2023 Subscriptions P McDonald Posted April 5, 2017 Author 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted April 5, 2017 Jesse too. Gonna be a canter. : banana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Committee Alan McLean Posted April 6, 2017 Committee Report Share Posted April 6, 2017 Looking dry so will leave mudguards at home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions P McDonald Posted April 7, 2017 Author 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted April 7, 2017 Team, here I go again !? Its always good to have a challenge in mind so just floating a thought. We have a strong team tomorrow and looks like ideal weather. Should we think about going for a single record time (distinct risk it blows apart a bit), should the priority be to ride as a team and make sure the 2 newbies get into tha Hall of Fame (Jesse and Marc) and get their appetite whetted for a double later on Should we even consdier a DA? (the complication is no intermediate ferries start till next week so if you just miss out on the 1355 return for the DA then next ferry is at 1640, not back in Ardrossan till 1740. I cannot be home that late tomorrow but would be prepared to flog it for lap 1 if others were up for a double. For discussion on boat but good to have a plan. My thought is we ride at SA pace till top of Lochranza climb as a team then batter it last 12 miles to ferry. Just for info the return ferry for the single is 1105 back in Ardrossan 1200. Home just after 1300. Or 1355 return back in Ardrossan at 1450, if some extra miles and climbs desired. This of course is also the target ferry for the DA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions thejanullrichdietplan Posted April 7, 2017 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted April 7, 2017 It's too early in the season for me to attempt the double, just dont have the miles in my legs yet. Last night Andy mentioned that a new cycling cafe has opened in Lagg so might head over to that via the Ross after the single. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexb Posted April 7, 2017 Report Share Posted April 7, 2017 I'll be on the 1105 home (hopefully!) as I've planned C11 on Sunday and need to be home as soon as I can. Happy if others want to carry on though. I'll just sit within a sweat induced exclusion zone on the ferry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions Gummers Posted April 7, 2017 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted April 7, 2017 My vote is do it as an SA. Keep it together and use experience to team build particularly around pacing signalling etc. I think this would increase chances for a big DA success later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions robster82 Posted April 7, 2017 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted April 7, 2017 Single for me tomorrow and need to be on the 1105 ferry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions P McDonald Posted April 8, 2017 Author 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted April 8, 2017 It just gets better. A brisk single this morning for 5 and a new inductee to the Hall of Fame. Before that though, Jesse unfortunately took a shaky spell about 5 miles in and had to return to Brodick. Jan was a consummate gent and ensured she got back into a cafe to wait for the boat, thus giving up his chances of a single, fortunately he has quite a few SA's and a 56-50 of course. Upon continuing, Andy was a tad off the pace at Blackwaterfoot as we had to increase speed a bit to make up time. Up the West coast Alex had same fate and momentarily and lost the wheel. However he then rode round the second half part with Andy and part on his own to bag an SA. Well done indeed. That left 4 to ride round and record a pretty brisk SA, I think we stacked out p3-6 on Strava even after the minor delays. So that was Rookie Marc, 2 vets from the first ever SA, myself and Alan McL, and Lochranza climb leader Robbie. Well done chaps. Ride of the day was Alex making the SA after losing the wheel. Absolute gent of the day - Jan, who had been over the String and back by the time we got back to ferry, Unfortunate of the day with health issue, Jesse And sheer determination was Andy who also rode on round the full loop. Arran for Adventures alexb, Gerard Deeley, EricL and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexb Posted April 8, 2017 Report Share Posted April 8, 2017 Actually managed to see some scenery coming out of Lochranza. Simply stunning. I've attached all the pictures I stopped to take... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions robster82 Posted April 8, 2017 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted April 8, 2017 Absolute belter! Tough gig as always but thought the fantastic 4 worked great and all finished strong. Bring on the double....aye right! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions PaulL Posted April 8, 2017 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted April 8, 2017 Nothing better than an Arran write up, sounds great well done All... Some going! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions Gerard Deeley Posted April 8, 2017 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted April 8, 2017 Always like hearing about Arran adventures. Maybe one day I might be capable of a single. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions Gummers Posted April 8, 2017 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted April 8, 2017 Just to confirm got SA confirmed by ticket collector. Total nightmare ride South Island and thanks to the fine gentlemen of the JWCC for patience, pacing and support. Jan and I went over string to the Velo cafe then over Ross back to Brodick then up the Lochranza climb and back down. An additional 54 miles for the afternoon. Andy alexb and P McDonald 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions P McDonald Posted April 8, 2017 Author 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted April 8, 2017 Fantastic effort Andy, a long way on your tod ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions XXX Posted April 8, 2017 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted April 8, 2017 Andy Were you on the boat, if the answer is no , then no matter how heroic your effort it can count , you have to return by the 11:15 ferry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions XXX Posted April 8, 2017 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted April 8, 2017 You will just have to do it again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions Gummers Posted April 8, 2017 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted April 8, 2017 Andy Were you on the boat, if the answer is no , then no matter how heroic your effort it can count , you have to return by the 11:15 ferry Go away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions Gummers Posted April 8, 2017 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted April 8, 2017 You will just have to do it again Jan can attest that the ticket guy stated I could board the boat. so that counts and has counted previously. Go away PaulL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexb Posted April 8, 2017 Report Share Posted April 8, 2017 Ticket collector is judge and jury! I can remember when Jan and I were ahead and hammered up to collector to check we could still get on the ferry. Aye, no bother. Cheers! And we turned round and went back to the junction. Over the next five minutes another four JWCC arrived individually and asked him the same thing. All turned round and headed back to Brodick. The guy must have wondered what we were taking! Gummers and robster82 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions George Posted April 8, 2017 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted April 8, 2017 I smell something fishy here. Have to set up an Arran sub committee to ratify rules as it's all a bit sketchy, between the on/off boat scenario & "Je Suis Arran" McDonald's illegal pacing last year, it's become more than a tad controversial. robster82 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions Ian Archibald Posted April 8, 2017 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted April 8, 2017 Congratulations everyone. Fast time. Billy needs to have you do more threshold work to peg me in the 2 minutes you're down. And I still want the strava KoM back... be tough on a Double Arran... 2hrs 36mins required. Should probably go for it on the first lap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions thejanullrichdietplan Posted April 8, 2017 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted April 8, 2017 Can confirm Andy managed the single. Afternoon was really nice and the sun came out. The new cycling cafe is pretty good too. Had 3 hill intervals in amongst the 90 miles, pretty pleased with the results and the impact a bit of weight loss of the winter has made. Still a fat expletive deleted though so a long way to go. Gummers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Committee Alan McLean Posted April 8, 2017 Committee Report Share Posted April 8, 2017 Super ride and back for lunch. The west side paceline is a classic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions Gummers Posted April 8, 2017 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted April 8, 2017 Cheers again guys for help in South Island! Home with 120 miles in the bag today :-) Andy PaulL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions P McDonald Posted April 8, 2017 Author 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted April 8, 2017 There is precedent in law regarding the Andy issue. The Supreme Court ruled a number of years ago that if the ticket dude would allow you on to the ferry then it counts. So well done Andy. Gummers, PaulL, Mark O and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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