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Were on the Yacf long itchington camping weekend .... It's intense....
Kajsa Tylen: The Billie Dovey 81 miles a day progress thread
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Aravis
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- Gloucester
I don't think there's a campsite anywhere near where Kajsa's tracker has stopped today - I hope she's OK. I'm guessing she's heading for the Camping and Caravanning site at Tarporley, so it looks like a rescue.
I don't think I'd try riding the A449 - very cyclist-hostile. Also north of Worcester the flat land rapidly evaporates, the Severn becomes more gorge-like and the roads stop following it. So a brave ride today in some new territory, and hopefully a good result.
I don't think I'd try riding the A449 - very cyclist-hostile. Also north of Worcester the flat land rapidly evaporates, the Severn becomes more gorge-like and the roads stop following it. So a brave ride today in some new territory, and hopefully a good result.
Aravis
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- Gloucester
Just had a look at Strava - I think I may have been wrong about some things. Not about the A449 though!
Go Kajsa!
Go Kajsa!
Dogtrousers
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My friends live only a few miles from there. It's handily almost exactly 100 miles ride from my house.
Fab Foodie
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- Kirton, Devon.
Thankfully it's only 60 from mine!
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Well in fairness Bille got the record in 1938, so I'm not sure there's many around that would remember her doing so, you're also comparing a time well before social media, 24hr news et al.
Again, it depends who's doing the remembering and the connection they feel and, quite simply, how memorable it was. Derek Redmond and his father are well remembered for what they did in the semi final of the 1992 Olympic 400m, how many remember that it was Quincy Watts of the USA that won the gold in the final (yes I did have to look that up). Or to draw from athletics again, who remembers the winner of the Zola Budd vs Mary Decker race?
For me Kajsas effort, which almost certainly will not be the overall record, is and will be far more memorable than Amandas.
Dogtrousers
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In some ways think of these year records as more like an ascent of Everest than an athletics race. There are loads of different ways you can get up Everest. With Oxygen or without, very quickly, South Col, North Face, (insert other routes here) alpine ascents or siege tactics. People can take an opinion about one way or the other but they all got to the top while we are sitting on our well padded rears at our PCs opining one way or the other.
And that's not to mention K2 (Dr Who's dog's ancestor).
And that's not to mention K2 (Dr Who's dog's ancestor).
Dogtrousers
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Looks like "the other place" have stolen a march on us there. I did try to interest Kajsa in a Friday Night Ride to the Coast but she looked at me like I was a tedious old man with strange hobbies. Which, I suppose, is not unreasonable.
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It's a bloody cheek, our threads bigger for a start!!!
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I'd also like to add that a number in that video look like they might ride recumbents and wear sandals too.
