2023 Subscriptions XXX Posted September 18, 2016 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted September 18, 2016 Well race report Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions iain couttie Posted September 18, 2016 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted September 18, 2016 Best part of the day for me was not missing the ferry, cold or whatever I have is still hanging on me, bit like hanging on to mount Stuart climb then turning around to buy chips and get the ferry. Still love this race, looking forward to next time. JaneF 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions charlie p Posted September 18, 2016 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted September 18, 2016 For some inexplicable reason me and Couttie put in group 3 with the likes of Paul McDonald so did not bode well. I hung on for a bit beyond Mount Stuart then got pumped. Next group caught up. Stayed with them for about 6 miles then got pumped. Thought of quitting at Port Bsnnatybe but decided to carry on as could see single riders ahead of me. Passed a couple and then passed Janet Erskine of Ayr who decided to take a tow. She was very grateful as we passed 2 of her competitors and dropped them. We past a couple of more riders but despite my decency of towing her round half the course she tried in vain I should say to take me on the line. I was a bit disappointed as every year I have been in group 1. Any way season done and looking forward to leisurely rides. Gummers and ginty001 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions P McDonald Posted September 18, 2016 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted September 18, 2016 The music was provided by Wet Wet Wet. I felt the rain I my fingers and I felt the rain in my toes. But Love was all around.. Ok enough of that. 5 groups, James and Colin in group 2, me, Chas and Couttie in group 3. I really enjoyed the late season bash. We stayed away from groups 4 and 5 and passed many in groups 1 and 2. However we did not get to the front of the race where Colin and James were. There were 6 of us left after the final drag. One guy got away and the rest of us had a spirited wee group sprint. I don't know whether I won this or was second as the spray was so much I could not quite see the line ! From what I can gather we were sprinting for about 12th or 15th place. Meantime up front Colin took a splendid 5th place Always a grand way to end the season and sharpen the legs for the winter worlds. iain couttie and ginty001 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions thejanullrichdietplan Posted September 18, 2016 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted September 18, 2016 Well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions XXX Posted September 19, 2016 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted September 19, 2016 Charlie That's because your now a threat , with all the ranking points that you got this year there comes additional responsibilities, and you can't ride in pointless groups Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin McPhee Posted September 19, 2016 Report Share Posted September 19, 2016 Group 2 was very pedestrian and apart from a couple of nightingales and John from Paisley Velo there was very little sharing of work after the Mount Stuart drag. Took a bit of responsibility for livening things up a bit (not a lot though) but no one was interested. Kept trying to get back markers to come through but no interest. However we were managing somehow to stay away. Upon reaching the top of the Mount Stuart climb on the way back it was still only about 4 of us working but on the run in suddenly there was about 5 or 6 guys who I'd not seen all day coming through. A couple of youngsters opened up a bit of a gap which was brought back but on the third effort I could not quite get past and took about 5th place. thejanullrichdietplan and alexb 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions PaulL Posted September 19, 2016 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted September 19, 2016 Looks a bit wet yesterday... but great effort all who raced. Couple of snap shots! chung, JaneF and EricL 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions robster82 Posted September 19, 2016 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted September 19, 2016 Well done Colin! Great pics Paul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions KarenG Posted September 19, 2016 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted September 19, 2016 Well done guys! Well done to Ian and John Archibald who got 2nd in the 2up :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions Gummers Posted September 19, 2016 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted September 19, 2016 Great effort Colin! Chapeau! Colin McPhee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions XXX Posted September 19, 2016 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted September 19, 2016 Well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions carol cowan Posted September 19, 2016 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted September 19, 2016 Some images now posted on Flickr the photographer got some good ones. Carol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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