Holme Valley Mountain Bike Challenge

[cjb]

Anyone doing the Holme Valley Mountain Bike Challenge on Sunday? Unfortunately, I can't do it this year due to prior committments, but if anyone is interested they are taking entries on the day.

http://www.bikechallenge.co.uk/

 

[Benmamil]

I'll be there, number 196, hoping to beat 3 hours 31 mins 59 secs I did last year. Looks like it'll be a muddy one this year again, although the forcast for the day has improved. Good luck everyone

 

[cjb]

I'll be there, number 196, hoping to beat 3 hours 31 mins 59 secs I did last year. Looks like it'll be a muddy one this year again, although the forcast for the day has improved. Good luck everyone

Good luck, Benmamil, weather looks promising, but the Trans-Pennine trail section will be a bit wet!!

 

[element]

How long is it ?

 

[element]

Just googled 30 miles

 

[cjb]

Just googled 30 miles

It's nearer 34/35 miles, according to those with Cateyes etc.

 

[mtbcraig]

I got almost 35 mile's using cateye. how did we all do?

 

[Cubist]

Couldn't do it this year, Cubester's team had an important first match and one of the coaches was missing, so I had to turn out to the rugby. Mate of mine knocked twenty minutes off his time last year. Silver of this forum did it on his carbon 456 in just over 3 hours I believe.

It was 34 last year according to my computer.

 

[Benmamil]

Had GPS thingy. 35 miles and I was 29 mins slower than last year. Putting it down to the very strong winds this year and not that I'm nearly a stone heavier than last year! Well done to everyone who took part.

I was chatting to an organiser and the numbers were well done this year at around 300 and they needed 350 to break even, so come on for next year all you who whimped out!

 

[cjb]

The first guy home took about 2 hours 10 mins - awesome!!

 

[blockend]

The first guy home took about 2 hours 10 mins - awesome!!

Remarkable. I've cracked a rib so couldn't participate this year but the leader after 3/4 of the course was about fifteen minutes up on second place, usually it's a matter of seconds. Given that some seriously committed and able MTBers enter this, the moors had weeks of rain and it was in the teeth of a howling gale, 2:10 is unbelievable. The guy was climbing a steep hill when he passed me, in the saddle looking like a time triallist.

An old girl said she'd spoke to his grandmother on the course and he's going to take cycling up professionally after university. Definitely one to watch.

 

[mtbcraig]

Remarkable. I've cracked a rib so couldn't participate this year but the leader after 3/4 of the course was about fifteen minutes up on second place, usually it's a matter of seconds. Given that some seriously committed and able MTBers enter this, the moors had weeks of rain and it was in the teeth of a howling gale, 2:10 is unbelievable. The guy was climbing a steep hill when he passed me, in the saddle looking like a time triallist.

An old girl said she'd spoke to his grandmother on the course and he's going to take cycling up professionally after university. Definitely one to watch.

From what I heard he did it in 2.03. Also he's a cross country racer, one of best in uk. This is just something I overheard though. Does anyone know where we can get results?

 

[mtbcraig]

nice short vid of a wall crash on youtube.
View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21RsrVZCuqo&feature=feedf

Hope your ok mate.

 

[Benmamil]

nice short vid of a wall crash on youtube. http://www.youtube.c...o&feature=feedf
Hope your ok mate.

Ouch! Nearly came off myself when someone clipped my back wheel on a fast down hill bend. magaed to stay on though

 

[cjb]

nice short vid of a wall crash on youtube. http://www.youtube.c...o&feature=feedf
Hope your ok mate.

And that wasn't even the steepest bit of that particular downhill road section - hope the guy is OK.

Some of you may recall that a poor guy was killed on the course two years ago, also on a long steep road descent.