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Re: Cycling - NLC

Post by C7Steve » Thu Apr 28, 2016 8:24 pm

Anyone else doing the Etape Caledonia?

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Re: Cycling - NLC

Post by C7Steve » Thu Apr 28, 2016 8:28 pm

ClarkyBoy wrote:
hendeg wrote:Myself and Steve (c7steve) are doing the 110 mile King of the Mountains Sportive next month. It's the same route as the Etape Royale but not closed road.

I've nothing else planned yet but Steve is also doing Etape Caledonia.

I've just been getting out at the weekend but need to start getting out during the week too. This weather isn't helping though.
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Re: Cycling - NLC

Post by neil » Thu Apr 28, 2016 9:37 pm

C7Steve wrote:Anyone else doing the Etape Caledonia?

Steve.
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I see Mr Rolfes in the same wave as me. Make sure you wave on the way past!
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Post by Scottish Scrutineer » Thu Apr 28, 2016 10:00 pm

We did our first Sportive at the weekend, Etape Loch Ness. Liked the closed roads format compared to the Audax we did previously. Might do the Granton Gallop toward the end of the year.


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Post by GregR » Thu Apr 28, 2016 10:04 pm

neil wrote:
C7Steve wrote:Anyone else doing the Etape Caledonia?

Steve.
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I see Mr Rolfes in the same wave as me. Make sure you wave on the way past!
Good spot! See you there.
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Post by Rag_It » Fri Apr 29, 2016 10:07 am

To be honest, if you can start in an earlier wave, then do so gents! (It's pretty much a free for all at the start line anyway, herding sheep up the high street!)

The earlier you start the more groups you will be able to join onto and draft, as well as get a bit of banter going. 81 miles solo is a lonely place, esp the last 20 when you're feeling broken.

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Post by mxvx » Fri Apr 29, 2016 11:21 am

I would be feeling broken for the last 60 odd! :mrgreen: :thumbsup

Well done for those completing it.

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Post by hendeg » Sun May 08, 2016 6:25 am

Good luck to Steve, Neil, Rolfe and anyone else doing the Etape Caledonia today.
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Post by Dominic » Sun May 08, 2016 10:13 am

hendeg wrote:Good luck to Steve, Neil, Rolfe and anyone else doing the Etape Caledonia today.
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Re: Cycling - NLC

Post by neil » Sun May 08, 2016 3:02 pm

Well that's that over for this year. I think I started off too fast so struggled after the Schehallion climb 45 miles in. Made it round in 5:10 which I'm pretty pleased with for my first time.
Good to see Steve and Rolfey afterwards who both smashed my time.
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Post by GregR » Sun May 08, 2016 3:05 pm

Cheers guys :thumbsup

It was tough going in parts but the climb at Schehallion wasn't as bad as I expected .. It wasn't easy but I had expected worse. One stop and then a mechanical issue (sorry Dave!) where I lost my big chainring at 55 miles meant I just beat 5 hours. I was felling quite chuffed with that until I bumped into Simon Arnot who blitzed it in 3:35 :shock:

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Re: Cycling - NLC

Post by Doc883 » Mon May 09, 2016 2:10 pm

We had a really strong groiup from Livingston Cycling Club but I had a puncture at 25 miles so lost the group. Ended up jumping between groups and solo for the next 56 miles clocking a moving time of 3:49. The group crossed the line in 3:36, how gutted was I :cry:
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Post by istoo » Mon May 09, 2016 3:04 pm

Good effort Etape Caledonia folks, closed road event i assume?
Doc you must have been close to my pal Rich (only guy in baggy shorts) he finished in a 3:32. I am more in making around alive territory.
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Post by C7Steve » Mon May 09, 2016 11:42 pm

Doc883 wrote:We had a really strong groiup from Livingston Cycling Club but I had a puncture at 25 miles so lost the group. Ended up jumping between groups and solo for the next 56 miles clocking a moving time of 3:49. The group crossed the line in 3:36, how gutted was I :cry:
My descent of Sciehallion:

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I was at the Schiehallion feed station where you where all stopped and I squeezed past a couple of you guys and the cones to get started again. I was part of the large group until the start of the climb (44 miles in 2:02) where I got dropped straight out the back door. (Not enough training and carrying too much weight). I could not get going at all along the plateau section and stopped for a banana, a few Jaffa cakes and topped up my water bottles. I put a piece of the flapjack in my pocket too incase required. You passed me at 2:41 going downhill and I could not even peddle because the climb took so much out of me. It was not until after Fortinghall that I got my second wind and carried on. My overall time was 4:13 and I easily lost a large chunk of time from the bottom of the Schiehllion climb to the end. 3:49 is still an excellent time considering you punctured and you were not the only one who had the misfortune of a puncture/mechanical. The road surface was a touch rough in places and I could have easily have let out some air to make the ride less jarring. Looking forward to next year though.

Did you have your blue and orange Pinarello, because I remember passing one guy who was on my right with one upside down while fixing his puncture?

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Re: Cycling - NLC

Post by GregR » Tue May 10, 2016 7:37 am

I'm guessing a 'moving' time is using Strava's auto pause rather than being the official time with the puncture stop :wink:
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