chung

Five of us met at the Clubroom this morning - Alex, John, Martin, Scott & myself set off optimistically looking for the sun :-)

Instead we got a constant drizzle throughout, but no matter, the company & the spirit made up for it!

Quick cafe stop in Kilmalcolm, where we bumped into Alan & Ross who was out earlier & already enjoying a big breakfast as we sat down!

After that we all headed home nice & early to earn extra brownie points since it seems like we’ve all been spending a small fortune on new bikes recently :-)

Kudos to Martin for grinding up those steep hills with a massive 39-18 gear on his hastily build up steel is real winter bike, big up!

Thanks again for the company & wheels chaps!

Hope to see youse on Friday at Amaretto!

Cheers

9 hours ago, martin said:

Jumping on the bandwagon here. Marko van Whitehead and and me in 2008.

 

Without doubt the best chips I have ever tasted in my entire life. 

Martin, is that Freddy Maertens inbetween you & Mark? Awesome!

Here’s mine, just to get into the spirit of things :-)

13 hours ago, Darryl Gunson said:

Remember it well. Enjoy peeps

Darryl, is that Kenny Christie next to you on the Kapelmuur?

Love all the photos .................. man, everyone looks so young :-) .......... Even Mulholland 

59 minutes ago, Iain67 said:

Guys I just don'#t fancy getting at at 04:00 AM to cycle an additional 55kms that I have already previously done. I am going to sign up for the 174kms and yes Paul, I'll see you at the Red Bull Stop to admire the view......

Haha ........ sorry to disappoint you guys, but the view at the Red Bull stop have somewhat changed ....... :-) at least last years anyway!

1 hour ago, GlenIrving said:

Entry done for the full 229km of madness, need to start getting fit now and drinking more beer

Glen, welcome onto the righteous path of the cobbles/pave ........... your journey to cycling immortality begins here ......... or it could easily be the end too! :-)

12 minutes ago, Iain67 said:

are we applying as a club or as individuals?

Iain, I think there is a minimum number for a group/club entry & don't think 4-5 counts  ................. I might be wrong though!

Hi All,

Just looking at the current weather forecast for Sunday, it doesn't look very promising though   However, I still fancy heading for a wee pedal even if a bit damp, maybe not too far from home then.

So, was thinking maybe a shorter run -

Meet at clubroom for 9.30am, head down to Bishopton via GT road, over to the back roads of Langbank, coming out of top of the Clune, then heads toward & climb "the Wall", back out onto the top of the Whin then head back to Johnstone ......... not really thinking of a cafe stop ( shock bloody horror ) or it depends on how wet it will be.

The route is a bit like the 1st Reliability Run really, except avoiding the Westferry part!

http://www.mapmyride.com/gb/elderslie-sct/reliability-no-1-tour-of-the-shire-route-1730016

Company welcome!

Cheers

Chung

1 hour ago, Iain67 said:

thanks Chung, will book later today. You doing the full route or middle one? remember last time I did it, first 40 miles were very boring

The full route is 229km with the first 50 mostly on segregated cycle path as far as you can remember (well, at least from the Brugg start anyway) - You're right, it is rather monotonous but one gets to see/experience/enjoy :-) the typical Flandrian landscape ............... I somehow thought it wasn't bad at all & it went by fairly quickly.

However, I signed up initially with the view to help lend a hand in "shepherding" (more like sucking their wheels) the Jets around, plus I don't really fancy getting up in god forsaken hours to catch the shuttle to Antwerp :-/ ........ hence I'm going for the 174km route! :-)

Either route will have all the climbs & cobble sections anyway, so ........ your choice really, Iain!

15 minutes ago, Iain67 said:

Does anyone have the link to apply for the race?

 

Iain & the rest, pretty sure it's this one:

http://www.werideflanders.com/nl/#

Good luck!

43 minutes ago, PaulL said:

Ok I'm in, The call of Flanders was to strong! 

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaassssssss! 

44 minutes ago, Iain67 said:

Cheers Gen, will confirm travel plans but at moment book me in with you please

Yaaaaaaaaas! 

21 minutes ago, Iain67 said:

George/Glen have you guys sorted digs?

Iain, the bunk house we're going to be staying in (which already have been booked) sleeps more than 30, at the moment (excluding Glen's car + riders) we have 16 total of Jets + parents. Therefore, plenty of room left, as Martin said earlier, approx. £100 per person for 2 nights as it stands, but the more people staying, the cheaper it will be per head!

Hope that makes sense!

