2023 Subscriptions PaulL Posted December 4, 2015 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted December 4, 2015 Registration open for this yesterday, It will go fast I'm sure! I plan to ride. who's in? Paul https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/140423/The-Valentine's-Day-Mas-cx-acre#yWzYJ3MGSWG9sfLq.99 The Valentine's Day Mas-cx-acre Event Overview Dunfermline Cycling Club are delighted to host a Cyclocross event for all ages on Valentine’s Day 2016. What could be better than taking the bike you love for a cross race on Valentine’s Day ?. The event will be staged on a mixture of surfaces around the undulating grounds of Fife College, Pittsburgh Road, Dunfermline. KY11 8DY and will be suitable for old hands and newbies. Dunfermline CC are very grateful to Sandy Wallace Cycles for supporting this event. alexb 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions thejanullrichdietplan Posted December 4, 2015 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted December 4, 2015 CX definitely has the best race names. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavieB Posted December 4, 2015 Report Share Posted December 4, 2015 Paul, Stuck my name down for this.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Committee Alan McLean Posted January 24, 2016 Committee Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions PaulL Posted January 25, 2016 Author 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted January 25, 2016 Won't make this now... I will be in Arran(easy one for you Paul McDonald) P McDonald 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Committee Alan McLean Posted February 10, 2016 Committee Report Share Posted February 10, 2016 still me. who in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavieB Posted February 11, 2016 Report Share Posted February 11, 2016 Behold the power of the internet............entrants are listed here: https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/140423/The-Valentine's-Day-Mas-cx-acre Should be there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Committee Alan McLean Posted February 13, 2016 Committee Report Share Posted February 13, 2016 Lots of wheelers and all in the same race for once! And racing for an hour, going to be a pain-filled slobber-fest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexb Posted February 13, 2016 Report Share Posted February 13, 2016 Good luck tomorrow guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Committee Alan McLean Posted February 14, 2016 Committee Report Share Posted February 14, 2016 Excellent course and organisation. Grass, mud, singletrack, bombholes and tarmac. Bluebird skies. Frozen ground gave way to thick mud later but most of it was rideable. Jess Millar won Junior Women and I got a 2nd in v50s. For the nth time this season I was lapped just yards from the finish line and missed a final lap. Davie was in the heat ahead of me so it was hard to compare placings but I think he put a big chunk of time into me. Awaiting lap splits for gloat/despondency. thejanullrichdietplan, Richard, George and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions thejanullrichdietplan Posted February 14, 2016 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted February 14, 2016 well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions George Posted February 14, 2016 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted February 14, 2016 I'll have a cross bike soon so you will all be one placing better than you have been up to now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavieB Posted February 15, 2016 Report Share Posted February 15, 2016 Excellent course and organisation. Grass, mud, singletrack, bombholes and tarmac. Bluebird skies. Frozen ground gave way to thick mud later but most of it was rideable. Jess Millar won Junior Women and I got a 2nd in v50s. For the nth time this season I was lapped just yards from the finish line and missed a final lap. Davie was in the heat ahead of me so it was hard to compare placings but I think he put a big chunk of time into me. Awaiting lap splits for gloat/despondency. Great day and as Alan says really interesting course. Taking a hint from Gary McDonald who passed me on foot I started running quite large sections of the course in the last 3 laps - he runs faster than me though! Alan as for time differences I have a mylaps account and I think over the 7 laps we raced together I only put about 20 seconds into you, we were pretty level pegging throughout. Well done on your in category podium. I got another good start and was probably top 4 into the 1st corner off the V40's grid, after a couple of offs and an hours worth of shredded legs eventually finished 21st. Volgas. Davie ginty001, DavidC, Richard and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Committee Alan McLean Posted February 15, 2016 Committee Report Share Posted February 15, 2016 Davie, you were 13th in your massive field, much better than 21st overall. The large field with staggered starts but one first finisher creates some anomalies. Although I was gridded and was 3rd into the first corner I was almost immediately held up by the tail enders of your heat and had to freewheel for several sections behind ponderous V40s on the singletrack. Nice rest but I lost a lot of time. You were doubtless caught the same way despite being gridded too. I had a little left in the tank for an expected final lap when I was lapped by the leader only 200m from the line and had to finish. Of course he was awesome fast and in a different universe skill and speed wise but he started a minute or two ahead of me and I lost any chance to pick up one or two more overall places on a last lap (or I could have wiped out or bust my RD!) I should start a FB group with the faster women who were even more disadvantaged and had to work past loads of slower, older guys (like me). The only solution is for me to organise a race and grid everyone regardless of age or ability according to the last 5 years' results but I suspect this is not going to happen so I will have to just sit in my dungeon seething at the injustice, analysing lap data and composing boring posts on the Bunch. Anyone not yet bored reading this should have a chat with me and Davie about clutch derailleurs; work of the devil or paradigm shift? (see what I did there?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Committee Alan McLean Posted February 15, 2016 Committee Report Share Posted February 15, 2016 can I get lap splits with a mylaps account? It is probably a way to complete white-cat-stroking insanity but will add another aspect to riding round a grassy field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions P McDonald Posted February 15, 2016 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted February 15, 2016 You need certifieD Alan, either that or a healthy new summer obsession, I could share one with you if you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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