Richie Cross

What!! Iain C you judas!!! I was going to ask if any others were going to join me and Iain going to Aberfoyle over the pipe track etc Chung??

I can't remember if you said you were joining me and Iain on Sat?

I'll get you at the bridge to cough and splutter until I've had enough/die

Daughter's first communion so it's a Sat ride for me.

I'll head out to get a doing

Yes, great to be back out. Should've done it soon. More miles would've been good but my legs feel a lot better than they have done recently. As Eric says...a wee crash when I didn't see a horse ahead that the guys were braking for! A small gash on my knee but no damage to the bike or my new Rapha shorts!!!

Me too. EDIT: sorry..I've been persuaded to head to Aberfoyle.

Well, I'll be there with my Dumfries mate but I imagine you'll only see us as you go past!

Good article about the Fred course in the latest Cyclist mag

Hi Paul. Don't have one but remember that Q Bikes hire similar so I imagine Willie would let you try one? What car is it?

A bit of both Darryl. Can only get out on my 2 Sundays in every 5 as I have the wee guy on my other days off. Thought I'd blast the turbo but found I can only do an hour once or twice a week. I've got a run of Sundays off that will hopefully see me ok for the Marmotte but they don't start soon enough to the Fred.

I'm no longer doing the Fred. I can't pass the entry to someone else but there is an accommodation space available on the Sat night with DavieC, Alex and Paul.

Is there anyone out there likely to take Charlie's place before I contact the company we're going with?

The Fred or Drumlanrig?! We seem to be merging!

Davie....ok, just checking you weren't all alone. I'll be in Dumfries the night before I imagine.

Sometimes I kind of wish it was bad enough for surgery rather than not really getting to the bottom of it. David...are you heading down the morning of the event? Just you?

I've got 5 Sundays before The Fred. Riding the Drumlanrig event the weekend before. It's been reduced to one big loop of 81 miles but I'll see how I feel then.

It was going ok until I found out that too much turbo flares up my tendonitis:( Exact same winter bike that I've used for pre Belgium miles that then goes on my turbo. Something about the turbo that hurts my knee, always the right, that doesn't happen on the road.

Nope. Just a distinct lack of miles. Things haven't gone to plan.

No luck Charlie. I'll be deciding the weekend before I think. Too early to think about the Marmotte?

Charlie...you can keep me and Greg company and I can resurrect my domestique pacing duties of old Billy will be too busy battling with Le Bison!!

Hi. I went to see him when I left the clubrooms this afternoon. By the time I found Ward 61, he was just getting the good news to be allowed home

Now, now...,this can all be settled Round 1 - The Fred Round 2 - in the valleys and cols of La Marmotte

34/29 for me. Could probably do with a 34/36 Anyone got a triple?

Who's missing?