45 minutes ago, martin said:

What Chung has forgotten to mention is that our digs are right beside this beauty, so very handy for practice on Friday afternoon :-)

https://cyclinginflanders.cc/segment/haaghoek

PS also the street where I broke my Colnago

Sh*t, I was going to take my mine over this time, in that case I better not as that might be jinxed   

Oudenaarde is the start & finish town for the 174km route, also our digs are approx. 10km or so from there :-)

You also have the Tour of Flanders Museum in Oudenaarde which is well worth a wee visit too, but you need to brush up on your Belgium/Flemish as the exhibits are all non English :-0

23 minutes ago, George said:

Myself & Glen are driving down. Hopefully with Mr Ian Carvill. 

Room for one more, if anyone fancies it?

Just to maybe give the others a heads up, George:

http://www.werideflanders.com/nl/#

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tour_of_Flanders

https://www.cyclist.co.uk/in-depth/976/tour-of-flanders-route-riders-sportive-and-all-you-need-to-know

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oudenaarde

Enjoy!

1 hour ago, Iain67 said:

guys ill check the diary and get back to you

40 minutes ago, GlenIrving said:

Looks about 350 a head if there are 4 adults including as ferry price is up:

entry, ferry crossing, digs and fuel. Then some beer money so probs another 500 for beer?

Glen, just to be clear, is that £500 total for everything per head based on 4 sharing a car but without beer money?

33 minutes ago, Iain67 said:

would love to, as I have unfinished business with the Koppenberg. Will check and see if I can get the time off

Iain, it would be great to see you smashing the cobbles again!

Ah ......the Koppenberg, yes - it's always a bugger to keep going when all around you people are falling one by one, this doesn't help by the fact that it's narrow & almost always slippery

I went up the Koppenberg on 3 separate occasion, but have only managed ONCE without un-clipping & that was because I did it on a normal day, not the event it self

Don't matter, you've always got the Kapelmuur to look forward to. It wasn't on the route when you did it back in 2016 :-) .............. this one is a cracker too with the wall of spectator shouting in your face ............ almost like the pros :-)

Hope to see you on board the "Pride of York" next April

Cheers

3 hours ago, al yuille said:

Chung the insatiable  pave rider ! Who would have thought it back in 2014.

Haha ..... you know what they say ...... “if it doesn’t kill you, it .....” & all that :-)

4 hours ago, Codg1e said:

Chung, if not the Tak (NNE wind forecast for Sunday so would be headwind out possible tailwind back) then how about Ayrshire: cafe stop wind farm... something along these lines (incorporating the 'Winter Segment Challenge' segment too): https://www.strava.com/routes/16260229 ?

Looks good to me Colin, let’s go with that!

9.30am start for the benefit of the far-flung members (...... Andy etc)

Cheers

Looks like Kenny McDonald (Honorary life  President) is on board the Flanders Convoy too now! 

24 minutes ago, charlie p said:

Need a volunteer to post run for this Sunday. Chung / Glen/Mcginty??

Charlie, I’ll post something later!

I’m off to Fife the now for some late drop off, so will try & post a route later on tonight & if not definitely tomorrow morning :-/

But I’m the meantime, if anybody have something in mind, post away please!

Cheers

Chung

I’m hooking up with Gerard in Erskine & then cycle to Gourock, so will meet everyone at the ferry or on route to it!

Remember to get your ferry tickets at the shop rather than on the ferry, it’s much cheaper!

See you all tomorrow

Cheers

Chung

59 minutes ago, Codg1e said:

I am well up for this but took unwell on Friday evening with a sickness bug, and still don't feel great so I don't think I'll be out.  Going to have a long lie in and if feeling better I'll nip out for an hour or two later in the day.

Have a good one guys!!  

Colin.

Shame Colin, hope you & Glen get well soon!

17 minutes ago, Gerard Deeley said:

Anyone planning on being at the bottom of the Clune at 0900?

Aye, I'll be there & there about, Gerard!

Weather looking alright :-)

Looks like this is on now ......... this Sunday 18th Nov. 

Taken from FB thanks to Richard

Cheers

5 hours ago, DavieB said:

cold and wet, not the best day to be out with only a gabba short sleeve top but to be fair it did the trick until the coastal run to Largs and was only cold for a short time. Was perished in the B basket so getting back on the bike was a bit of a relief. Worse than the weather were the drivers along the coast road..beyond bonkers and a reminder of why I generally stick to back roads.

 

Chung hope you did not suffer too much with the extra miles involved in getting back home and felt a wee bit guilty dragging you so far out. Another reminder to ignore BBC weather.

 

 

Don’t be silly Davie!

I somehow enjoyed it ...... :-) like I said to you earlier, sometimes it’s refreshing to pedal in complete wetness :-)

If you want to feel less guilty, then come with us to the Drum-up next Sunday, I’ll promise you sunshine!

Thanks for the run & company today gents ......... and Andy’s large banana :-)

Cheers