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  1. Cool and windy night for our 6 riders .. some great times none the less, and well done to Richard for being the first person to win the Frank Lauder Trophy 4 years on the trot .. Richard 21.30 Gerrard 23.29 James 23.37 Scott M 23.56 AlanT 25.57 Mike 29.33 All riders paid.. Thanks to George for hawdin up, was blooming freezing
    8 points
  2. booked flights, looks like I am going
    5 points
  3. Hi Looking for some help. We have very recently be recognised as a Cycle friendly school by Cycling Scotland. It was a lot of hard work, we have organised bike breakfasts, we got a group of 4th years through their City and Guilds, organised staff cycles and bought a fleet of bikes to be used by classes. To further develop the programme I am now working 1 to 1 with some disengaged pupils where they bring in their bike and we do some small checks and how to change a tube etc. However some bikes are unrideable due to broken components etc. Was looking at the good people of JWCC to have a rummage around the back of their sheds, garages and lofts to see if they have any spare componenets going. Firstly looking at MTB/hybrid stuff and back derailleurs/chains seem to be the things that are going most! Thanks Ross
    4 points
  4. I know it is voluntary and takes a lot of time and it is hugely appreciated but I've been cycling about aimlessly since Monday morning trying to find this weeks segment!
    2 points
  5. Race report on this event, seeing as I'm still a paid up member and race in club colours. Flat course, fairly light winds off the sea, warm and sunny.......getting warmer as the morning progressed. Usual friendly atmosphere and well organised. First tri of the season for me and first since last summer's 70.3 effort. Target time around 2hrs 30 mins based on my training efforts. Swim was solid and pretty much as expected albeit marginally slower than pool times. Chalking that down to it being my first open water swim of the year. Not much of a scrum in the water which was good . I didn't feel i got into a good rythmn but a 26.26 swim was ok and was well placed in age group. T1 was a disaster time wise. Wet suit refused to come off. Room to improve here and gain back 2 mins lost. Bike stage was good. There and back again course. Bit of a head wind but not overly so. 1:08:13 . Could have gone harder but know the run is comparatively my weakest event and I need to judge my effort to avoid blowing. Got off bike feeling reasonably fresh and had made up ground on those who passed me in T1. T2 - better than T1, could get smoother but generally happy with this. Run - hot kind of covers it. Been regularly doing 45 min 10ks when fresh so anything close to this would be pleasing. Did 48:17. Slightly slower than I hoped for but the heat doesn' t agree with me. No cramp on the run, which is a first but the last 2k seemed to take an age. After entering this event I realised it was the English championship. Accordingly there were some proper athletes racing. The winning time was around 1:58:38. My age group winner posted 2:02:25. I was breathing down his neck at 2:28:53. That put me in 20th for my age group and 146th overall in a field of 400. Hard to tell the quality of a field but I reckon a gave a reasonable showing. Pleased with a 12 minute improvement on my last standard tri and beating my target time. Looking at my splits I'm giving away easily 8 mins to my nearest time placing rivals on the run - 14 places. T1 cost me a couple of mins and 10 places. Lessons - get wet suit legs trimmed and practice wriggling out of it more. No doubt there are a few minutes to be gained in the swim and on the bike. Incidentally, I had gained 25 places over the 25miles. Hydration still not perfect and need to work on this. However to really move up the placings a 40-45min 10k has to be the targeted improvement between now and Allerthrope in August. My target was to get close to 2:30 . Target achieved. New target now set at 2:20 Onwards and upwards M
    1 point
  6. Slateford Descent https://www.strava.com/segments/9267593 Was going to this as a climb, but then noticed there is a descent segment too and that seems much more agreeable
    1 point
  7. Richard

    Frank Lauder 10, 22nd May

    Ta much to Ian and George for doing the honours. That was a much harder night than I'd have ever guessed when I was looking out of the window this afternoon at sunshine and blue skies. Fair play for digging in on the way back from the turn, guys. The wind was brutal. Bound to be faster next time! PS George deserves some sort of award for holding me up with his dodgy back.
    1 point
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  9. Updated table to take account of Roberts 3.46 which i missed last night Name Week 1 + 2 Munters Munt Southbar to A8 Oil Fields Overall Stevie 11 6 3 6 26 Ian A 10 4 4 4 22 Iain mct 7 5 5 5 22 Paul mcd 8 6 1 2 17 Glen 3 5 2 1 11 Paul L 1 2 6 9 Robbie 6 1 7 Gerard 1 4 5 Eric 3 1 1 5 Marc 0 3 1 1 5 Ross 2 2 4 James S 1 2 1 4 Anthony 1 1 1 1 4 Robert 2 1 1 4 David C 1 1 1 3 Jann 1 1 1 3 Galeb 2 2 Alan T 1 1 2 Billy 1 1 Graham 1 1 Chung 1 1 Darryl 1 1 Charlie 1 1 Ian mcg 1 1 James M 1 1 Colin 1 1 Paul C 1 1 Richard B 1 1
    1 point
  10. I stopped snoring for Lent this year, and just decided to give up for good, should be fine
    1 point
  11. Firstly I would like to congratulate Iain McTavish for making the chain gang such a popular event. The introduction of points has made it even more fun. We just need to remind ourselves that fast bunch riding can be dangerous. We now have quite a few new members who bring fantastic fitness & enthusiasm to the bunch but have not had a lot of experience of racing or big bunch riding. We also have members who perhaps need a wee refresher. I suggest that the likes of Paul McDonald jann Darryl remind us all at the start of what is expected. A bit like the chat u get from a Commissaire before a race. I like the present format as i am riding my bike with friends. I like it when Paul Leavy shouts at me to get over Bishie hill. Ilike the fact the bunch waits for us at top of Clune. I like it that Paul McDonald went back to check we were all there( sorry Alan T u were just a bit late last thurs) I like the buzz of hanging on to end. I like it when new members tell me how much they enjoyed The Chain Gang and I like to hear Stevie say he has gone from being dropped last season to being a racer this season. We actually may have something that provides fun and is a stepping stone for those who aspire to race. I did not see the manoeuvre that put Stevie in danger but whoever it was needs to be told. When I was out with Renfrew bunch it was common to hear experienced riders give an earful to any one who rode erratically.
    1 point
  12. George

    Marmotte Pyrenees 26/08/18

    For anyone intending to sleep within a mile of McGinty
    1 point
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