt hard-earned this year.

Nim

Completing Flatlands on a 38 feet and 48 inch fixed gear would indeed make it challenging 

[Snotty Gilbert]

I should be OK for this caper.  I might even be able to drag TCMR and Victoria Pendleton along too 

I've persuaded Mrs Sheep to come out with a bribe of "a meal out".

[Tomsk]

I've persuaded Mrs Sheep to come out with a bribe of "a meal out".

Some WAGS have been known to withdraw to the bar nextdoor...

[jiberjaber]

I should be OK for this caper.  I might even be able to drag TCMR and Victoria Pendleton along too 

I've persuaded Mrs Sheep to come out with a bribe of "a meal out".

Will she be arriving by bike (it's all downhill from your house isnt it?)

[Nim]

Completing Flatlands on a 38 feet and 48 inch fixed gear would indeed make it challenging 

I realised I got the notation completely wrong. See you for some gravity dispensed beers!

Nim




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[huggy]

Plans are afoot to be there with [not so]mini huggy, to be seen if we are on 2 wheels each or sharing 4 wheels.

[Oscar's dad]

I should be OK for this caper.  I might even be able to drag TCMR and Victoria Pendleton along too 

I've persuaded Mrs Sheep to come out with a bribe of "a meal out".

A while ago some bright spark suggested we organise a WAG's Time Trial with associated betting 

[Tomsk]

I've just received an acceptance from guests of honour, Herman and Pauline Ramsey. [Green and Yellow, Asparagus and Strawberries - and others - original organiser: 1979!]

An Audax Legend 

[psyclist]

I've just received an acceptance from guests of honour, Herman and Pauline Ramsey. [Green and Yellow, Asparagus and Strawberries - and others - original organiser: 1979!]

An Audax Legend 

Wow! I did not realise there was such a long history to these rides. Great news that we'll have such luminaries, and be interesting to learn more of the origins and evolution.