Marc

Utterly brilliant day on Arran and 3 new members of the SA Hall of Fame. Fantastic, and many congrats to SA Rookies Sam McGrath, Colin Sales and Alan Hendry, who were joined by seasoned SA vets Jan McTavish, Mark Kelly, Andy Gumley and myself. So 7 started as a team and 7 finished as a team. Also took all the rankings from 2nd to 6th or something on the Strava segment.
This was a rarer anti clockwise assault due to the predicted wind, however there was near zero wind all day. Very smooth paceline with much encouragement in evidence. Lots of resurfaced roads helped and I reckon this could be a year for records. Still some pretty grisly bits mind you.
Weather was probably the best I have ever seen on Arran and I have been there a lot! Truly heaven on earth.
So now you have a taste guys, set your sights on the Grand Daddy of them all - the DA in August. As I may have said somewhere before, this is a monumental and life changing experience that you will regale your grandchildren with, you will have it engraved on your gravestone, you will forever remember the single biggest day of your life. You will feel immortal.
To round it all off me and Jan rode over the Ross to meet my two girls at the Velo café, then clung on to their wheels to get back for the 1.55pm ferry as we were both tank empty status. 86 miles and 2,000m of ascent made for a fantastic day out.

 
 
 
 

I'm in. Sad as it might be, I've cancelled my night out tonight to take part in the SA epic! 

Looking at form in last couple of weeks in the bunch  looks like we have an outstanding team for the single Arran tomorrow with some new entrants to the single Arran hall of fame! 

I'm in. Sad as it might be, I've cancelled my night out tonight to take part in the SA epic! 

Let the madness commence ! Plan for 20th, weather being reasonable, is a standard SA, 0700 ferry, 0805 approx rubber on road, lap of island and back on 1105 ferry. 
Just for info, there is now a 5th category, no one achieved it yet but there been attempts, the WSA, Winter Single Arran which must be winter timetable and winter bike

Great turnout tonight! Nice to see some new faces and some not so new. 
Alan I paid you £3 at sign on. I heard through the grapevine that a certain Mr Archibald had started a just giving page to get his new bike repaired...I'm not saying he never paid but...

Great turnout tonight! Nice to see some new faces and some not so new. 
Alan I paid you £3 at sign on. I heard through the grapevine that a certain Mr Archibald had started a just giving page to get his new bike repaired...I'm not saying he never paid but...

Due to popular demand this thread has moved from 13th April to 20th April. For those of you unfamiliar with this ancient ritual we board the 0700 hours ferry to Brodick. Get off and ride round the island and get the next ferry back. This is the first 2019 edition with aspirations for the legendary Double Arran attempt later in the summer.
 
Don't be like me and miss the ferry despite living 4 miles away. 
 
Be like Darryl and pace according to the team on the climbs not according to how Many watts you can meat out on your pals
 
If the ferry master approves your boarding of the next ferry then you will enter Paul McD’s Hall of Fame! You can tell stories to your children and grandchildren at they sit at your feet in wonder for many years to come! 
 
Who's in?

Great to see so many out tonight. Top night for it. 
Can't recommend the Thursday night bunch enough, get out early season and get those legs going. An added bonus of Ian Archibald having peaked in January once again, get out and see him getting dropped on the GT. A sight to behold! 
M

Great to see so many out tonight. Top night for it. 
Can't recommend the Thursday night bunch enough, get out early season and get those legs going. An added bonus of Ian Archibald having peaked in January once again, get out and see him getting dropped on the GT. A sight to behold! 
M

Great to see so many out tonight. Top night for it. 
Can't recommend the Thursday night bunch enough, get out early season and get those legs going. An added bonus of Ian Archibald having peaked in January once again, get out and see him getting dropped on the GT. A sight to behold! 
M

Great to see so many out tonight. Top night for it. 
Can't recommend the Thursday night bunch enough, get out early season and get those legs going. An added bonus of Ian Archibald having peaked in January once again, get out and see him getting dropped on the GT. A sight to behold! 
M

Good luck guys! Have a good one!!

Not sure if your going the main rd or aware already but the A78 is closed at Skelmorlie this weekend and next .
Loch Thom rd restricted to local access only .

Should be ok for me! Nice and easy remember! 

4 riders on a cold windy miserable night ,
Well done to all.
Joseph M 23.04
Tommy D 24.11
Alan T 19.40
Stuart T 19.03

Chaingang starts up this week - due to daylight for the first few weeks meeting at 6pm at the bus stop usual place.
 In the past on the way out along the Georgetown we've had a chilled start and ridden 2 abreast more like a club ride. Which is enjoyable however when the through and off starts at the red smiddy the pace picks up and is hard immediately. This means newcomers may not get much experience because with the fast pickup in speed it may only be one or two rotations before it becomes difficult to hang on (which in turn makes it difficult to learn and improve). So i propose we start riding as a chaingang from the start but at an easier speed and then from the red smiddy pick it up progressively and that will help everyone get the basics right. It is a training ride so this doesnt mean easy pace it should start to feel harder but the group should ideally not be splitting before Bishopton. Full gas from the top of Bishy Hill.
 
Points will be how it finished last year - Top 5 for the KOM  and top 5 for the sprint. This means more opportunities to get some points and should keep things closer at the top. Will be a winner for each month.
(KOM is 5,4,3,2,1 and sprint is 6,4,3,2,1).
The Flanders bound guys will be pleased to hear the first week is a practice run.

Leaving BoW lights at 8.30am for a couple of hrs. Either round the coast or something local.
Post if you would like to join.

Ian, the CTT Facebook page is usually the best bet. They're general pretty swift at posting the results. 

Life in the old dog yet Darryl!

Ian, the CTT Facebook page is usually the best bet. They're general pretty swift at posting the results. 

Good luck, Couttie.
Supper tough? 
Our? 

Don’t I look good in pink , as for the thing following me , don’t think he would ever look as good as me 
Thanks to Mr Kelly for the photo 

a cold blustery day for the Hilly TT... Scores on the doors.. Some fine times, well done to all the riders on a tough day, especially new guy Tommy who went off first and immediately suffered a snapped chain, a quick fix of the chain and then went back off at the end with his chain jumping all over the place for the whole ride
Tommy (new guy)  -  36.43 PB
Alan T -  29.26
Stuart  -  27.44
Mark K -  26.20
Iain McT -  25.58
Think the monies were collected by Alan... forgot to ask if any PB's , please post up if there is. I know Tommy's will be as it's his first TT in 30 yrs.
Not sure what the points allocation is, please post this up Alan...
 

Few local TTs i have entered anybody else
14 April Royal Albert 10 TT
28 April Glasgow nightingale 10 TT
26 May Law Wheelers 10 TT
5 June Saint Christophers 10 TT
16 June Millport 10 TT
7 July Law Wheelers 25 TT
11 Aug GTR 10 TT
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