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One of the couriers (not sure his name) mentioned to me that he had read about our intended plans for the finish
 
Maybe an idea for later on in the season (when the racing starts) to have the road race viewable by members only?

One of the couriers (not sure his name) mentioned to me that he had read about our intended plans for the finish
 
Maybe an idea for later on in the season (when the racing starts) to have the road race viewable by members only?

One of the couriers (not sure his name) mentioned to me that he had read about our intended plans for the finish
 
Maybe an idea for later on in the season (when the racing starts) to have the road race viewable by members only?

Enjoyable night in B1. First up 40 lap points, wasnt really in the race until about 6 laps to go when i attacked, ended up getting a good gap which was quickly closed down with a couple of laps to go but managed to hold it off on the line. However didnt get enough points for it to matter. Next a 16 lap scratch, couple of riders attacked from the gun, one of them only lasted a few laps and the other was about a half lap ahead. I was sure he was going to be brought back so i was too lazy and let others close it down while i was thinking about the sprint - however too many others were thinking the same so he managed to stay away. I was badly positioned for the sprint anyway so didnt make any difference. Last was an Olympic devil, rode it from the front for all but 1 lap until there were 3 of us left but by then had nothing left and quickly went backwards. However pleased with that considering my recent record in devils.

Enjoyable night in B1. First up 40 lap points, wasnt really in the race until about 6 laps to go when i attacked, ended up getting a good gap which was quickly closed down with a couple of laps to go but managed to hold it off on the line. However didnt get enough points for it to matter. Next a 16 lap scratch, couple of riders attacked from the gun, one of them only lasted a few laps and the other was about a half lap ahead. I was sure he was going to be brought back so i was too lazy and let others close it down while i was thinking about the sprint - however too many others were thinking the same so he managed to stay away. I was badly positioned for the sprint anyway so didnt make any difference. Last was an Olympic devil, rode it from the front for all but 1 lap until there were 3 of us left but by then had nothing left and quickly went backwards. However pleased with that considering my recent record in devils.

945 for me, will see how my legs feel after today if the pace is too much will cut it short rather than hold everyone up

Hi all,
 
Was out on the Moscow circuit this morning. There is still some ice on the Waterslap road (the road between Fenwick village and the Moscow circuit itself).
 
It's at the bit where the road descends and crosses a burn. It doesn't last for long, and doesn't cover the whole road, but worth looking out for especially when going downhill.
 
Cheers
M

Enjoyable night in the Bs - first up 42 lap points, didnt contest the first couple of sprints then bridged to a break which fell apart pretty quick but got a 4th in one of the sprints. Just followed wheels after that. Next was a 16 lap scratch, really fast pace from the gun and things were strung out and i was getting shouted at by someone for losing the wheel in front by the second corner of the first lap! Pace continued to be fast and after about 5 laps or so a rider had got a gap and i looked round and realised i also had a bit of a gap too so pushed on, eventually caught him and we worked together for a bit. Caught with about 3 laps to go and I end up leading out the sprint then going backwards. Was rather painful!
 
Last was the Devil, first out. My recent record in the devil is awful, i used to do pretty well in it but the last 3 are 1st out, 2nd out, 1st out. Alan put in a good performance here staying in for most of it.

Enjoyable night in the Bs - first up 42 lap points, didnt contest the first couple of sprints then bridged to a break which fell apart pretty quick but got a 4th in one of the sprints. Just followed wheels after that. Next was a 16 lap scratch, really fast pace from the gun and things were strung out and i was getting shouted at by someone for losing the wheel in front by the second corner of the first lap! Pace continued to be fast and after about 5 laps or so a rider had got a gap and i looked round and realised i also had a bit of a gap too so pushed on, eventually caught him and we worked together for a bit. Caught with about 3 laps to go and I end up leading out the sprint then going backwards. Was rather painful!
 
Last was the Devil, first out. My recent record in the devil is awful, i used to do pretty well in it but the last 3 are 1st out, 2nd out, 1st out. Alan put in a good performance here staying in for most of it.

If i can make it then 9.45 for me.
 
