30 Milers Sunday 30th Dec

[Ken Mac]

All available 30 milers will be leaving the clubhouse at 9am as usual. Weather looks like it will be cold but dry. Route to be confirmed.

[Alan McLean]

Alternative Sunday run:

 

I'm leaving Kilmacolm Cross en route for work in sunny Govan at 0800 on Sunday. Company welcome. But if there's a sniff of ice then I'm driving.

 

Have fun tomorrow but watch for diesel. Almost wiped out today.

 

Tons of the slippy stuff eastbound on Old Greenock Road, Erskine, through Inchinnan and also Barnsford Road was awash. What's the law on this? Can I grass up leaky lorries?

 

Regards

 

Alan

[Guest]

Yep, I will be at Clubhouse for 9, looking forward to getting out, not been out for a while.

 

cya

GB

[Ken Mac]

Six riders assembled at the clubhouse ready for the 9am final Grand Depart of 2007. Bill, Ian, Greg, Stephen Hickey, Davie R and Ken Mac. Some new gear courtesy of Santa was on show including, shoes, pedals, overshoes and a Crash Test Dummy cycle jersey. No prizes for guessing who got that one from Santa!!

 

The six soon became five as we cycled through Houston and Bill punctured. As he was so close to home and as he’s recently discovered how to make porridge, he decided to call it a day, head for home and get his oats for the second time that morning! The rest of us headed out towards West Glen Rd and soon discovered the new young pretender for the KOM title. Greg soon showed us a clean pair of heels, literarily!! He kindly stopped at the top to let us regroup.

 

We continued through Kilmacolm in the direction of Lochwinnoch, and for once without a headwind, so the pace was friendly. Even so, closer to Lochwinnoch Ian suggested a café stop, he didn’t get too many arguments. Suitably fortified we headed down the track to Glengarnock and onto the familiar Admiralty route.

 

A nice steady pace was the order of the day through Gateside, past Greenacres, (there’s a Curling Rink there Davie in case you feel like a game), then down into Howwood. Stephen suggested we have the normal bunch sprint to the 30mph sign in Johnstone. As we began to wind up a really good pace, Davie and Greg were just ahead of yours truly, but not under any real threat, until the last 20 metres when Cadel Evans, sorry, Stephen sliced through us and took the honours. Just as well as it would have been too much if Greg won the sprint as well as the KOM!!

 

After the exertion and to let the heart beat return to something like normal, we ambled back towards the clubhouse, Davie heading for the car and the remaining four making for Bridge of Weir and Houston. I’m sure we all got home about 5 mins before the rain came on. Perfect end to another good day out.

 

Hope everyone has a great new year, and see you next Sunday.

[Kenny MacDonald]

Sounds like a good one guys, weather here in Skye was glorious

3 hour walk with the dog was no substitute for a Sunday run though, will be back next Sunday

[ianfsimmet]

yup another good outing, young greig flying and thinking of change of bike.... where will it end ? no catching him then..... our leading men on sunday were as usual, excellent, thanks guys, have a good new year.. will be out a week on sunday def,if not this sun. to answer earlier point re deisel and spewing lorries, if you spot any vehicle spilling any substance onto the road, you are well within your rights to report the matter with veh reg if pos to any polce officer or police office.. action can be taken against the operator or driver you may find as i did ,when doing ribs on deisel , polis may not be awffy interested and even at that took three days to arrange grit to be spread by cooncil { that was reporting direct to ex colleagues} whit hope is there?

all the best..

[Guest]

an excellent day, great company and a good pace thanks guys. hope everyone has a good new year.

 

cya

GB