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Doesn't matter but I honestly can't remember doing a club run since July last year!

rdleaper

Hardly been on here since Fantasy TdF

League set up:

League Name: Beacon RCC
League Code: 132122044110

Entries are closed but if you have already entered a team you can join the league.

http://www.velogames.com/vuelta-a-espana/2016/

rdleaper

League set up:

League Name: Beacon RCC
League Code: 362421314010

Anyone in?

http://www.velogames.com/tour-de-france/2016

rdleaper

The toughest part was getting there, straight into that headwind! The ride itself wasn't too bad, as the only open bit is up the A435 where it was a lovely tailwind. Luckily the rain held off. Falling off as I dismounted on arrival (crosswind on the bridge didn't help), then having to fix a sticky b...

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Probably can't do this one

Work's "New Year" party the night before; chess tournament (which clashed with something else) the morning after!

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Might be tempted if my bike's OK - had a chain off in the week, after which it keeps slipping and a piece of my bke fell off (chain guard?)

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Got one "from Paul Deane" now - still "FW Important", still same email address

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Yeah me too. They're not very imaginative in their title use - I think virtually every single spam email I've received has looked dodgy from the title alone. Sadly there are people who are taken in by this sort of thing, though. It is those people that they are targeting.

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Special mention to Matt Clegg, who after 2 stages is 1st overall!

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Entered. I am attempting a new record having more than 7 riders by the end of the first week.... And having Niballi and Aru on the same team, what a ridiculous idea :D Well, after 2 stages I have just 7 riders, thanks to Anacona's no-show (oopss not paying attention) and Nibali's 'indiscretion'! So...

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Cheers - knew it was around there!

Although I also noticed that Rich Bussell has a handicap of -0.46 when it should be -0.06 if he did a 2:54 (IIRC) last year? Sorry to be a pain!

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I did the hill climb last year so why am I on the standard handicap? (My 2012 time is probably the one that counts, too.)

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Technically it isn't on there yet

http://www.velogames.com/vuelta-a-espana/2015

rdleaper

Anyone up for this? I've set up a mini-league; feel free to enter:

League Name: Beacon RCC
League Code: 16222631

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Men's: http://www.cyclingtimetrials.org.uk/event/912

Women's: http://www.cyclingtimetrials.org.uk/event/913

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It's more than just the as yet unfounded accusations of doping that annoy me when it comes to criticism of Chris Froome - not that such accusations surprise me given the recent past. It's that in 2013 Sky did exactly the same thing in the first mountain stage as they did up to La Pierre Saint Martin...

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Cheers Phil for organising a great audax once again - the service at Ray's Farm was super fast after previous slowness and everyone at HQ was helpful as ever. Even the weather played ball after the early downpour!

Thanks to all those involved

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Cheers Neil for a good B run - if a little soggy just out of Pershore! Audax hotel came in useful

Spokes have held up OK - thanks to George for tightening them for me. A trip to the LBS is on the cards...

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I'll be happy to combine it with a club run.

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Chapeau to Martin - top effort! And Froome got his wish.

The next 3 should be Cav territory - 3 chances to make up for Sunday. Then it's slim pickings for him until the Champs Elysées.

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Brutal crash yesterday!! When people said Cancellara was out because of broken vertebrae I thought they meant he'd aggravated his previous injury, not had a whole new one! And Bonnet, who went down first and got tagged by about 20-30 others, looked in a right state. In other news, I'm not sure if Fr...

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My group of random riders is picked. Now to wait and see how many of them I regret putting my faith in.

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Patch wrote:What's wrong with Red Kite ?

Red Kite is my 2nd option alongside Evans - it was a poorly written comment! Probably worth the effort of the extra 3 or 4 miles to travel

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Cheers all for your thoughts. I might pop in to Evans (it's 400 yds from work) to have a closer look at some of the bikes above; I'm not entirely comfortable with buying from an online only site. Or even Red Kite

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Hi all After my accident a few months back, my bike has been declared a write-off :( I'm therefore looking for a replacement. I'm after a full carbon road bike, after rather enjoying the Trek Madone I hired in Mallorca in April - I quite fancy an upgrade. Budget is max £1,500 (though I could stretch...