As there only seems to be 3 of us at the moment then i think we might be in need of some the weetabix that Gewiss had in 1994!
 
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3rZphEtzSM

If i can make it then 9.45 for me.
 
As there only seems to be 3 of us at the moment then i think we might be in need of some the weetabix that Gewiss had in 1994!
 
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3rZphEtzSM

With the confined events calendar still to be finalised for the year, here are the dates for the Reliability Runs.  As previous years these are the 4 Sundays in February, with longer distances each week:
 
 
Feb 1st.      No.1 Tour of Renfrewshire - 40 miles  http://www.mapmyride...e-route-1730016

Feb 8th      No.2 Moscow - 46 miles  http://www.mapmyride...w-route-1787383

Feb 15th    No, 3 Sinclair street - 58 miles  http://www.mapmyride...t-route-1827559

Feb 22th    No. 4 West Kilbride - 72 miles http://www.mapmyride...-route-14021498
 
 
As previous years there will be tea, coffee, soup, etc available at the club rooms at the end of each ride.
 
Each run will be posted under Club Runs at the appropriate time, here's a link to the first one.

Eventful night in the Bs. First up a 30 lap scratch, i went with about 3.5 to go then as the bell went started to get swamped, first rider past ok but the second was squeezed by the rider trying to overtake us both causing him to go go against me. Fortunately managed to stay upfright but foot unclipped which didnt make for the most pleasant of experiences! Next was 50 lap points, i think i got a 4th in the 2nd sprint (i dont even know if you get points for that!) then there was a breakaway of about 4 and i miscalculated i thought we were going to catch them so just stayed in the middle taking it easy and waiting for the catch. But they ended up getting the lap. Last was was 30 lap scratch, with an incident filled start (the worst behaviour that has happened at the track league in the years ive been going) with the guily rider being red flagged. Shortly after this there was a crash too and the gun hadnt even gone yet. Anyway onto the race, felt pretty good during it and was near the front with about 2 to go so started the sprint, Danny showed how its done though breezing past on the back straight and making it look easy but managed to hold on for 2nd place.
 
Good contingent of Jets and Wheelers tonight, all looking in good form.

Great weather today and a really big bunch too. However its a long, lonely road back from Kilwinning for a fat man!
 
To make matters worse got a puncture just after being dropped

Great weather today and a really big bunch too. However its a long, lonely road back from Kilwinning for a fat man!
 
To make matters worse got a puncture just after being dropped

Another tough night in the Bs - first up 40 lap points, race passed me by a bit although was comfortable enough (at least relatively speaking was still tough). Next 16 lap scratch, it opened up a bit and i was tempted into start the sprint with 5 laps to go, i was dieing with about 2 laps to go and then finished off by the bell. Last was 32 lap scratch, a hard pace but quite steady too - was a single line string for most of it and everyone putting in a hard effort for their turn on the front, eased up slightly with about 4 laps to go and someone went off the front and i went too caught up and overtook but couldnt hold on and was pipped for 3rd on the line, all that effort for nothing! Good fun though - always nice to be in a warm velodrome when the weather is miserable.
 
btw Richard i asked a few weeks ago about the locker / cage situation and was told they would be available again before Christmas but dont see any evidence of that yet, they are still all empty.

For what its worth i was a bit surprised to see the average speed when i got home - it was about 18mph from the clubrooms. We dont often do much more than that even during the summer. A quick look at my Garmin Connect suggests ive only been on a couple Sunday club runs that have been faster this year - Dunoon via Arrochar in June and Largs last month.

Demoted to the Cs tonight. A few others were too including Richard Warnock from GGCC. If Scottish Cycling ever bothered to update the league table he would be the highest placed B rider as he regularly wins a couple of races each week! In the end end he didnt bother racing at all.
 
