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Euan Uzami


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Re: Mille Cymru - Welsh 1000 - 23-26/07/2010
« Reply #1226 on: 05 August, 2010, 01:16:21 pm »
Not being able to compete with Jo, I have done my ride report in French:

Mille Cymru - Page 4

CR fort intéressant avec de bonnes photos.

Maintenant je sais pourquoi tu avais l'air si fragile lorsque je t'ai vu après le petit-déjeuner à l’arrivée mais j'ai du mal à comprendre pourquoi le druide n'a pas pu se faire une potion magique contre le mal de ventre et ses effets graves.  ;)




Merci!

Mon appetit francais est ma plus grande faiblesse!
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Pete Mas

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Re: Mille Cymru - Welsh 1000 - 23-26/07/2010
« Reply #1227 on: 06 August, 2010, 12:44:50 pm »
just joined YACF, this is my first post...
Great photos - see you on a Kingston Wheelers ride soon. Joining YACF, does this mean you will be riding even more audaxes in future  ;D
''It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive."

R.L.Stevenson

Re: Mille Cymru - Welsh 1000 - 23-26/07/2010
« Reply #1228 on: 07 August, 2010, 10:26:32 pm »
Where's this?

as many have already identified (sorry I'm not gonna be here every day... I've got a bike to ride) it's on the spectacular road around Llyn Brianne, Sunday morning on the way over to Aberystwyth... amazed to see that google street view has got it mapped!

right I'm off on a 4-day easy ride to sable d'olonne on the French Vendee atlantic coast, flat (apart from London to Portsmouth) and 150k average days, plenty time for long lunches and wine with dinner etc.  :) toodle-pip all, back in a fortnight

Justin(e)

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Re: Mille Cymru - Welsh 1000 - 23-26/07/2010
« Reply #1229 on: 09 August, 2010, 02:51:52 pm »
My current forecast is for 80 riders.

I predict 46 finishers.  Anybody else care to have a guesstimate?

tweet says 53 finishers

What a sterling effort by all.  I have been away for a while so it was lovely to wade through the reports and feel all nice and snug about my bones not creeking, until I read Hummers report and then the envy started to kick in.

Magnifique to all concerned.  Shame to Drone for not completing, we shared the penultimate ride into PBP '07 so I know from your tales of previous injuries that you have the capacity to suffer - sorry to hear that this one did not pan out.

I thought the dragon would claim more knees and axles, but you lot are made of stern stuff.

Bravo

1.   The pleasure of meeting up again with people I have been bumping into at events over the last 4 years
2.   The pleasure of meeting people I don't know who bravely start the conversation "You must be Hummers..."
3.   Seeing people who started this Audax malarky around the same time as me also taking part in this event.
4.   A profusion of comedy moments, shits and giggles.
5.   Seeing Snowdon (a rare occurence).
6.   The ride around the reservoir afer the first control, plus the service at the first control
7.   The route; a subtle blend of superb scenery, exhilerating descents and sadism
8.   The design of the event with those loops back to Llanworthit with the showers, great food and consistent welcome
9.   Did I mention the scenery?
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30. Perfect weather, throwing into relief how things must have been a couple of weeks ago.
H

Re: Mille Cymru - Welsh 1000 - 23-26/07/2010
« Reply #1230 on: 18 October, 2010, 01:25:04 pm »
The brevet card dropped through the door today  :thumbsup:

Thanks again to John & all the helpers. I really appreciate it when an organiser supplies a write-up of the event with the brevet card, it brings back some happy memories  :)

simonp

Re: Mille Cymru - Welsh 1000 - 23-26/07/2010
« Reply #1231 on: 18 October, 2010, 01:29:38 pm »
The brevet card dropped through the door today  :thumbsup:

Thanks again to John & all the helpers. I really appreciate it when an organiser supplies a write-up of the event with the brevet card, it brings back some happy memories  :)

If Carlsberg did write-ups... very nice. :)

mattc

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Re: Mille Cymru - Welsh 1000 - 23-26/07/2010
« Reply #1232 on: 18 October, 2010, 02:10:58 pm »
Lovely, isn't it?  :thumbsup:

It was a nice touch to include the quitters DNFs - they usually disappear into the void of AUK records.

Well done again all involved.
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Re: Mille Cymru - Welsh 1000 - 23-26/07/2010
« Reply #1233 on: 18 October, 2010, 02:20:43 pm »
It was a nice touch to include the quitters DNFs - they usually disappear into the void of AUK records.

Yeah, it's brilliant being reminded of a DNF at every opportunity !
(Particularly when the organiser and a few others also DNF on the route check and are not included on the list  :o)

I'm really hoping those on the DNF list will be moved to the "Victors" list when they complete the perm version.

Re: Mille Cymru - Welsh 1000 - 23-26/07/2010
« Reply #1234 on: 18 October, 2010, 02:45:43 pm »
A few months have passed but I still can hardly believe I finished this, It was grand.
Looking forward to getting home to the post, so I can relive the ride, but this time in the bath.
Still Just Being...

simonp

Re: Mille Cymru - Welsh 1000 - 23-26/07/2010
« Reply #1235 on: 11 November, 2010, 03:51:21 pm »
The website no longer appears to work.  Is there a version of the route online anywhere?  I can't find it on bikely.

DanialW

Re: Mille Cymru - Welsh 1000 - 23-26/07/2010
« Reply #1236 on: 11 November, 2010, 03:56:06 pm »
Yes, sorry, I've taken the website down so I can use the hosting for new, exciting things.

If you ask Mr Undulates, I'm sure he'll post it somewhere.

rottenhat

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Re: Mille Cymru - Welsh 1000 - 23-26/07/2010
« Reply #1237 on: 11 November, 2010, 04:15:03 pm »
Day 1 -
   Bike Route Toaster

Day 2 -
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Day 3 -
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Day 4 -
   Bike Route Toaster


Sections of this might be a bit approximate, as I did them up from the routesheet beforehand.

Manotea

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Re: Mille Cymru - Welsh 1000 - 23-26/07/2010
« Reply #1238 on: 11 November, 2010, 04:21:35 pm »
The routes linked to from the website are on RouteYou. Search for Mille Cymru.

simonp

Re: Mille Cymru - Welsh 1000 - 23-26/07/2010
« Reply #1239 on: 11 November, 2010, 04:38:36 pm »
Ta; found 'em on RouteYou.