Richard

Thank you to everyone who helped out today.  The event went really well and we had some great rider feedback about the day.  Just in case, if anyone notices any of the signs still up then let me know.

Managed to get some signs up, see you all tomorrow morning.

I am getting this all together now.  It is so good to see so many people helping out, everyone is needed and important to the day being a success.
I will be at Bishopton Community Hall from 0700h, with me I will have an allocation of signs, zip ties, hi viz jackets and a note of where you are positioning yourself.  The first rider is off at 0801 so please arrive to give yourself plenty of time to get into position.  Please do wear the hi viz while you are marshalling (it is in the risk assessment) your own safety is your first priority on the day.  Just use a bit of common sense when positioning any signs, making it reasonably visible to other road users and please remember to bring them back.  You there on the day as the eyes on the course so we do want any emergency.  I will have my mobile number on the hand out, give me yours and I can text you to say your work is done.
Here is who I have where
Start Line - Scott M
Holding up - Ginty
West Ferry R/about - John C
Langbank R/about - Tommy & Greg B
Woodhall R/about - Ian McTavish, Ian Carvill, Colin Sales
Dead Turn - Karen G & Richard
Newark R/about - Davic C, Paul L, Marc
Exit - Chung
Finish Line - Stuart
I hope everyone is okay with this, please like this post if you are so I know you have seen it. 
Looking forward to a great event for the club.

Aye 9 am ...que sera sera indeed...route choice may be more John Denver inspired.

Great turn out.  
The scores on the doors are....
Keir & Sam   17:26
James & Joseph   18:15
Charlie & Alan   17:52
Colin & Tommy   20:14
Stuart & Colin   16:14
Iain & James   16:44
Ian & Iain   16:07
Marc & Galeb   DNF (puncture)
 

I can marshal, Gerard. I've been at the dead turn on the last two occasions I've volunteered, but happy to go wherever you need me. Cheers!

Don't encourage him, Jann. You're facilitating his addiction. 

No' a bad one to win, that - famous race, cracking course, big miles! Really well done, Cedric. Stellar! 

A warm humid night with heavy showers coming on during the race .
Joseph and James 18.13 (Jets )
Alan and Charlie 17.20
Well done to both teams .

The table below has the results from the league of 10, now concluded. Congratulations to Scott for the most consistent rider.
Points are awarded on the basis of run time - handicap time, with 20, 18, 16, 15 and 14 points being awarded to the top 5 riders on each night.
 
Name League of 10 Total Scott McIntosh 102 Stuart Tennant 80 Colin McPhee 78 Alan Thomson 63 Colin Sales 50 James Snodgrass 49 Joseph McIntosh (J) 44 Ian Archibald 34 Gerard Deeley 31 Tommy Donachie 29 Jesse Mitchell 18 Richard Montague 14 Sam Edgar (J) 14

4 riders on a warm, sunny evening, and some good times.
Tommy 27.06, pb, paid
Colin 23.47, paid
James 22.25, pb, paid
Stuart 22.23, pb, paid
£12 transferred to the club account.

Looks great. Did you all do your good Samaritan bit as well?
 

Lovely run into Aberfoyle with a Bunch of 7, then Alex & I headed round Katrine as it was rude not to, given the scorching weather 🙂
Managed to visit 2 cafes that I've never been in before, the first being the "Go Ape" Adventure centre half way up the Duke's & the Wee Blether next to Loch Ard just before Aberfolye, both top recommendation from Alex ........ unfortunately for him though, not a Samsung mobile phone charger was to be found in each of these cafes (all i-Phone users) since Alex had forgotten to charge his phone for Strava before he came out 🙂 ......... he was convinced that everyone was out to piss him off  🙂
Anyway, it was a very long enjoyable day on the saddle & thanks to the Bunch earlier on & Alex for great company all day .......thankfully, I think his phone survived to record all his ride on Strava ........ otherwise it did not happen!
196km for me in the end, not quite the 200 I was hoping for, but I just ran out of road  
 
P.S - Alan, lovely retro restoration & build on your Gazelle .......... especially the SWITCH to Campagnolo! 
You seem to be a changed man since your retirement, one is never too late to walk down the righteous path of Cycling Component Enlightenment 🙂 ......... keep walking my brother!
 
Cheers
Chung

What a lovely day for The 3 Ferries! Thanks so much David - a great route,  on a perfect day! Stunning views and lovely company. Mary. 

Well done to Cedric who won the Sam Robinson road race today - he joins a who's who of Scottish Cycling on the trophy including wheelers like Brian Smith, Willie Gibb and Robert Melrose!
Chapeau
 
 

Two riders on the windiest July night I can remember for a Westferry 10:
Alan T - 25:53
Scott - 24:47
Well done, guys. Cheers to James for haudin' up.
(PS Sorry about the delay in posting. In an effort to get the results up quickly, I took my laptop into the kitchen while I was making dinner and splashed water all over the keyboard. Anyone want to buy a drowned MacBook Pro?)

