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Hard to see the elbow flicks when you were behind me
 
Rule change; Does that mean no more points or is it just for a week? If so how can people get promoted? I'm planning to join second group anyway with 2 points, REBEL!!!!!
 
Last night was great!
 
Most of us top tenned parts of the westferry!
 
Clune took care of itself.
 
After the intermediate sprint, I co-ordinated a break away of four, which turned into 3 when I decided I no longer wanted to be part of it!
 
Tried to start a chase back with Billy pulling us along the whole Georgetown
 
 
Looking forward to next week!

Just thought I would post some bunch rules.
 
One flick of elbow = would you kindly come through
Two flicks = be a good fellow and take a spell
Three = hurry the #### up I am burst and if don't come through ###### you all I am sitting up
 
Just thought I would remind you all except the boys we could have caught if we worked

Just thought I would post some bunch rules.
 
One flick of elbow = would you kindly come through
Two flicks = be a good fellow and take a spell
Three = hurry the #### up I am burst and if don't come through ###### you all I am sitting up
 
Just thought I would remind you all except the boys we could have caught if we worked

Paul
 
Look out for the fat blokes in cheap Lycra that will be us

Club rooms track Kilmacolm climb 1. Netherton climb 2 Gledoch climb 3 The housing estate climb 4 the wall climb 5 old Largs rd climb 6 Fairlie climb 7 the road between kilbirnie Dalry climb 8 Healy climb 9 loch Tom climb 10 the whyn climb 11
 
0900 club rooms

Club rooms track Kilmacolm climb 1. Netherton climb 2 Gledoch climb 3 The housing estate climb 4 the wall climb 5 old Largs rd climb 6 Fairlie climb 7 the road between kilbirnie Dalry climb 8 Healy climb 9 loch Tom climb 10 the whyn climb 11
 
0900 club rooms

Good fun apart from the drinking

Hi All
Just to let you know this starts next Wedensday on the Georgetown
Might be my first outing of the year

Andrew
 
On the flats 18 mph on the climbs 8 mph

Route Simple Miller Street track to morrisons , Houston , Georgetown rd erskine bridge , Helensburgh , Sinclair street Glen Fruin , rest, hells Glen , whistlefield dinner ferry , then back over the whyn Kilmalcolm. track BOW pint home

Hats off to the real hard men of Johnstone , I stayed indoors

Route Simple Miller Street track to morrisons , Houston , Georgetown rd erskine bridge , Helensburgh , Sinclair street Glen Fruin , rest, hells Glen , whistlefield dinner ferry , then back over the whyn Kilmalcolm. track BOW pint home

Chung
Just two things
 
Need to slam that stem
 
EPS

Very nice

DAft

Website says 1st July 2017. A few brownie points to earn before I commit. Probably though. Some text...
 
For many sportive riders the Marmotte is the ultimate European sportive. Around 7,500 riders take part each year on the first Saturday in July, with the fastest riders completing in around 5 hours 45 minutes and the slowest taking anything up to 14 hours.
 
La Marmotte features three HC climbs over its 174km route and has a total of 5,180 metres of climbing, making it one of the toughest courses of any sportive in the world.
 
La Marmotte starts with a climbs of the Col du Glandon, which weighs in at 27.5km with an average gradient of 4.5% to a height of 1924 metres. From there you drop down (on a route so steep that it is not included in your overall time to try and stop riders from dangerously speeding) to the start of the Col du Telegraph.
 
That leads to the Col du Galibier, one of the most famous climbs in worldwide cycling. The Telegraph/Galibier combination is 35km of almost continuous climbing at an average gradient of 5.48% to a height of 2642 metres. Towards the top of the Galibier the gradient gets up to 15% and on a windy or cold day it is brutal.
 
There then follows a rapid 47km descent to Bourg d'Oisans and the start of a final ascent of the 21 hairpin bends of Alpe d'Huez. For all but the elite riders this is usually a major struggle as the sun will be baking in the early afternoon - the 2013 Marmotte saw riders experience 44 degrees centigrade heat on this climb.
 
Entries for La Marmotte 2017 are expected to go on sale in early November 2016. The date changes every year - as does the timing when it goes on sale - and we suggest you sign up to our newsletter which will alert you to when registration opens. Entries sell out very quickly - last year they sold out in just under 11 hours. Sportive.com alerted our newsletter subscribers within 30 minutes of entries going on sale...so do sign up and keep yourself informed about the Marmotte, Etape and other legendary sportives and gran fondos.

Taken on board some of the suggestions. Perhaps a little unfair but it is double points for the finish on the Georgetown compared to the Clune to hopefully prevent the temptation to sit in on the west ferry keeping legs fresh and waiting to grab lots of points on the climb. The intermediate sprint has the drag from the lights plus the uphill before the 30 so that give a little more balance and a chance for the climbers rather than it being a flat sprint. I'll see how it goes for the first couple of weeks then maybe change things again.
 
1 point for participation
 
Clune KOM
 
1st 3
2nd 2
3rd 1
 
Intermediate sprint for the 30 at Houston
 
1st 2
2nd 1
 
Finish on Georgetown
 
1st 6
2nd 4
3rd 2
 
No bonus points for a break that stays away. If you are in a break then the incentive of glory should be enough!

Myself James and Mark did the first angry wasp run of season. Full route done. James clearly on epo as he flying up hills. Mark & I did well to hang in. Great night.

It was a blast love Dunoon hate climbing though

Well that was a blast. Every time you hit the Loch Tarzan and C11 you just don't remember how hard they are.
Anyway a great DAy out, freezing wet and grim to begin with, then just wet and grim, then dry and not quite so grim.
Utterly goosed but rejuvenated after watching another sensational Ronde.

Guys
It is a piece of pish you have done the oldest and hardest one dead jealous
 
Enjoy the waffles and give Porto hell

I think I posted for an easy run, now sitting / lying on couch with my legs totally thrashed , suppose to be on the Westferry for a Ten tomorrow no chance
 
Really enjoyed today it was tough at times but fun, I knew as soon as we started up West Kilbride its was not going to be easy, fantastic tail wind over the Glen
See you Sunday

This is where we are heading. As you can see it is surrounded by iconic cols

Yes but will add track to Kilmacolm the hill over to west Glen netherton then wall Brisbane Fairlie ,

Think we should be back 1500 with a bit of luck if we don't stop until the ferry
It's only 60 miles round the island so 4 hours 10-1400 could be back a bit earlier if ferry times are good