First up 40 lap points, sprints every 10. Strategy was to go for the first points and then try a breakaway, was either 1st or 2nd but the breakaway attempts didnt work so ended up going for the final sprint, was sitting great on second wheel and we had small gap to the riders behind as the bell went. But there were riders being lapped and riding 3 abreast as if it was a leisurely spin so we had to stall the sprint to get around them and that allowed some others to catch. Ended up having to settle for 3rd in that sprint. That was a little annoying so on the Devil wanted to stay out of trouble so rode it from the front and managed to defend the position and ended up winning. Last was 25 lap scratch, attempted a few attacks but nothing stuck, got caught behind someone who lost the wheel in front with 4 laps to go, managed to close the gap but had nothing left for the sprint.
 
Have to say enjoyed the Cs, overall its probably not much slower than the Bs the biggest difference is in the surges, but the difference meant i be a bit more 'active' in the races than i am in the Bs where it often feels like hanging on. I should probably have riden a bit more sensibly rather than attempting daft attacks, but where is the fun in that?

Think it was 6 wheelers out today and in some respects a ride of two halves - drizzle and rain until Largs then sun from them on. Didnt struggle quite as much after West Kilbride this time although i think that was because the pace was a bit steadier rather than any improvements ive made.
 
Well done to Charlie taking the sprint into Largs, held off Paul who had to do an impressive Sagan / Freire style effort after being boxed in!
 

Bit of a rejigging of the groups tonight with an A, 2 B, C and Youths. Not quite sure the purpose sounds more like a rebranding of existing groups!
 
Anyway first up 25 lap points, sprints every 5. Got a 3rd and a 4th, first time ive managed to get points in 2 of the sprints but not enough. Next a scratch i was doing ok for most of the race but was nowhere when it mattered. Finally a 40 lap points, 2 of us got away early on and i think i managed to get the first sprint but it was tight on the line then another couple caught up and we were working together stayed out for a few laps another 3 caught us coming into the sprint and i missed out on that one but we continued to work and it felt like we might be able to stay away. Things however got a bit chaotic when we caught up with some lapped riders - there was a split in the break and i was the wrong side and we couldnt get back on. For once i dont think it was a result of bad positioning either just one of those things.

Dont know if you've seen this before, if not it might be of interest http://cyclingtips.com.au/2014/02/cam-and-richies-excellent-adventure/

Was relegated to the Cs initially but shortly after that i got another email saying i was back in the Bs. First up 50 lap points, pretty uneventful until 9 laps to go where i attacked thinking someone would come with me, but no-one did. Got about a half lap in front and maintained it for a bit but couldnt push on, bell went and managed to get the points at least. Next 25 lap scratch, same story different week - too far back, kept being the wrong side of riders chucking it and pulling out so having to close gaps and eventually i couldnt close it down anymore and just hung off the back of the group about 10 m. Last was 30 lap, tried to make the race hard rather than ride it in such a way that it is only hard for me! It was working ok until 4 laps to go, there was a lull in the pace then an attack which i couldnt respond to quick enough. So end result was nothing but it was a much more enjoyable race at least.
 
Would have been nice to have won something to justify my place in the Bs, but it wasnt to be.

Was relegated to the Cs initially but shortly after that i got another email saying i was back in the Bs. First up 50 lap points, pretty uneventful until 9 laps to go where i attacked thinking someone would come with me, but no-one did. Got about a half lap in front and maintained it for a bit but couldnt push on, bell went and managed to get the points at least. Next 25 lap scratch, same story different week - too far back, kept being the wrong side of riders chucking it and pulling out so having to close gaps and eventually i couldnt close it down anymore and just hung off the back of the group about 10 m. Last was 30 lap, tried to make the race hard rather than ride it in such a way that it is only hard for me! It was working ok until 4 laps to go, there was a lull in the pace then an attack which i couldnt respond to quick enough. So end result was nothing but it was a much more enjoyable race at least.
 
Would have been nice to have won something to justify my place in the Bs, but it wasnt to be.

Tough day for me, legs still heavy after yesterday but even accounting for that it was a surprisingly tough route particularly with the road up to Rowardennan being alot lumpier than i remember it. It was however very scenic up Loch Lomond side with the sun out and the last of the autumn leaves on show.
 
 
Well done Adam, if you continue your rapid progress it wont be long until you are putting the hurt on all of us!

Well done.
 
I suppose that means they'll be kicking my a*se in the track league even more now!