The Arrow ... my first Sportive. And more events ..
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The Arrow ... my first Sportive. And more events ..
My first Sportive.....
I had a great ride.
Soaked to the skin and blown all about.
Good company in fits and starts.
I usually ride alone.
Lots of organisation, lots.
Timing, chips on our helmets, signs every where, a feeding station, "free" stuff.
Massage, a burger van.
Hundreds of punctures !
The plastic fantastic brigade love to fit expensive unsuitable tyres.
Hardly a farm gate was passed in the first 24 miles that did not have groups of riders fixing punctures in it..
On my finish a drink, an energy bar and a medal.
Lovely Lincolnshire at its wet best.
48 miles of fun.
£25 !!!
And my last ... at least I gave it a go....
I had a great ride.
Soaked to the skin and blown all about.
Good company in fits and starts.
I usually ride alone.
Lots of organisation, lots.
Timing, chips on our helmets, signs every where, a feeding station, "free" stuff.
Massage, a burger van.
Hundreds of punctures !
The plastic fantastic brigade love to fit expensive unsuitable tyres.
Hardly a farm gate was passed in the first 24 miles that did not have groups of riders fixing punctures in it..
On my finish a drink, an energy bar and a medal.
Lovely Lincolnshire at its wet best.
48 miles of fun.
£25 !!!
And my last ... at least I gave it a go....
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Re: The Arrow ... my first Sportive.
Hi,
Well if you can do it in atrocious conditions your next will be a breeze Keep us informed.
Well if you can do it in atrocious conditions your next will be a breeze Keep us informed.
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Re: The Arrow ... my first Sportive.
landsurfer wrote:And my last ... at least I gave it a go....
You're kidding, right? Get a good night's sleep (you should...) and you'll be raring to go again (not that I would know - you're one step ahead of me - but it sounds like a whole lot of fun)!
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Re: The Arrow ... my first Sportive.
A good nights sleep has been had.
And the search for the next sportive is under way ..... under a 100 miles though.
And the search for the next sportive is under way ..... under a 100 miles though.
“Quiet, calm deliberation disentangles every knot.”
Be more Mike.
The road goes on forever.
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Re: The Arrow ... my first Sportive.
Hardly a farm gate was passed in the first 24 miles that did not have groups of riders fixing punctures in it..
You must have been bursting by the time you finished then.
Re: The Arrow ... my first Sportive.
and a medal
For cycling 48 miles! I seem to recall that I got a "oh good you are here at last, have you got your card" when I rode my 600k.
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Re: The Arrow ... my first Sportive.
Hi,
Its gets worse..............when you finish the prizes are given pictures are taken but your too late and your on your own...........
Its gets worse..............when you finish the prizes are given pictures are taken but your too late and your on your own...........
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You'll Still Find Me At The Top Of A Hill
Please forgive the poor Grammar I blame it on my mobile and phat thinkers.
You'll Still Find Me At The Top Of A Hill
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Re: The Arrow ... my first Sportive.
Anything that gets people riding, but after completing a 420 k AUdax through Snowdonia on Saturday , I do find a medal for riding 48 miles of flat , rather strange. The differences between Audax and Sportives
Audax- cheap , proper food like flap jacks, home made rhubarb crumble with custard often included - Sportifs horrible litter lout gels
Audax - proper distances with proper scenry , find your own way . Sportifs - yellow arrows everywhere on short distances
Audax - Cheap - Sportif - Expensive
Audax - people pretending not to race , Sportif - people pretending to race
AUdax - coffee cake and possibly a bed for the night at the end Sportif - a medal
Audax- cheap , proper food like flap jacks, home made rhubarb crumble with custard often included - Sportifs horrible litter lout gels
Audax - proper distances with proper scenry , find your own way . Sportifs - yellow arrows everywhere on short distances
Audax - Cheap - Sportif - Expensive
Audax - people pretending not to race , Sportif - people pretending to race
AUdax - coffee cake and possibly a bed for the night at the end Sportif - a medal
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And reading the replies from the Audax members is enough to explain why they are such a small group within cycling. And probably explains why after 6 years of Audax membership I will not renew. Self opinionated, boring, and insular people.
