Ken Laidlaw 2010

[HLaB]

If you want to remember/know what The Swire is like, some great shots here.

None of us-lot yet but these certainly show how long/steep that hill is.

So that's what the Swire looks like, I can only remember a sign at the bottom.

 

[Seamab]

You were 8.29 last year, so good improvement there .... .

Keep this up and next year - new course record .


[thinks: if Seamab had 8mins 'added' - how much will have been added to me ?]

No email here either ... yet

Given the glorious weather, it makes Hlab's 6h 14m in last years monsoon seem all the more impressive.

I'll be lucky to take back 2 mins never mind 2 hours next year.

 

[eldudino]

Hlab's 6h 14m

I must lose more weight and train harder!

 

[HLaB]

That would appear to be an erroneous reading! I've uploaded my Garmin data to BikeHike and there's nothing above ~15%, which is pretty much what I remember!

I think my Garmin was rather erroneous for gradient last year, it reports 62.5 and 57.5% for a couple of places RidewithGPS is garbage too it reports 33.2%

Edit: Drawing it fresh in RidewithGPS seems more realistic 8966 ft (2,733m) of climbing with a max of 15.8%

 

[HJ]

You're not going to be happy until I'm wearing Rapha shorts too, are you?

Na, CC shorts...

 

[Scoosh]

Looks like it was quite hard work !

http://www.pbase.com/ianbell/image/127797253

 

[Scoosh]

... though seems to have been better nearer the top !

http://www.pbase.com...image/127877209


I suspect the photographer had long gone by the time I appeared

 

[scook94]

For those who didn't get the email with the times.... http://www.hamishdsmith.co.uk/cycling/times-2010.html