Dogtrousers
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I thought that there was a stipulation about that. But as we know Kajsa is an expert on the rules so I guess she knows what she's doing.
Kajsa Tylen: The Billie Dovey 81 miles a day progress thread
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Cracking a solo.
Aravis
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If this were the case why has she been making her life so difficult up to now?
I am full of admiration for what Kajsa pulled out of the hat last week, using the forecast to get a tailwind both to and from the Fens, but today looks completely at odds with what's gone before.
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Cracking a solo.
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Cracking a solo.
Dogtrousers
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Its not the first motor transfer she's made, and not even the first Lincoln to Nottingham motor transfer. Perhaps the fact that its downwind today its just coincidental?
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Where have you read it?
Aravis
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I'm sure I read the start where you finish rule somewhere that made it look official, but certainly the evidence seems to suggest it never existed. Up to now I've not had the impression that any transfers have been done to take advantage of tailwinds. However, with a strong south-westerly this morning veering to north-west in the afternoon, today's effort seems to have crossed that boundary. But as you say, it could be coincidence.
I've always felt that if there's going to be a no drafting rule, it really needs to be accompanied by a rule that prevents motor-assisted tailwind chasing. I think that "start where you finish" is unnecessarily restrictive; it would be sufficient to require that all qualifying miles form part of a continuous loop or out-and-back route.
deptfordmarmoset
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I'm beginning to think that I might be missing out on the special attractions garden centres appear to have.
Dogtrousers
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That (finish where you started) also would be pretty restrictive in that you wouldn't be able to tour around without doing a motor transfer every single day.
Its all moot anyway as we don't actually know what the rules are.
Aravis
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That isn't quite what I meant; a "loop" might take a few minutes or several weeks, and can have sub-loops hanging off it.
T4tomo
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That's saying finish where you started the day, which is also restrictive. If I was doing a similar lunatic amount of miles in a year then I'd probably want to tour the country a bit, which would mean from time to time riding in predominantly one direction.
I honestly don't see the point in banning drafting behind another rider(s), as that is part of cycling, both competitive and recreational, but we are where we are and guiness make the rules, not me. Drafting behind a motor home as Kurt apparently did quite a lot, I do think was taking the proverbial.
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Says who?
T4tomo
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No idea, which is why I put apparently, but it's the impression I got from following his progress last year. Pretty sure he said as much in one of his vlogs (weren't a patch on Kajsa'sbtw) along the lines of following Alicia in the motor home. It wasn't against HAMR rules so I guess anything goes.