And they can't read . . What bit of "My first Sportive" are you having problems with ?
Cycling is about having fun . . Something that seems to have been forgotten with in Audax UK.
While you where boring yourself to death on Saturday in Snowdonia I was surfing at Godrevy in Cornwall, followed by a 7 hour drive to Sheffield before a 6am start for my pathetic sportive. That was after my week of cycle touring throughout the west of Cornwall with my wife and grandson.
And they can't read . . What bit of "My first Sportive" are you having problems with ?
Cycling is about having fun . . Something that seems to have been forgotten with in Audax UK.
While you where boring yourself to death on Saturday in Snowdonia I was surfing at Godrevy in Cornwall, followed by a 7 hour drive to Sheffield before a 6am start for my pathetic sportive. That was after my week of cycle touring throughout the west of Cornwall with my wife and grandson.
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“Quiet, calm deliberation disentangles every knot.”
Be more Mike.
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Re: The Arrow ... my first Sportive.
landsurfer wrote:Timing, chips on our helmets, signs every where, a feeding station, "free" stuff.
Massage, a burger van.
Were the chips from the burger van?
Hundreds of punctures !
The plastic fantastic brigade love to fit expensive unsuitable tyres.
Hardly a farm gate was passed in the first 24 miles that did not have groups of riders fixing punctures in it..
I've probably written this before but the funniest thing I saw on my first sportive was approaching along a straight towards a group of riders failing to use their new CO2 pump, bathing themselves in a bit of dry ice "smoke" as it bounced around the verge.
And my last ... at least I gave it a go....
So what next for landsurfer?
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Re: The Arrow ... my first Sportive.
Mjr . . The voice of sanity lol.
I have stood and watched a party swearing at their c02 pump before I stepped in and screwed the cartridge in all the way
I have stood and watched a party swearing at their c02 pump before I stepped in and screwed the cartridge in all the way
“Quiet, calm deliberation disentangles every knot.”
Be more Mike.
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Re: The Arrow ... my first Sportive.
landsurfer wrote:And reading the replies from the Audax members is enough to explain why they are such a small group within cycling. And probably explains why after 6 years of Audax membership I will not renew. Self opinionated, boring, and insular people.
And they can't read . . What bit of "My first Sportive" are you having problems with ?
Cycling is about having fun . . Something that seems to have been forgotten with in Audax UK.
While you where boring yourself to death on Saturday in Snowdonia I was surfing at Godrevy in Cornwall, followed by a 7 hour drive to Sheffield before a 6am start for my pathetic sportive. That was after my week of cycle touring throughout the west of Cornwall with my wife and grandson.
T**ts !
Not insular enough it seems! Sorry to have poked a raw nerve.
I am not an Audax member either, I just like going out for rides with similarly boring people as myself.
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Re: The Arrow ... my first Sportive.
Not so much a raw nerve, more of a troll detector. .
“Quiet, calm deliberation disentangles every knot.”
Be more Mike.
The road goes on forever.
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Re: The Arrow ... my first Sportive.
£25 to ride a 48 mile signposted route, have u taken leave of your senses......hahahahahaha
I bet the organisers are laughing even more considering all the sheep that turn out
I bet the organisers are laughing even more considering all the sheep that turn out
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Re: The Arrow ... my first Sportive.
vmlopes....listen numb nuts
..try reading all of the post, especially the last line.
Is Monday night troll night on here !
At least I actually know what I'm talking about having done it. .
..try reading all of the post, especially the last line.
Is Monday night troll night on here !
At least I actually know what I'm talking about having done it. .
“Quiet, calm deliberation disentangles every knot.”
Be more Mike.
The road goes on forever.
Be more Mike.
The road goes on forever.