2023 Subscriptions thejanullrichdietplan Posted March 20, 2015 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 Just a heads up entries for the criterium at Stirling Castle on June 14th will be opening this weekend, there are 2 4th Cat races, the elite Scottish crit champs (male and female) and various age groups. The 4th cat races will likely be first come first served and will sell out quickly so if anyone else is interested it would be good to pick the same race (assuming there are others wanting to do it of course) . I intend to enter Race 2. https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/129002/Crit-Under-The-Castle-inc--Scottish-Cycling-National-Circuit-Race-Championships#entry KennyS 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexb Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 I'll give Race 2 a go too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexb Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 Name down for Race 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions thejanullrichdietplan Posted March 21, 2015 Author 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 Thats me entered now as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexb Posted May 7, 2015 Report Share Posted May 7, 2015 So, that's me confirmed for Race 2 on the 14th June. Me thinks I may struggle a bit with this one! Do you have any news Ian? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions thejanullrichdietplan Posted May 8, 2015 Author 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted May 8, 2015 Yeah got confirmed for race 2 as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Richard Posted June 14, 2015 Members Report Share Posted June 14, 2015 Breaking news: Iain takes fourth place and cat three status in Stirling! Full details to follow. thejanullrichdietplan and Big Al 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions charlie p Posted June 14, 2015 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted June 14, 2015 Well done Mctavish . Cat 3 well deseced thejanullrichdietplan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest EPCC Posted June 14, 2015 Report Share Posted June 14, 2015 Great result Jan totally deserved thejanullrichdietplan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions P McDonald Posted June 14, 2015 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted June 14, 2015 Well done Jan thejanullrichdietplan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Michael Posted June 14, 2015 Report Share Posted June 14, 2015 Brilliant Jan. .. well done 😃 thejanullrichdietplan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions thejanullrichdietplan Posted June 14, 2015 Author 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted June 14, 2015 Ok time for a long and rambling report to bore you all, you have been warned Didnt start off great as i was away warming up (in sight of the start line so i could watch for riders lining up) however i didnt realise the race briefing and gridding had started elsewhere so i was late and almost missed the rollcall. Got a bit better after the start - first half of the race i felt comfortable, some of the riding was chaotic because the bunch was big and the roads were wide followed by a couple of pinch points - particularly going into the pedestrianised section which then turned into a steep cobbled climb, which surprisingly i seemed to go up pretty well. There was a good atmosphere here as there were a crowd of Dutch tourists sitting having a beer at the top and cheering everyone on, Stirlings very own 'Dutch Corner'. About half way through the race there was a crash - going round a corner into a descent a rider lost control and went into a verge / wall and bounced back out with his bike flying across and taking someone else out - had to slam the brakes on, coming to a standstill along with half the field but fortunately avoided the deck. This however caused a split, 11 riders in front and drilling it because they had the gap. Knew i had to close the gap so went hard from here but no-one came with me about 2 laps to get back on but i was the only one that managed to do so and once back found the smaller group more relaxing and safe. Anyway onto the last lap, wanted to be towards the front for the final climb, so moved up just after the bell and found myself with 3 others off the front with a small gap, they eased off presumably wanting to save themselves for the sprint so i attacked. It only lasted about 90 seconds but it felt much longer! The winner caught me at the top of the final climb, then down onto the final straight for the sprint i tried to get on the guys wheel but nothing left and was going backwards at this point - after that another 2 riders caught me with about 5 metres to go. Which made for a hugely deflating crossing of the line. At least i managed to hold off the rest of the group - if the 3 that should have committed when we had the chance had caught me i'd have been wanting to jump off the castle wall Anyway great event overall, Over 300 racing from under 8s to elites. I'm not sure of the results but from what i watched the Jets were doing good. I missed the elite womens race but hopefully you managed to get your gears working ok Emma! PaulL, Big Al, Richard and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions robster82 Posted June 14, 2015 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted June 14, 2015 Well done Iain great effort!! thejanullrichdietplan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexb Posted June 14, 2015 Report Share Posted June 14, 2015 Brilliant Iain. You're flying! thejanullrichdietplan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions ginty001 Posted June 14, 2015 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted June 14, 2015 Magic Iain, well done.... thejanullrichdietplan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions PaulL Posted June 14, 2015 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted June 14, 2015 Great stuff Iain! and your report was only moderately boring charlie p and thejanullrichdietplan 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin McPhee Posted June 15, 2015 Report Share Posted June 15, 2015 Congratulations Iain and well done for staying upright as it sounds like they were all over the place from your report Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin McPhee Posted June 15, 2015 Report Share Posted June 15, 2015 Congratulations Iain and well done for staying upright as it sounds like they were all over the place from your report charlie p and thejanullrichdietplan 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions Gummers Posted June 15, 2015 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted June 15, 2015 Congratulations Iain. Awesome effort and well deserved! Great report too! Andy thejanullrichdietplan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Life Members chung Posted June 15, 2015 Life Members Report Share Posted June 15, 2015 Well done & congratulations Iain! Your Go-Pro footage would be very entertaining/interesting IF you had it on during the race :-) Cheers Chung thejanullrichdietplan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2024 Subscriptions Darryl Gunson Posted June 15, 2015 2024 Subscriptions Report Share Posted June 15, 2015 Nice one Iain. thejanullrichdietplan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions thejanullrichdietplan Posted June 15, 2015 Author 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted June 15, 2015 Your Go-Pro footage would be very entertaining/interesting IF you had it on during the race :-) Unfortunately cameras not allowed for racing these days. Maybe the decision will be reversed now the pro's are using them. Although im carrying too much weight as it is without sticking a camera on chung 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Committee Alan McLean Posted June 17, 2015 Committee Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 Iain, you are going well if you are chasing down breaks solo. Brilliant, should be big win soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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