Committee Alan McLean Posted September 16, 2007 Committee Report Share Posted September 16, 2007 Duncan Thomson and I are planning on at least one day at the forthcoming TLI weekend. I am trying to persuade him to commit to the road race on Sunday. Anyone else entering this? Regards Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jim Daly Posted September 16, 2007 Report Share Posted September 16, 2007 I'm planning to do the RR and maybe TT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Committee Alan McLean Posted September 21, 2007 Author Committee Report Share Posted September 21, 2007 OK Jim. I hope to see you at the RR. Duncan is nae weel. Anyone else? regards A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions P McDonald Posted September 21, 2007 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted September 21, 2007 Health permitting I will be at RR. c u there PMcD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions P McDonald Posted September 22, 2007 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted September 22, 2007 Guys Once again I'm saying have a good one - health still too dodgy to race or I'd end up in a worse state. Weather looking good PMcD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Committee Alan McLean Posted September 23, 2007 Author Committee Report Share Posted September 23, 2007 Duncan, Jim and I went to Bute and were promptly dropped. Jim had already done the TT in the morning so at least he had an excuse. No glory today but beautiful weather on the island and a great day oot. It was good to see the thirty milers who had done a lot more than 30 miles when we met them in Rothesay. Thanks for the support. RR result for wheelers, (22 starters): Alan McLean, about 11th Duncan Thomson, about 14th Jim Daly, DNF. Full TLI results awaited. Anyone going to Callander next Sunday? Twice over the Duke's pass? (Hope they have a big vomit bucket at the top.) Regards Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Committee Alan McLean Posted September 23, 2007 Author Committee Report Share Posted September 23, 2007 Many thanks to the Bute Wheelers for excellent organisation with good marshalling and for ensuring blue skies. A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Committee Alan McLean Posted September 23, 2007 Author Committee Report Share Posted September 23, 2007 JWCC at front of bunch. rare photo. http://l.yimg.com/www.flickr.com/images/spaceball.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Committee Alan McLean Posted September 23, 2007 Author Committee Report Share Posted September 23, 2007 Bad link. Apologies. Check out Flickr. A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jim Daly Posted September 24, 2007 Report Share Posted September 24, 2007 Alan/Duncan, That was a very high powered race, yesterday. Gordon Murduch, Stuart MacGregor and Chris Smart are some of Scotland's best cyclists. Add in Andrew Whitehall (ex JW and apprentice pro currently racing Belgium) and his dad, plus some mates of Chris Smart who have been racing in France this year and we experienced full on racing, for a while... We certainly both got over the Mount Stuart hill with them Chris told me that the bloke who won the race used to race Bradley Wiggins regularly and that each would win every other week See link for Johnstone Wheelers leading the way: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ufopilot/1 ... 485272155/ Hope to see some more Wheelers racing soon. In the TT, I overshot the dead turn at 5miles and might otherwise easily have beat Stuart MacGregor who led by 10 seconds for the Vet prize. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions duncan thomson Posted September 24, 2007 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted September 24, 2007 Jim, Thanks for posting picture with me near the front, it certainly did not last long. First road race, first impressions- OH NO! Could not believe the speed of the race, and then it just kept getting faster... Jim did warn me it would be fast from the start, I didn't know bikes could go that fast though. I held on as long as I could with Alan and JIm in the lead as solo breakaway- didn't want to bring the others up to them so went steadily backwards as more riders came streaming through. Was dropped towards end of Mount Stewart climb, it must be 500metres vertical, and then ended up picking up a few riders over rest of lap before most dropped out at halway turn. Migth as well keep going and enjoyed the return pushing as hard as I could with Grant and Trev from "Team Campag" Attempt at glory run into finish with blast from bottom of Mount Stewart hill came to grief half a mile out to leave the two bikes behind to come thorugh. Still by Alans reckoning 14th aint bad, but then again the other way of looking at it was 2nd last! Thanks Jim and Alan, message is I need to train harder than I have been doing I will be back though cheers Duncan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Life Members chung Posted September 24, 2007 Life Members Report Share Posted September 24, 2007 Well Done, guys! Sounds like really fast and furious, don't be too hard on your self Duncan, you did finish the race in the end. 14th out of 22 ain't that bad at all....it's all part of the experiance isn't it? Cheers Chung Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Committee Alan McLean Posted September 24, 2007 Author Committee Report Share Posted September 24, 2007 Alan/Duncan, That was a very high powered race, yesterday. Gordon Murduch, Stuart MacGregor and Chris Smart are some of Scotland's best cyclists. Add in Andrew Whitehall (ex JW and apprentice pro currently racing Belgium) and his dad, plus some mates of Chris Smart who have been racing in France this year and we experienced full on racing, for a while... We certainly both got over the Mount Stuart hill with them Chris told me that the bloke who won the race used to race Bradley Wiggins regularly and that each would win every other week See link for Johnstone Wheelers leading the way: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ufopilot/1 ... 485272155/ Hope to see some more Wheelers racing soon. In the TT, I overshot the dead turn at 5miles and might otherwise easily have beat Stuart MacGregor who led by 10 seconds for the Vet prize. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Committee Alan McLean Posted September 24, 2007 Author Committee Report Share Posted September 24, 2007 Thanks Jim That's my second race in a week with good racers. Where can I find a race with old, fat, unfit people for some real competition? Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KennyS Posted September 24, 2007 Report Share Posted September 24, 2007 Saturday morning. Elliston Grill. 10am. Plenty of hills Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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