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Thanks to every one today enjoyed another great day out with the bunch. Nice to meet you all, look forward to many more days out with the club. Off on hols now see you in a few weeks !!

Gutted!
Always hoped the big man would pull through this knowing how determined he was, so  sad!
Going to cherish our time up North even more now!
RIP Bigman

Is Sunday Fathers day? If so, I'm going to demand that I'm free to ride my bike and join you fine men...

Is Sunday Fathers day? If so, I'm going to demand that I'm free to ride my bike and join you fine men...

Is Sunday Fathers day? If so, I'm going to demand that I'm free to ride my bike and join you fine men...

And the first time you’ve lost out to Billy 

Well done to Richard tonight breaking the Georgetown record for a fixed gear with a 14:56. 
That placed him 2nd overall to John A (who broke the record he set last week with a 13:20 - Katie also broke the womens record to with a 15:10!)

Another good training ride today with Marc. Full on 2-up TT mode from the start...we kept a fast pace to largs then onto the head wind where pace slowed down but we were still working hard and kept it going...no mucking around, no stopping and eating snacks on the go...just like Arran ...we managed to average just under 22mph.
Thanks for the company Marc. If we can get a couple more out would be  good...I dont mind solo rides - good charecter building, but its also good to have some wheels to chase sometimes makes you push that little bit harder that makes the difference. 

Will try and join only to BoW though. Worked out that I might just make it in time before wife goes to Yoga. Can't have any punctures though otherwise I'm sacked! 

Cool and windy night for our 6 riders .. some great times none the less,  and well done to Richard for being the first person to win the Frank Lauder Trophy 4 years on the trot .. 
Richard  21.30
Gerrard 23.29
James 23.37
Scott M 23.56
AlanT  25.57
Mike  29.33
All riders paid..
Thanks to George for hawdin up, was blooming freezing 

Jan is quite right, the safety of participants has to be paramount. This is the case whether it is a race or not. However, people are always less inclined to look after others and to take risks in races, despite the commissars’ warnings about crossing the line etc. 
The JWCC Thursday night chaingang has changed from the initial idea introduced by Charlie. It was conceived as an opportunity for club members to train in a much more controlled context than the free for all of the Renfrew Bunch. 
It now resembles a race. The ethos seems to be to drop people and to go through the line at ever increasing speeds. It has always been the case that everyone looks after themselves, but the pace seems higher and less steady now with lots  of jumping, surging and switching. Indeed, the fact that there are points on offer (which is good fun btw) has added a competitive element to the mix that unfortunately makes it more likely that people will take a few risks. 
The roads are also poor in places which, at race pace, can lead people to switch line to avoid crashing.
What to do? In my view, given that we all know the course and where the bad bits are, we should refrain from all out full gas efforts until the bunch is safely through them.  There are areas such as the Westferry, The Clune, The Georgetown, where full gas might be the order of the day, but  perhaps a less full on effort at various ‘bad bits’ would be sensible. This only needs to be an informal common understanding. After all, it is our club run which means we can  make it more controlled, in the interests of safety and providing a positive experience for riders.
 

 

Agree.
On the other hand it's hard when it's a big group with riders that have different fitness levels to keep a consistent chain moving. You end up looking over your shoulder quite a bit to make sure you don't step into someone's line. Not ideal as you also need to keep an eye on your front wheel, potholes, cars etc. 

Not naming any names,  not pointing the finger at anyone in particular and i dont want anyone else to do it either. Everyone has made mistakes from time to time so this applies to everyone including myself.
There was a moment tonight on the rise between Kilmacolm and Bridge of Weir when  Stevie, through no fault of his own, was forced onto the white line as a car approached due to someone switching from the left line to the right without looking.   Not a pleasant couple of seconds seeing this unfold in front and was only a few cms from turning nasty very quickly.
On a couple of other occassions tonight riders were crossing the white line to move up the bunch or maintain their position. If there is good visibility and there are no cars about (and importantly you check there are no cars!) and its clear, then crossing the line briefly then fair enough. No complaints about that and ive done it myself. But doing it going round a bend when you dont know what is coming or even worse doing it when there are  cars coming the other way then forcing your way back into the line so you can avoid them - then not cool at all.
Try and remember it is a training ride not a race  so look out for one another. Actually same applies to races too.

Hey Jan, I know I've not been involved in the segment of the week recently but whats with doing it in reverse! Do you get extra points or something....

Hey Jan, I know I've not been involved in the segment of the week recently but whats with doing it in reverse! Do you get extra points or something....

Hey Jan, I know I've not been involved in the segment of the week recently but whats with doing it in reverse! Do you get extra points or something....

That's 1 way to blow the cobwebs off! Cheers

You mean like the Munt on Sunday? 15s intervals on Thursday (my rules and I go first so I can post up my ride first for the KoM). James Snodgrass has 2 attempts btw  - must ask him why he posts all his rides twice on Strava , other than to doubly annoy me when he puts me down the rankings. Getting excited already. 

I got the King of the Munt just after I joined the JWCC in May 2014. Been trying to go faster for 4 years (I live just round the corner) and failed.
And Stevie comes along and beats me first time out. He hasn't had the full JWCC negative vibe treatment yet. I'll start it now.
You'll never get that KoM Stevie! The weather forecast is so bad this week I'd stay in bed.

A good workout today...solo 45 miles around the coast with an average speed of about 20mph...just under Arran pace 
 

Panache points !
As per the story that Robbie and Jan once attacked and stayed away half way down Georgetown, as we all know they illegally skipped the lights as per UCI Regulation  3.5.2.1

Usual place for the final week of the April  / spring classics round of the world championships. 
With 1st place already secured id just like to make it known than im very bribable for domestique or leadout duties
 

Oaft George looks a sore one! Glad your ok though, speedy recovery boss.

Tongue in cheek. Early mornings in April are too cold. Weather too variable. My point was getting up at 5am for a trip round Arran is weird. My friends would think I was touched. It’s only 56 miles. Hardly epic. But we are quite fit and if we were to go to retake the Strava segment... 9 45 ferry is sane. Still be home at a reasonable time in the afternoon for people with jobs, family, friends and pet dogs. 

Robbie you will be pleased to hear my reign of terror is over.   
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Kom:
Me, Marc, Galeb
Intermediate:
Marc, Paul
Finish:
Paul, Marc, me
 
Overall standings....im bound to have missed someone out here it was a big bunch tonight.

Name Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Overall Iain Mct 12 12 6 30 Paul Mcd 5 0 8 13 Marc 1 0 9 10 Darryl 1 5 0 6 Richie P 0 6 0 6 Robbie 3 3 0 6 Stevie 5 0 1 6 Ryan 0 4 1 5 Galeb 0 2 2 4 Alan T 1 1 1 3 David 1 1 1 3 Eric 1 1 1 3 Jesse 1 1 1 3 Andy 0 1 1 2 Charlie 1 1 0 2 James 1 0 1 2 John Clark 1 0 1 2 Joseph 1 0 1 2 Paul L 1 0 1 2 Anthony 0 0 1 1 Gary D 0 1 0 1 Gary K 1 0 0 1 George 0 0 1 1 Gerard 0 1 0 1 Gregg O 0 0 1 1 Ian A 1 0 0 1 Glen 0 0 1 1 Scott M 0 0 1 1 Cedric 0 0 1 1 John Craig 0 0 1 1