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jdtate101 wrote:I bust my balls and come last

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I think I'll leave you fitter guys/gals to it! Might try it next year.

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Still not made my mind up! Pollensa Park is out of the question at the moment as they are charging £85 a night. I've found a great-looking place for just £30 a night about 10-15 minutes' walk away so that's an option. Flights work out at £68 return with Ryanair (plus extras) so £300-£350 total for a...

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So who's going? There are still £40 flights from Bham to Palma but need to know about accommodation - where are people going to stay?

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Me too - this is strangely awesome!

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Is anyone OK to give me a lift from King's Heath (near Cocks Moors)?

Cheers,
Richard

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Maximo Park - Our Velocity Maximo Park - Apply Some Pressure Feeder - Just A Day Feeder - Come Back Around Anything by The Prodigy Fratellis - Baby Fratelli Underworld - Born Slippy The Hives - Hate To Say I Told You So The Jam - A Town Called Malice The Clash - Rock The Kasbah A variety of speeds t...

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http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/cycling/29959937

Interesting read. Thoughts?

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Regarding B and C runs - as I've mentioned a couple of times on here I have struggled on each of the 4 B runs I've done since getting back into club runs. The first was understandable, as was the 2nd given the hills. The third one I struggled near the end so not a big problem. The fourth time was qu...

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He's not been the same since 2011. A shame but not such a big surprise I guess.

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This one on BBC today:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-29521369

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I'd be tempted by this! Don't want to commit just yet to see how my knee goes in next couple of months, but definitely interested. I'd probably hire a bike there as mine is nothing special!

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Good to see some of you lot again - Le Tour is definitely an experience I'd like to have again! Hope you made it back to Leek then Brum all safe and sound.

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I'm the same with mine. I went through a short phase of wearing them, but stopped and don't really miss them but for the odd insect/bit of dust. Mine slide down my nose and don't seem to shelter my eyes from the wind enough for it to matter.

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Me too! Managed to get 6 possible top 10 GC contenders in mine so that'll thin down the field for the others

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Froome just didn't have it today - Bertie messed up and caused himself a lot of pain trying to get back.

Congrats Mr Talansky! Shame for Nieve that his solo win was overshadowed a little by what went on behind him; a top effort to make it stick.

(Edited for missing w's - damn keyboard!!)

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How exactly is the handicap worked out? Not sure I can tell from the above post. Is it a combination of age and other factors? OK so all riders start with a base time, which for this TT was 20 minutes. If you have ridden on the course before and set a PB (in the last 3 seasons) of e.g. 25:00 you ge...

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Matthews didn't half suffer yesterday! Looks like Evans isn't over the hill just yet - still may have another GT victory left in him.

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Not a good start for the Brummies/Irish!

Good start from me on Velogames - my tactic of picking cyclists whose names I recognise has reaped early rewards

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Sorry guys been a bit slow to get back on here - at least we have a bit of time still!

League Name: Beacon RCC
League Code: 08002707

Let's get this going!

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Starts on 10 May. Quite a few top riders are missing so it'll be interesting to see if Quintana steps up, or if the likes of Rodriguez, Uran, Evans etc. can make an impact. Thoughts? The Velogames fantasy cycling site is up and accepting entries here . If there's enough interest I'll set up a league...

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I marshalled one at Penkridge last year and had a barbecue with the competitors and other marshals afterwards, so can vouch for the friendly bit.

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He's still got a lot to prove. He hasn't yet translated his track pedigree on to the road and hasn't had the decent results in UCI World Tour events that would point towards a possible Grand Tour win, has he?

He's got a fair bit of work to do yet to get near the Tour podium.

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So the start of the big European races is on us, with a little bit of controversy to start: http://www.theage.com.au/sport/cycling/french-ire-as-australian-richie-porte-replaces-chris-froome-for-tirrenoadriatico-20140308-34djn.html Sounds like the route didn't really suit him in the first place; plu...

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Well done Stuart.

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