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MARK I WILL BE THERE CAMPBELL

ALL LETS SEE A GREAT TURN OUT LIKE LAST WEEK. SORRY CANT HELP AT THIS ONE ON HOLIDAY. CAMPBELL

RAMSAY THANKS FOR THE TIME KEEPING AND THE PHOTOS CAMPBELL

RAMSAY I WILL COME ALONG AND HELP AS YOU WILL NEED TOO PEOPLE. CAMPBELL

Alan Joint club run this day 20th october we should do that. If your going see you then. Campbell

David and I will be there. Campbell Ps Do we have any other 2upp riders?

The route looks good pity about the entries being closed & coinciding with the commonwealth games. Campbell

ALAN CAN’T MAKE THAT AS IN ITALY ON HOLIDAY. I AM FREE ON SUNDAY 20TH OCTOBER IF YOU WISH TO DO THE 100KM ONE AT KIRKINTILLOCH WE WOULD CYCLE UP TO THE START AND BACK MAKES IT A BIT MORE INTERESTING JUST A THOUGHT. AFTER MY OCTOBER HOLIDAY ITS INTO THE WINTER WALKING SEASON, SO AM A WAY EVERY SECOND SUNDAY DOING THAT TROUGH TO THE END OF MARCH, APRIL SO DON’T HAVE MUCH TIME FOR CYCLING AT THE WEEKEND. PROVISIONAL LIST FOR AUDAX’S NEXT YEAR ARE 200KM – MARCH - DAVE HARRIS NOW DATE AS YET 200KM - 5TH APRIL - 300KM - 19TH APRIL - 400KM - 17TH MAY - 300KM – 14TH JUNE - 600KM – 12TH JULY - CAMPBELL

JUST HAVE TO PUT UP WITH IT.

ALAN GLAD YOU ENJOYED THIS ONE, ONE OF MY FAVOURITES. WILL LET YOU NO WHAT AUDAX ‘S I AM DOING NEXT YEAR ONCE THE CALENDAR IS OUT IN FULL. NORMALLY END OF OCTOBER. CAMPBELL

All All this talk on bad weather thought I would have a look on the web i.e. BBC Forecast for Glasgow Airport tonight this was update at 09:17 hr this morning is sunny intervals at 19:00hr with 10mph westerly, 11 deg sounds ok to me. Campbell Ps it can change.

ALAN I WAS ALREADY IN FOR THIS BUT CAN’T MAKE ITS NEW DATE AFTER BEING POSTPONED FROM MARCH THIS YEAR... IT’S ON OF THE BEST 200KM IN MY BOOK I WILL BE THERE NEXT YEAR. IT IS NORMALLY A SUNDAY IN MARCH. HAVE A GOOD ONE. CAMPBELL

ALLAN SEE YOU THERE LETS HOPE FOR SOME DRY WEATHER & THE SUMMER ISN’T OVER. IT LOOKS A NIECE ROUTE, WHEN YOU GO TO THERE WED SITE. SOME NEW ROADS FOR ME WHICH WILL BE GOOD. LOOKS LIKE 3 OF US AT THE MOMENT. CAMPBELL PS I WILL BE LOOKING FOR YOU TO TOW ME ROUND.

