Posts about Cycling

• Stratford Cycling Club

  • 20
  • July
  • 2008
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  Not wanting to have too much of a come down after the Etape I went for a ride with Stratford Cycling Club after rowing on Saturday. I’m thinking to either taking up road or trial racing next year so thought…

• The Dragon Ride

  • 15
  • June
  • 2008
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  Distance: 74.5 miles
  Event Site: http://www.dragonride.co.uk
  Time: 04:04:31
  Position: 18/755
  

  The final sportive before the Etape and it was another fun camp over event for Kelly’s Heroes. This time we were in south Wales, stopping over at Porthcrawl.

  We arrived early enough at the Brodawel camp site…

• The Polka Dot Challenge

  • 01
  • June
  • 2008
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  Distance: 103 miles
  Event Details: http://www.polkadotchallenge.co.uk
  Time: 6 hours 25 minutes

  Not just a ride but a weekend away for this one. I travelled up to Derbyshire with Phil, Alex and Jon. On the way we stopped off at the Phil’s Mecca of…

• Grand Fondo Cymru

  • 26
  • May
  • 2008
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  Time: 5 hours 49 Minutes
  Position: 47/381

  Spent bank holiday Sunday in Snowdonia competing in the Grand Fondo Cymru. The event was my first test of climbing in the mountains and thankfully I passed! I found my legs coped well with the…

• North Cornwall Tor

  • 21
  • April
  • 2008
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  Event Details: 67 miles
  Event Site: http://www.northcornwalltor.co.uk/
  Team: Mark, Phil, Jon, Tim, Alex, Paul
  Time: TBC
  Position: TBC

  Didn’t get a good night’s sleep, not slept on a bunk bed in years. My stomach didn’t feel too good after breakfast either. I made sure to strap my knee…

• The Cheshire Cat sportive

  • 30
  • March
  • 2008
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  Event Details: 100 mile loop
  Event Site: http://www.kilotogo.com/cheshirecat.htm
  Team: Mark, Phil, Jon, Tim, Alex
  Time: 06:12:47 (results)
  Position: 169 out of 510

  I’ve been nervous about this one recently as I’ve not been on the bike since the and the weather looked ominous. Luckily the rest did my…

• Cheshire Cat 2008

  • 26
  • December
  • 2007
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  I’ve entered myself into the Cheshire Cat Sportive (long route). Should be fun if a few others from the group enter.

  Think I’m going to do a few repeat climbs up Edge hill to practice for the 1 in 4 Mop Cop…

• Exmoor Beast cyclosportive

  • 05
  • November
  • 2007
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  Event Details: 66.25 mile loop
  Event Site: http://www.exmoorbeast.org/
  Team: Mark, Phil, Jon, Tim, Alex
  Time: 4.38 total, 4.15 ride time
  Postion: 21st overall, 3rd in category

  What a lovely weekend! Phil had managed to sort us out a cottage not far from the start, so we set off…

• Godiva cyclosportive

  • 15
  • October
  • 2007
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  Event Details: 62mile loop
  Event Site: http://www.kilotogo.com/godiva.htm
  Team: Mark, Phil, Jon, Tim
  Time: ~3:40

  Setting off from Southam I can honestly say I didn’t feel prepared. A week off and a few days in Amsterdam had left me feeling relaxed but not exactly fit.

  I found myself breaking…

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