Two riders on the windiest July night I can remember for a Westferry 10:
Alan T - 25:53
Scott - 24:47
Well done, guys. Cheers to James for haudin' up.
(PS Sorry about the delay in posting. In an effort to get the results up quickly, I took my laptop into the kitchen while I was making dinner and splashed water all over the keyboard. Anyone want to buy a drowned MacBook Pro?)

Name the offender. ( Participants in recent Dunoon ride not allowed to enter).
I initially thought this was a smeary chainring mark worthy only of a quick slagging but on closer inspection I realise it's Individual chain links and you can almost make out the maker's name. Fantastic work by a club stalwart

Good turnout tonight. 
Stuart Tennant 16:22 pb
Colin McPhee 16:48 pb
James Snodgrass 17:01
Gerard Deeley 17:02
Scott McIntosh 17:16
Colin Sales 17:33 pb
Alan Thomson 17:53
Sammy Edgar Jet 18:13
Joseph McIntosh Jet 18:43
James Ross Jet 19:20 pb
Ruairi Mulholland Jet 19:53 pb
Alan took the money, all paid inc Colin S x2
 

Following the tumble in Calpe, 12 days on my side wasn’t getting any better so a visit to A&E on Friday just to be safe.  As I’d guessed they suspect fractured ribs; so happy no more serious than than that.  
Nothing I can do about it but another week of painkillers and R&R, fingers crossed will be able to join you next week.  Enjoy the great ride.

6 racing tonight. Blustery conditions didn't stop at least a couple of PB's. 
Iain McT 16:04
Stuart T 16:35 pb
Scott Mc 17:37
Colin S 18:00
Joseph Mc (Jet) 19:03
Ruairi M (Jet) 20:33 pb
Alan T collected £s from Stuart and Iain. Colin and Scott get their names put in the window till next week. 
 
 

Ah, the day I tried to give us all a trip in an ambulance... :-/ No wonder you haven't been back!
It's still a good road. Best climbed from the west side, which is the poorer surface, then you can descend on better tarmac to North Third. There's so little traffic up there, the sheep run away from the roadside as soon as they see you!

Excellent effort getting back over the Moffat to Selkirk section that is one looooong 30 odd miles and hope your various ailments are ok today.
. In a perverse type of way I quite enjoyed the effort with the worst thing being the constant crap food the quiche at the old school cafe being quite simply one of the worst things I've ever eaten...luckily I had made some pieces up for the night sections so had something decent to eat at Moffat. It got cold at the end. Looking at the times if I had 3 hrs kip I would have been leaving galashiels at 730 so even trying to keep a good pace it would have been late afternoon by the time I would have finished so no go for me and would have been in bits for the rest of the day. To cap it all no steak at the black bull and burger and chips were crap..having had excellent food here before it was something I was looking forward to but at least the wine was red.
Would I audax again ..maybe as a cheap 200 sportive in nice weather. Seem to have some ability to hit a sweet spot I can pretty much maintain as an effort through the day and the fact that I had distance on the computer made it mentally easier than the 400 but fundamentally I don't get it.
 
 
 
 

David B, David C and myself returned to Galashiels for another Audax, this one was the last one we needed to qualify for PBP. David B had decided not to go to Paris and was just doing this for the craic.  Davie Borland was planning on riding straigh through the night so he could meet his wife for stake and chips about 1pm the next day, the pace he set of at it seemed he would! he was flying and lead the field throughout the day, as this was 3 out and back legs we got to wave a couple of times. He sensible decided to stop after the second leg rest up and meet the wife. David C and my self had a more relaxed plan and after the first leg 230km we were feeling good, We then headed of into the night for the second leg towards Gretna and rode with a Friend of Campbells called Neil. He was stopping at lockerbie at the first passing, but we decided to continue on hoping to complete the 2nd leg without stopping, but our pace had dropped in the darkness and as we hit Gretna it was fairly cold. When we got back to lockerbie about 380km in we were very tired and the usual pains we each had were back. We decided to stop at lockerbie truck stop(from and Irvine Welsh novel) and sleep for 3 hours and head back over the climbs in daylight. 
When we woke we both agreed to head back to Galahsiels and call it, it was a tough call but by this stage we had difficult sitting down and our pace was abysmal. I suppose training for these events are a good thing! and the qualifiers did there job, and weeded out the chancers trying to do the bare minimum to get to Paris! any way we got back to Galashiels after 460Km and plenty of time to do the 140km left, but of to McDonalds and home we went! Thanks to David C and Davie B for the company on this adventure! one my buttocks will never forget!
Salut!