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DON SMITH 2017 for new cyclists, join us!


Alan McLean
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Hi all , many of you know about this. Massive kudos to Paul Mcdonald for organising.
 
 
 

The middle route would be great for new or prospective members and we are particularly keen to attract the newer road cyclist who wants to do more bunch/club riding. http://www.mapmyride.com/gb/lochwinnoch-sct/jwcc-don-smith-45mile-ride-2012-route-72414462. New or prospective members are welcome to post here or contact me through [email protected] for details about what to expect.

 

So the middle group will be captained by experienced club members and we will do our best to get everyone round. Total riding time will be around 3-3.5 hours but if you can ride for two hours and eat and drink on the move then you should be ok.

 

Experienced club members who don't fancy the big route are welcome to join for a steady ride, regroup after hills and stopping for mechanicals etc. Only 45 miles but you can easily double this if you ride to/from the HQ.

 

 

Alan

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Thinking of joining the intermediate group. Looking to confirm details of start and entry?

Chris, start is at 10, but you'll need some time to register, so if you're at the lochwinnoch gym/ social club for about 09:30, you won't go wrong.

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Splendid run for the middle group. By common consent a bunch of us stuck it to the Man and stopped at the Bagel Basket. Here I am shown demonstrating their world famous Bagel Stack. Life expectancy : 5 mins.

One broken chain on the Haylie was quickly fixed and we enjoyed classic views of snowy Arran. It looked so close you could cycle around it a couple times easily.

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Really good day out. Thanks to Paul for organising and Alan Maclean doing a sterling job of keeping the bunch together until Largs. A few of us headed up the haylie without stopping at the bagel basket and we had a nice little through and off going until Kilbirnie.

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Hi, we may have lost a couple early on, apologies to anyone who was dropped dearly.

 

If you were a dropee then please contact me on [email protected] if you would like to know more about suitable runs and joining.

 

Not including Bill who graciously allowed us to pass by, probably before phoning for his personal Bentley retrieval.

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