2023 Subscriptions thejanullrichdietplan Posted May 20, 2021 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted May 20, 2021 Just watching yesterdays stage in the Giro with the gravel roads got me thinking - did any of you race the Davie Bell RR back in the day? Seems to have been years ahead of time (while simultaneously also being a throwback to an earlier era!) with the section along Carrick Forrest Drive and was a long standing and prestigious race in the Scottish calendar - however doesn't seem to have run for now for years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2024 Subscriptions Darryl Gunson Posted May 20, 2021 2024 Subscriptions Report Share Posted May 20, 2021 1 hour ago, thejanullrichdietplan said: Just watching yesterdays stage in the Giro with the gravel roads got me thinking - did any of you race the Davie Bell RR back in the day? Seems to have been years ahead of time (while simultaneously also being a throwback to an earlier era!) with the section along Carrick Forrest Drive and was a long standing and prestigious race in the Scottish calendar - however doesn't seem to have run for now for years. I did it once with Mark Whithead. Absolutely brutal race. Scary descents too. thejanullrichdietplan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions thejanullrichdietplan Posted May 20, 2021 Author 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted May 20, 2021 Were you on 23c tyres for it? Couple of years since i was down that way but i remember there being a couple of bits that were a bit sketchy with 40c on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kenny MacDonald Posted May 21, 2021 Members Report Share Posted May 21, 2021 Remember riding this in early 80s Robert Millar won it from Drew Brunton in what would have been a photo finish these days . They escaped at heads of Ayr when a horse unseated its rider and split race apart . I was in the break chasing and when we were coming down the Nick of Balloch John Clanky Clark was descending like a demon we overtook the motorcycle marshals who couldn't keep ahead of us on the bends . Remember a hairpin bend with a bridge and my bars scraping the wall as we came round as my back wheel skidded on loose gravel . Cracking race with some tough climbs . Ivy had Clanky , Ian Thomson , Davie Whitehall and Jim Mcmanus who took it in turns to attack break all the way in from the NIck . Managed to get a 6th place on my first time riding it . George, KennyS, al yuille and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2024 Subscriptions Darryl Gunson Posted May 21, 2021 2024 Subscriptions Report Share Posted May 21, 2021 21 hours ago, thejanullrichdietplan said: Were you on 23c tyres for it? Couple of years since i was down that way but i remember there being a couple of bits that were a bit sketchy with 40c on! I was on Corima carbon with 21mm tubs. Bad choice for this race - crap braking and far too flexible front wheel. George and thejanullrichdietplan 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions George Posted May 21, 2021 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted May 21, 2021 6 hours ago, Darryl Gunson said: I was on Corima carbon with 21mm tubs. Bad choice for this race - crap braking and far too flexible front wheel. What about that Herdy’s Habble race? Was that not carnage too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kenny MacDonald Posted May 22, 2021 Members Report Share Posted May 22, 2021 12 hours ago, George said: What about that Herdy’s Habble race? Was that not carnage too? Herdys Hell , now that was a classic gravel race before they were invented George 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions thejanullrichdietplan Posted May 22, 2021 Author 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted May 22, 2021 On 5/21/2021 at 10:23 AM, Kenny MacDonald said: Remember riding this in early 80s Robert Millar won it from Drew Brunton in what would have been a photo finish these days . They escaped at heads of Ayr when a horse unseated its rider and split race apart . I was in the break chasing and when we were coming down the Nick of Balloch John Clanky Clark was descending like a demon we overtook the motorcycle marshals who couldn't keep ahead of us on the bends . Remember a hairpin bend with a bridge and my bars scraping the wall as we came round as my back wheel skidded on loose gravel . Cracking race with some tough climbs . Ivy had Clanky , Ian Thomson , Davie Whitehall and Jim Mcmanus who took it in turns to attack break all the way in from the NIck . Managed to get a 6th place on my first time riding it . Thats a cracking result in a great field! On 5/21/2021 at 3:26 PM, Darryl Gunson said: I was on Corima carbon with 21mm tubs. Bad choice for this race - crap braking and far too flexible front wheel. 21mm tubs on that gravel. Chapeau! I wouldn't even like riding 21 on normal roads these days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KennyS Posted June 3, 2021 Report Share Posted June 3, 2021 On 5/21/2021 at 10:15 PM, George said: What about that Herdy’s Habble race? Was that not carnage too? Explicit instruction not to bring your ‘good wheels’ 😂 George 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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