ALL JUST A THOUGHT YOU MAY LIKE THIS AS AN ALTERNATIVE CAMPBELTOWN ROUTE . I DID THIS WITH 2 FRIENDS FROM MY CLIMBING CLUB, THAT LIKE ME DO A WEE BIT OF CYCLING. WE DID THIS LAST FRIDAY 5TH JULY. ROUTE FOR ME WAS HOME (KILBARCHAN) TO WORK (THORNLIEBANK) 14 MILES MORNING. FINISH AT 4 ON A FRIDAY SO WORK TO ARDROSSAN 29 MILES FOR THE 16:40 FERRY TO CAMPBELTOWN ARRIVING 21:20. THIS GIVES YOU PLENTY TIME TO GET A GOOD FEED AND LETS IT DIGEST BEFORE YOU START THE RIDE. YOU HAVE TO CARRY ALL YOUR FOOD FOR THE NIGHT SECTION AS THERE IS NOTHING OPEN TILL YOU GET TO DUMBARTON. CAMPBELTOWN TO HOME 137 MILES. DEW TO THE TIME YOU ARE RIDING THESE ROADS ARE VERY QUIET. YOU DO NEED DESCENT FRONT LIGHTS FOR THIS TRIP THAT WILL LAST 5 HOURS I WROTE THIS SHORT REPORT FOR FRIENDS. THE TRIP WAS GREAT MARTIN AND BRYAN HAD A GREAT TIME AND ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO ANOTHER OVERNIGHT TRIP NEXT YEAR. WILL HAVE TO GET MY HEAD INTO ACTION TO PLAN A ROUTE FOR THEM. ON LEAVING CAMPBELTOWN WE HEAD OVER TO THE WEST AND WE WERE ABLE TO WATCH THE BIG ROLLERS COME IN FROM THE ATLANTIC AS THE SUN SET ON THE WAY NORTH TO TARBERT. IT DID NOT GET PITCH BLACK BECAUSE OF THE TIME OF YEAR & LACK OF CLOUD COVER. IT WAS QUIT LIGHT TILL 12 MIDNIGHT AND THEN THE LIGHT STARTED TO COME BACK BY 2.00. TARBERT HARBOUR LOOK GOOD IN THE STREET LIGHTS AS WE SPEED THROUGH WE HAD HAD A GOOD TAIL WIND UP THE KINTYRE WEST COAST ROAD. LOCHGILPHEAD WAS REACHED AT 12.45 WITH PEOPLE COMING OUT OF PUBS, BUT DID NOT TROUBLE US. WE HIT MIDGES ON THE ROAD TO INVERARAY THAT WAS QUIT BAD BUT DID NOT LAST LONG. THEN IT WAS ROUND THE COAST AND UP THE REST AND BE THANK FULL ON TOP FOR 4.00 THEN A FAST DESCENT INTO MORE MIDGE COUNTRY. WE WERE ABLE TO GET INTO THE ARROCHAR MOUNTAIN RESCUE HUT FOR A COFFEE AND SHORT REST BECAUSE BRYAN HAD THE KEY THAT WAS AT 4.45. THEN OF DOWN THE LOCH LOMOND ROAD, I LEFT THE OTHER TWO AT THE ERSKINE BRIDGE AND GOT IN AT 8 ON THE DOT. I WAS GREAT TO HAVE SOME COMPANY ON THE TRIP AND EVEN BETTER AS THE PATTER WAS REALLY GOOD. 137 MILES FROM CAMPBELTOWN TO THE DOOR, 180 MILES FOR ME FROM DOOR TO DOOR. HOME IN PLENTY OF TIME TO SEE THE LIONS WIN & THEN A COUPLE OF HOURS SLEEP SO AS NOT TO UPSET YOUR SLEEP PATTERN FOR THE SATURDAY NIGHT. CAMPBELL PS WHY IS CAMPBELTOWN SPELT WITH ONLY ONE L? ANSWERS ON A POSTCARD HA HA HA

What time is the kick off and were is the start and finish? As may try and tag along. Campbell

ALAN SORRY JUST SAW THIS HOPE YOU’RE UP FOR THIS IT SHOULD BE GOOD AS ITS NICE ROADS DOWN THERE. I USE CONTINENTAL 4 SEASON TYRES 23mm ON ALL MY BIKES, AS I HAVE FOUND THEM TO BE GOOD IN ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS & ARE GOOD ON THE PUNCTURES TO. HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE CAMPBELL

GRAHAM GLAD TO SEE YOU ENJOYED THE RUN ITS A CRACKER & ON THE DOOR STEP YOU SHOULD TRY SOME OF THE OTHER 200KM EVENT LATER ON THIS YEAR. SAT 17TH AUG - HIGHWAYMAN CHALLENGE - 200KM SUN 15TH SEP - DAVE HARRIS MEMORIAL - 200 KM SEE AUDAX UK WEB SITE FOR THERE FULL CALENDAR AND MORE INFORMATION ON THE EVENT ABOVE WHICH I AM DOING LINK TO THERE EVENTS CALENDAR http://www.aukweb.net/events/?From=04%2F06%2F2013&To=12&Days=&Category=&Dist_min=&Dist_max=&Aaa=&Region=scotland CAMPBELL

Thanks for the time keeping Elaine & the helpers. Sorry to hear about Emma Campbell

Alan If you liked that run you should try some of the 200km audax’s that take you through some of the best scenery in Scotland on niece quiet roads most of the time. Campbell

