alexb Posted January 24, 2017 Report Share Posted January 24, 2017 Brother in law talked me into entering this. 30 miles long near Livingstone the day after our first hilly TT. I better get pedals fitted to my TT bike! ginty001, PaulL, iain couttie and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberto Posted January 25, 2017 Report Share Posted January 25, 2017 Rode it in 2015, was torture! alexb 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexb Posted January 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2017 Rode it in 2015, was torture! Thats not how you spell "fantastic"... You're not selling this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberto Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 http://www.edinburghrc.co.uk/forums/index.php?topic=16489.0 Here's an insightful report by a participant 2 years ago; he calls it "The highway to the heart of darkness" Oh s*** I'm still not selling it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexb Posted January 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 Don't focus on "the highway to the heart of darkness", focus on the guiness chocolate cake! Roberto 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions ginty001 Posted January 30, 2017 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted January 30, 2017 oh dear, good luck Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexb Posted March 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2017 Despite Roberto's warning I rode my first proper TT today. For sale: Planet X Exo3... I had watched the BBC "Wheel of Fortune" weather forecast change each hour of Saturday and went to bed happy the strong winds and heavy rain forecasted by the BBC had eventually landed on overcast with a bit of wind, only to wake to heavy rain and strong winds being forecast again. The course is a 15 mile drag down the A71 to Carnwarth with a 15 mile drag back up. I had thought 1:15 was a good target (averaging 24mph). The first 15 miles were torturous with heavy headwinds, showery conditions and far more hills than I can remember (very similar to Roberto's description). Struggled to hold 15 mph at times and my mind just counted down the miles to Carnwarth when surely the tail winds home would be epic! Think I was close to 50 minutes at the turn and reset my target to get under 1:30! What a route of two halves! Holding 30mph for long periods and frequently 40mph + I watched the potential time tumble. With the tail winds and surprisingly fresh legs I spotted, caught and passed a fair few riders before rounding a summit corner for the final sprint to the line stopping my Garmin at a tad over 1:21. Not sure what final time was as results not posted yet. Great spread laid on by West Lothian Clarion, including the fabulous chocolate Guinness cake. A great end to a most enjoyable 80 mins of torture! EricL, Richie Cross, Roberto and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions P McDonald Posted March 19, 2017 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted March 19, 2017 First class Alex, that part of the country is 'challenging' in the head and cross winds as it is so exposed. Chapeau Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions George Posted March 19, 2017 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted March 19, 2017 Well done. Winning time was 1:05:08. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexb Posted March 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2017 Well done. Winning time was 1:05:08. Where did you see time? John Archibald was 2 seconds behind. I saw him on his out run as I was coming back. Absolutely flying! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions George Posted March 19, 2017 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted March 19, 2017 Where did you see time? John Archibald was 2 seconds behind. I saw him on his out run as I was coming back. Absolutely flying! It's on Facetube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions PaulL Posted March 19, 2017 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted March 19, 2017 Nice one Alex, Sounds like you will be back next year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions AlanT Posted March 19, 2017 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted March 19, 2017 Well done Alex, great effort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions charlie p Posted March 19, 2017 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted March 19, 2017 Well done Alex. Great effort Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2024 Subscriptions Darryl Gunson Posted March 20, 2017 2024 Subscriptions Report Share Posted March 20, 2017 Well done Alex. Which wheels did you ride? Any issues on the wind? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions ginty001 Posted March 20, 2017 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted March 20, 2017 Well done Alex... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions thejanullrichdietplan Posted March 20, 2017 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted March 20, 2017 well done results are @ http://westlothianclarion.yuku.com/topic/4832/Lang-Whang-Hilly-30TT-2017-WLC#.WM-21WekIdV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions XXX Posted March 20, 2017 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted March 20, 2017 You need to spend more time training rather than Zift average time You should be quicker than that 🥇🚴🾠Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexb Posted March 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2017 Cheers guys. I used 50mm rear and trispoke front (all over the place at times, but lots ran full disc set up!) Fair point Billy - would have hoped to be better than mid-table. The first 15 miles were awful and didn't push hard enough through these. Had far too much left at the end. First long TT so all learning. I hardly have time for zwift or training. New job is getting right in the way of this cycling lark... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions XXX Posted March 20, 2017 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted March 20, 2017 Retire gives you plenty of time , tri spoke would have been a nightmare in the cross winds , need to get used to staying on the ri bars more P McDonald 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Michael Posted March 20, 2017 Report Share Posted March 20, 2017 Alex for 2nd TT and 1st long TT you've done really well..I can remember my 1st 25 and the state I was in 😠and that was after doing the gt most Wednesdays. Can't wait to see the bike 😉 George, ginty001 and alexb 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions Gummers Posted March 21, 2017 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted March 21, 2017 Congratulations Alex!!! Awesome effort pal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberto Posted March 24, 2017 Report Share Posted March 24, 2017 Gr8 stuff Alex I was hoping for my 2nd start but glute/ham had other ideas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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