Daylight until 9pm.
Warm.
Dry ish trails.
Perfect reason for evening cross riding.
Ride
30 minutes out and back on the road.
A 1 hour loop off road. 2 climbs with a sharp stinger at the end (that I ran).
2 descents that felt slightly alien and some across the fields and flat trails for aerobic in between.
1 puncture.
1 slightly overgrown trail (versus the winter) so little bit of stinging nettle roulette.
This video NEEDS sound, to be anything interesting.
1. An angry Cadel rant
Extra star points
If his dog is anywhere near. He uses a dog to hit the cameraman.
2. Cav in green. I met the chap, nice. I massively enjoy his tweets. Smiley, not rude, very long eyelashes.
3.An incident of slapping, fighting or headbutting on a bike while the peleton rides past French school children making the shape of a baguette in a field.
4.A lance style killer look back. The death stare must come on the mountain.
Extra Star points
If a Schlek does it to Contador. Lance is on the side of Alpe d'Huez eyeballing everyone else.
5. Actually catch John Herety on Eurosport talking the Tour.
Extra star points
Herety wearing a t shirt with my face on it or the words BOOM
6.Millar in a lone break away and him time trialling to the line.
Extra star points
Millar wears that beret on the podium
7.An off the bike fight
Extra star points
Riders fight in cleats
8. A rider attacks on the climb but then falls off and has to ride themselves back to the group.
9.Someone crying because they have won, either as they come over the finish line or whilst they stand on the podium. I want to see real tears, people, not a meek sniffle.
10.A champagne related incident on the podium
Extra star points
Its a British rider. Cork in the eye of that funny tiger cuddly toy they always give away.
Extra star points
If his dog is anywhere near. He uses a dog to hit the cameraman.
2. Cav in green. I met the chap, nice. I massively enjoy his tweets. Smiley, not rude, very long eyelashes.
3.An incident of slapping, fighting or headbutting on a bike while the peleton rides past French school children making the shape of a baguette in a field.
4.A lance style killer look back. The death stare must come on the mountain.
Extra Star points
If a Schlek does it to Contador. Lance is on the side of Alpe d'Huez eyeballing everyone else.
5. Actually catch John Herety on Eurosport talking the Tour.
Extra star points
Herety wearing a t shirt with my face on it or the words BOOM
6.Millar in a lone break away and him time trialling to the line.
Extra star points
Millar wears that beret on the podium
7.An off the bike fight
Extra star points
Riders fight in cleats
8. A rider attacks on the climb but then falls off and has to ride themselves back to the group.
9.Someone crying because they have won, either as they come over the finish line or whilst they stand on the podium. I want to see real tears, people, not a meek sniffle.
10.A champagne related incident on the podium
Extra star points
Its a British rider. Cork in the eye of that funny tiger cuddly toy they always give away.
The number one rule of pro euro cycling - ness. Is a gleaming clean bike at public events. Am I right?
Got some of these new Muc-off wipes to try. Not ideal to rub them on your face becayse they are beaded and ideal from removing serious grime. I found they are handy for getting in nooks and crannies.Good for removing built up brake dust in headset gap between fork and frame. They leave a good sparkle, minimal fuss and grime on hands. Tough rags that don't tear even when sufficient elbow grease is applied or forced against chainrings.
Summary: last minute, corner cutting, cleaning device.
That's right I was within 30cm of a Kindle being used.
I decided if David Barnes, aged 12 can do it. I'm sure I could figure it out.
Had my first go, ever, at riding the track. It was also my first go at riding a fixed wheel bike. At the begining of the session there was a tumble and 4 riders went down like skittles. My life flashed before my eyes, there was frantic wracking of ones brains, me trying to grabs a handful of ghost brake.
I knew I couldn't stop pedalling and I was on the blue, so it was a long way down.
Then I just suddenly pressed on the pedals and went up the track. It was a eureka moment.
After all these years of thinking track wouldn't be a good idea. What an idiot. It was super fun. We practised moves. Chipping off the front and riding to the top of the track and then using the speed to get back on.
Practised a standing kilo start with an 88inch gear. I wouldn't have a clue how Mr Edward Clancy gets going on a 115 inch gear. OOUUSH.
I did a couple of flying laps to see how fast I could go. 21seconds was the best I could manage.
I enjoyed it and I'd go back again.
Thanks to Martyn Frank, Coaching Revolutions for the four hours of track time and very good coaching.
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| Martyn trying to get out the photo |
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| Start of my kilo. Need to sort out my technique ASAP! |
white and pink don't go together, i think this is smart.
Its been parked in bermondsey for a little while.
Bob 'Rcing Driver' Beaumont says
"Its a Triumph Herald. made from 1961 to 1972ish. the early ones were 948cc a bit gutless. They did a sporty version called a Vitesse with a 2000cc 6 cylinder engine. This one looks like a 1200cc one! They were quite common in the 60's but rarish now.
Dad. "
Bob 'Rcing Driver' Beaumont says
"Its a Triumph Herald. made from 1961 to 1972ish. the early ones were 948cc a bit gutless. They did a sporty version called a Vitesse with a 2000cc 6 cylinder engine. This one looks like a 1200cc one! They were quite common in the 60's but rarish now.
Dad. "
Andrew Diprose (The Ride Journal) and I were looking through old stuff from Monty's first years when he started Condor .I found a photograph with 'weekend with Lulu' written on the back in blue ink.This is what was on the front.
After 3 hours of going down memory lane my fingers had that weird oily, dirty, grubby feeling. #oldvintagestuff
I put my hand up and said I'd do it. Basically nearly every day someone inside the Rapha Condor Sharp machine gets an email or a letter from someone inside the Western / Southern Euro Zone requesting team cards.
So far they have sent me
1. A coupon for french money
2. Stamp addressed envelopes
3. Envelopes where they have written postage paid
4. a 2 euro coin
5. 4x 5 euro notes
6. some kinda of weird mugshot
7. someone has asked me for a CD ROM of the team
8. a spanish chap told me he had the biggest collection of team cards in spain
9. hand written letters confessing love for Rapha Condor Sharp
So far they have sent me
1. A coupon for french money
2. Stamp addressed envelopes
3. Envelopes where they have written postage paid
4. a 2 euro coin
5. 4x 5 euro notes
6. some kinda of weird mugshot
7. someone has asked me for a CD ROM of the team
8. a spanish chap told me he had the biggest collection of team cards in spain
9. hand written letters confessing love for Rapha Condor Sharp
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Yeh right, like Mr Postie will accept that  |