The Port Navigation 200km – Saturday 13th April 2013 – wee report. This ride started in Ballachulish at 08:00 in the morning & headed south down the A82 then A828 to Connel Bridge which was a pleasant run using the cycle path & road the surface on the cycle path was far superior to the road. At Connel it was left to Oban on the A85 but we took a detour as the ferry to Mull was not till 11:45. Right into Dunbeg following the cycle track which goes over the high ground before dropping in Ganavan Sands the then the coast road right into Oban. We got there for 10:45 so of to Tesco’s for some early lunch. This stretch is only 40 miles. Then on the ferry to Craignure (Mull) arriving there at 12:30, once of the ferry it was left on the A849 to Pennyghal to the check point by this time the sun was out but the wind was starting to build. Pennyghal reached at 13:45 card stamped & some food from the shop it was rather good considering it is in the middle of nowhere. Then a retraces back to the B8049 were you go north west over a hill then drop down to sea lever were we turn east right into the wind lovely ride along the cliff road but 8 m/hr at times with the head wind and this is a flat road, you get to the main road at Salen right to the Fishnish – Lochaline Ferry over to Morvern. Check point in Jeans café just as you get of the ferry, soup & sandwiches are in the price of the Audax recommend this to. 86 miles covered at this point time 16:45. So from Lochaline to the Corran Ferry at Ardgour it is 31 mile the first 10 uphill so a bit of a slog but you soon get into it & the long hill Is over with a very step descent to loch Sunart at this point your into the wind as travelling east. From the end of Loch Sunart to the ferry it is 13 miles it was 18:15 so you would think to make the ferry at 7.30pm would be easy. The climb to the top of the Glen Tarbert was a bit of a grind speed ranging from 4 to 12 m/hr due to the wind on reaching the top the wind was just unbelievable there was a stretch of about 100m of flat and I was flat out at 6 m/hr then the downhill I was asking myself am I really going downhill pedalling at 10 m/hr then I went behind some tree that sheltered the road the bike shot up to 27 m/hr & a wee breather from pushing the pedals round hard, on reaching the coast the road turns north so a bit of a tall wind, it was time to time trialling the last stretch as I had 15 minute & about 4 mile I thought so here we go, it’s like the return leg on the Georgetown mentality you have to give it your all it did work as I rounded the corner the ferry still there I had made it by 5 minutes 117 miles. I had also caught the front group as they had just missed the 7:00pm ferry. It was then just a wee run round the coast to Ballachulish getting there at 20:02 127 miles in the bag & it just started raining as we went into the hall all the riders that came in after that were like drowned rats. Ride states Miles 127, time riding 9 hour, total climbing 6164 ft., 8242 cal., total time 12 hours. You should try this it was a nice run. I think there was another Johnstone Wheeler on the start sheet but didn’t see them or they didn’t see me. Campbell

The Highwayman Challenge 200km 17th August 201km cycling event starting from Girvan. Controls at Knowe and Straiton. The 2nd edition of the Highwayman Challenge features two options, 100km and 200km. Based on the hill roads of the Ayrshire Alps Cycle Park, the audax challenges both new and existing cyclists. More... For full information visit http://www.southcarrickdaviebell.org Distance: 201 km Date: Saturday 17th August 2013 Time: 09:00 Starting from: Girvan Fee: £12.00 Closing date: Entries should arrive at least 2 weeks before the event LINK TO MORE INFO - http://www.aukweb.ne.../detail/13-579/ I AM THINKING ON DOING THIS ONE IT LOOKS GOOD ANY OTHERS UP FOR THIS CAMPBELL

A Fyne Cowal Saturday 1st June 200km cycling event starting from Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire nr Glasgow. Controls at Gourock / Hunters Quay, Tighnabruich, Cairndow and Sandbank, plus 1 information control. A fine ride to Loch Fyne taking in some very scenic countryside on the Cowal Peninsula. Cost of entry to include return ferry ticket. Distance: 200 km Date: Saturday 1st June 2013 Time: 08:00 Starting from: Bridge of Weir , Renfrewshire nr Glasgow Closing date: 22 May 2013 LINK TO MORE EVENT INFO - http://www.aukweb.net/events/detail/13-179/ JUST IN CASE YOUR INTERESTED A AUBAX ON THE DOORSTEP CAMPBELL PS I CANT MAKE IT AS ON HOLIDAY.

Paul What time is this on as my come up and watch and take the odd photo do we have a exact route and what way you will be going round. Campbell Ps see you tonight on the back road.

All see this link it has a great alpin trip. Campobell http://www.bike-dreams.com/

CROMBIE & THOMSON SQUAD WILL BE THERE FRIDAY NIGHT. CAMPBELL