RyanF

Fantastic day yesterday with quiet roads and beautiful weather you could have thought you were cycling in Spain, France or Italy. Great craic too and thoroughly cooked by the time I got home.
 
Andy

Cheers for the wheels guys. The heat destroyed me. Enjoyed the day in a crazy suffering kind of way. Now firing into my five beers she bought me.

Cheers for the wheels guys. The heat destroyed me. Enjoyed the day in a crazy suffering kind of way. Now firing into my five beers she bought me.

Well lasufriDA was monumental. No surprise there
It was hot, it was well organised, it was hard, it was nearly as hot in Scotland this afternoon !
Utterly beautiful Spanish village woke up to bangin music at 0800 Saturday morning and hundreds of keen cyclists.
Rolled out downhill and apprehensive and actually got a bit cold in the first 5k. Lead cars moved on and the keen bunch started to rack up the pace. Only to be halted in their tracks after 10k by lead car and motorbikes keeping the lid on things. Hit the first climb and it was effectively neutralised for the first 7k of the 14k climb. Which was beyond beautiful in terms of views and general "I'm really glad to be alive". At halfway the lead car moved on the lads racked up the pace. Everyone then went up at own pace and over the top for a humidinger descent. About half way down descent I had to hit some serious brakes as the lead car had restricted the pace. And it was held to 16mph for about the next 15k which had a lot of chaps not to content. Boys will be boys and want to get stuck in !
Anyway the plus side was our entire JWCC regrouped before next big climb. On this climb I held tough with big Al and James before saying adios about 1/2 way up. Managed to rejoin with a group of about 10 a short time after the long and incredible descent which must have had about 30 hairpins and the most beautiful views imaginable.
Just after rejoining we hit a long drag which in Spanish terms means 6k of grovelling!
Then hit the Montecorto wall which was only 2k long but had about 300m of 25% in the middle of an otherwise steep climb anyway. Can't really do it justice, there is nothing comparable in bonny Ecosse. So Alan and James flew up and I topped out with LA Guns and we started to work with some others on the flat back to the start town to end the first loop of 133km. Just after the start town where you had to be formally registed to do the next 67km, I managed to catch James on the descent and we worked with some others for 20km or so to the next feed.
Things went significantly downhill for me at this point as I just could not eat as I had stomach issues. Bad move, as immediately after this feed I bid farewell to James and rode on to the next station where I was in a state of 'bonk'. After sitting in a bit of a state for a while LA guns joined me and we became compadres in distress !
Anyway after an incredible calory consumption, and I mean about 10 little cheese and ham sandwiches an energy bar, 2 cups of coke and half a melon just for me, we were both rejuvenated and rode the last 25 miles to the finish. Strava estimated I expended 7800 calories so I guess not to big a surprise if you miss a feed you bonk !
 
Summary. Utterly brilliant. Would not have missed it for the world. Heat really does get to you in the end. My time and LA guns time was 9h24m, my top speed 51.5 mph, average speeds somewhat lowered with the restricted zones was 15mph. Estimated liquid consumption would be 8 bottles plus at least 12 cups of coke and water. And tubs of water poured over us by very helpful people at feed stops. Alan then James finished in front of me and LA guns.
 
Can't wait to read other reports as myself and James left early doors this morning for flights home.
 
DA next

Cheers for the wheels guys. The heat destroyed me. Enjoyed the day in a crazy suffering kind of way. Now firing into my five beers she bought me.

another cracking ride today with some great weather - the views over the kyles of bute a particular highlight. C11 is never easy but in the heat it seems a wee bit harder than normal!

Cracking night tonight, a slightly tougher route than normal which i think worked quite well at least until i made the mistake of trying to stick to Robbies wheel going up the climb then blowing up before the top!
 
No gentlemens agreement to split the points - must be because all the gentlemen are off the Spain leaving the rogues behind
 

Enjoyed that. Well other than being the lead out man..on the sprint.

Get well soon Darryl.

That's is mental

Put me down as a maybe.

I manned up and made it out. The rain was fairly kind considering.

watch out for those cows Ryan..........

Finally! Nice one Ryan. Catch you soon.

A warm welcome Ryan. Good to meet you yesterday evening.
 
LEJOG is fun, make sure you look up and enjoy the view while doing it.
 
M

Don't ask!!!!!!!

I have been on a few runs over the last couple of years invitied along by Alex B, but this week i finally signed up to the Wheelers.
 
Hope to see more of you lot in the coming months which will be good preperation for my 9 day LEJOG in September.
 
Ryan F

I have been on a few runs over the last couple of years invitied along by Alex B, but this week i finally signed up to the Wheelers.
 
Hope to see more of you lot in the coming months which will be good preperation for my 9 day LEJOG in September.
 
Ryan F

Enjoyed tonight that head wind from Stewarton was solid.

I have been on a few runs over the last couple of years invitied along by Alex B, but this week i finally signed up to the Wheelers.
 
Hope to see more of you lot in the coming months which will be good preperation for my 9 day LEJOG in September.
 
Ryan F

I have been on a few runs over the last couple of years invitied along by Alex B, but this week i finally signed up to the Wheelers.
 
Hope to see more of you lot in the coming months which will be good preperation for my 9 day LEJOG in September.
 
Ryan F

Had man flu today might join you but don't wait

Enjoyed my first run with the wheelers , I was completely wiped out last night.